In Ancient Times: The Legend of the Seeing Ones (begins Rosa's story)

In ancient times, all humans could read the hearts of other humans, by simply looking through their eyes. In order to do this, the pupils had to dilate until they completely covered the iris. But then humankind became corrupted, and forgot how to dilate their pupils large enough to read hearts. The Goddess, seeing this happen, took pity on them. She gifted a small group of humans with the ability to keep their pupils dilated. They were simply born without irises. They became known as the Seeing Ones. However, all humans still had the ability to dilate their pupils. They had only forgotten how to. Occasionally, one would remember. But even those could not see into the eyes of the Seeing Ones, the ones without irises.
The Seeing Ones generally kept to themselves. They lived together in secluded areas. These areas were usually dimly lit, as their dilated pupils made them sensitive to light. Over the years, they formed a tight community. Outsiders were also accepted into it, usually as spouses. Any child with at least one Seeing parent would also be able to See.
As time passed, many Seeing Ones grew discontent with the fact that they could hide nothing from each other, as all Seeing Ones could read each other's hearts. These people appealed to the Goddess, who agreed to gift them with the power to completely barricade the doors to their hearts. But it came at a price. They would lose not only their ability to See, but also to see. Their pupils would be gone, as well as all their descendants' pupils. And the change could only take place if another Seeing one would take on their pupils.
Because of the tight bonds that had formed in their community, most of them could find someone willing to help. The ones who gave up their pupils came to be known as the White Eyes, and those who received them were known as the Black Eyes. The White Eyes, whose eyes had now turned entirely white, left the tight Seeing communities and ventured blindly out into the rest of the world. They knew that they no longer belonged to the culture of heart-readers. Meanwhile, the Black Eyes, whose pupils were now dilated so much that no white remained, stayed. Their ability to See had sharpened to the point where it was unbearable. They could See things in anyone's heart, things that they never wanted to know, without even trying. In addition, even the slightest ray of light was painful to look at. Eventually, all Black Eyes fled into dark, secluded caves, where many of them adopted the ways of animals. Some remembered their human ways and occasionally ventured out into the world of humans. But most viewed them as evil, because too many fear the Dark.
Despairing at this division in their community, the remaining Seeing Ones went their separate ways, now wanting to stay in the place that held painful memories for them. They scattered across the globe. But now, as the world grows more and more corrupt, the need for those who can See the truth increases each day. The Goddess and her wisewoman are gathering the Seeing Ones, as well as the Black Eyes and White Eyes, in another dimension.
There is also a prophecy, a prophecy involving a Seeing girl, with hair as dark as her eyes. It is said she will become Queen of the Seeing Ones, and she will have the power to reunite them with the White Eyes and the Black Eyes. The rest of the prophecy has been lost.