Xiao Daidzhao

Growing up with eccentric materialistic parents who left him in the care of his grandfather for a job overseas, Zhang Heng had learned to adapt and be unfettered by the oddities and challenges in life. But he would soon learn the baffling truth about the world he thought he knew when one day at midnight time froze and he found himself in a world so quiet and still it was deafening. That night, he discovered that he had 24 hours more than everybody else and thus, marked the beginning of his adventures. The mysteries surrounding his newfound ability only deepened when a strange old man claimed to have given Zhang Heng that ‘gift of time’ and recruited the young man to participate in a cryptic ‘life-changing’ game on his behalf. Little did Zhang Heng know that accepting those terms meant embroiling himself in many versions of reality and exposing himself to the hidden secrets of the world—a decision he could never undo.

48 Hours a Day

The two gladiators woke up when Zhang Heng and Varo went for a bath. They were no longer in the room when Zhang Heng returned. When the sky finally turned dark, they returned to the room with their hands on each other's shoulders and a strong smell of alcohol on them.

It was understandable that they would go all out and enjoy themselves on this day. Although the gladiator school promised gladiator slaves like Sethnets and Garba their freedom back, the vast majority of the slaves would die fighting in the arena before they could regain their freedom.

Although the death rate of current gladiators had dropped significantly compared to gladiators from BC, the average survival age of twenty-five still posed many problems. If they chose not to enjoy themselves while they were able to do so, it was likely that they would not be able to do it in the future. Not to mention that they were only allowed to go all out to enjoy themselves on this day.

Not Fighting Anymore