FerriticMatrix

Waking up inside the ruins of an orphanage, Alexander finds himself chained and sold to slavery.
A modern metallurgist, trapped in ancient times, watch as he tries to play with the cards fate dealt him.
He will make plate armor, invent paper, build roads, teach governance and many more, as he tries to carve a place for himself.
But how can such things not attract jealous eyes?
The naval superpower- Cantagena,
The unstoppable army of- Exolas, 
The superpower of the east- Adhania,
The mercantile confederation- Sybarsis, 
The religious fanatics- Iyizarid, 
And the ever-present- Barbarians of the Barren Forrest,
All want something from each other.
In this ocean of sharks, follow a small carp as it struggles to leap through the dragon gate and establish a dynasty to outlast them all.

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Herald of Steel

"Congratulations my lord, you are a father!"

Opening the door with a great, big smile, Jupetus's greeting sounded as sweet as honey to Alexander.

Though she really did not need to spell it out, as the piercing cry of the infant shooting out of the door gave Alexander more than confirmation of that.

The normally irritating blasting cry now felt like the most calming sound to Alexander.

"Great! That's great!" He cheered, his heart immediately filling with glee as his face broke out into a huge smile.

And as the older woman opened the door further to signal him to go in, he found a slightly flushed, tired looking Cambyses swaddling a child wrapped in a warm towel in her arms, gently rocking them, as she tried to calm the crying baby down.

And as Alexander as he approached the bed,

"My lord, it's a healthy girl!" One of the midwives beamed, a statement that made his heart slightly skip a beat.

Two Children