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Rebecca's life is about to change!In the beginning, the ancient Gods created not just the earth. They also created three other worlds: the Elysian Fields, a paradise where they themselves live; Tartarus, the dark world of demons and Titans, ruled over by the ancient deity Cronus; and finally the Land of the White Sun, where all the heroes and creatures of myth dwell - Centaurs and Minotaurs, Cyclopes and Gorgons, Amazons and flying horses! In this land the Creator planted the Sacred Flame, the Cosmic Source that keeps the universe in balance and must be protected from the Dark monsters and Evil Gods who desire to seize it, in order to destroy all the worlds.Hearing that Rebecca is charismatic, Turgoth, ruler of the kingdom of Beast, arranges for her abduction. When the two of them come face to face, they realise that there is a strange bond between them and their destinies become entwined forever. But although they start to share deep feelings for each other, they are doomed to fight on opposite sides...Rebecca Newton and the Sacred Flame is a tale of epic wars, grand passions, mythical creatures and ancient Gods - an adventure story which reaches to the core of what we mean when we speak of "Good" and "Evil".

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	27 mars 2014
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781783334391
Langue	English

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Rebecca Newton
&
The Sacred Flame
a novel by Mario Routi
OAK TREE PRESS

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Published by Oak Tree Press
65 - 67 Bute Street, Luton
Bedfordshire, LU1 2 EY
www .oaktreepress. co.uk
An imprint of Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
Copyright © 2014 Mario Routi.
The right of Mario Routi to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form, or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise) without the prior written permission of the publisher. Any person who does any unauthorised act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
All characters appearing in this work are fictitious. Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental.
Cover design, layout and formatting: Damonza

Dedication
To my father

Author’s Note
T he prologue of the book, Rebecca Newton and the Sacred Flame, was written in early 2000. I had planned to use it within my novel Orizon, which was originally intented to be an epic fantasy story for adolescent readers and young adults. It eventually became a philosophical, allegorical, sociopolitical literary fiction, and so the text didn’t fit anymore. I am truly glad that it has now found its place, especially since the whole Rebecca Newton series will be based upon it.
From the first to the thirty-seventh chapter, the book is actually based on Orizon, although you don’t need to have read Orizon in order to understand it. On the contrary, the whole of Orizon is included within those chapters, differently written and structured of course, and with some basic changes to the script and the characters. Furthermore, most of the philosophical part of Orizon is absent and the story is based mostly on the elements of adventure and fantasy. In other words, Rebecca is a mythical epic fantasy for teenagers and young adults, while Orizon was a literary fiction for adults.
The last twenty four chapters of Rebecca are the long awaited continuance of Orizon. At the same time they are the foundations for the forthcoming Rebecca Newton series, which will be a mythical epic fantasy for a twelve+ readership. This is the genre that I love the most, both as a reader and a writer.
So, I would like to welcome you to my world and wish you a very pleasant stay and journey.
Mario Routi
London, December 2013

Prologue: Genesis
A eons ago, the Creator created both the Titans and the Gods. He saw them first in his dreams and visions and, after he had created them, they lived on with him, long before the universe was born.
He loved them and cared for them as if they were his children, teaching them the great creative arts. When the Gods started painting and sculpting, the Creator watched their efforts proudly and said nothing, knowing not to intervene, like a prudent father anxious not to discourage his children’s imaginations.
Each God concentrated on depicting his individual favourite theme. Hephaestus, for instance, would paint using great swirls of red, orange and yellow and eventually created fire. Poseidon preferred the cool blues and greens, which led to him creating water.
The more they drew and painted, carved and sculpted, the better their technical skills became and there was a growing coherence between each of their works - as if many separate pieces of one great plan were coming together by design.
Finally, the Creator spoke up, summoning them all to one place in order to lay out his plans to them. Although they were Gods themselves, they listened to his every word, absorbed and continually astonished by his wisdom and his vision.
“The time has come for you to work in unison,” he boomed. “From now on you will labour together in order to create a mighty work of art, each of you exercising your freedom of expression and imagination. Every one of you will leave your personal mark on the project while bearing in mind the rough outline that I am proposing. I will not be intervening at any point in your task. I will merely be watching your progress and willing you to succeed. You are all my creations and I am happy to see you moving forward with your work in companionship, setting your common goals in harmony, complementing each other’s efforts, and creating your own individual pieces of the puzzle.”
Inspired by the Creator’s faith in them, the Gods set to work with both love and enthusiasm. A fabulous variety of colours and materials started to fill the endless chaos. Dazzling, bright hues contrasted with darker and subtler tones as the mighty artwork slowly started to come to life, growing into the greatest masterpiece that had ever been created.
True to his word, the Creator merely waited and watched the development of his work as it moved inexorably toward perfection.
The Titans were also watching the progress of the Gods’ work and some of them began to talk amongst themselves, speculating as to whether they should add some extra details to the work. Would the Creator look favourably on them, they wondered, and appreciate their skills? The more they talked the more certain they became that if they did this they would be able to make themselves stand out from the Gods and that they would consequently find themselves raised to the top of the pecking order.
Some of them were actually annoyed that there was still a lot of empty space in the artwork, which they felt they should have been invited to fill. Others wanted to retain ownership of at least some of their creations and were reluctant to hand everything over to the Creator.
“Since we are the designers,” they said, “our works belong to us!”
The other Titans listened to their more vociferous companions, nodding wisely all the while, until eventually they were all in agreement; they should be rewarded for their work. The Gods, however, remained strongly opposed to the idea.
In this way, little by little, an unpleasant darkness crept into existence - a souring of the atmosphere and a malevolence of spirit.
Still, the Creator merely watched, lost in thought as he looked down on the turn of the events. Eventually he rose from his seat and reached out his hand to his creations - both to the Gods and the Titans.
“You were all created in my own image,” he said. “But you are all very different. Germs of envy and jealousy have been taking root in your souls, leading to greed and ingratitude. I made you powerful, and most powerful of all are the Titans, but you have dared to ignore my commands.
“You would be unable to do any of this without my permission. You know that if I wanted, I could terminate your existence. The reason this artwork and all of you still exist is because I am allowing it. I promised you I wouldn’t interfere and I will keep my word. But it is clear that the destiny of the creatures who are about to be brought into existence is to live in a parallel world where both Good and Evil will exist and where they will constantly be forced to decide which path to choose.
“Study your paintings and your sculptures carefully, for this is the world you are creating - the sphere that will be your home from now on. You will be this world’s Gods. You will be its dawn and dusk. And your King will be Zeus, because he is gentle and wise. I am withdrawing from the project in order to rest for a while. Later, I plan to build new universes, as well as new Gods, both for your own cosmos and for the other realms that I will create. Remember that you are still entitled to create new worlds yourselves, but only once and never again.”
At that moment the Gods were flooded with light and gained the ability to possess knowledge. They learned about the past and they became virtually all-knowing about the present. They were even able to predict some parts of the future. But it would never have been possible for them to know absolutely everything because that would have made them almighty and omniscient, privileges that belonged only to the Creator.
Continuing with the task that had been set before them, the Gods watched the dawn of the new world - the genesis of millions of different species of animals and of human beings. They admired their creations and they loved them. They believed this was the final stage in the completion of the artwork - the last step that made the world beautiful, lacking nothing. Meanwhile the Titans were growing increasingly restive and they hatched plans to dominate the Gods’ creations by turning them into their slaves, taking pleasure in the thought of people in pain and finding amusement in the misery of others.
The Gods, however, all stood steadfastly beside their individual creations and this was the beginning of the very first conflict between Good and Evil.
Zeus, King of the Gods, saw what was happening and called a meeting of all the Gods to decide what should be done. He convinced them to unite and face down the Titans, which led to the first Clash of the Titans. In the course of the struggles many Gods were killed, but eventually they triumphed and the Titans were overthrown, banished and imprisoned in Tartarus for all time.
The fact that they were imprisoned, however, did not stop them from constantly dreaming of amassing a new army powerful enough to eliminate the Gods and to enthrone them in their place. In their hearts, however, they always knew it was no more than a dream and so they laid out other - more devious - plans for revenge. They decided that they would convert as many people