Antlittle20

"The world is full of mystery. I've heard that all my life and it seems to be true. But if I go through something mysterious myself, will I be believed? Maybe I'll think I'm crazy, or everything that happens to me in my everyday life is just something I'm dreaming and soon I'll wake up. Questions without answers..."
Everything changes after he returns from a pilgrimage to a miraculous statue of the Holy Virgin Mary, when he becomes the victim of a plane accident in which, with no hope left, he prays alongside the other passengers, gives his final blessing, and then... And then what?
He wakes up on a bench. Where exactly? Right in the heart of the most important square in the world, in Rome, caput mundi, as the Latins used to say. What is he doing there? He remembered the airplane accident, but he also had other memories. How did he get here, what year is it? He was at the Vatican, but still... Is it the year 1492?!

When You Transmigrate to Other Times

While I was trying to console Marcus, Cesare made a sudden and unexpected visit. I say "sudden" because he barged in with such force that he nearly broke the door.

"Antonio, we're not done talking!" he said, visibly irritated.

"Cesare, you know... I think it's better if we end our discussion here. It was nice while it lasted, but you're the cardinal of Rome, and I'm just a canon in a remote diocese. I don't think we're suited for each other... Find yourself another cardinal to satiate your desires, okay?"

"What are you implying, Antonio? All the cardinals are over 50 and hideous as hell. You're the only one who—"

"I don't care... Besides, you must have done it before, right? Go back to your old life."

"I can't... Just because of you... You're a bastard who changed my life in a few days with your kindness. Now it seems you've turned into a demon, haven't you?"

Chapter XXV: Why Settle for One When You Can Have More?