Faith: The Magaram Legends 5
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“When a person thinks with conviction, the action has already begun.”
HOPE FEEDS STRENGTH, BUT FAITH BUILDS UP THE FUTURE’S TRUTH
From the Publisher that brought you popular short story series Witching Call, Hostile Hearts, Earthbound Angels, The January Morrison Psychic Files, Chains of Darkness, Friend Zone, and now, The Magaram Legends Series...
Immediately after returning to the Human Realm, Julio arranges to leave his hometown for the capital of the province. The details of the task given to him couldn’t be vaguer. The only thing that kept him going was a half remembered teary-eyed promise as he was sent back from the Magaram Realm.
Set against a backdrop of the stirrings of World War II, Faith follows the beginning of Julio’s mission. Our hero lands a job as a local Jail Guard. When the nation falls under the might of the Imperial Japanese Army, the mission immediately gains clarity, and Julio suddenly finds himself employed and serving the enemies that he was supposed to take down!
Now identified as a Japanese sympathizer, Julio finds himself alone. As the months roll by, he begins to doubt. How can one man turn the tide?
Insightful and fun to read, Full Circle is a must if you are a fan of historical adventures -- with a twist.
EXCERPT
“I asked you, what is your name?” repeated the General, who was already facing him.
He was caught off guard; he wasn’t paying attention to his surroundings anymore. When Makino asked him the second time, Julio was roused from his thoughts so quickly that he dropped all manner of focus required to mirror or continue his warrior state.
“Julio, Sir,” he replied.
“Julio. That is Spanish is it not?” the General asked.
“Yes, Sir,” he replied.
“I will forgive you this day, Julio, because I recognize your usefulness.”
Julio wasn’t sure what the commander meant, but he responded just the same.
“That is very kind of you, Sir.”
“Where did you learn to fight?”
“Back in my town, Sir. My father trained me out of boredom,” he replied, adding a small lie.
“He must have been very bored. You fight well,” the General said.
“Thank you, Sir,” he said, with a bow. “I am really sorry for fighting your soldiers.”
“Ah, yes, that,” Makino started. “Where is the office? I would like to offer you a blessing. Perhaps a curse. Still, I will let you decide.”
Julio could not formulate a response. All he could do was bow and lead the way.
Magaram Legends Full Titles:
1 - Into the Unknown
2 - Braving the Fire
3 - Baptism
4 - Purpose
5 - Faith (this book!)
6 - Full Circle
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G. J. Winters
G.J. Winters “fell into” writing when a well-meaning teacher of his submitted his Creative Writing assignment for publication in the school paper. The local paper picked up the article and asked G.J. for publishing rights, to which the young G.J. agreed with some hesitation, as he felt “that wasn’t one of my best writings at the time.” The reality was that this article was written when G.J. was a junior in high school.The article, which was a fictionalized version of a local myth surrounding a famous abandoned house near a swamp, was an assignment turned in as part of a mid-term exam. The teacher, Miss Mendez, thought G.J.’s writing was “exemplary” and showed “natural, raw writing talent for a person his age." The assignment called for “providing details to a local urban myth – provide background, using a local resident’s POV, and close with a vague hint of authenticity and realism."The story, entitled “The Old Mansion by the Swamp,” appeared in the high school paper as a short story, but was later serialized in the local paper in 6 parts. G.J. added more characters and even a sub-story (which later became a story of its own, “I Was Shirley Massey” – a story which centered on a member of the fictional family who resided in the Massey Mansion in the late 70s and disappeared without a trace).With the success of both of his original series, G.J. thought to venture into writing longer stories, this time with futuristic themes, as he has always been fascinated with travelling through time, future crimes, apocalyptic themes, and stories set in civilizations from the future.G.J. identifies with sci-fi writers such as Isaac Asimov (“Kept me awake through most evenings in college.”) and Margaret Peterson Haddix (“My girlfriend at the time had fits of jealousy over my fanatical tendencies towards this author.”).G.J. holds a degree in Chemistry, is an intern at the R&D division of a pharmaceutical manufacturing company, and lives with girlfriend Deidre, a magazine editor.
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Faith - G. J. Winters
Faith
By GJ Winters
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Chapter One
DECEMBER, 1942.
Julio got up early that morning. He could not sleep well the previous night. He decided to get up and go to the provincial jail early. He had to make sure nothing went wrong-this day most especially.
The long months that passed after his decision to stay and look after the prisoners were well-received by the inmates. In a week, he had picked the ones he felt he could trust to help him take care of the rest during the day.
It almost turned out to be a bad decision. Even with his skill in reading unspoken words, two inmates turned on him in front of the other prisoners by the third day. He made short work of the two errant inmates and promptly returned them to their cells, battered and unlikely to attempt another foolish move on him. Since then, no one had tried to fight him head-on.
During the nights when he was alone, he'd often imagine the outcome of the war, where he would be taken, and if he would see the Magaram realm again-Irina most especially.
Despite the fervent warning of Insiang Pina, Julio believed Irina was honest with him-about her fears, her hopes, and her love.
Still, Julio did not know how to go about his task. Even if the Magaram were already infiltrated and he was being played, he could not just sit back and accept his fate. He was going to do something about it.
He resolved to fight for what he believed was right. That was one of the reasons why he stayed with the prisoners; it wasn't right to release them to the public, but it also wasn't right to leave them behind.
On such nights, Julio also observed his surroundings with his warrior's eyes, hoping he could detect something of the Magaram. The many nights that he tried, he failed. Yet, out of habit, Julio would continue on. His skill grew considerably over time, and that alone was worth the trouble.
The following week, as his peers had feared, the Imperial Japanese Army had arrived. There were no radios to warn of this event but the ensuing chaos was unmistakable. Hordes upon hordes of Taclobanons, citizens of the capital, passed through the streets fronting the jail. They were hurrying towards the North, almost in a frenzy.
Wagons sped by, sometimes with no regard for those who were on foot. Carabao-drawn carts overloaded with what little property they could carry also made for a path that would have been easy to spot when the Japanese arrived.
Fights broke out; robbers and looters also frequented the streets, eager to take what they could at the cost of other people's grief. Julio was sickened by the sight of his countrymen taking the lives of their own people.
Many times he tried to help, but he mostly failed. His throwing daggers and machetes were no match for an organized party of ten to twenty men.
Yes, he would injure a few and drag them back with him to jail; but by then, the robbers had already gotten what they wanted. He was no match for great numbers; he was also helpless against bullets. So Julio picked his fights carefully.
Three days after the panic subsided, Julio heard the first signs that the invasion was almost complete.
The bombardment of key government offices began. This was where the soldiers of the Philippine Commonwealth, a move supported by the Americans over the last decade, holed up with the politicians.
The Provincial Capitol building, which was situated just a walk away, fell the following morning. The Japanese soldiers arrived at the jail shortly after that. Julio did not fight. He was outnumbered. When they arrived, Julio stood just outside the bars of the prison's mess hall in front of the prisoners and surrendered his daggers and machetes, but not after getting manhandled by the fierce Japanese soldiers. It was just a show of force; they understood that Julio already surrendered. But it hurt just the same.
He was asked for the keys to every part of the jail with the help of a Japanese interpreter who translated from Japanese into English. After he gave it, Julio was thrown inside the mess hall together with the other inmates.
During his time looking after the inmates, Julio did not bother to go out of his way to secure them in their individual cells at night. He left them free to roam within the confines of the prison bars with a reminder that if and when a riot broke out, he would wait for it to blow over and pick on anyone who tried to escape. Surprisingly, it worked.
The inmates did not harm him. A few of them even expressed concern about his condition; concerns that he acknowledged and addressed with a smile. In reality, he was in pain; he could not however, show weakness. If he did, there would be inmates who would grab the opportunity to assert their superiority.
Something that would not be favorable to him.
Chapter Two
FROM THAT FIRST night when his peers deserted the provincial jail, Julio had started planning. He worked out how he would leverage a little position with the Japanese. His best chance was to be retained as a jail guard.
That was his plan. He knew it would only be a matter of time before the Japanese labored about what to do with the prisoners. He had a plan for that, too, and if that succeeded, he would likely be retained as a jail guard at the least.
Julio was imprisoned with the inmates for two days with few rations being provided. During this time, he had shared his plans with some of the inmates as to how they would deal with the Japanese.
The plan was simple - Julio would try to retain his post as a jail guard and, when the