Zentmeister

The year is 407 AD and Rome is at the precipice. In the West, a usurper by the name of Flavius Claudius Constantinus has declared himself emperor. By doing this, he and his traitor legions have fractured the Western Roman Empire into two. At the same time, the north bleeds! Countless germans swarm across the borders of the Empire and pillage its lands in their ruthless raids. Alaric, King of the Goths, rises to a position of prominence and threatens the ancient capital of the dying Empire with his barbarian hordes. As if things weren't bad enough, rumors from the east state that a mysterious power rises within the fogs of war, threatening to drown the Empire in a river of blood.

As a response to these threats, the indolent emperor Honorius has given orders to his supreme commander Flavius Stilicho to reclaim the province of Gaul from the usurper. However, should he leave the heartland of the Empire undefended, undoubtedly Alaric would invade. Thus, under the threat of barbarians at the gates, Stilicho dispatches a young roman general by the name of Titus Claudius Marcellus to bring an end to the reign of the usurper. Will Rome fall to the tides of barbarians and traitors alike? Or can Marcellus restore a world collapsing around him? Find out in Heir of Aurelian!

Heir of Aurelian

Weeks passed, and Sigefrida sat with Marcellus in a room while the man enjoyed a glass of wine. The barbarian beauty was visibly pregnant and could obviously not drink alcohol without fear of complications. Thus, she had a glass of distilled water in her hands. With a confident smirk on his face, the Roman Emperor asked the most prominent question in his mind.

"So tell me, how goes our efforts to keep the Sassanid Empire destabilized? There are no unforeseen factors, are there?"

A slight scoff emerged from Sigefrida's lips as she responded to the question with a hint of stoicism in her voice.

"As things currently stand, the Sassanid Empire is embroiled in a succession crisis. One that will not be resolved for some time. I have gone to great lengths to recruit an unlikely agent of chaos, and even I am surprised that she said yes."

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