I put on my chest crossbelt, my sheathed sword and then wore the purple robe gifted to me by Caesar.As soon as I entered the hall, all eyes were on me.“Son, come in and take a seat.” Caesar gestured to the chair beside him.I went to the chair, sat down and looked at him inquisitively“You requested for me, Father.”He looked at my face then his smile vanished“Are you troubled with anything?” he then patted my shoulder“Never let anyone trample on your dignity nor your happiness.”“Yes, Father.” He then looked at General Amphitryon“How are the preparations coming.”The general smiled“The blacksmiths have all completed their tasks, 2000 black metal armour and the Prince's sword has been forged from a rock sent down by Apollo, and the swordmaster from Argos will be here in another 3 days.”I was confused“What's going on Father, are we under attack?”The Caesar turned to me and patted my shoulder, smiling.“We learnt from the men who went with you of your exceptional leadership an
Just then, all hell broke loose. War cries could be heard all around us.“SHIELD WALL FORMATION!! MAINTAIN THE FORMATION, DO NOT BREAK EXCEPT ON MY COMMAND!!”I hollered and tried my best to think up a plan for the next course of action.The soldiers weren't trembling nor were they afraid, I guess they were confident in the metal armour we were all wearing, but if there's one thing I know, it's that it doesn't matter the kind of weapon you use, nor the kind of armour you wear, because when it comes to war, even the smallest object could kill a well-trained soldier.Half-naked barbaric-looking men rushed out from all corners of the surrounding wielding axes, pickaxes, swords, maces, and steel hammers. That's when he came; 9.7ft tall, dressed in a dusty kilt and chest cross belt, eyes emitting crazy killing intents and burly muscles ready to crush the bones of anyone who defiled him, holding a large bloodied stone hammer, his aura was stronger and more deadly than that of the Cyclops an
Four years have gone by in just a blink of an eye and yet we're still at war with Germany.“General Maximus, the Caesar requests your presence.” Namor saluted as he finished.Yeah, I got promoted to General when Amphyhitron met with misfortune as an arrow found its way to his throat two years ago, I took over his position and since then the tides had turned in our favour as Rome was winning.I saw Father atop his horse alongside other nobles.“Father, you sent for me,” I said and gave a slight bow.“Germany has mustered all its troops from far and near, they mean to end this war once and for all.” He said and his face was gloomy.I merely smiled.“You find this situation amusing my son?” He asked visibly annoyed.“Forgive me, Father.” I wiped off the smiles from my face and became all business as I continued.“But the Assyrians have long fled from the battlefield as they've suffered heavy loss when I charged into their lines and slaughtered half their troops. The news of Germany muste
I went towards Father, and with a slight bow, I greeted him.“Father, the war between Rome and Germany is now over just as I promised.”He came down from his horse, walked over to me and hugged me, then he kissed my cheek.“I knew the gods had blessed us the day you battled the Cyclops, you have liberated Rome again and again.”I smiled.“Father, Rome gave me a home and for that, I'm eternally grateful.” I then held his hand.“Let's go home Father, you reek of dust and smoke,” I said jokingly.He laughed out loud and looked towards the nobles now striding towards us.“The young Caesar thinks I am too old to take care of myself,” he said and laughed again and so did the nobles.I gaped at him in surprise. Did he just say “Young Caesar”, does he plan on making me his successor? What will happen to Commodus then? I didn't like where this was going and I decided to let him know it.“Father, what young Caesar, I am not even of royal birth, besides, you have Commodus,” I said but he only sm
Four years have passed since Commodus murdered Father. And since then Rome had plunged into deepest chaos. Every day I heard stories of murder, rape, small-scale wars and other kinds of evil Father had painstakingly eliminated from Rome.I decided to return to Rome and make Commodus pay for his crime, but I needed to wait for the perfect time. And as it would seem, Commodus had begun an evil game which Father hated the most; Battle of gladiators. I felt it was my only chance into Rome and close to Commodus, I had to become a gladiator, which I am now.I joined a rank of gladiators and have fought my way to the top.“Spaniard, I hear the Roman gladiators are not so easy to deal with.” Motumba, a dark-skinned gladiator from the far deserts has been so friendly to me ever since I joined their ranks.“You worry too much Motumba, they are but flesh and blood as we are,” I replied to quell his rising fear.“To you, they are, for you can slaughter a hundred men with not even a single scratch
Shawn reappeared in the dark subatomic realm the moment Ares; the god of war made an appearance. He had just witnessed eight years of Vengeance god Black Heart's life. He now understood that the vengeance god was never really purely human, but he still did his best to save the human race.'Just like my parents. And in the end, they were betrayed.'Sigh!'We can never really trust anyone. Everyone out there will betray me at the first chance they get.'«Ding!Vengeance god Black Heart is gladdened that you have learnt a valuable lesson from his childhood. Thus he wishes to show you one more part of his life history. He hopes you will learn more from it. He wishes to show you the events which prompted his ascension to godhood.»Shawn was still pumped up by the thrilling scenes he had witnessed. From being a powerless boy to becoming a prince, then a warlord, and even a being that threatened the War-god Ares. He now reckons he will learn more once he sees the events that prompted the war
*Ratatatata!!**Click click Boom!!*AKs and shotguns kept going off, but they had little or no effect against me. I cleaved the policemen like they were pieces of paper. I was about to head off to the detention room when my danger sense tingled, I sidestepped and placed my back against the wall.*Ratatatata!!* A cop with an AK blasted the place where I previously stood. I spun around and threw a shokuren (ninja star) at him.*Puuok* a bullseye, right on the forehead.“Now these pests have been taken care of, let's go see our prey,” I said as I leisurely strolled towards the detention room.As I got there, I could sense more than one life force, and I could also smell gunpowder, lots of it, and fear. I smiled, it seems not all the pests have been taken care of. I took out three spoken, and held them in my left hand, while my katana in my right hand. I smashed the door down and threw the three spoken forward while I did a cartwheel to dodge the bullet rain. The shokuren struck a cop on
-“Forty policemen were found dead, witnesses say they saw a man dressed in black spandex with two black swords, riding a black power bike. The police suspect this man to be the assassin and a very skilled one at that. The corpses of the forty police officers were in a grotesque state that shouldn't be shown to the public. They were butchered like animals. The target of this assassin seems to be a college professor, Mr Emmanuel Olewike. The Commissioner of Police has sworn to find this assassin who calls himself Black Heart.”-I turned off the TV, tossed the remote on the couch and left the room for the bathroom. Hollow Reaper had already gotten me info on the next target. Another college professor, Mr Stanley Kubrick. I don't plan on creating a scene, I'll just kill him in his office.As I turned on the shower, I thought back to the day of my wedding, I could have sworn things were finally going to be perfect for me, only for Fate to fuck it all up for me.*Ring*I heard the doorbell