Yin-Yang

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Mages in North America seem to have it all – typically from well-off families, and able to manipulate their environment in ways most of the world would never believe. They don't even have to bother with the mundane details of life like housework, thanks to their sensitives, who also make a useful source for extra magical energy. After all, sensitives have no use for it themselves, and if mages weren't meant to make use of it, then the sensitives would obviously have some way to prevent that. That a mage can transform a sensitive physically, with no restrictions beyond overall mass and basic biological viability, whereas magic tends not to work directly on any other living thing, is only further proof. And look at the way they live on their own, barely a step above animals. It's better for them to belong to a mage.

Sensitives in North America live on the edge of society and survival – typically so paranoid they avoid hospitals and anything else that could lead to being tracked, many of them with little or no education and no legal identity or existence. Mages exist, and mages want sensitives for some reason, but no one ever comes back to explain what that reason is. Waiting every day for the hunters to notice them doesn't lead to much motivation or hope for the future. And once they're captured, they're the property of someone with a terrifying amount of power over them. Anything is better than capture.

Mages are born to be the masters, and sensitives are born victims. Or are they?

Jax's life is turned upside-down when he's caught by the hunters and sold to a mage. Andreas is still mourning for his previous sensitive, though, unconsciously creating a difficult standard for Jax to live up to, all the more so while still struggling to come to terms with this new reality as Andreas' sensitive.

A runaway sensitive isn't what Van expects at the mental health centre. Is this a hunter trap, set for him and the rest of the Donovan family by the hunters? The hunters would, after all, love to see them cross the line openly and finally do something they can be charged with. Either way, Miranda's genuinely in trouble, and he can't just abandon her to it.

Snatching a sensitive out from under the hunters and hiding her is odd behaviour for a mage – but then, Catherine is an odd mage, living in disgrace in the old servants' quarters of her grandmother's house, responsible for cooking and housework. Lila owes Catherine her freedom; is there a way to help Catherine achieve her own, and at what price?

Tension is building between traditionally-minded mages and those advocating change, and something has to break.

*** Yin-Yang includes a small amount of profanity and no graphic sex or on-screen physical violence. However, sex and gender roles and relationships within the mage/sensitive subculture are non-traditional in mainstream North American terms. The key criterion in a primary relationship is not relative sex or gender, but the pairing of mage and sensitive; given the transformation of sensitives by their mages, physical sex is non-absolute for a sensitive, and gender identity can vary as in anyone else. ***

*** The way mages treat sensitives is extremely varied and, in some cases is outright abusive. The struggle against that is pretty much the point of the book. It is NOT grimdark or misery-porn! However, if you will be triggered by this, please, don't read Yin-Yang! ***

Complete stand-alone novel, 153K words!

Also available on Scribble Hub and as a free ebook.

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Yin-Yang 56 56 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (2/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (5/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (3/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (1/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (4/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (6/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 55 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 55 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (1/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (3/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 55 55 - Van (2/6) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 54 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 54 54 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 54 54 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 53 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 53 53 - Oblique RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 53 53 - Oblique RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 52 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 52 52 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 52 52 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 51 51 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 51 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 51 51 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 50 50 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 50 50 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 49 49 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 49 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 49 49 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 48 48 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 48 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 48 48 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 47 47 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 47 47 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 47 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 46 46 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 46 46 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 46 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 45 45 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 45 45 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 45 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 44 44 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 44 44 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 43 43 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 43 43 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 42 42 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 42 42 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 42 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 41 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 41 41 - Flora RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 41 41 - Flora RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 40 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 40 40 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 40 40 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 39 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 39 39 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 39 39 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 38 38 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 38 38 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 37 37 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 37 37 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 36 36 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 36 36 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 35 35 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 35 35 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 34 34 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 34 34 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 33 33 - Lila (Autumn in Trebury) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 33 33 - Lila (Autumn in Trebury) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 32 32 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 32 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 32 32 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 31 31 - Topaz (Spring in Enville) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 31 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 31 31 - Topaz (Spring in Enville) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 30 30 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 30 30 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 30 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 29 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 29 29 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 29 29 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 28 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 28 28 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 28 28 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 27 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 27 27 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 27 27 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 26 26 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 26 26 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 26 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 25 25 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 25 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 25 25 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 24 24 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 24 24 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 24 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 23 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 23 23 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 23 23 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 22 22 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 22 22 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 22 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 21 21 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 21 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 21 21 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 20 20 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 20 20 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 19 19 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 19 19 - Lila RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 18 18 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 18 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 18 18 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 17 17 - Lila (Autumn in Dewfield) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 17 17 - Lila (Autumn in Dewfield) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 17 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 16 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 16 16 - Flora RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 16 16 - Flora RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 15 15 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 15 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 15 15 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 14 14 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 14 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 14 14 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 13 13 - Van (2/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 13 13 - Van (1/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 13 13 - Van (2/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 13 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 13 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 13 13 - Van (1/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 12 12 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 12 12 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 11 11 - Topaz (2/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 11 11 - Topaz (2/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 11 11 - Topaz (1/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 11 11 - Topaz (1/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 10 10 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 10 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 10 10 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 9 9 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 9 9 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 9 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 8 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 8 8 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 8 8 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 7 7 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 7 Scribble Hub
Yin-Yang 7 7 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 6 6 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 6 6 - Van RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 5 5 - Van (2/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 5 5 - Van (1/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 5 5 - Van (2/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 5 5 - Van (1/2) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 4 4 - Van (Spring in Trebury) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 4 4 - Van (Spring in Trebury) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 3 3 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 3 3 - Elena RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 2 2 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 2 2 - Topaz RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 1 1 - Jax (Autumn in Enville) RoyalRoadL
Yin-Yang 1 1 - Jax (Autumn in Enville) RoyalRoadL