Everything is good and I enjoyed every turn of the story...
The only thing that is bothering me is..... although this would make me look bad, and also needy, and a (little bit?) Perfectionist.... correct me if I'm wrong but isn't the right spelling for "Devine" actually "Divine".....
Really I don't mean to be offensive or perfectionistic, I just thought you should edit it since its always been being mentioned every time you talks about cores....
But all in all... I really enjoys the story... keep it up and please don't drop it....