The New Ones (ePub)

The separation of population happened decades ago when those that did not want their DNA altered moved away into the wilderness. They lived lives of nomads and in groups, it is a dangerous existence, those clans that hunt others for what they have and those that hunt to hunt. Then there are the New Ones that come from the city and look for the clans, Rey and his tribe have been able to escape this end, finding Kent and accepting him into their tribe was a risk and Rey knew it was worth it. Kent had a past and there was always the possibility that it would catch up to him. He would keep his elders' stories alive as well as his tribe, knowing how to follow the signs of the world they live in and his own heart he would keep them all safe.

Bartol and his clan had their reasons for looking for Kent and Bartol was out for his own revenge. Having made bargains with the New Ones and keeping his own pride in check, Bartol needed to have his plan enacted.

Kent kept to himself most of the time, thankful for being accepted into Rey's tribe and becoming his right hand man. He promised himself that he would do everything in his power to keep this tribe safe, even if it was from his own past.

Felicia began noticing newer abilities forming that shouldn't have been happening to her class. Her incessant pull to leave the city, her vivid dreams of the man saving her out in the Beyond were a constant tug. With the latest reports she discovered in her work she convinced her superior Grolf that they needed to go out into the Beyond and find the original DNAers. Their people were declining and any more alterations could harm them further. Felicia's dreams were more than merely fantasy, as their journey unfolded she came to see them come true, the man in her dreams, and the danger she had run from.

Grolf seeing an opportunity, took Felicia and her best friend Jiah out into the Beyond, he would also be getting what he felt he deserved while not being overseen by his own superiors. When his plan went sideways he now had to get everything back on track. He had to find Felicia and Jiah and complete the original assignment.