The Forest Child

Human beings have always had the potential to evolve.
Long ago, my people came from a planet called Earth. This planet grew too small for the population, so we began to search for another planet to call home. My grandmother and father were part of the first team to explore the universe, searching for a habitable place to live. They found one revolving around a star much like Earth's. They called it Lumia.
After several months living on this new planet, people began to change. This planet was newer than Earth and the air much cleaner, giving their bodies the perfect environment to fulfill its potential. Their bodies began to evolve and connect to its new environment. Some, however, more than others. My grandmother was one of the many who had evolved into something new, a forest woman. She connected with the plants and animals, feeling the energies that flowed through every being. The longer she stayed, the more powerful she became and for that, the people who did not evolve, like my grandfather, grew jealous and despised her. They lashed out at her, saying that she and the others were dangerous and didn't belong with them anymore.
To keep the forest people safe from harm, my grandmother led them to the forests and told my grandfather that there would be peace so long as neither side attacks the other. The people who didn't evolve moved to the plains where they found underwater wells and strong building materials to keep them going and that's where they set up their civilization. That has been the understanding for three generations now.
But things are beginning to change. Now a new enemy is on the horizon and the colonies will have to set aside age-old conflicts and work together for the sake of the human race.