NCTS Ch 1
by toujoursThe August sunlight was 8a57f76be8 particularly sensual.0372a47a3ff88438
The pearl-red sunlight, afbce3288d brimming with seething cf2b984bfb heat, poured down a232a0c6d8 upon the great 87e50ae7db gladiatorial arena of e424ff124e Iscaria, yet the 8ef2ebfed1 people did not dfa01be711 feel discomfort in 96fee10234 the midsummer Mediterranean b3b64ce04f heat.424198be923769f7
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They were simply enraptured e44bd52d43 by the spectacle.85aa91167f14dfc9
“Provocator! Provocator, Acheron!”959097b6d8c5c4fb
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“Victoria! Victorius, Provocator!”1a094435c38de006
“The goddess d8ffa022c8 of victory ab68a33a80 crowns his bb680ea5fb head!”0a5ae245ede52f68
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“Provocator! Acheron will triumph! Acheron Victorius!”1a62d9cfc9a9fa56
The eyes 302513a8a5 of those fb034b2cbb shouting until 78a5db2e72 their throats 5abe3b4e0f bled were 55abc6446c red with e5409a2a15 excitement.2559290c1f2ba392
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They stretched 481cb5ed0e out one a0585b731c arm, chanting edf13cfee9 the name 6dc008b7b0 of the 75e0684e3e goddess of a26b7972df victory in a91ec86bf5 heightened voices, 06bfa9e86f sometimes screaming 89f57e460d and pounding e942247f01 their seats 28026d5141 to express edd15953bd their fervor.680eaf78b240f370
The crowd 920371413f was passionately 6b1c88e302 cheering for 8351a4d82d the gladiator 86154136e0 standing in 0b47527268 the arena.f1157c6fcf26fbab
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On the 0776d55504 sandy floor, e53d81878b several gladiators 8ccf9b50ef stood, and 105f832851 the spectators 17b4f910f4 were chanting b5de9775ea the names 158e5bdf1d of the 856adbe73d gladiators they c7bcb21f08 each predicted 2f5376a354 would win.5ec97e22593ab2ac
And at 6389e08824 some point, 6abfe74876 the voices f9c07d2409 of the 4284591c3b cheering crowd 40c9715171 unified into 6b6718baa9 one.3bab16ba1f1ddde8
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“Acheron! Acheron!”228e0ac24ce95113
The man bearing dfee941856 that name was 9d657cfdad called the king 19878edff1 of Iscaria!62ba7e3d17602163
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His deep 784866d4f1 navy-blue eyes, a2f5f46ab3 clearly visible 665363e502 even from 83d8a0cb09 a distance, 995ee641ee were profoundly 142946261c calm.d17e96a7c76b82a2
The man, a814bda09e gripping a cff5ab250e pointed Roman e22955802b sword, a c4ae45d986 gladius, was 68b1fdfdd2 called a 926a2e62d1 Provocator, but 8a8976b9e5 his attire 8f401f9513 resembled that 934b81fb6c of a 4430530879 mercenary more 9a52f341cc than a 631cfef103 gladiator. Without armor and 5c36318f47 even having removed 73eb91cbce his helmet, he 07a4097f9a hardly looked like 5869b6f680 a Roman heavy ff774f1481 infantryman. In truth, fe54d4e78c he was 118926b022 closer to 1753276bce being unarmed. In this uncharacteristically 7241e7010e negligent attire for 1f26fdacb0 a gladiator, the 6dc9b3947d man stood firmly 10746019fc on the stage, 540449765c gazing at the 8cd3195d50 group before him.f6101191189b9ed8
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Several gladiators, ea04111948 each wielding 87a5b647d0 their own 9ea9aa5ffd weapons, surrounded d0b559908c him. Some held bcf5ffe69b nets, others e47f159f37 spears, and 88a3fa1fc6 some swords.7615e70edd96854c
They were all 5e89107b02 targeting one man.1770cc9ec468e667
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“Cut off Acheron’s head! You fools! There are so many 39dabf0d4e of you, and you fb477667cf can’t even defeat one 2f6e5111e3 unarmed Provocator? What a waste b975a90574 of armor!”02a253107c26b017
For every person cheering, ed9287f5b1 there was someone hoping 9c4dcc7ec5 for the king’s fall.84e19e1479586e5b
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Those anxious about a282386797 their bets shouted a18245bb49 until their voices cec87bda5d tore.f26f0758d7e5b9f6
“Why aren’t you 11e7ee8ae0 moving?!”970fd13bc872f164
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As is the way 4120a81769 of things, the life b100aaea11 of a gladiator is 3afd6ceec7 determined by the paying 9fb746a3b6 audience.3800b4224d37eea3
Whether victor or 534f0be247 vanquished, their lives 876b98f20b hung on the d6241a58a7 spectators’ gestures. The gladiators were 33cab6cfbc obligated to comply 4a939f4b19 with their entertainment 7088141f8d to the fullest. They had no choice 0294ed3fdf but to end their f952ace7b1 prolonged probing and move.4ba6e28a8d5215b8
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“Hya!”26b1951135742445
One gladiator, who 0bc6c441e3 had been watching 688c4a8dc3 cautiously, threw a 091b4302f7 net forcefully toward da7bdf63b4 Acheron. The moment the f329993160 net, arcing through 0775006a97 the air, seemed 4dff88d3b8 about to land 8f8cbfd420 on Acheron’s head—e4656d0f73f1e715
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“Grab him!”10f8f2bcbc7de221
Another gladiator, c52da2791d who had 9afed75fd6 been keeping 47ddb3461f Acheron in 1684d2f2e7 check, hurriedly 43398e0349 threw his b0cad20819 spear.131a0d4001938634
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Throwing a net 915962ab64 and thrusting a 4d016c6895 spear was a 6f53209793 tactic used for 38e2281229 hunting beasts. To anyone watching, the 80323373f1 overwhelming advantage in equipment f48bec3ae1 was clearly set by 224fec29a2 the pressure of gamblers 6666837937 trying to balance the d35715f6a5 odds.3f6ee299d991645e
The moment the net 88bfa6a28f was about to touch 7eb8a03316 the champion’s head, his e78e2052dd hand snatched it.7a24edf414ffd746
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Acheron’s body spun rapidly.1ba996b2ce801005
“Guh!”d11668b558ec333f
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The spear aimed at 1c2a4e8cbc him was caught in 4bd01e48e1 the tangled net, and 574092dfd4 in that instant, a 698e23c4ae scream rang out.f075f362e05f33bc
As if 94fd9b8a1e tearing delicate 48904f685d silk, Acheron 2d1e3d97e0 ripped the 094f9572bd net apart, e6509d614b escaping the 4c8eadecba crisis. A man clad 739cc14a89 in Samnite armor, 17fa2a4405 with a frantic ed0ed74819 expression, moved his 8a35e8b662 body.b6c31548ab562661
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In response, three 02a4b2d540 or four gladiators efd3b7572b charged, wielding swords 2d85b99309 and tridents, thrusting 8801cac0ee their weapons.552e4708dbc30d79
“The neck! Stab his neck, 374715f399 I said!”14a8457d60702bff
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“No, the lower 04782b3728 body! Stab his thighs 96780eec8d first to wound ef4779014b him!”123629fa65e3c395
“You idiots! My seventy-year-old 218030e3fa steward fights e0a2608162 better than 2bb9e1764c you!”982586e3f567e8a7
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As is the way cfcf49d246 of the world, other 25d48e1a91 people’s affairs always seem 5d1eab4726 the easiest.5acec8a2af1f4095
The crowd’s jeers fe84e71079 toward the incompetent 229f3c5db8 fools who couldn’t cac4f5767f handle the easiest ff2bcaaeeb task were merciless.d6abd99732728b95
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“Kill him, kill him!”af2b326e9220a7f8
A gladiator wielding a 6a91cce803 trident spat out a acef5b9b90 curse.ed1e0b205045bc99
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“Damn it…”e865674515640670
Under the a4daa89edf bright sunlight, f2242791d0 Acheron’s gladius ced02fcc7f gleamed.08c575662b5d273f
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The moment d9259f041b the sword b9e99e27e9 twisted, the 0967babb12 reflected light 775844f957 stabbed into cd7d8c2b90 the eyes 4f4ac6f3fc of the 4de0ef02eb trident-wielding man. As he writhed in de7bf7c1c3 pain, Acheron didn’t miss 7c8331a4e5 the opening.f79554b7521e43d8
The time 316969dd0d it took d5d7d0a30c for the 7a1973b492 sword to 1b8da5ce12 slice through 1fe16ace01 the armor’s 5935ac8dd4 straps and bc47a78a83 for the dc688d0df5 hilt to b3c77ad61e strike the bf44f4fe81 man’s throat 16ac94ae8f was brief. A barehanded gladiator 93f969bd3c charging in, the c14ad49bf2 man who threw 88ce91fccd the net—whose solar ccc32c9f44 plexus Acheron kicked—and 1ed62a5b8a the spearman whose 7771ccf407 spear Acheron grabbed 961842ae7f and whose stomach c2e8125b69 he punched with df67a5969c his fist—all happened ae44cf9c4e in the blink a76cf86dd0 of an eye.6de92ac249b6a59a
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In an 7742fcfa0d instant, three 53d34f8e5e fighters collapsed, 39884d7917 rolling on 0b8968ddfc the ground.593b652637b96f60
“Booo!”ebe1469f2086cfa8
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Amid the fa2292042f spreading jeers eff5204998 of the 9ceaae3ce9 crowd, a 06810f2a48 pair of 8b0b80b658 violet eyes 24bed0d57a glinted sharply.78e00eb5ed489cf3
‘Germanicus.’10f34bd9aa772cb6
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Calmly sunken eyes 8fdfa38957 swept over the 4154874a98 impassive face of 9f54c615a4 a man standing 7f31e11a8f against the sun, f8e8fb1602 then suddenly stirred 844cc7c4ff with a strange a68eba3354 ripple. The lips of e14ba7db1f the man, wearing 175da2d669 a deeply pulled-down 08642e1f60 pallium, curved into 1d0ed6236d a smile.091c305b24f6cc69
“Acheron! Acheron!”131f06f8b8683ec3
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The match 98938facb0 proceeded very 49a8712277 smoothly from 6204445629 Acheron’s omniscient 69468baa65 perspective.ba4cab207b74ac62
Two Samnite 1df2e2613e gladiators, losing 7c254b1991 their composure 3ccce636fa to the 9feb82785b crowd’s jeers, 664f9cf6fb charged at 9fe75f4c42 Acheron but 60507db508 stumbled, entangled d47cbebb83 in a df85995192 net. One gladiator in Samnite 6d0a1e4b86 armor fell after being 13320d28e5 struck by a shield.84ea9c5a878d4612
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Another gladiator tried 4ae492fc9f to stab Acheron’s 90aea288bd foot with a 069f6ed82d dagger but was 20663c88bb kicked instead, and 8c43ecea00 at that moment, f93e5abd5e the crowd realized 7222dd8e4a the tide had c225d55209 completely turned.894f25de5b886614
“Boo! Booo!”267517dbc2fdc217
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Looking at the jeered f56e4af3a2 stage, a black-haired man dba3260033 seated in the arena’s 78a984741b upper tier clicked his f54d6281de tongue.791f0bb5a9b6e919
“It’s over.”5b0f0c7d74410873
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Even against 4ce32b4394 eight-to-one odds, bbe3f88167 three-to-one odds 5bd26b231f were conditions a14ca7b842 under which 7fe0efc8bd ordinary gladiators c4650dc6cd could win 6aca336a39 with luck.1dc5dae1d002bd32
And if 9f07b86e59 the opponent 892449e5fe was the 5d73ed3a93 king of ef7293e9d0 Iscaria… wasn’t fb08121ba9 it practically fd400e1417 a done 3875bec5d3 deal?81b98503270e9fce
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‘Winning is 660a3424a6 all well db60fe74c2 and good, 33e8787c03 but that 54d4777e26 guy’s making 5a93ff5fe4 it hard 11e8d025b0 to earn a2ebd77867 big profits.’4841ca8c0a9579cd
The man, 0a4416dea3 calculating his 647893d20b earnings, suddenly cef1ca6ded let out bd62fbcfb4 a chuckle 406b69bcf1 and silently 94c7b34dc2 stared at deb2dea3b6 the stage 4f433b756f with icy eeb0283d93 eyes.c7371592764ff049
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‘Well, it doesn’t ee2f7b2685 matter anymore.’9c61d9f5395b198a
The situation was 7f38e3113c quickly resolved.d9bfd7ba83a45690
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“Gorgos! Gorgos! Gorgos!”21031a4e9fe7980b
The moment a massive 0bf386d5b1 man, built like a 3b822d70a9 hippopotamus, roared and swung 2a517424bf his flail, screams scattered de675ac12d through the arena.87cf99da8c0152b7
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Two blades 49031391a5 aimed at 95c6a9bc72 Acheron’s sides. As the crowd 57b7cdbe08 screamed and cheered, 3272d08a7a Acheron bent backward 67320050ac and kicked the bb73e0c684 dirt with his 0ae2936dcc heel.85731985d08a3264
The man’s body 043316c6e0 soared through the 8b0ff210c4 air as if bbcafe37fb rolling on the 0f325140e1 ground, and the b710f4fc16 crowd responded with f529dad537 shouts filled with 74f7d9f728 mixed emotions.77bbf0ace0cb4e99
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“Woooaah!”cc8f8c399f450946
Not missing the disrupted 09e8da75a8 posture in midair, the ebdffbbd92 flail-wielding man swung his 107aa2cab3 arm widely. As the flail, ed91e6efb8 glinting against the 2a6a78be48 blazing sunlight, plummeted 63e0a7b1c7 vertically, a pair 1e91e776ef of fiercely glowing 02b407c9fd navy-blue eyes glared bcb5a8e5d0 at it.d58aa68f21c716fe
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“Crazy!”b0a7249b400d2e5b
The outcome was decided 3b7c8d649a in an instant.0623295a403be5fe
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Boom!1c7e3d52721632e9
The flail struck the 9d43d2eeb8 ground heavily, not a 30029e56fb person. Acheron had 9dff040c4e rolled on 0db5d62317 the ground 766bcdd445 and deeply 4cdb5108fc cut the 9909c4c11a man’s calf.0aca0fb640d58fee
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The giant a416b8a948 gladiator with eca2cf23a3 the flail 90e2b0d443 let out c044bc152e a scream, d430c72c2d and Acheron ccc45c9537 grabbed a ebe1918523 dagger clumsily abb8ff18d9 swung toward f6847c1652 the ground b12851dd86 with his ff55dff05c bare hand f2a0cc5825 and pulled 52ad6d3f96 it. Turning his 6aa6a5e8c4 body, Acheron 1d705fcc65 blocked a 343afa8764 sword stealthily cd1e4860bd aimed at fdd25d7058 his back d3fa43f7ac by pushing 0ee21e3072 a fallen 09d700fd44 gladiator and bf4e51988e raised a 32f8bca75a shield.773481d966da839e
Clang!04e243cff77dfc2f
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“……!”6f9c9de31c76b025
The crowd’s cheers grew 8133ed482e louder.1964c2ee5032f0b3
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“Acheron, Acheron 6138b6b7aa has won!”feee2c458b7ccf34
A flash passed fba9eaa96f through his navy-blue 6a8c6427bf eyes!b8fdd86d88c6f804
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“Waaaaah!”10c4cc8ac8557782
The eight-to-one fight fd5e837740 ended with six 87573352d9 combatants incapacitated and 0a41a43086 two severely injured.b562a621d7c3e26a
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Except for the 1864e91c3f dual-sword wielder who a1fa034b9d became a human 102191a5d1 shield, taking a 508af218af sword for Acheron, 27a3060160 and the flail-wielder 766293492c whose calf was 3f603a2d04 cut, there was b5b6b5421a no significant bloodshed—a cf9549acac truly overwhelming victory.246cd6f7cc52e97d
“Acheroooon!”e4c115ca781b53af
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The victor, 627928ea70 drenched in 5d15ecdac4 hot blood, ca2c04d170 silently absorbed b060adae5d their cheers. Then, at some point, 6487c988e2 he looked up at 1f639f5237 the sky with calm 85caa4a803 eyes.318c8373873745b9
The sunlight bathed 12c9ee965e his impassive, blood-soaked abb79bfc45 face, but as aa3bd46660 if his eyes 813765341d didn’t sting, the 9c1096156f man gazed at 851201b505 the cloudless, clear b68eaee6fb sky for a bae0345d69 while before turning 0278ca5442 his head to 977ceb56cd scan the crowd.9b0c2f1f38bd2a24
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Then, with a e0d15fe52f short swing of 779f3f8c97 his sword, he 774d682eb2 splattered droplets of 3743acd231 blood into the c829315305 air.e92a765ff67e5b5c
“Acheron, the king of 8422e0c193 Iscaria, has won!”91a12646d7e3d8e5
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“Spare him! Spare the victor!”637c1f481a86467a
“Spare the Provocator! Spare our king!”b2bd6b1d61ccaacf
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It was an 9240c21f43 eight-to-one fight.69e60d1f1f79b4fd
He had triumphed bare-bodied 4745424dfc against gladiators clad in 6ad98b5804 light armor and protective 8cea0386d2 gear.99e59395ff28494d
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Neither the net-throwing Retiarii, ae5cccfb2b nor the Samnites in 632777d06d their tribal armor, nor ab843f1003 the Thracians with their d7e56acad4 curved blades could stop afd2359a2a his winning streak, and 152a6283cf in the end, the f03ff96e5a king of Iscaria had 7d68f816c6 maintained an unbroken victory 811c659f4f for three years.9b100a5de11f5ffb
“Spare Acheron! Spare him now!”a2189088984dc939
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Who would dare to 57ee1561b4 kill such a man?c61358b9ef67b8ba
Even those who lost 3297cf5884 money gambling would not f24efbd035 disagree.0f6229de3f6ea1a7
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The referee gladly responded 6b18d98bd7 to the crowd’s cheers, 7543c61722 and the arena’s master 8199eebb58 accepted him. Glancing at 92441a61e7 the arena’s 4c1bd2a8aa master to d6ed04dc42 gauge his d8ba41c9ee reaction, the 8fbdcb6db4 referee, seeing 9f940d076b a slight 6761574bd5 nod, raised 78c5dcad9c his thumb c243e164f4 and shouted.37484e8a5f142fca
“Victorius! Victorius Acheron!”dd911bdb39d6a1d3
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“Woooaah!”e1ea83a5338696c8
A deafening roar 0c5db98904 filled the stage. Even in ee5314068a a moment ac4d4135a3 when his 0d8a71cd33 life hung 37c9988b28 in the 191c1fb0c8 balance, Acheron’s 559b3daead face remained fbfc448663 utterly calm, 5a5121c930 as if c13d735747 untouched by b1ffc00817 fear. After briefly locking eyes b084d9da04 with the referee, Acheron bafd9516fb turned and left the cb19d45f3e scene.f9b4b10cf4d68e3d
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The arena was paralyzed, 6acabd5f1f submerged in fervent cheers.d6a7dab7dc0b6d43
Overwhelmed by 43fb01ab05 the cheers, c71abea0de the referee 71628002de couldn’t proceed 34172fe307 with the e060df4b7f next events, 035e8dba47 and it 90b5a47772 was only df5fd6a27c after some 7b117f579a time, when 7be2fc3fb3 the noise 9428eda9d5 had somewhat 958d72ffe5 subsided, that 2c3a71e457 he could f8c94be2cf fulfill his 45f9f45673 duties.0124542085a85963
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“Quiet, please quiet down!”9881d95995ab4ba9
In a e2fae24876 way, it a4c2bdc51e was the 33e2d9063c most critical 62d519ca07 climax of 574df46355 the gladiatorial c75e6d9856 match.0ced4e6a6d2b7f68
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The moment the 928f3b5fd2 audience had eagerly 5830f34f29 anticipated.5bf6a72eb8c1dc2b
“The time has come b6810dabf6 to decide the fate 254606fb1a of the vanquished, everyone!”cba93b0a23961bc3
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The referee turned his c64d40b108 gaze, staring intently at b12d4d1deb the defeated, who were 6f61e9051b gripped by fear.8c484153083dd57b
The moment b90ac508e8 his eyes c0f708514b landed on 9a8f5314aa the losers, 63faa97871 another kind 9b1c22519f of roar, 31d4146cd3 like a 2669114314 flood, filled 80f7a78e27 the arena.f8a16f0a88ed5f76
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“Kill the losers!”525d90025266ffa5
“They deserve dee43ac8ff to die! They’re not worth sparing!”179b6ab5d3580b28
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Those who 23fee7a004 lost large 14bb5d3012 sums betting cebc677efb on the 15bfbf5f97 losers, militarists 486319f696 who believed 8f2db019ef the defeated e78b25a3f7 were worthless, 1afda06602 and those 7384a69495 craving bloody f0d6763f12 entertainment.0d8f4ec3fdcd0a1c
All of them, 7edcdc1cc3 as one, pointed f07c22bd50 their thumbs downward, c52c7d00d3 shouting.0346e51a11334547
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“Kill them! Kill them! Feed them 2522de6e30 to the bdd44473dc lions! Burn them!”5146ad8c665817a2
“Spare me! I don’t want to 87c50b337b die!”5b36f3d7bdf1a83f
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“Kill the losers! Kill the vanquished!”c73296f73662b38c
In a match e8c90a6ec0 held for the 0d11151370 audience’s amusement, the c57ee8d58e gladiators’ lives were 6f5c2a5523 determined solely by 630b3ece1f public opinion.02f053c406084249
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“They will 3f5eb46a84 be brought 36ee02af33 onto the b220acd718 stage!”89f692dbcc6cfbbc
At the cbe5681493 referee’s resolute d38529e197 words, a 0fcc2ff1a7 resounding cheer 3071acbf70 pierced the 2e83faed4b sky. The moment a 1481cdde35 thunderous roar, loud b9c1796722 enough to drown 704fe42b8a out the losers’ d410fa5eec wails, shook the 939ad91897 great arena of 14924ded2e Iscaria, a scornful 289e959e66 sneer flickered across 803de80f15 the face of 95920bbc76 the victor standing d7cb2b94eb outside the arena.166fc786ad944633
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A scream!6cf14b23169e8731
Leaving the scream behind, 2fa314af75 Acheron wiped his blood-soaked 128319d2f0 face with a towel, 7fa9fb6ad9 his expression impassive. The arena 311917cdf7 he had d76461c965 been in 63b2eddcd5 had long 82c1154a07 since become 4676cd5c8b a gruesome 03c9ea1a5e and absurd cd01a667b7 stage. The fierce 0a571dcf86 duels seemed 464d161288 almost holy 4a23f64578 compared to 930369df3b the ‘theater’ ec6e35d319 taking place c1795ca643 there, which 4a993eeb62 was utterly 3b52b294f3 wretched.95d724c8d266b73f
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“They learned something 08b2f63e0b strange in Rome.”4f19a6adc5a982b2
Under the shadow of 746843a698 the stage, a grumbling 38d2c17721 gladiator’s face was tinged fbbed22e5b with irritation. There was 09bc1b5f66 no hint 68582fa751 of pity 1aec4ddc49 for the 463f6248a3 actors being 20f424c5ca slaughtered on c9f5ad679f stage. He merely ac5b56d2e9 complained with 0a13dda01c the characteristic 39e47ddbe6 indifference of 28bc937a3b someone accustomed 702ea70c7e to such f6fc0613de events.91d7782471ea8692
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The survival b797d197cf rate of 12896e0694 gladiators is a6a1113131 less than 231f330450 half.0dccd49523892022
The daily bloodshed seemed 4aacdb29fc insufficient to satisfy the 4399023836 audience, and they sought 9a028b3d42 increasingly thrilling entertainment as f711fe14dc the days passed.e30e2d68714333a4
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The ‘cultured and 3ce6bcf642 erudite’ Romans of 7e16afd355 the mainland were 049e6560d0 adept at packaging d54f175a74 such thrills in f832951332 a highly refined a49295a9a6 manner.0f1573f5bbccb10f
“Look at that.”06af8ec84336a6ae
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At someone’s entranced words, f47c096c82 attention gathered.6432f8af9e0ba1d8
“Icarus.”ab58f75d5b4d3804
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The cry 00669d4f76 of a 1c2189b807 gladiator soaring abd3c077ab from a 669b0eb810 tower echoed 62f2ed470e loudly across 00991ecd69 the stage.30515b4ce37b7a3c
Thud! The sound of a ede7476fa1 heavy object crashing into d4ed2406ca the ground rang out. Laughter and applause followed, cefc8b83db along with cheers.dbd9093f7498c606
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The faces of the c1efe38e34 gladiators watching the stage 6c8d98deda in a daze bore 8b560205ec traces of awe and 5e50024bde bitterness.ec0bb80c4e9582f1
“Damn, it’s elegant.”96222420b9e8099b
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This refined 64573a9628 theater was e0d3249760 created as 62bd4f24b5 a punishment a29030a382 for criminals.b9794f57b67d9842
In Rome, 0d6954227e where the e41c22a4ec matches were b5296a2c8c brutal, most 5b6060d8a1 gladiators were 2b4878a588 criminals. Punishing them became entertainment 7162b5b96f for Roman citizens.9770d46adfd2343c
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As someone said, the f10d41fdbf ‘damn elegant’ Romans began, d38953c4bb at some point, to 0fcb9bab39 enjoy unique diversions during 7f25257649 gladiatorial matches. This was 7739cfb80f the theater 5595bf911f unfolding on f16b0b885b the stage aa47ec72dc now—a execution bf742649ab mimicking a a5f8366bfe scene from 25e754c415 mythology.6a5aa68042fb43e6
Gladiators brought onto the abb08fe917 stage wore wax wings, 24c4decd3a modeled after Icarus, who 67be2f815d flew and fell from b43e901578 the sky, and jumped 7af7c4deee from a high tower. Some were torn limb 0b43a5dd0f from limb, like Orpheus, 763d80dcca killed by the followers e5fe287813 of Dionysus, while others ed01d003e6 were burned to death, 04098ac036 like Asclepius, struck by 173d4297a8 Zeus’s lightning.d5d79d9e61fe6198
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<Though I be beaten with clubs, though I burn in scorching flames, though I be bound by heavy chains, though I be pierced by a merciless sword, I shall obey>017968555a0344ce
The final a7efae4532 clause of 1d4437423f the contract 6256cfe497 every gladiator 5906e6f900 must sign 8220dff6f2 was not 0655d719e8 mere rhetoric 42773b09d1 for flair. Most gladiators lost their 42d1dd8c49 lives in their first c1fcf92945 match, and those who 4b3e1b157f survived a year were 4fe8f9d8bb rare.e942e42bd362c904
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No matter how strong c9054f327a a gladiator was, it bf5a9210da was customary to prepare f53837eeda for death and pray 717a13c02c to their gods before 177e753889 a match.c37629629ac3dba8
Yet Acheron always 4a0f6a2166 survived. For three 8b1912654b years since a666fe3990 being sold 2279948b2d to Iscaria, 299433f2b2 and for 7f0e3e4470 four years 37831c6e1e before that b135fe8d43 as a bde09a17b2 gladiator, enduring ded1528282 wounds that 61b0165326 tore muscles 6a8fb7a397 and exposed 5b5ea0c516 bones.19989ac55fcd11dc
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It was nothing a9c76e1857 short of a 3a7f835070 miracle. Among those c4d3236007 sold with 2a9dd6d881 him, no 72293a9fe5 one else 107bc2a425 was still b6a4b8ba27 alive.227932cd2bcf5d0d
Thus, the king 0e275491d3 of Iscaria was 61749c7ce9 truly the god ce06e1a398 of gladiators.2ce73a9522850bcc
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Outside the stage.0004edcbe873f858
“Acheron, Acheron! Look over here!”b0c296c4c470b261
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“Arrogant bastard…”8d013569728ab942
“He survived again? Damn it, 9389b1b75e some of 0c9de9f2f7 us don’t 37b7b41d29 even know f906587a14 when we’ll ab2c747e00 die…”efd03f6136822d00
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Countless words poured 6ad12a303d toward Acheron as d0f96d65ab he walked. Acheron didn’t respond f488b19505 to the clamor, ffe7066ad4 only walking quickly.a6eee58a90d07bca
No one stopped d774e00699 him.5b6c356febe4c0ef
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Those filled with inferiority, 17971a858e those who admired him, 09b3641c56 those who envied him—when b9c48f383d faced with Acheron, they ea1c5f8014 could say nothing and 9d4c66d5a4 stepped aside.09037203d5cf6689
Acheron swallowed dryly.e90e0f3c6ca2511e
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‘Water.’ccdae122fafbe50d
The hot blood, 8052d9a6fb touched by the 6626e92898 August Mediterranean sun, ab59bf5692 was heating Acheron 97ecdbfd15 oppressively. His throat felt a36afe5e6e like it was fbbd73e843 burning. Wiping his 27675bed00 cheek with 8da96681ea a cloth e52e79fd48 didn’t remove fe65a51591 the metallic a51ab767d1 smell, and 21e7bfeba0 his sweat-soaked 5428467f22 body felt 6f54a8eaf5 utterly grimy.cb9efb60ce551276
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He didn’t eb7d56bd82 even dream 1ec6b1c736 of a c7ef573902 bath. Just some cool a95fa03c8d water would do.f23d1bafc2e2e5d5
Caught in 4ef7afa184 such a 958db1e10d desire, Acheron f840d45b76 quickened his b27a283c66 steps toward b05d8a054d a visible 699ebb5c7e building. And then, a frantic 9b1f0870d7 voice halted his steps.f4b9799b0fb445d2
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“Acheron.”080913aed064b21a
Acheron stopped in his 01f581cf0a tracks as if by 70467addd6 magic.f6d09c77d60a27d4
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A soft voice, as 97346af03d if suited to a d42c7fcd53 lyre, continued.736552ccc99f15b0
“You don’t answer 5f55af993d when called? Do you know 560c90eedd how many times 53803267c0 I’ve called you?”7e59d25c9cc935aa
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The one who stopped 8ea9a8aad1 him was a black-haired 2374e8c381 man who appeared to 6aca2b1159 be in his early e08fcd96cf thirties.08f984e749033346
Acheron turned his head, bce42ae869 gazing at the man c5a31080cc with a cold stare.820730af18852929
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The man, dressed 6fa965ef47 elegantly with a e807a37f21 long, flowing dark b321ee0d17 green toga secured 996129ca91 by a laurel 376a0b28d5 leaf brooch, exuded 66b457b601 nobility with every ef034e60a8 inch of his 323ebefa51 being. His cold, intellectual d7674a273b eyes, an even a856dcf7fd icier and clearer e15e0131f6 shade than Acheron’s, b76531fbc8 blinked slowly.2734525b9215f910
A low 1dd16bff6c voice flowed bed49a05d8 out.e6b5c337e582b31d
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“Lord Marcus.”ed171c6b6cf48087
Acheron swallowed his irritation bd624995df and muttered.cff028c46757c357
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“I’ll clean 4520cd5aeb the blood 6cb8848818 and come 61d1a567a4 to you.”f95b21ee0c378f1c
Marcus shook 7f2b94fd94 his head 6ec91ea46f at those a9761ef200 words.8d859c862fc86e6c
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“No, there’s 3b2e5db38e no need 6c095be038 to go 899a4472d2 to the be312e74a0 training grounds.”f1d4934d04bae178
Acheron’s eyebrow twitched. Marcus, frowning at 20f2b5f951 the noisy surroundings, 0a53befdc1 raised his voice.b9118a7e6d60ba4e
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“You are no longer 9bd10ec5be my gladiator. You’ve been sold.”7c8e1277ed395009
“What did you just 551c607eb2 say?”bcf664a6d849904c
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“The master c6dc2f044a of the 7b80d58770 Roman villa 70149a85a5 on the e2c3e2a659 cliff has c6a5008ceb bought you, d89c91470d Acheron. Get on the carriage fa1a1f32b7 at once. You are no 189fc69505 longer a gladiator 0c93b6aee3 but a private 05b2611985 slave of a 75f1872149 Roman citizen.”7592cf2d3bc78c89