For now, I will post/release chapters of my book periodically in this blog. If you have any advice on how to get a work published or if you have tips for improving the chapter or novel, please comment. Feedback would greatly be appreciated. Please enjoy the prologue to this novel.
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“Peace in
our times,” is the widely used phrase in The Fat Cat’s empire. Justice, equality, peace, and order spread
throughout the land like a perfectly spread of butter on toast.
The history of this land is connected to its famed ruler,
The Fat Cat. Born into the cities’ many
slums, he was a victim of the injustice and violence that plagued the
city. A young kitten in those days, he
witnessed the social ills and the sufferings of poverty. As he grew older, he learned that the city
was being oppressed and ruled by power hungry animals. They were the ones who divided the city into
sections and each claimed their territory, sparking territorial wars, leaving
many to suffer. But The Fat Cat sought
to change the city into a peaceful one, and began to conquer these territories
and overthrow one ruler at a time until the only one left of the powerful
animal rulers was the Big Dog himself. Big
Dog’s gang claimed the largest territory in the city. Big Dog was said to have marked his territory
on every spot of the city before he became ruler. But his demise came when The Fat Cat and a
new rival gang overthrew Big Dog together.
The Fat Cat and this mysterious rival gang decided to make peace, but
eventually The Fat Cat absorbed the rival gang.
Many animal scholars debate the issue on whether it was either absorbed or
conquered. The victor always ends up
writing the history, so no one will ever know for sure. Nobody even knows The Fat Cat’s real
name. What is known about this new ruler
is that he grabbed control of all of the cities’ resources, announced to the
world that tuna is the new currency, set up strict laws, imposed taxes, and has
placed strict laws in a lawless city. In
return, violent competition has disappeared and many who are in need of help
are always aided by The Fat Cat’s many institutions.
Indeed, these were peaceful times.
So it
would seem that everyone was happy in this Utopian world that The Fat Cat has
created. But that was not the case with
one cat. This one cat, which sits
everyday in the lap of his owner and constantly plots for ways of getting more
power, is named Albacorcky. He waits
patiently for the time to grasp the power that The Fat Cat wields. The owner feeds the cat, but his weight is
constantly monitored. He is groomed to
perfection every day and is cared for along with Albacorcky’s other fellow cat roommates,
but they are never spoiled. He grows
tired of living a house pet’s life. Albacorcky’s
hobbies are to climbs the top of the house and look towards the city
ambitiously. The wait for fame and power
will come to an end. His plots that will
lead him to success and glory begin now.
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