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    Marduk
    Marduk
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    Marduk

    By David R. Bray, Thomas D. Fulghum, Robert C. Seibert and Jason Lewis

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    The time is Earth Year 2333 AD--a year at the beginning of a horrible new reality for civilization. The location is the city of Chicago, one of the last cities in the United States that remains. But it, too, has suffered great devastation. Death and destruction have been directed on it by the other cities that were caught up in what turned out to be a self-destructive competition to gain preeminence. Most of the people are gone, and the believers that remain in Chicago are thrust into survival mode.

    Marduk, a vicious leader of the forces loyal to the Leader, sees the remnant as a threat and makes his personal goal to wipe them out. Victor Steinhouse and his friends are all that stand in his way. But who will win this contest of wills? And what will it cost? And will the believers glorify God as they deal with such opposition?

    Yet the bigger question remains: Is faith all you really need when faith is all you have?
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherResource Publications
    Release dateApr 15, 2007
    ISBN9781498274968
    Marduk
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    David R. Bray

    Dave Bray grew up in the Chicago area and actually started writing this book many years ago. In 2003, he recorded a hip-hop album under the name "Dr. Bray." Dave currently lives a life of prayer within the community in Chicago at Jesus People, USA. He is a devoted fan of sci-fi games, reading and is in the process of writing another book.

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      Marduk - David R. Bray

      Marduk

      Dave Bray

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      Thomas Fulghum

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      MARDUK

      Copyright ©

      2007

      David Bray and Thomas Fulghum. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf & Stock,

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      isbn 13: 978-1-55635-092-4

      eisbn 13: 978-1-4982-7496-8

      Illustrated by Robert C. Seibert

      Cover illustration by Jason Lewis

      Table of Contents

      Title Page

      Prologue

      Chapter 1: Graduation

      Chapter 2: The Menacing Legionnaire

      Chapter 3: Remorse and Repentance

      Chapter 4: Narrow Escape

      Chapter 5: Our New Adventure

      Chapter 6: Evil Foe’s Demise

      Chapter 7: Life Found in Death

      Chapter 8: Unexpected Relationships

      About the Authors

      About the Illustrators

      We would like to dedicate this book to the Lord Jesus Christ and we pray that He will use it to His glory and honor.

      We would also like to thank our parents who always encouraged our imaginations, and who reared us in the love and knowledge of Jesus.

      Also, we would like to thank those who prayed for us in the writing of this book. And thank you for reading our book; we had a lot of fun writing it.

      Prologue

      Some may dismiss the story that I’m about to unfold as a mere childish fantasy, but it is based upon hard reality. I know this because much of it revolves around my own life. My name is Victor Steinhouse, and I affirm that this story is true, but the reader must decide what is truth and what is fiction.

      The time is Earth year 2333; a year forever remembered by many as the beginning of a horrible new reality for civilization. Fortunately, the year is long buried in the past.

      The location is the city of Chicago, in the state of Illinois. This was one of the last remaining cities in the United States, because of the great destruction of that era.

      * * *

      When it started, all the United States was having inter-city wars. The Legionnaire had ordered that a huge monument of himself be constructed, first of all in Washington D.C., and then he ordered that one be constructed in every state capitol of the whole country. Not only did he want a different monument in each city, he also did not want any duplicates in style or shape. Soon the cities were getting quite involved in their planning and building of the monuments, comparing one to another, boasting that theirs was classier.

      The conflict and tension between the cities grew more and more competitive, fierce, and then violent. As the years went by, the forms of attack became more and more advanced and destructive.

      At first, because of the possible side effects, inter-city war was not even considered. Then, one city began by attacking another city. The attack was aimed at defacing or marring the other city’s monuments. That city would, in turn, attempt retaliation. Each man fought for his own city. Tempers flared and revenge was the desired motivation.

      The final straw that broke the camel’s back was when the first monument, which the Legionnaire had constructed in Washington D.C., had profanity sprayed all over it with a paint laced with nitroglycerine. The next day when the sun came out and heated up the profanity, it started glowing; within minutes it exploded, demolishing the monument and damaging the buildings around it.

      When the Legionnaire heard of this, in rage he declared war against New York City, which had instigated the vandalism, even going so far as to use the Liquid Death Missile, a weapon designed to have the same explosive properties as the ancient twentieth century nuclear weapons, plus what seems to be hundreds of times its power and capabilities, causing massive destruction. The outer shell is made from a metal named micazirconakite, a compound metal made up of mica and various crushed zirconium gem stones melted together, capable of being molded or shaped into almost any form.

      Because of its high mica content, it is very light in weight and is silver-gray in color. As a result of the zirconium, it glitters brilliantly and is very strong. Some micazirconakite, when in liquid form and mixed with a secret explosive chemical, causes an extremely dangerous chain reaction if fired in an air-tight container from high altitudes. When fired, the two chemicals mix and the results explain the name of the Liquid Death Missile.

      Soon, other cities followed the example of the Legionnaire and fought with various weapons that were equally as destructive. Before long, all the cities had come under heavy attack. Most of the major cities were destroyed in less than a month.

      Only Chicago, Phoenix, and Denver survived this bloody stain on U.S. history. Because he had been on a business trip to Chicago when Washington D.C. was demolished, the Legionnaire’s life was spared.

      The war started because of mans’ pride as each of the cities set out to prove that it was the best. I am better than the rest! My monument is more original, beautiful, or unique! My defense or attack mode is more effective!

      The men built massive monuments to prove their superiority, and soon were worshipping the monuments themselves as superior beings, believing that they had supernatural powers.

      There were many stories that they believe give credence to their worship of their structures. The first story goes like this: A man lost his family in a huge crowd of people. After spending many hours looking for them, he almost gave up. In his desperation, he yelled up to one of the monuments, pleading that it show him where his family was.

      Supposedly, or so he claimed, the monument responded by casting its shadow on him and in a long straight path on the ground. He followed the shadow, which led the man right to his family.

      The second story took place once when there were fierce thunderstorms throughout Chicagoland. It rained for two days solid without letting up and there was flooding everywhere. Fierce lightning struck all the buildings in Chicago, except for the Chicago Monument, and the inhabitants of Chicago considered this a proof of the

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