18- year old Alyson Miller goes on vacation with her three best friends to California for the summer, leaving her quiet town behind for the for first time. After three months of soaking in the sun, partying, meeting guys, and a little summer romance, it's time to go home. Little did they know life in Silver Moon, Idaho had changed. There were new hot boys, and snobby yet strong girls in town. They seemed to run the town and had everyone cowering under them. The four girls immediately noticed there was something wrong about this group. Things got even weirder when the four so called leaders of the group were interested in them. With that and the unexplained deaths of many town folk and loved ones, everyone was keeping a dark secret. Determined to find out what happened during those three months they were gone, the girls set out on a dangerous mission involving shock, pain, love and a lot of heartbreak.
The world has changed. Lives have been sacrificed for the greater good. Mankind has evolved. In 2010 God's Hammer, wreaked havoc on the planet destroying 95% of the population. The skies now are heavy with ash and dust, making sunlight a rarity. The cause was unknown, but as a result, an element that lied dormant deep beneath the earth's crust rose to the surface. This element was Alcium. A living-metal, the first of its kind. This element was once thought to Boost the evolutionary process of mankind but now it's the only thing that is driving young Ryan Hawkins to survive. Ryan must undergo trial after trial to find his purpose and to find what truly is important in life. His mind, body, and spirit must all be aligned before he can take advantage of his life but if he fails to do so, the world won't be the only thing DIVIDED.
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