Out of Uca
By Josh Clarke
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Clark lives in the city of Uca, where the people are oppressed by a powerful god. On a quest to find his long-lost father, Clark and his friend flee into the wilderness. But they soon realize that it may have been better to be bound in slavery, then to face the wrath of the gods. A intriguing, moving tale of courage and sacrifice.
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Out of Uca - Josh Clarke
Out of Uca
Published by Josh Clarke at Smashwords
Copyright 2013 Josh Clarke
Foreword
I have always been fascinated with the expedition of Lewis and Clark. I am amazed at the amount of courage it must have taken to travel to an unknown land. Although some had ventured west before them, it was the first transcontinental expedition undertaken by the United States as a country. Their objectives, as commissioned by Thomas Jefferson, were to study the area’s plants, animal life, and geography. And that is where I think the third president of the United States went wrong.
I thought to myself, wouldn’t it be awesome if Jefferson sent Lewis and Clark out for a different reason than the one he stated? Maybe to investigate some strange extra-terrestrials that were sighted there, or chase down some crazed villain that had escaped prison? I knew that it was highly unlikely that anything of that nature actually occurred, but it was fun to think about. And that’s what got me interested in writing this story.
The best way to describe this altered tale is to say that it is an epic mythologization of a true classic adventure. Most of the main events in the story you are about to read are taken from real life experiences in the expedition of Lewis and Clark, even though they may not appear to have any connection whatsoever. The story uses some of the literary elements of other epic tales, such as Homer’s Odyssey, to give it the characteristics of an epic tale: Fantastical elements such as the hero cycle, supernatural powers, god and goddesses, strange creatures, and intense battles, which, of course, were not present in the actual expedition of Lewis and Clark…or were they?
Prologue
The room was dank, dark, and filled with the cries of the dying. The stench of sweat and blood, mingled with the reek of rotting human flesh hung like fog in the air. Dozens of wooden cots lined the walls, each with their own mangle of steel and stone hanging above them. Candles glowed beside each bed, which provided light to chase away the shadows, but more importantly, a means of inflicting pain upon their victims. There was never a vacancy in this inn of torture, but more often than not, at least one bed could be cleared of its limbs to be made ready for yet another guest.
But to Oymrupa, the sounds of suffering and the smell of death was a sweet perfume. Oymrupa, the evil god of death, delighted in torturing, especially the suffering of those who displeased him. One human being in particular, a man whose name is unimportant, was his favorite experiment.
Oymrupa slunk over to one of the wooden cots, his bulky, twisted, form seeming to float over the cold stone floor, which was slick with blood. He leaned over the victim, his menacing face and red eyes brimming with pleasure at his possession.
Step aside, Malon. I’ll handle this one,
growled the god.
Yes sir!
said the guard.
The victim’s face, gray with horror, was now entirely drained of