Valley of the Damned

<p><strong>Valley of the Damned Epic Martial Arts/Allegorical Life Poem</strong></p><p>Close ranks and join in Battle Royal far beyond all human sensibilities with <em>Valley of the Damned</em> as the tenacious tome engages the worldwide Forces of Evil for all of humanities sake!</p><p><em>Valley</em> is an action-adventure martial-arts story and is designed as an interactive karate kata a mirror a Zen meditative rock garden a mandala a guide to the classical Underworld a strategic soul-map and life-labrinth in which to see yourself and the musing's upon humanity of the great and awesome Celestial Powers That Be. Pilgrim if you're going to ride with those three killer-phantoms best saddle up and strap in because they are looking for you! Poem Info:</p><p>For millennia Epic poems have been some of the world's most powerful sources of inspiration capturing the high essence of gods heroes romances glories tragedies and monsters. From Homer's <em>Odyssey</em> to <em>The Aeneid</em> Arthur and <em>Beowulf</em> and from <em>Gilgamesh</em> to <em>The Mahbhrata</em> and <em>The Divine Comedy</em> these larger than life tales transcend time revealing to humanity our innermost secrets dreamsand nightmares. Conveying a deep sense of the mystical Epics carry with them a sweeping sense of life in the fullest measure as men and women of renown stand tall against the backdrop of history and destiny our presentand futurebeing firmly rooted in the past . . .</p><p><em>Valhalla</em>! Norse gods spirits <em>o'</em>war shades swordketeering pallorous ghost traces soulpires jowling grunting pigmen and slavering wolveweres spectres wraiths banshees and other mind-lacerating night-haunting creatures of untold dread all come together in this Epic action-packed martial arts adventure never before heard of tale on earth<em>The Valley of the Damned</em>! In this the Forgotten tale that no one knows except those who enter therein all are invited to venture into the exotic serrating unseen Netherworld of the dead where fragmented remnants of driven spirits contend with each other for power and control over kingdoms unspeakable legions of fallen shades and the most prized possession of all<em>the immortal human soul</em>!</p><p>Ride now with three killer-phantoms on their quest to pursue the vainglorious sneering karate movie superstar Mark Theman for his soulthe despised arrogant human whom all spirits desire to capture for their own sinister purposes! Trail the perpetual teenage Valkyrie Kari mass-battle artist known for her mesmerizing psychotically poetic-sword s'kills and who will confront any and all never odd or even risks to win. Shadowing her is the jackal-like Angel-Heart amoral <em>sword-slingin'</em>duelist who always dogs her never missing an opportunity to exploit and track with Dark Storm merciless bounty huntress who will stop at nothing in order to seize the power that Theman possesseshis soulish living <em>human aura</em>!</p><p>Based upon the works of cinematic masters such as Japanese director Akira Kurosawa (<em>The Seven Samurai</em> 1954) and Italian director Sergio Leone (<em>The Good</em><em> the Bad and the Ugly</em> 1966) <em>Valley</em> is constructed as a movie. Words sentences and stanzas function as camera shots for full lucid visual impact pulling readers in and out of their own self-made focal mindset realizations of delight or horror that can only but belong to their own innermost soul-searching intertwined personal Netherscapes!</p><p>From the mortal aspect what is covered in the Epic is a survey of the modern American martial arts scene. A study of souls in action readers may recognize that <em>Valley</em> is a social commentary allowing insight into the deadly bizarre icy undercurrents and riptides of the unseen Martial Art Deadlandsthe <em>Field of Mars</em>that many trod today as must the bloody countless who are yet to come. Rich in visua