Pacifism: the belief that violence is unacceptable and unnecessary in any situation
The supernatural had always held an influence in human's worlds, even if minor. The creatures normally thought of as fictional played small parts in everything, from politics to trends. There was the moreso popular beings, moreso mainstream, but these creatures were still here. Before you, before I, before the current generations of people.
Serene was human. Purely and fully. And just like her mother, and her mother's mother, she had access to magic. All humans had such an ability, but it was more so practiced by women, and came more naturally to them than men. In the more modern day, however, it had become a dead art, forgotten and very neglected. This phenomenon was born from people's inability to accept magic in mass groups. Religions had banned it, social formalities considered it foolish, and it was considered essentially useless for most.
Most.