Gemini
Rising: Ethereal Fury
by
Jessica O’Gorek
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BLURB:
Angry
at the human race and its methodical destruction of her resources,
Mother Earth recruits souls who have just left their bodies to serve
Her, and turns them against humanity. Gemini, a clan of paranormal
beings, picked from these possessed humans, emerges. A powerful,
rising force proceeds to carry out Mother Nature’s plan to
systematically destroy towns, cities, states… and eventually, the
world. Amidst the chaos, a forbidden relationship between a human
girl, Violette, and Onyx, a lead Gemini, begins. They will both find
themselves in the middle of a revolutionary war that will either
save, or destroy our world.
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Excerpt
Chapter 1
Dead
Men Can Walk
There
was a soft rocking motion inside him, gentle at first, and then more
persistent. He was scared. His insides churned and bubbled, as
though they had taken on a life of their own. He felt his stomach
cave in on itself; bile rose in his throat with no outlet to escape.
There was a huge pressure building inside his chest, despite the
slowing rhythm of his heart and breathing. What was happening? Why
did he feel like he was morphing into something else? His thoughts
were there but his body was slipping out of control.
He
was almost jiggling on the inside now. He couldn’t tell if it was
his whole body moving rapidly, or the motion of blood surging through
his veins, trying to reach all his vital organs. A sense of being
invaded came over him. Angry at the intrusion that he could not
define or fight, he tried once more to work his voice but this time
heard a stranger’s voice.
“Relax,
Collin. I’m going to take care of you now. You are coming with me.”
It was the same voice that had been talking to Darius only moments
ago, but now it was smooth and soothing, not a trace of menace, all
charm. And it was coming from within him.
“Let’s
go Collin.” A jolt of fear gripped him ever tighter. Please
just let me die,
he thought inwardly. I
can’t do this. I don’t understand.
“Collin?
What’s wrong?” the voice asked him, “I said lets go.” He was
jerked upright into a sitting position, with no real help from his
hands, he stood up in one sweeping motion at a ninety degree angle.
Darius
let out a terrified yelp.
“Oh
God. No,” he started to whimper as Collin began to walk away from
the churchyard and down the sidewalk. Before he was out of sight, he
stopped abruptly and turned his head back towards the church.
Although Collin had
no control over his motions, he knew on a conscious level that he was
smiling demonically at Darius, and slowly waving goodbye. “We’ll
be back after we are healed.” He spoke with reassurance, just like
a sweet promise from mother to child. He knew he was walking away
from his home where Olivia was, the town where his sister lived,
where he was born. This was almost a relief. The need to see them was
great, but he also knew he was not himself anymore. This thing that
was moving him now, that had prevented his death, was not a good
thing.
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AUTHOR
Bio and Links:
I was
born in Chesapeake, Virginia on April 19th, 1979. I was raised within
the American Indian religion and was taught great respect for the
earth and all its living beings. Powwows, sweat lodges, vision
quests, you name it, I’ve done it. I was the weird kid who would
confront kids on the playground in elementary school when they
squished a bug. I would very sincerely tell them what they were doing
was morally wrong and then I would pray for the bug to come back as a
butterfly in its next life.
I grew
up admiring my father, Barry Weinstock, as an author. He took me
around the country to different places so he could research and write
his Wilderness Survival books. One of his greatest works, “The Path
of Power,” was written with a great medicine man, Sunbear.
When I
was twelve I started hand writing novels. My first one was two
thousand pages. My dad always encouraged me and would rave about my
writing. He gave me the confidence I needed to keep writing and
follow my dream. My daughter, who is twelve, is currently working on
her first novel. I hope to continue the legacy.
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