{"id":2373,"date":"2013-03-19T10:18:35","date_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/?page_id=2373"},"modified":"2013-03-19T10:18:35","modified_gmt":"2013-03-19T15:18:35","slug":"the-pilgrimage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/samples\/malmaxa\/the-pilgrimage\/","title":{"rendered":"II &#8211; The Pilgrimage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The beauty of being in control of one&#8217;s own destiny is how we are able to take the time to do things right. With <strong><em>Malmaxa II &#8211; The Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong>, I chose to take as long as necessary with the editing in order to ensure I&#8217;m satisfied with the results.\u00a0 Editing is finally done.\u00a0 Those readers who&#8217;ve finished <a href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/samples\/malmaxa\/beltamars-war\/\">Beltamar&#8217;s War<\/a> and wish to continue with the tale no longer need to wait to once again walk alongside Malmaxa&#8217;s inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p>Do good things come to those who wait?\u00a0 I hope you&#8217;ll find they do. If you haven&#8217;t already done so, subscribe.\u00a0 To make subscribing worth your while I&#8217;ll include one of my favorite sections from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/samples\/malmaxa\/beltamars-war\/\">Beltamar&#8217;s War<\/a> in the announcement post.\u00a0 The Pilgrimage is available and the links in the images below are now active. You can read <a href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/2016\/12\/a-new-release\/\">the post about it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2430\" style=\"width: 124px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B008AK8VX0\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2430\" src=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Malmaxa-II.jpg\" alt=\"The Pilgrimage\" width=\"124\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Amazon Kindle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; margin-right: 5px;\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_2430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2430\" style=\"width: 124px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a title=\"Paperback\" href=\"https:\/\/www.createspace.com\/3703280\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2430\" src=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Malmaxa-II.jpg\" alt=\"The Pilgrimage\" width=\"124\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Paperback<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, Malmaxa is a single, complex tale with no repetition. Though past events are seldom revisited, they form the foundation upon which current events build.\u00a0 As such, the series is intended to be read in a linear fashion. Reading it out of sequence will inevitably spoil your enjoyment, and likely render a complex tale incomprehensible.<\/p>\n<p>For those reasons, I have chosen not to include the start of The Pilgrimage in this sample page.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u06f7\u06f8\u06f7\u06f8\u06de\u06f7\u06f8\u06f7\u06f8<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<strong><em>Malmaxa II &#8211; The Pilgrimage<\/em><\/strong> picks up precisely where &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/samples\/malmaxa\/beltamars-war\/\">Beltamar\u2019s War<\/a>&#8221; concluded. It continues the story of the Seizen as they begin the journey to Malmaxa, as compelled by the Third of the Immutable Laws of the Gods, \u201c<strong><em>Six times shall you be in a place of conception, beneath Malmaxa<\/em>.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rejoin Rethga, Liaju, Eden, Daniskira and the rest of Jalgar\u2019s family as they prepare for the gathering of all Seizen, everywhere, in a single place.\u00a0 At the Convocation.<\/p>\n<p>Follow Faroene, Mithial, and Tian as they struggle to catch Ripkira before time runs out.<\/p>\n<p>See Shadrak and the Warriors of the elite rear guard, trapped by unrelenting storms which prevent them from beginning The Pilgrimage.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the threads begun in Beltamar\u2019s War converge.\u00a0 Behold the tapestry that is Malmaxa continue to form.<\/p>\n<p>In Malmaxa every action, good, bad, or indifferent bears a cost.\u00a0 Will the Convocation present an opportunity to settle all debts?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mal2-v2-1562x2500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2374\" src=\"https:\/\/cgayling.com\/malmaxa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/Mal2-v2-1562x2500.jpg\" alt=\"Malmaxa II - The Pilgrimage\" width=\"1562\" height=\"2500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The beauty of being in control of one&#8217;s own destiny is how we are able to take the time to do things right. 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