Soon to be released - 'Empath' (description below) - what do you think??
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A few years ago, the world realized psychics existed. "Psychos," they were called, as their ability to manipulate others' emotions always overwhelmed them, driving them mad, causing them to spiral out in a wave of violence and death.
After frightened masses pushed for laws on those with the psychic gene, psychos retaliated by manipulating and killing officials, and using their abilities to be declared innocent in court. The Supreme Court cried for psychic segregation, as citizens are racing to become 'Gene Certified' so they can prove they aren't 'one of the psychos,' while nightly attacks against anyone accused of being psycho are becoming more and more frequent.
Last year in 2016, deranged psychos live streamed a brutal massacre, declaring war and claiming their superiority over the terrified nation. Months later, the new President was elected promising, "I will have every single one of these 'psychos' rounded up, mark my words. These terrorists will pay!"
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Alysse is a regular Senior in High School, except that she's a little 'neurodivergent,' and carefully has to hide it. These days, if anyone thinks you're mentally unstable, you might get accused of being a psycho, and face deportation, attacks, or worse.
But when Alysse and her friends are attacked, she defends them...by unleashing the dark, psychic powers she didn't know she had. With no choice but to flee the scene, she must depend on the support and mentorship of a mysterious, powerful psychic who won't reveal his agenda.
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Follow Alysse into her world of psychological turmoil, through mystery, war, the human brain, and her learning journey as she learns exactly how people's hearts and minds work - not just to use her psychic powers on others, but so she can hold together her own feelings and sanity as her abilities only grow...threatening to overtake her and the rest of the world with it, if she can't keep herself together.