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    Defeated Victory
    Defeated Victory
    Defeated Victory
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    Defeated Victory

    By Gabriel Archer

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    She lives in a palace swaddled in clouds and mythology; he is a prince of a country so unknown that it is known for being left off maps. She makes emperors kneel in front of her; he - milkmaids. She is a divine being; he isn't even a very good person. He wants her questionable favors; she wants unquestionable worship. She has a vagina; he's a prick. She is the goddess of victory; he wants to defeat her. We are talented authors; you are a discerning reader - and this is a story about the unlikely romance of human ambition and divine caprice.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherGabriel Archer
    Release dateNov 13, 2012
    Defeated Victory
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    Gabriel Archer

    Captain Gabriel Archer, IX, Ph. D., Esq. is a world-class lothario. There is a high probability that he slept with your wife or - if you are a beautiful woman - you. Mr. Archer is an expert marksman and can shoot an a amoeba off a fly's head. He practices law in NYC for fun. He is the first sword of the Empire. He endorses self-reliance over political candidates. His hobbies include your wife (or, quite possibly, you, Mrs. Dear Reader); writing realistic magicalism, a genre he single-handedly invented with co-author and sidekick, Jack Canaan; creating fictitious and utterly true autobiographies; and breathlessly staring at the mirror. He has an advance doctorate in armchair philosophy and has spent years learning to make armchairs from Buddhist monks high in Himalayan mountains. He looks striking in a tuxedo. Although warned many times not to, he went there. He also discovered Martha's Vineyard in 1602. Sir Jack Canaan ibn Hatzel, Sr., M. D. is a world-class lotahrio. There is a high probability that he slept with one of the women you know, or - if you are that woman - you. He is so pleasant that imaginary friends invented him for company. Dr. Canaan has worked for every single intelligence agency in the world, often double- and triple-crossing himself to the point that he remained loyal. He is a veteran of the First Angelic War and the Second Lebanese War. His hobbies include pleasing dear readers; writing realistic magicalism, a genre he single-handedly invented with co-author and sidekick, Gabriel Archer; ripping wings off angels; and unmasking hypocrisies. Ancient Canaan is named after him. He once had a date with destiny, but stood her up in favor of ménage à trois with fate and karma. He does everything better naked.

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      Defeated Victory - Gabriel Archer

      DEFEATED VICTORY

      by

      Gabriel Archer & Jack Canaan

      SmashWords Edition

      Copyright©2012 MetaFic, Inc.

      All rights reserved.

      On his journey here, Lark felt confident that he would secure the Goddess’s favor. And why not? He was a young, handsome prince with a bright smile and a brighter future. More importantly, he had suspended his dignity and was willing to grovel for her favor even as he tried to buy it with a pouch filled with gemstones that his father had procured by doubling the taxes on their subjects (and suppressing revolts that accompany such events) for five consecutive years.

      Now that he stood in the long – the ridiculously long – line of supplicants, Lark realized that mayhap his optimism was fueled solely by hope and delusion.

      There is little a man would not do to obtain victory. Stinginess and restraint were not welcomed here. And so, flinging greed to the wind, petitioners brought their riches to the Goddess. Some of these came in the form of laden caravans, others in bolts of golden silk or bejeweled tapestries - things of wonder and legend. With these treasures newly minted in Lark’s eyes, his pouch of gems became smaller and the stones lost their glitter, becoming just so many opaque pebbles.

      What was I thinking?

      Lark felt dread slowly wrapping its fingers around his innards. Not only were his gifts quite modest - to exaggerate a bit - he himself was of the same poor quality as the gems. He was an obscure prince of second-tier, third-world kingdom lost in the company of heroes and kings. The men to the front and back of him might have been statues brought to life, for all their glamour and muscle. All wore regalia

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