Isolation
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In the times of old, seers, fortune-tellers and the gifted were treated with respect and awe. They lived in small cottages, surrounded by forest and ingrossed with nature, allowing their powers to reach their full potential. But eventually, awe turned to fear, cottages turned to jail cells and the power in the blood drained away, but did not disappear entirely.
The ones with gifts still live on today, but no longer are they allowed to connect with nature and help the chosen along their path. No; now they are trapped, caged, and separated from society. Sixteen-year-old Isoke received her gift at the age of six; she’d been trapped ever since…
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