Five against one. Well, four against one, as Numerius was bleeding out slowly from several wounds, and struggling to remain on his feet, let alone fight. Praxites faced Appius, a young man,…
Category: Fiction
The Greatest Ludus P5
Nepos arrived back to his villa just before the sun had reached its peak. The heat was slowly baking the earth into what felt like rock, and he was starting…
The Greatest Ludus P4
Titus Norbanus Nepos had held his suspicions that he might lose his most formidable warrior, but had quietly hoped the businessman Marcus Octavius Paulus would have a different arrangement in…
The Greatest Ludus P3
The hooded figure made their way down one of Rome’s many back alleys, past small market stalls, beggars and miscreants, all of whom tried to speak to them, or thrust…
The Greatest Ludus P2
“You stupid fuck!” Roared the giant of a man clad in light leather armour. As he shouted he slammed his wooden sword into another man’s ribcage, and for good measure…
The Greatest Ludus P1
Titus Norbanus Nepos awoke before his wife, and spent a few minutes watching her sleep. She always slept closer to the portal, so she could take advantage of the cool…
The Warlord P28
For the repatriated prisoners of war, adjusting to post-Awakening life was proving strange. Some found it easy; they had witnessed first hand the superior quality of human tactics. Others had…
The Warlord P27
The first attempt by Confederation officials to contact the Cadj cemented the inevitability of another war. Captain Sarah Kindle, now commanding the battlecruiser Mulan, had arrived back to the front…
The Warlord P26
He hadn’t been sure his friend would answer the call, but Acklaran stood by the shuttle port’s primary landing bay and allowed himself a small smile as the transport descended,…
Art and Cooking
Should that be the art of cooking, or maybe the cooking of art? No, not that last one. That might be seen as bad (and it won’t taste pleasant). I’ve…