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    Superiority
    Superiority
    Superiority
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    Superiority

    By Pako Valor

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    It’s 2030, in an urbanized nation called Astronon. Donovan, a devastated inventor specialized in drones assists a weakened criminal organization into annihilating their red adversaries through tech. The feud between the two gangs escalates, but something mysterious interferes with both at night.
    Fear spreads through Astronon as crime spikes and poverty increases. The tensions of a third war grow between nearby countries, but all nations are unaware that a hidden war is present.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPako Valor
    Release dateMay 12, 2017
    ISBN9781370895908
    Superiority
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    Pako Valor

    Pako Valor is an artist and novelist, graduate of San Antonio College with an Associate of Fine Art degree in Arts and is currently earning his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Creating Writing from Full Sail University. As a storyteller, he writes about crime, war, or sci-fi. Pako published his first crime novel Superiority, and is including paintings of the characters from his stories. In his spare time, he’s either walking his dog, Nacho, or eating tacos at a restaurant. You can visit him at: https://www.facebook.com/artistpako

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      Superiority - Pako Valor

      Superiority

      By Pako Valor

      Copyright © 2017 Pako Valor

      All rights reserved.

      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your favorite ebook retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      This a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual person, living or dead, business establishment, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Copyright page

      Table of contents

      1 Shattered

      2 The Scarlet Plague

      3 Money Stained in Blood

      4 Velodise

      5 The Shadows

      6 Transcendence

      7 Necros

      8 The Trioscepter Burden

      9 Dark Secrets

      10 Fire Rekindled

      11 Vanishing Light

      12 Location Three

      13 Superiority II Teaser

      About the Author

      1 SHATTERED

      A bird screeched, and a black spherical drone rushed from the top of the skyscraper. The claws twinkled and rushed toward the drone, slamming into it and tearing the metal. The drone whirled and scraped against the side of a brick building. It dived and burrowed into the mud as a large shadow of the bird passed. Drops of water fell from the sky and splashed against the drone’s black metal surface.

      The rain stopped, and the drone laid on the soft mud as droplets of water slid down. Its red light blinked and wires stuck out from its body. The red light faded as shoes slapped against the mud. Donovan, a slender man in a trench coat with spiky dark brown hair, grabbed the drone, and he took all of the parts including screws and bits of copper wire and placed it into a plastic bag.

      In an alley, a mother and a kid covered themselves with a gray rag full of dirt stains and holes. The child's stomach growled, and the father dug through a garbage can, throwing banana peels, empty milk cartons, and diapers.

      Donovan reached for his wallet, and it was a couple of twenties and a ten-dollar bill. He reached for the ten from his wallet and approached the father.

      The father smiled, and a tear slid down his face. He pulled the ten, but he felt a tug.

      Donovan’s fingers pressed against the ten and ripped a bit of the bill from the top. His heart stopped, and the tear caused his fingers to unhook.

      The man rubbed the ten across his face and inhaled the scent of the money. He ran to his family and showed them the ten. They smiled and leaped for joy.

      Donovan walked away from the alley and stood from a bridge. He looked at a park with bare trees and weeds sprouting to the knees. The homes were made out of rusted sheets of metal and cardboard boxes. People played cards, hanged and washed their clothing, and some delinquents grabbed material from other houses. A man frowned and poked another in the chest as spit flew from his mouth into the others face. A fist launched, and both men rolled on the floor, punching each other.

      Donovan walked away into an urban area, entering his home with mail in his hand. He opened his large fridge, and a loaf of bread remained. His stomach growled, but Donovan closed the fridge and sat on the table, ripping open the envelope and pulling out the paper. As he drank from his cup, his eyes enlarged, and he spat the water on the paper. The paper fell to the floor, and he slammed his fist more than once on the counter. Then he grabbed an empty glass and threw it against the wall, shattering it to pieces.

      He swept the shattered glass as the radio played music from a violinist, and the doorknob twisted. It was Cassidy, and she appeared, having wavy blonde hair that glowed when the light shined. Her skin was fair, and her bright blue eyes would make your heart race. Cassidy’s smile would light up the room, and it would spread to whoever was around her.

      She held a bag of food with meat and bottled water. Cassidy laid it on the table, and her necklace showed. There was a seven-pointed star with a ruby stone in the middle, and it hung from the necklace. She leaned toward her husband and kissed him with her soft lips and said, Well, I can hardly wait. Tell me what happened?

      He shut the radio off and said, You’re the only positive thing today. Sadly, I don’t have any good news.

      She said, Don’t worry about it. I know for sure we’ll make it out of this.

      He lowered his head and said, I can’t see what you view anymore. I only see black and white. His eyes watered and his fingers tapped on the surface of the counter.

      She stroked his face. Our luck will change. The dark clouds in the sky don’t last forever.

      He looked out the window and heat flowed into his eyes. Storms end, but how do I know this one won’t take me before the sun rises.

      Cassidy wrapped her arms around Donovan and snuggled close to him. She touched the ring on his finger and said, What does this mean to you?

      Isn’t it obvious, love.

      It means you’re not alone. We’re one. She rubbed his hand and said, You steer the ship, and I’ll guide you out from the storm and into the sunset.

      They kissed in front of a window behind a sun setting, showing their silhouettes together.

      The moonlight shined into their bedroom, and Cassidy laid in bed with her arms across the mattress. Her hands laid on the bed sheets that have been turned, and an imprint was left on the pillow and on the mattress. The knob twisted, and the door from their room closed.

      Donovan entered his work room and wiped the sweat from his forehead. In the room, there was a clean table with a laptop. Papers covered the other desks, and they were filled with sketch designs.

      Donovan closed his laptop of an article containing a picture of many tan boots marching. He threw the plastic bag on the table and set the tool box. His fingers unzipped the bag with the damaged drone, and he cracked his knuckles. As he took the drone apart, a coin-shaped piece with the dead light bounced. It rolled off the edge, and he jumped, throwing his hand and hitting the corner of the table. The part rolled from the crack of his fingers and onto the wooden floor. As it moved closer to a hole, he dived and slid on the floor, hitting his head against a chair and knocking over papers.

      The papers scattered across the floor and covered the hole. Donovan rose and moved them. There was a paper stuck to the backside, and it saved it from falling into the hole. He detached the paper and found a phone number on it. A message was written on the paper, and his eyes moved toward a specific part.

      The message read: We’ve watched you, and we’ve admired your inventions. Contact us, and I promise you that I can give you the life you once had.

      Donovan

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