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THE NEEDLE

Synopsis The Needle in this fiction embodies Martial Law. The skull mangled exemplifies the Filipino people specifically human rights victims from all persuasions – enforced Desaparecidos to combatants, students to academicians, civilians to soldiers, peasants to landlords, laymen to religious, ordinary taxpayers to oligarchs, voters to politicians, officials to professionals, – all victims of militarization offered as sacrificial lambs in the altar of Dictatorship. The crucifix and holy rosary, guns, and bullets symbolize the protagonists – heroes and villains - and the causes and institutions they represent. The red roses, a love affair that blooms and blossoms among the main characters. The timeline was September 21, 1972, covering fourteen long years of dictatorship when Martial Law was declared until February 24, 1986, during the restoration of democracy ushered in by People’s Power at Epifanio de Los Santos or EDSA. Post EDSA events from Fidel V. Ramos to Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III or PNoy to Duterte’s presidency and Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. are briefly treated in an Epilogue. The choice of fiction was deliberate because of its timelessness and very important lesson drawn from that historic event–the restoration of democracy no less by President Cory Aquino. Whether it succeeded or not thereafter doesn’t matter. Filipinos are that unpredictable. Their memory is way too short and the hardest to please. But what is important is we have thrown away the tyrant, award-winning Investigate Journalist Shiela Coronel emphasized restoring fourteen long-lost hostage democracy in 1986. Add to that is the consequent didactic message to all Filipinos especially the Post Martial Law babies: “Beware and never again Martial Law!” In format, the author uses four of Irving Wallace's criteria in writing fiction from his “The Writing of One Novel” with some innovation on grounding characters using flashbacks and other tools characterizing bestsellers like Dan Brown, Grisham highlighting the author’s premium on the relevance of the said historical event and its political ramifications surrounding the subject throughout the story. First, no loose ends in the plot. This one is a tough act to follow. The subplot should be tied together as much as possible to the end. Second, narrative excitement rings the bell for readers. Third, is the use of research to disabuse and mitigate elements of violence and sex. Treating this work as social commentary on different implacable social issues of the day was deliberately utilized by the writer given his Philosophy, Theology, and Sociology background. Note that pictorials used in the work unless indicated in the caption are meant to highlight the theme of each respective chapter. Lastly, the most unlikely ending squeezing creative juices of the imaginative mind. Breaking the rules of writing known to man is also a challenge here. Ergo, treating the subject as fiction against the social commentary backdrop to make the narrative captivating journey instead just plain Martial Law account which is surely dry and monotonous story. How these criteria are treated and addressed by the writer especially the first, third, and fourth is left to readers and critics. Copy editing of the first draft has been done by the author using Grammarly, relevant creative writing tips culled from the internet from the likes of Ernest Hemingway, Jeff Goins, Catherine Reid, Cynthia Jones-Shoeman, Joe Bunting of NaNoWriMo, Billy Wilder, and Pruelpo, an FB friend and OFW dabbling as free-lance writer and guru. The third is actual editing from Ricardo S. Maulion Jr., my son, doing the proofreading. I have yet to accept any copy editors to do the favor for me packaging this project into a cohesive whole work. Ricardo F. Maulion For book order: Email ad: ricardomauliond1205@gmail.com
Ricardo_Maulion · 15.5K Views

Incubus's Blood

[Incubus's Curse: B1 (re-written)(Alternative version)] Hiro is just an ordinary teenager with dreams like everyone else, he wants a life to his own away from his family's drama, he wants friends, he even wants his family, and he definitely wants love. But life isn't so generous to him, it drags him down deep into the darkness of the shadow plane where he's forced into bindings by a powerful witch who wants him for his secret powers. And to make it all the worse, the witch's pet who's a real Demon Succubus, starts taking a liking to her master's newest servant, an she ends up attached to the chaotic mess who truly was Hiro. But there was something different this time? And it's him? The real Hiro wasn't that cheerful idiot his friends knew him as, he was bitter, cold, hot headed and intolerant, but who was there to see him like this but the monsters, no one, and he accepts it. But he doesn't plan on staying here and when he returns back home however the heck he's going to get back, his only hope is to make everything right, or at least that's how he used to think. Because when he returns, and he returns back to his realm, he's different, this isn't a happy silly playful gush story no more, cuz, when he comes back miraculously, he follows no one's path. Because when he comes back the Hiro everyone knew died, this guy, this wasn't even a man, when he comes back, he's more like, his predecessors before him, because he comes back a Demon. And the only light he sees, is one not of his own. Because the story used to be: When he came back he was lost an confused but no, this was his true story, the not so heroic story, an when he comes back, he's going to teach them all a lesson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Author: Hey everyone, Incubus's Curse: Path to incubism was a story that I wrote my freshman year back in highschool, hard to believe that I've come this far and let me just tell you... there's a whole lot i wish I could have done in that story that I didn't and imma also say it's super cheesy, cringe, and embarrassing to me, yeah, so after a year or more later and after a whole lot of time to develope my craft, I'm going to give this another shot and redo the story with an alternative route, because imma just tell you there was no set goal or point to that first book, and so this one, I actually have something in mind and I hope y'all stick with me during this new process and help me out by pointing out errors or confusing things I put in here becauee I'm not native English. Anyways, this is going to be a new alternative book, I'm calling it Incubus's Blood: Original Curse since well... Hehe you'll see bruh. Anyways, this is a free book so I hope you don't drop because I'm gonna make it as good as I can, especially with seeing the errors of my ways, and I hope y'all enjoy, imma put a lot of work into it. Also we have a book 2 of this, which is really good! In my honest opinion though, it deals with phycological breaking and rebuilding in the first 2 volumes for many reason. All to build character though, and other things... No need to get into it unless you wanna talk to me through discord about it which I'll leave my thing at the bottom, anyhow. I hope you like this book, I'm running out of space to write so I'm just gonna say that this book goes anywhere and uses ah real life cause and effects system. Anything goes. Hopefully no NTR'ing, Cucking, bla bla bla you get it. Also I was stupid with a few things in the other book and it's goin to change a lot from here on out and occasional hook ups happen and other shit like that and also there might. Just might be a harem, I'm thinking on it. I might just do a companion system but it's whatever an such. . . . . . . . . . . . . Hey picture doesn't belong to me, if it's yours cool work, contact me if you want it gone. If not, n cool, like you work. Discord: TurtleMaster6319#1659
TurtleMaster6319 · 33K Views

Weary Hunter

You ever just get sucked into a place? Well maybe not sucked into. One minute you're driving along the next minute Dorothy ain't in Kansas anymore. Portaled straight into hell various people have told you to go to throughout your life. Apparently it’s called a dungeon but that seems borderline bdsm, even more so in context, so let’s go with dimension. So you, Dorothy, are not in Kansas. Are we copacetic? Good. Now this not Kansas place we find ourselves in has got some problems. Problem one: you have no idea what a demon would actually look like but the snarling eight foot tall, uglier than shit on your shoe, razor sharp toothed, eyes blacker than the soul of your ex, redder than old yellers pecker, maybe has an exoskeleton, thing is doing a pretty bang up job with the impression. Problem two: when the very good demon cosplaying thing, you’re actually ninety percent sure is an actual demon, decides to rip your throat out with its very long and pointy teeth, as you break knuckles and rip tendons trying and failing to keep your trachea where it should be, you ain’t checking out as ought to be after x pints of blood lost and crushed and devoured organs. Undying seems pretty nifty and all but there comes a time when one needs to check out as it were. Flee the old mortal coil. Break a toe or two on that proverbial bucket. Hell at least lose consciousness. So what then when there ain't nothing but goin and the goin gets a bit tougher then what ought to be handled by a mortal man? Well let me tell you it fucking sucks big time. Small digression here. Have you ever screamed without your throat? Me neither, you just sort of gurgle and wheeze. If you're lucky you make a wet whistling noise. The world doesn’t get darker and you don’t get to go someplace that isn't here right now when you are undying. No checkout desk at the hotel you, sorry. One star would not recommend, highly. Digression over. Problem three: Ain’t got no shoes to snap together and wish myself back to tornado alley. Don’t know where to go. Don’t know what to do. Got a status and a time limit. Great. Super. Now what the actual fuck is this clock counting down to in my personal floating spreadsheet of all things quantifiably me? Who knows. I got one thing going for me though. I have a great teacher: pain. The most loyal and dedicated companion. It will never steer you wrong. It will never lie to you. It will never ignore you even when you beg. I heed you, pain, and I will know wisdom.
Bad_Thiliono · 1.6K Views

Chosing the path of demon

#System #Weak to strong #Fantasy #Adventure #Action #Evolution Elle the first living thing that can be considered as a good because of her unlimited, overpowered and monstrous power.It is to make everything that she can imagine whatever it is. Exept for only one thing and that is life. Days has passed Elle was a dead bored,she got an idea! Make a planet of an unlimited number to be a home for her future life form to do that she practiced for a year,a decade,a century or even a millimenium but it was completely in vain,She was frustrated "Why am I even living for?" She said while gazing beside himself where a giant tomb can be seen same size as her She just want to disappear so by her creative power she imagine to die,"it became true"she chuckled"I cannot create life but can kill itself?"she said While feeling the sweet moment before she die she saw a numerous line connected to her and the planets as well as her tomb like a tree and her roots She was curious,she zoomed her eyes to see what's goin on in her planets she saw a life"So I need to die to create a life?"she said,'But I don't want to die,I want to guide them"by that she imagine being a soul it works!,well in common sense a soul was a dead. She immediately buried herself in her tomb,in this ring. When aodern era was created numerous aliens from different planets sense a rich mana and magical tools that can bring them in the peak the planets name was earth the tomb itself. Picture was not mine credits for the author,and if he/she wants to change my cover,just review to notif me Length of each chapters: approximately 650-1000 chapters
Gemerson_Tenedero_8912 · 5K Views