The destruction of the country’s major cities, and the end of America as we know it.Īfter her daughter is born, Elyse finds herself without the ability she needs to predict the future. When Elyse gives birth to the next generation oracle, she sees one final vision-war. Those who glorify the supernatural race believe Descendants truly are the gods they claim relation to. Humans and Descendants struggle to live together in a world that isn’t ready for such a change. It was never meant to be as peaceful as most had hoped.

Some see this as the prophecy come to fruition, but the prophecy caries a heavy consequence. Lead Council member, Christoph, is dead by Elyse’s hand, and Descendants have begun to emerge, exposing their secret to the world. But for Elyse, the game is just beginning-and she's not entirely willing to play by their rules. Others are determined to keep her from doing just that. Some believe she will put an end to centuries of traditions, safeguarded by violence, which have oppressed her people for centuries. She is one of them, and they have been waiting for her.Īmong so many of her kind, she should not be very remarkable-except for the prophecy. There are others like her all over the world, descendants of the very people the Greeks considered gods. Now, only one other person in the world knows about her age and ability.Įlyse is not the only one keeping secrets. After the death of her parents, she's been careful to keep her secret as closely guarded as possible.

Second, that her blood has a mysterious power to heal.įor Elyse, these things don't make her special. First, that she ages five times slower than the average person, so that while she looks eighteen years old, she's closer to eighty. She's been keeping secrets her whole life.

Elyse knows what it means to keep a secret.

Oppression by Jessica Therrien