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The infant was sold to the noble senator from Thrace for 500 Denarius. Rhesus wouldn't baulk at staking prized asset on little investments in a bid to eventually make fortunes off such investment. It was his principle of accumulating wealth and, of course, he had been a success at it, amassing a pool of wealth, riches, bounties, and a large coffle of slaves and gladiators. The house of Rhesus Decimus was renowned for its glamour and explicit grandeur amidst the city of Burgas in Thrace. The fame identified with the Decimus Family was even sustained by its gang of gladiators who had proven themselves masters of the art in the arena. From Magna to Pompeii, down to Pula and to the magnificent Colosseum and Olympia in Rome, gladiators from the house of Decimus had hit the best of arenas, taken the beasts of the arena games to the cleaners and brought glories upon glories to Rhesus and his family. The Arena games were one of Rhesus Decimus's ways of relaxing and the aristocrat could boast
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UprisingEvery man believes himself a hero, and the other a villain. However, it is left for time to decide who is mistaken. But until such day, each man shall play their part on fortune's stage, where the clout of the gods shall hold no water. Fate shall be set to motion, and each man leashed to the dictates of his purpose. Only by feast of blood shall the lowest man rise beyond the heavens. Steel shall crash against steel, and blood shall take a bow in sacrifice, only to set sweet tongues wagging of the freedom of a boy who bore a twisted fate. His freedom was a curse as it was a blessing to his kind. But then, such freedom was bound to happen for maximus who was destined to tower beyond the black holes of captivity and slavery. His birth was but a mistake that escaped the sight of the gods and a taboo that could only grace the sight of his yearning father, king Gaius. However, such was the taboo that the brooding between king Gaius and his slave, Lima
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King Gaius and his soldiers hit the soil of Athena all drenched and poised for action in the twilight of the day, during which the moon was getting set to take centre stage in the firmament. As soon as he descended his stallion, King Gaius scurried across the flight of broad steps that led into the palace. He was closely followed by Patroclus and a couple of maids who came bearing trays perched with a mug of water and a new garb for the king to change into. Gaius rolled up his his wet sleeves and steeled his heart while committing himself forward as his arrival was greeted by more soldiers. For a moment, he stopped short to pick one of the mugs of water and gulped it down his throat in a single pour. It was not long before the soldiers, who had been manning the palace, came at attention and rose to their feet at the sight of the king. Advancing towards Gaius was a tall, huge man dressed in the armour of a warrior. He scurried up towards the king with a show of ur
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Limah had fled the bedchamber where she had abided and tendered to her youngling as soon as she perceived the danger coming her way upon Gaius's arrival from Delphi. Her sudden decision to flee had been prompted by goddess Hera during her daily veneration of the deity. Having been a priestess and faithful of the goddess at temple Nuh from way back in Kinsas, Limah had never parted with solemn rites and daily rituals to goddess Hera in spite of captivity, often making certain she observed a resolute spiritual atonement with the goddess. Limah had been a sacred lamb of temple Nuh and the highly venerable betrothal to the gods and their cause of piety since she was sixteen. However, the sudden invasion of Kinsas and the capture of its women by the power-thirsty Gaius and his army had brought Limah's fate into the arms of Gaius. Her pride had been defiled, spawning a child of prophecy in the wake of her sexual encounter with Gaius. As much as it broke with tradition for a prie
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The soldiers cleared the Balkans in their numbers seeing as they harboured no such treasure that king Gaius sought. The travelling merchants were set in motion again as the gate to the city was unsealed. Gradually, the travellers trooped out beyond the city's gate on their horses and chariots which were laden with bulk cargoes and consignments of large volume. Bojan could heave a sigh of relief, feeling at ease with the fact that he had been able to fool the soldiers back in the city, thanks to his magical wits. He could feel the tensed atmosphere drastically subdued the moment he and his entourage were declared free and clear to leave the city. Somehow, he felt his confidence on the rise upon achieving the new feat of aiding Limah and her new-born to escape the city. For Bojan, it was a sheer privilege as much as honour to have aided the famous priestess of temple Nuh in such a time of difficulty. He wouldn't baulk at the chance to repeat the feat over and over for Limah's sake.Bojan
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The little one in Limah's arms cried in fits and starts at the trumpet high-pitched sound which cut through the travellers in their numbers. The travellers were suddenly brought to a halt seeing as the trumpet sound from the city's gate commanded attention. A wave of murmurs spread across the crowd in reaction while everyone of the travellers looked back at the city's gate of Athena only to discover a small troop approaching on their horses. The troop, however, had the inclusion of an arrogant-looking horse--typical of royalty--spearheading them. Of course, it was none but General Bastian.Bastian was supposedly not content with Ganicus and his squad's search exercise. He had received news of futile attempts to apprehend Limah from the West Gate and different homes within the city. However, the general was hell bent on retrieving Limah and her infant in a bid to deliver the duo to king Gaius. The Army's General rode slowly on his black stallion--an elegant horse of Friesian breed wit
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Chapter 5The moment was palpably tensed as Bastian commanded his soldiers to ransack the travellers; this time, in a rigorous and aggressive way. But as fate would have it for Limah who clung her infant between her breasts to maintain quiet amidst the commotion and tensed moment, she soon lost control of the situation by a little lapse in concentration as she accidentally let her baby let out uneasy shriek and whimpers in a moment of discomfort. Limah's infant screeched letting out a high-pitched cry which brought the soldiers to a halt to switch focus on Bojan's chariots. The pitch of the baby's cry was high and had been borne out of sheer discomfort. At hearing the shriek, Bojan snatched the infant from Limah who struggled to shush the noise. Of course, the soldiers were drawn towards Bojan's chariots as Bastian and his troop readied to siege the chariots to sate their curiosity. As they advanced towards Bojan's chariots, the clever Balkan merchant instantly made a little fire til
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Chapter 6Limah, lying still on the ground, shook her head in pain, not giving consent to Bojan's idea of removing the arrow. At least, not yet. ''You have to trust me on this, M'lady,'' repeated Bojan, looking at Limah's depressed and tired-looking face. ''We have no time on our side, M'lady. You have to trust me.''Bojan made to touch arrow but Limah's feebly grabbed his arm to prevent him. Tears trickled down her cheeks consistently as she fixed her gaze on Bojan's.''Thank you macho-man,'' Limah said feebly in a low appreciative tone. ''A good Balkan. May fortunes from the gods smile upon you.''The moment was emotional as Bojan, crouching still beside Limah, watched the steam of tears run across the priestess's cheeks and hit the rocky ground constantly.Bojan shook his head and shut his sweaty eyelids close. Suddenly, he pulled out the arrow and a sharp, high-pitched cry of pain followed in the wake. Limah felt the pain as she jerked up to be seated on her buttocks before going
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