Conflict: A Study in Heroic Contrasts

By Brian K. Morris

The Heroine's deadliest enemy finds a way to strike at her. via her heart. A short story of Heroic proportions.

This is a short story that boils down heroic tropes to their archetypes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Brian K. Morris
• Release date: Aug 9, 2018
• ISBN: 9780999308271

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Conflict

A Tale of Heroic Contrasts

The First Episode of Archetypical Musings

Brian K. Morris

RISING TIDE Publications

Conflict

Brian K. Morris

Original Freelance Words edition Copyright © 2014 by Brian K. Morris

Revised Rising Tide edition, Copyright © 2018 by Brian K. Morris

Published at Smashwords

Edited by Cookie Morris

Art Director: Trevor Erick Hawkins

Original Cover © 2014 by Brian K. Morris

Smashwords Cover © 2018 by Cookie Morris

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Publisher’s Note: This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are a product of the author’s imagination. Locales and public names are sometimes used for atmospheric purposes. Any resemblance to actual people, living or dead, or to businesses, companies, events, institutions, or locales is completely coincidental.

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Conflict/ Brian K. Morris. – 2nd ed.

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Contents

Author’s Introduction

Conflict

About the Author

Author’s Introduction

Many authors speak of getting into a character's head. How do we mere mortals delve into the psyches of those who possess powers and abilities far beyond our own meager talents? What might we find them pondering during the times of their greatest dismay, their rare quiet moments, and their most awesome triumphs?

Would their thoughts flow like poetry? How unwavering might their ethics be? When did they cross the threshold between being a mortal and a titan? Were their musings different when they were completely and unashamedly para-human, as opposed to disguising themselves to fit in among us lesser beings?

How similar are they to us? How alien might they truly be?

Legends of old like Gilgamesh or Hercules or Paul Bunyan are to us what Sherlock Holmes, Tarzan, Captain Marvel or Batman will be to future generations. They represent a heroic archetype that is familiar but could really apply to many other characters. The ubermensch from beyond our Solar System, the baby