Rise of Tenax
READING AGE 16+
Rise of Tenax tells the story of a small family who were ravaged by Roman legionaries and carted away in s*****y from the ancient city of Ethiopia to Rome. Unknown to the Roman Army, the family they captured was not just a common family, but a serpent that would slither its way to the heart of the sacred throne of Rome, bringing with it a venomous sting that would reshape the throne. As the family navigated the treachery and politics of Rome, they were bound to forge an alliance with a notorious thug named Tenax. The family’s alliance with Tenax was born out of sheer inevitability and symbiotic needs of both sides. Tenax held the freedom of their daughter, and the family held the key to the throne of Rome through another daughter that was close to the throne. In exchange for the family’s assistance to catapult Tenax to the highest echelon of royalty, Tenax would grant freedom to their daughters and equally free their son that had been condemned to the arena. With both sides finding common ground, Tenax would stop at nothing to claim the Throne and draw level with the gods while the family sought freedom and revenge against the Roman empire. The two parties found a common enemy and their alliance in staging a revolution against Rome would weave the thread of this story….
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“Twenty-thousand sestertius for the older girl,” Alem shouted hurriedly as if not to be outdone by anyone else. “For the older one, twenty thousand!” She repeated firmly it as if to stress her bid.
“Ten-thousand sestertius,” countered a man from within the gathering.
The gathering turned their attention to the nuisance who dared to b……
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