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The Point Man Zeke and Trevor arrived at the docks of Manila Bay in exuberance. They had successfully escaped the Valley and had traveled the wide waterways to finally get to Neo Manila. Their only remaining possession was the duffel bag full of money, which they had to give to someone that would meet them on the harbor. There was indeed someone standing not far from them, and at first glance, they assumed a female due to the womanly gait, but upon closer inspection, it was a man. It was their point man. He introduced himself to them: "Hello, my name is Esteban. You can call me Stevie." Hello Stevie. My name is Zeke, and this is Trevor." "You've spoken with Brother Jomar and Bart?" "Yes, they've helped us escape the Valley. We owe them our lives." "You have something for me?" "Hold on. How do we know you're the person we're supposed to meet?" "I understand. Look at this," said Stevie and showed a small tattoo of a native Filipino dagger (kampilan) on his wrist, the sign of a t
Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods CHAPTER 23 All the Pieces are Coming Together
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Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods CHAPTER 24 The Aftermath
The Outcome Zeke and Mary Rose were able to escape with just a few scrapes on their bodies, while the others weren't so lucky. The bombs went off as planned and killed everyone on the penthouse floor including the remaining Higher Echelons that had escaped Jennifer's initial shooting spree. The floors below were relatively unaffected, and the presidential suite was left intact. Later, when a formal investigation was made of the apparent "terrorist attack," the investigators found Trevor's dead body, which had ten stab wounds. Bob the concierge was still alive and sent to a hospital. However, Chief Church had disappeared, and no one was able to find him. He had vanished like magic. The Valley remained a prison island but was not made secret anymore and opened to public knowledge. Rampant abductions and missing persons that were going on in the Colony came to a complete halt. Zeke went back to the province and tried to help his parents with their land problems but was no match agai
Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods PROLOGUE
“When the tiniest of infractions, like an unintentional death of a butterfly, could then snowball into drastic changes in history.” – Ray Bradbury, on the Butterfly Effect The Philippines have become a different place. Its history had jumped off a cliff and landed belly-flop onto a pool of peculiar circumstances. From this arose something out of the ordinary and remarkable. It is a weird thing, like a primordial creature with newly evolved limbs, surfacing out from some prehistoric swamp bringing forth strange life. It is something that grasps our imagination and unsettles our core beliefs. An unknown being of a trickster nature and whose motivations are as mystifying as itself resolved to change a particular incident in the country’s established history. At first glance, the incident in question looked unimportant to the ordinary onlooker but proved consequential in the great scheme of things. It was a seemingly ordinary and distinct event, which turned out to be significant in est
Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods CHAPTER 1 Zeke
Another Day, Same ShitZeke pressed the mute button on the Avaya phone and cursed in silence. Fuck. I hate this job.He remembered what his trainer had said to smile always. It would come across the opposite end of the phone. At first, he thought about how ludicrous it sounded and how silly he'd look, smiling by himself while talking on the phone. However, he realized that—once he finished the two-month training and took calls—his whole temperament would change once he did it. It made a difference and affected the whole call flow. So he took a deep breath, exhaled, smiled his creepy jack o' lantern smile, and unmuted the Avaya."Thanks for staying on the line Mr. Grass. Is it Mr. Grass again—?""GLASS. G-L-A-S-S, you dumb shit. Grass is for cows. Wait a minute. Am I speaking to an American? Because you don't sound like one. You sound like a talking monkey.""Mr. Glass let me assure you, I am an American. Now about the reason for your call, you mentioned about a charge on your bill tha
Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods CHAPTER 2 Secretary Jorge La Selva
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Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods CHAPTER 3 Jennifer, Formerly John
What She Was BeforeJennifer's old name was John. He led a very different life as a man in the Mother Country. At that time, he was an embassy diplomat who assisted ambassadors and politicians from different Colonies and countries. It was his official job. Unofficially, he was a top-secret government assassin, code-named John Bedlam: agent of chaos.He racked up thirty-one confirmed kills in his whole career before the so-called "rebirth." He had a high success rate and was regarded as the most prolific killer working in the Mother Country. His targets were mostly high-value and especially hard to kill. He was a total badass, but everything changed after a job in the Philippine Colony. It was a life-changing event and made him question his role in the government and his very existence.John's First Time in the Colony John was an attaché assigned to a visiting senator; it was his official cover and main function.The senator came to the Colony for business: he was peddling a new kind
Neo Manila: Rise of the New Gods CHAPTER 4 Zeke
Zeke in the Land of the Thin MenZeke woke up. He felt especially groggy and sluggish, like the way he felt when he had too much to drink the night before. He tried to think of the last thing that had happened to him before he lost consciousness, but nothing came to mind. The clearest thing he remembered was riding in Trevor's Ford Fiesta about to take a pill from a bottle of Quaaludes. Everything was hazy after that.He also didn't recognize the room he was in. He was lying down on a bed made of bamboo and could feel the coarse bumps on his back. Except for the bed, everything else was made from coconut byproducts: walls and floor made from lumber, roofing from interwoven leaves, chairs made from husks. He was inside a very rustic hut with no electricity and no windows. However, daylight was emanating from the wall cracks and dust-filled air was dancing in its rays. He stood up and saw a makeshift door made from lightweight balsa just a few feet from him. He pushed it aside and went
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