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Leo Carter: The Accidental Time Traveler of Ancient Rome

Leo Carter is just your average 21st-century English major—slightly disorganized, perpetually late, and hopelessly hooked on the dramatic, old-school world of Shakespeare. But when a late-night study session with Julius Caesar unexpectedly turns into an accidental trip through time, Leo finds himself not in a college dorm, but smack-dab in the heart of ancient Rome. To make matters worse, Leo isn't just a tourist; he's holding a mysterious, glowing book that seems to pulse with a life of its own and whispers secrets that no modern-day student should ever know. Cue the eye-rolls from history buffs everywhere: Leo Carter, with his sneakers and too-tight jeans, is now the unlikely center of attention in a world full of toga-wearing senators, opportunistic politicians, and more backstabbing than a high school cafeteria. With the help of Gaius, a sharp-tongued scholar who suspects Leo's arrival is part of a bigger picture, Leo must navigate the bustling city streets, avoid unwanted attention from the guard, and figure out why his 21st-century self is now entangled in a centuries-old power struggle. All the while, he’s juggling his modern sensibilities with the unexpected—and often absurd—realities of life in ancient Rome, including questionable hygiene, impromptu gladiator fights, and more than one ill-timed “Et tu, Brute?” moment. As if that wasn't enough, there’s the book: a relic that some seek to control and others to destroy. With his own life on the line, Leo will have to learn the real lessons of ambition, loyalty, and how to properly make an entrance when surrounded by a crowd of toga-clad onlookers. And he might just find that some things—whether ancient or modern—are more timeless than they seem.
Author_2504 · 18.4K Views

Revenge of the Crimson Shadow

Eternal Cleansing Region, somewhere in the Aries Kingdom, midnight “Ohmmm~~~!” The sound of chanting was heard as pebbles jumped, buildings vibrated, and the ground shook. In a huge church, many figures in dark red robes were on their knees surrounding an altar, seemingly praying to a god. There were thousands upon thousands of figures, all chanting the same thing. The gargantuan church had very tall windows, with which housed stained glass. The church was very caliginous, only having the soft light of the moon to illuminate things through those windows. If one gazed up, a mural could be discerned within a cupola. It illustrated a devil lingering above the land, with which figures with red eyes stood; then, a huge sun encroaching upon the territory of that devil, and burning all that was. Afterward, the mural showed a few survivors, on their knees, worshiping what appeared to be a god floating in the air as the surrounding lands burned to ash. The robed figures surrounded an altar upon which stood an imposing golden statue of a muscular man, in nothing but a toga, holding out his hand. In his hand, burned a powerful flame. If one were to observe this statue, they would immediately notice the beautiful orange sapphire the size of one’s hand. This statue was six stories tall, reaching just below the cupola. “Ohmmm~~~!” everything shook once again due to the sheer power of those figures’ unified voices. All of the figures began to glow a soft reddish-orange holy light, reminiscent of the sun. The light began to get brighter, gradually overtaking the gentle light of the moon. On the altar, in the center, directly below the cupola, was another silhouette. This silhouette stood with its hands held out, radiating an even greater light than those below. “Ohmmm~~~!” the statue’s eyes began to shine a similar light. Moments later, the light from the robed figures began to wane, as if the statue was absorbing it. The silhouette below the statue, however, started glowing even brighter. Seconds passed. Seconds turned into minutes, and minutes, into hours. As every second ticked by, robed figures collapsed one after the other, their state unknown. The statue’s eyes were getting brighter as each fell. After seemingly an eternity, the silhouette’s light began to flicker out of existence. Just before it blinked out of the world, the statue’s eyes flared up, and the world seemingly stopped. The silhouette’s eyes began to match those of the statue. Suddenly, a deep, monotone voice escaped from the shadowy figure, “The boy with the Shadow Dragon Bloodline. Find him. Kill him. Wipe his whole lineage from the face of this region!” it boomed throughout the church, escaping through the walls as if they were illusory. People all throughout the region began to look in the direction of the church in response to some profound power. As the figure on the altar was speaking, cracks ,glowing the same color as the statue, began to appear around its body. As soon as the silhouette stopped speaking, it collapsed and the statue’s radiant glow began to fade. “Ohmmm~~~!” echoed out once more.
TheScaredOne · 6.7K Views

Life and Death: Lendas de Olímpia

Capa feita por @Killius_Catrence No meio de uma grande guerra por território entre orcs e elfos, surge um novo inimigo: os titãs. Criaturas tão antigas e poderosas quanto os próprios deuses, temidas por sua crueldade e sede de dominação. Diante de tal ameaça, os dois lados junto a seus aliados se juntam em um único grande exército com um só objetivo: Eliminar os titãs. Porém, mesmo com todo o mundo se unindo e combinando a magia dos elfos, a força dos orcs e a tecnologia avançada dos humanos, nada disso foi capaz de pará-los. Após derrota atrás de derrota,surge uma luz de esperança, os Deuses decidem interferir. Os panteões Grego, Nórdico, Japonês e muitos outros haviam entrado em um acordo, eles dariam seus poderes aos mortais para que os titãs pudessem ser banidos uma última vez. Anos depois, os poderes dos deuses acabaram se tornando parte do dia-a-dia das pessoas, as chamadas Dádivas Divinas são utilizadas mundialmente como uma forma de agradecer aos Deuses por sua ajuda. Nos tempos atuais, várias escolas especializadas em ensinar tudo sobre as Dádivas e seus usuários são chamados de Semi-Deuses. Em uma das mais famosas escolas de todas, Olímpia, localizada na cidade de Ivory, uma orc chamada Toga, Semi-Deusa da Natureza,sonha em ser a mais poderosa semi deusa de sua aldeia, mas seus planos são perturbados quando ela conhece um poderoso semi deus da morte, um Dullahan chamado Zakk que acaba a envolvendo em seus peculiares problemas familiares...
Carl_Saints · 31.6K Views

Penuh Cinta

Menjadi Pribadi Yang Penuh Cinta _Ferdi holago_ Peristiwa ini terjadi di sumatera selatan. Seorang Jaksa PU menyampaikan tuntutan terhadap seorang nenek yang terpaksa menjalani persidangan karena dituduh mencuri singkong. Sang hakim menyimak tuntutan itu dengan baik. Karena nenek itu berdalih bahwa hidupnya sangat miskin, cucunya sedang lapar, sementara anak lelakinya sedang sakit. Menejer dari perusahaan yang merasa dirugikan oleh tindakan Si nenek tak berubah sikap. Ia tetap pada tuntutannya, dengan dengan alasan agar hal ini menjadi peringatan bagi warga lainnya. Sang hakim tercenung. Karena tak bisa berbuat banyak. Hukum harus tetap ditegakkan. Dengan berat hati sang hakim pun memutuskan, "maafkan saya," katanya sambil memandang nenek yang dari tadi menampakkan wajah yang sendu. "saya tak dapat membuat pengecualian hukum, hukum tetap hukum, jadi Anda harus dihukum. Saya mendenda Anda Rp 1 juta dan jika anda tidak mampu bayar, Anda harus masuk penjara 2,5 tahun, seperti tuntutan jaksa PU." Nenek itu tertunduk lemas. Tapi hanya bisa pasrah, jangankan 1 juta. Bahkan untuk makan esok hari saja Ia sangat kesulitan. Tak lama, tiba tiba Sang hakim melepaskan topi toganya. Ia membuka dompetnya, mengambil, dan memasukkan uang Rp 1 juta ke dalam topi toga yang dipegangnya. Ia lantas berkata kepada hadirin, "saya atas nama pengadilan, juga menjatuhkan denda kepada tiap orang yang hadir di ruang sidang ini sebesar Rp 50 ribu, sebab menetap di kota ini, tapi membiarkan seseorang kelaparan sampai harus mencuri untuk memberi makan cucunya. Saudara panitera tolong kumpulkan dendanya dalam topi toga lalu berikan semua hasilnya kepada terdakwa." Hadirinpun tak ragu memasukkan uang di dompetnya kedalam topi sang hakim. Saat pulang dari ruang sidang, sang nenek meninggalkan ruang sidang dengan wajah haru. Ia pulang membawa uang 3,5 juta, termasuk uang 50 ribu yang diberikan oleh manajer perusahaan yang menuntutnya. Sang manajer wajahnya kecut karena sudah menuntutnya. Sekian. **** √ ™CINTA, KASIH SAYANG, DAN PERSAUDARAAN ADALAH HARTA PALING BERHARGA BAGI MANUSIA.™ #lomba_nulis
Ferdi_Holago · 6.3K Views

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COVER NOT MINE Angel Adams might just have to be the unluckiest kid in the block but being a literal angel after death? Adams is rough around the edges who knew he was actually just a diamond in the rough waiting to be chipped out and death was the only way to do it. *** I open my eyes and the building's gone, I look ahead at the water body ahead and city lights, hooting, with the wind lifting me, my wings are still on fire and there's lightning coming out of my fists. I hear screeching behind me and veer around to see the most disgusting race of demons I've ever seen_on the internet, with these huge bat wings and blades on the edges, their fingers were blades too with fire coming out of their eyes, they were only two of em. "That one's ripe for the taking" "I don't want no trouble_Rafe? Raphael? Hey homie, I got trouble out here" I laugh when nothing's happened and my wings are gliding on the wind thermal, I can see my reflection on the water clearly, I face them smiling. "Hey, I'm Angel...Hail Satan" "You're coming with us" The demon pulls out a huge sword and I pull back. "Back up" I raise my flaming hand but they don't balk. "Uhh..the power compels thee?" They exchange looks like I'm crazy and I feel the heat rising and an extreme amount of fire and lightning comes shooting out of my hand to scorch them. I turn to fly away and look at my hand "That worked?" The demons double up to four, screeching, I curse trying to evade the hail of blades coming at me and wince at the one that stabs my feet, I let myself drop in the water and the fire on my wings is still persistent. Fire in water, how unbelievable. I hold my breath and grit my teeth pulling out the daggers, no blood, the demons were floating above water just waiting for me like a swarm of killer bees but what could be worse? It's been 2 minutes and I'm still underwater, my lungs were gonna give out anytime soon, my brain if I had any would be swelling, air bubbles escape and I'm still breathing. I see a light from under me and a woman's face appears. "Come on!" I stir in the undertows and swim down into the portal, the place kind of turns upside down and I'm going down. "Oh geez, work!" I focus on getting my wings to flap and scream as the force of the wind pushes me down, a fire ignites around me and I'm falling like a comet. I'm hyperventilating and my eyes fly around although I see nothing. I stop in the air when something clutches my foot. The fire goes out and I spin in the air and my wings open to glide on the thermal, the first thing I saw was the lady, grinning. "You are one hot angel number" She has this flowing white hair and a doll face with huge wings and white armor. She smirks at me and I push back when the sky starts turning blood red and her lips tear open showing nasty teeth. She grips my shoulders with her webbed talons and tries to take a bite out of me. "I know you want me but can't you be a little gentle?" I push her face away and she screeches as the jolt from my hand plummeting. I look around at what looked like a giant geyser full of burning hot water and more creatures like her were coming at me in swarms. "Hades called, he wants his uglies back" I put my fist out and a cyclone of electricity encompasses them, they screech convulsing and they drop into the water. I float away to a waterfall and I'm outnumbered. "You belong with us" One pointed a nasty claw at me. "There's no place like home, there's no place like home" I repeat to myself and I'm still in this hell house. "Rafe? Anytime now!" A hand muffles my voice from behind and pulls me back, I roll into another dimension and look up at Rafe in new clothes, my eyes dart around at the forest with peculiar kinds of leaves and what looked like a prism rose bush. He helps me up and I pull back adjusting my toga "All better" "What's happening, why's everyone trying to get me?"
FavourEkele_1969 · 27.6K Views
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