MidnightMK

There were two souls.

One was assiduous with an unyielding will. One was effortlessly cunning with wisdom beyond many.

And now, they are one. The universe will pray.

*** *** ***

Marcius Aemilia was killed during a duel because his opponent cheated by using a vicious poison.

Fortunately, he was resurrected by an outer god with an agenda.

Agreeing to be the god's agent within his homeland, Marcius was now back with a vengeance and dedication to save his family and clan from their unjustified demise.

But wait. He was not alone.

Along with Marcius, came the soul of Joseph Redwoods, who had read all the future events of Marcius's world from the pages of a novel.

So, what do you get when you combine the souls of a vengeful heir and a cunning geek?

Chaos, mayhem, disaster and good old ass-kicking.

*** *** ***

The Revenant King of Rubrum

Marcius looked toward the duke he owed his allegiance to, since he excepted his liege lord to start the conversation first. It clearly would not be him who started the talk.


But Caelus Farnese just looked at him for a while without saying anything. And after a moment, the duke let out an inaudible sigh and started speaking.


"To be honest, Marcius Aemilia, I do not know how to start this conversation with you. You are an enigma for the people of the northern regions. Almost everyone envied your sudden rise to power and influence. They saw that the Aemilia clan had slowly transformed into a strong player within the Farnese dukedom… my dukedom. But at the same time, no one understood how you were able to reach such a position just within a very few years of time." The duke spoke as he picked up the jar that contained the red wine from his table and poured two glasses for both of them


A Deep Discussion