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Post by Koruam on Feb 19, 2008 1:24:11 GMT 1
Rome, the capitol of the world.
The city wasn't that wondrous though. People dumped all their garbage in the streets.
As a plebeian you could become lost in the hills of the Aventine, the suburb of Rome.
The Palatine on the other hand was the expensive part of Rome, this place was said to be the place where Romulus and Remus grew up and where the city was founded.
A simple hut can be found here amongst the many palaces in memory of this legend.
On the border of both hills lay the Circus Maximus, a great hippodrome that connected these two very different hills.
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Post by Infenyte on Feb 25, 2008 22:13:12 GMT 1
((Lazy slackers, I am going to be naughty and start without you!))
"Whimps. All Whimps!" He looked at the people passing him by. Beggars, Scumbags and Criminals as far as his eyes could see.
"Worthless little worms" He grunted, one of the beggars walked over him, holing his hand up.
"Please strong brave warrior, Can you give me some meager coins. I am starving."
The warrior turned his head away, from the vile sent invading his nostrils and kicked the begger away. "Dissapear you filthy slave!" he sneered at him, kicking him again when he tried to get up.
"The mud of this street is all you get from me! Now get out of my sight!" The beggar quickly stumbled away and the warrior returnend back into looking around. he was going to meet someone here who had a rewarding job for him. A job not suitable for certain ears to hear...
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Post by Elernia on Feb 26, 2008 15:09:54 GMT 1
"Oh my."
"Indeed."
"You see it too?"
"How could I not see it, Elernia?"
The already young woman with brown, curly hair who had been called Elernia, looked up to her brother Sam (Sorry honey, I SOOO wanted to use the name 'Sam'! *kiss*). He had light brown, curly hair aswell and looked back at her with dark green eyes. Sam grinned. "Can you imagine?! We're rich!" he hugged her sister.
"Humpf!" Elernia rolled her eyes, "Even though we traded it, we only get to keep half of the gold. Mom and dad probably want some of it." She pushed her brother gently away and turned back to look at their treasure. "Silly merchant.. Oh well, finally I can afford that pretty bird", Elernia said.
"And I'll buy a brand new sword!" Sam shouted happily and jumped on a barrel, "And become a brave warrior of the republic, perhaps a general an--aaaaaargh!" He fell down. Elernia smirked "Brave warrior of the republic should probably help the weak damsel to get our treasure home, mm?" Sam sighed deeply and got up. "Fine."
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Post by Infenyte on Feb 28, 2008 10:27:54 GMT 1
The boy looked up as his eyes met a pair of other eyes hiding deep inside a man's cloak as thisperson slowly approached the boy.
The boy hold out his hand, signing with his fingers that he had to put there something before they began to talk. The cloaked man grabbed a small back from underneath his disquise and gave it to the young mercenary.
"Who is it that I need to kill and how do you want him dead" The boy said after he had felt the weight of the back and looked if there where coins in it.
The cloaked man however shook his head. "You do not need to kill someone, just kill the persons coming after her."
"WHAT!" The boy shouted surprised. "It's a HER!" The cloaked man nodded. "Indeed and you have to make sure she is safe. My...master would hate it of something was going to happen to his future wife."
"His...wife. what the hell are you talking about!" The boy grabbed his sword and pointed it at the man's cloaked face. "And you better speak the whole story and not in this mystery mumbo-jumbo or else It will be your skull I drink my wine from."
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Post by Elernia on Feb 28, 2008 17:31:51 GMT 1
Sam was singing happily while carrying the wooden box in wich their treasure was in. Elernia walked behind him, head in the clouds like usually, when Sam suddenly stopped. His sister bumped into him. Sam turned around and put a hand on her mouth. "Do you hear that?" he asked.
A conversation between a boy and a man in a cloak. Sam pulled Elernia behind the corner and listened carefully. "Indeed and you have to make sure she is safe. My...master would hate it of something was going to happen to his future wife." "His...wife. what the hell are you talking about!" Elernia and Sam looked at each other.
"And you better speak the whole story and not in this mystery mumbo-jumbo or else It will be your skull I drink my wine from." Sam snickered quietly to this, while Elernia was showing her infinite curiosity and listening.
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Post by Koruam on Feb 28, 2008 19:41:07 GMT 1
A platoon of guards walked through the streets and heard some quarrel.
They marched to that place and saw a hooded boy pointing a dagger at another man.
They drew their Gladius (Roman Short Sword) and ran to the boy.
"Stop right there peasant! Drop that dagger." the commander yelled to him and waved at his other men. "Get him!"
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Post by Infenyte on Feb 28, 2008 20:08:28 GMT 1
"Drat" When the cloaked man saw the guards he hastily took off, disappearing completely in the crowd.
The boy however didn't. He actually grinned.
"Heh perfect just as my mood couldn't get any worse. Don't you know who I am! I am Manius! Manius of the sword!" The boy put the dagger back on his belt and pulled out his sword,a gladius and pointed this at the platoon. "The first one who is moronic enough to attack me, dies. The second one who attack me, dies as well. I don't think you waked up today with the thought that you would die here, in the filthiest part of Rome. so if you are wise, you better move on and leave my hands free of the blood of legionnaires." He smirked. "Besides, I didn't do anything wrong. He wanted to steal from me, so I protected myself."
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Post by Elernia on Feb 28, 2008 20:12:20 GMT 1
Sam and Elernia peeked around the corner in order to see what was going on. Apparently he was in some big trouble. "Let's see if he's worthy of such name.. Manius of the Sword", Sam grinned and looked at her sister.
"Whatever", she answered shortly. Fights weren't really her thing. Besides, this wasn't the first time someone stood against those guards.
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Post by Koruam on Feb 28, 2008 20:17:11 GMT 1
The guards formed a single formation. Their shields linked to that of it's neighbour. The Gladius stuck between the shield. It was like a solid spiked wall.
"Guards! I want him alive, do not kill him!" the commander said.
They marched up to him and surounded him, their shields still linked up, leaving no opening.
"You dare defy us? Get him men!"
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Post by Infenyte on Feb 28, 2008 20:29:26 GMT 1
Manius casually looked around, still holding his annoyed grin on his face, trying to find the spot where he could break trough. Silently his hand reached for his small dagger and grabbed it. if there would even be a slight opening now he would throw his dagger at the spot, tackle the person he had hit and ran off. It was just that simple.
If they wanted him alive, they need to grab him, and the only way to grab him, was to let go of either their sword and shield and reach their hand for him.
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Post by Elernia on Feb 28, 2008 20:40:23 GMT 1
"That's cool", Sam muttered to her sister, "They're in a formation. I wish I could be a man like that.." Elernia looked at his brother. The only thing he did day by day was dreaming. Dreaming to become one of the greatest men in history. That would never happen to him, Elernia had to face the harsh truth.
"Let's go already", she said to him, "He'll get caught anyway." Sam sighed and nodded. "Fine fine.." They walked away from the corner, so that the guards and Manius could see them, and so that they could see them better. "Hey! You're quite a troublemaker", Sam shouted to Manius. Elernia poked him so he would continue instead of annoying the young man.
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Post by Koruam on Feb 28, 2008 20:45:20 GMT 1
One thing the Romans where proud of where their shields. These where long wooden slightly curved shields with an iron boss in the middle. These shields which where called Scutum where used as defensive but also as offensive weapons.
Some of the guards who faced the back of Manius lifted his shield and bashed Manius in his back with a rather hard blow of the bottom edge of the shield.
The other guards saw their chances and kicked Manius to get him down.
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Post by Infenyte on Feb 28, 2008 21:06:14 GMT 1
"What in the names of the gods does that fool think he is talking too" Manius thought, accidentally letting down his gaurd. That is when he felt the stinging pain of a shield almost crushing his back. He had blown his chances, however int eh corner of his eye he saw a foot coming his way. "My chance" Just before hitting the ground he threw his dagger at the leg. Feeling drups of blood on his face, he stood up fast and leapt at the wounded soldier, making sure to dodge the swords. He pushed him back, creating an openening and dashed away, right at the direction Elernia and that brat Sam where walking too. "Deal with you next time" Manius sneered at him as he dashed off in one of the many allyways Rome has.
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Post by Koruam on Feb 28, 2008 22:16:53 GMT 1
The guards chased him succesfully as the guards knew the city better than anyone else.
"Hehe... trapped like a rat eh?" the commander said to Manius.
"Search him and shackle him." he said and one of the guards came with shackles in his hands.
They searched him and took every item off of him except for his clothing. The guards shackled him. He wasn't able to run anymore due to the chains connecting his feet.
The guards took him away for interogation.
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Post by Elernia on Feb 29, 2008 13:36:39 GMT 1
( Guys, both of you, stop god-modding. : D )
Sam looked mad. He wanted to punch this Manius-dude. But her sister told him not to, because it wouldn't be clever with all those guards. "Come on", Sam sighed, "Let's buy drinks. We deserve it." Elernia looked down "But I don't drink, Sam." Her brother grinned "Perfect day to start then, eh?" He took her hand and had already seemed to forget everything about Manius.
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