The world has changed. Years of nuclear war has taken its toll on the human population, forcing individuals to adapt to the settling radiation. Now humans are no more and an altered form has taken their place. We are Shifters. *** 19 year old Emma Seymour has been preparing her whole life for the Shifting, an event that occurs when an individual comes of age to fit into the reforming new society under the eyes of the leadership of the Chancellor and the five Superiors: Niall Horan, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, Liam Payne, and Zayn Malik. She is to undergo the Shifting to receive the most valuable thing a Shifter could bestow... their Shift. A Shift is determined by the amount of radiation emitted from the Metamorph, an object that the newly formed nation receives its power. Emma soon realizes that she is different from the other Shifters, causing a rift in the century old tradition. But when darkness is being rumored throughout the once peaceful nations. Along with the disappearance of the Metamorph, strange murders, and the rising suspicion within the government. Emma must use her uniqueness to bring peace back to the nation and prevent total chaos.

Depression is not just a mental illness, it is also an emotion. Mine began when I was fourteen, after my parents died only months apart. Now I have to look over my younger sister and care for her no mater what. I love her, and she loves me. All of that changes once a blonde boy saves me and begins to care for me despite the risks. Little did I know was that he was going to change my life forever and that I was going to change his forever. Story published Sept. 4 2014