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One man against the world

The Quest for Freedom

The Conquest Trilogy Book 1

by Matthew Devitt

Genre: Dark Epic Fantasy, Action, Adventure

Affer was once a peaceful planet, until a war broke outbetween its six inhabiting species. The humans, who were once the mightiestforce on Affer, were massacred in droves, and the ones who survived theonslaught were reduced to mere slaves. The five other species divided thehumans amongst themselves and returned to their respective kingdoms.
The years passed, turning into decades and centuries, without any change.Eventually, the humans had accepted their fate as slaves. All except one. Fourhundred and seventy-three years later, Fletcher Rush starts his journey to freehis kind...and conquer the planet.

 

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"Death is a part of freedom. Blood will be spilled whether wefight this war or stand down and stay as slaves. I'm trying to puthumans back at the top where we belong. It's all I've ever thoughtabout…freedom and victory. My only purpose in life is to rectifythe disposition of this damn world, and I'll do whatever it takes todo that." - Fletcher Rush

“They should behere any minute,” Fletcher muttered.

They’d managed totake care of all the preparations Fletcher had planned, and now hewas standing on the city wall by the main gate along with Ji.

“I’m surprisedwe finished everything,” Ji said, glancing across the field infront of them.

“Me too,”Fletcher admitted. “I think we have a good chance to win thisfight.”

“We either win orwe die,” Ji said, shuddering after he said it out loud.

“Or they captureus and enslave or torture us.”

“Not helping.”

“Just fight likeyour life depends on it, because it kind of does,” Fletcher said,casting his gaze out to the path.

“What if theydon’t come?” Ji asked.

“Trust me, they’llcome. I might not have confirmation, but based off what that elfsaid, and Light’s temper, I would bet my life on them attacking.”

The two didn't sayanything after that; instead, they just kept watch. The light breezeswayed the leaves and small branches of the many trees that dottedtheir vision. It had grown quite dark and was hard to see, butFletcher and Ji still saw the dirt kicking up from the large convoyof vehicles headed toward them.

“Looks like that’sthe elves,” Ji said, pulling out an arrow and notching it in hiscrossbow.

“This should befun,” Fletcher said, taking the remote control from his pocket andgetting ready to use it.

The vehicles gotcloser and the two saw truck after truck approach, stretching out asfar as they could see, each of them packed with bloodthirsty elves.

“Hey, Ji, nomatter the outcome of the battle, I just want to say thanks. Iwouldn’t be here today without your help,” Fletcher said, turningto his friend.

“Don’t begetting sappy on me now, man,” Ji said, giving Fletcher a lightshove. “But seriously, I feel the same… Thanks, Fletcher.”

The car in the leadstarted closing in and the two of them saw it had a large metal rambuilt on the front of it.

"Fuck, I thinkthey're going to ram into the gate," Fletcher said, turning tothe inside of the city where two dozen soldiers were waiting. "GETREADY FOR THE FIRST TRUCK, AND DON'T LIGHT THE OIL UNTIL I GIVE THEORDER!"

Fletcher turned backto look at the approaching army just before the truck slammed intothe main gate. The gate exploded, sending splinters of wood flying inevery direction and shaking the strong stone walls.

“Damn—”Fletcher said, getting thrown to the ground by the impact. He got upand looked at the inside of the city. Elves were already rushing outof the vehicle, drawing their weapons before advancing forward.

"I'LL HEADDOWN!" Ji shouted, shooting off an arrow before he dropped thecrossbow and ran down the stairs.

Fletcher turned hisattention back toward the convoy that was approaching very fast.

“Wait…”Fletcher softly muttered to himself, his finger resting on thetrigger to the makeshift bombs.

The sound of theengines grew louder as the cars neared the city, none of them slowingdown in the slightest.

Just a bit more…

“SEE YOU,MOTHERFUCKERS!” Fletcher shouted as he pressed the button, causingthe bombs to go off.

The ground rippedapart as the explosions detonated, making contact with the trucksmilliseconds later and blowing them to hell.

A fire quickly tookover the front lawn of the city as the explosions mixed with thegasoline in the vehicles’ fuel tanks. Over two dozen trucks wereobliterated, another five had caught on fire, and the pathway hadbeen completely destroyed. The cars that weren't affected by theblast stopped in their tracks, and the one in the front gotrear-ended after stopping so fast, making Fletcher smile.

What are your top 5 favorite books/series?

LOTR isan easy first. It's a timeless classic, and it shaped fantasy intowhat it is today. Next is The Inheritance Cycle. The first time Iread it, I wanted to keep reading and would spend hours doing so.Harry Potter is in third place. I'm not as big of a fan of magic, butHarry Potter does it better than anyone else, and the fact that theseries is seven books long but doesn't ever become boring or stale isincredible. Coming in fourth is Macbeth. It's not a normal book (Iknow technically it's a play), but the way Shakespeare is able totell a fully fleshed-out story in 17,000 words is insane. Lastly, isPercy Jackson. It's a completely different take on fantasy and wasone of the first books I read in the genre.

Howlong have you been writing?

Aboutthree years.

Dothe characters all come to you at the same time or do some of themcome to you as you write?

Mostcome to me as I write. In fact, most of my writing style consists ofcreating as I write. I have a baseline and an ending in mind(normally), but the bulk of my story comes to me as I write.

Doyou prefer to write in silence or with noise? Why?

Itdepends. Sometimes I can concentrate better in the quiet, but puttingon some music to write (especially if it's an epic scene) candefinitely help create the picture I'm trying to portray.

Ifyou could have been the author of any book ever written, which bookwould you choose?

Mybooks. I'm proud of what I have written and created.

Penor type writer or computer?

Pen forinfo about the world and story, computer for the actual book.

Adviceyou would give new authors?

Thisisn't just advice for new authors, it's advice for life. Set a goalfor yourself and work towards it. You'll trip and fall many times,but as long as you get back up, you'll never lose. Your dreams mightseem impossible now, but if you never try to reach them, you'll neverknow what you're capable of and the life you can be living.

Writingis the same as everything else. At first, you won't be good at it.But if you enjoy it and keep doing it over and over, you'll becomebetter.

Theonly thing that separates a loser from a winner, is that a winnerstands back up when he gets knocked down.

Describeyour writing style.

I tryto make my writing style as realistic and entertaining as possible. Idon't sugarcoat anything and try to show the real consequences ofactions. For Conquest, the main focus is freedom. Many times the costof freedom is overlooked, but not in Conquest. Battle is around everycorner, and each one, regardless of whether humans come outvictorious, has a price that is paid.

As forthe entertainment part, I try to keep you on your toes the wholetime. Of course, every part can't be action-packed, but I try to makeevery part exciting and worth reading.

Whatmakes a good story?

Thiswill vary from person to person. For me, I love detail and a storythat feels alive. I want to be immersed in the world and feel whatthe characters experience. I don't like when pucnhs are pulled andeverything is all happy-go-lucky. Life is a blessing, but it's alsofilled with pain and sacrifice; a story should reflect that. However,that's just me. If you enjoy something more relaxed most of thiswon't apply to you. But for me, it's that raw grit that makes a storygreat.

Whatare common traps for aspiring writers?

Followingrules. Find your writing style and stick to it. Too many books soundthe same. Stand out, be different, be you.

Doyou try more to be original or to deliver to readers what they want?

I tryto create something others enjoy, but I also make sure to stay trueto myself.

Ifyou could tell your younger writing self anything, what would it be?

Nothing,he’ll figure it out.

I've always had a love for fantasy, and to this day LOTR andThe Inheritance Cycle remain some of my favorite books. There are limitlesspossibilities when you're writing, but with fantasy, it's different. You don'thave to adhere to rules or logic; you can create whatever type of world youwant. Characters can live in a dystopian society, a grand futuristic city, apicture-perfect world, or a medieval wasteland. Time, technology, and magic areall there for the taking, and as a writer, you get to choose what defines yourstory.

 

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