SaberFate

1453, a year that marked the end of an era
With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern
Constantinople, a name etched in time
For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime

Against foes that dreamed to take her down
She persisted, unbroken, a true crown
But tonight, everything changes
Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges

Praying to God for a savior's grace
To rescue their city, to restore its place
In history's twist, God answered their plea
Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need

Antonius, born of the seas
To lead the Romans, a new destiny
To reach another pinnacle of might
And end the city's terrible plight

1453, a year that will forever divide
Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide
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AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward....

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1453: Revival of Byzantium

To be frank, the mindset of the younger soldier was not uncommon within the empire. With the older generation gradually fading into history—taking their scars and memories with them—many of the youth no longer carried the weight of past invasions, nor the urgency to defend against new ones.

The two men fell silent. The gulf between them, of age and experience, felt too wide to bridge. They stared into the darkness ahead, their eyes blank, their thoughts drifting. The younger soldier's gaze seemed almost vacant, as if his mind had vanished into the void.

Then—without warning—the older soldier sprang forward.

Before the younger man could register what was happening, they had both tumbled to the ground in a clumsy heap. The younger soldier, clad in armor, hit the stone hard—his vision swimming from the impact. He opened his mouth to curse, but the words died on his lips.

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