Welcome to my new story. It's a Shadamy driven adventure story, set in the republic of Rome during the Second Punic War. To all you history fans out there, it's not going to be 100% historically accurate, so deal with it (I will mention pre-Empire solders with Lorica Segmentatas', Scutum shields and such: You have been warned). I still accept OC, but can't guarantee their survival throughout the story, so you'll have to find out the hard way. As for the few that have applied with their OCs, be patient. I probably won't put them in at once. (Accept one; you know who you are)

So without further ado:

Imperator: Prologue

Shadows POW

"My calculations were correct" I thought triumphantly, as I approached the small village of Cannae on horseback. The sun was rising, lighting up the great plains and revealing the stunning autumn landscape of northern Apulia. A smile made itself know as I took in all its beauty, knowing that I would always ensure that the people of Cannae could live here in peace.

"As long as my heart beats, these plains shall forever be safe in the hands of the Roman Republic" I thought as I dismounted my horse and tied him to a tree, wanting to walk the last portion of my journey back from the Eternal City of Rome. Stopping a couple of hundred meters from the village, I checked myself for any bloodstains; fighting rebels is a bloody business.

"Damn rebels. Always trying to ruin the peace and quiet of the Roman rule" I sighed to myself as I started walking the final meters towards the town. As I approached the town, I was spotted by some of the local children, who then proceeded to run through the paved streets of Cannae, shouting "Centurion" and "Roma Invicta". Entering the town, I was greeted by many familiar faces, congratulating me on my triumph in Rome.

Amys POW

I was walking to the local market when three kids ran past me, shouting and hollering. At first, I thought it was just some kids of the village having fun, but when I heard the words I've been waiting anxiously to hear for two months, I immediately sprinted in the opposite direction of the noisy children. As I was running down the lively streets of Cannae, I caught a glimpse of a sleepy brown wolf trying to make her way to the market, but was having problems due to the massive crowd.

"HEY ALICIA!" I shouted hoping to catch her attention, in which I succeeded. She approached me slowly, the mass of people hindering her.

"Hey Amy… Um… Do you know what all the fuzz is about?" she asked as she yawned, in which my only reply was:

"He's finally here"

Her eyes widened as she asked me:

"Are you serious?"

"Of course!" I answered.

"Then why are we standing here?" she asked rhetorically as she gripped my arm and started to run towards our approaching hero. After a while of pushing our way through the dense crowds, I finally caught a glimpse of our friend, being treated like a descendant of the Gods; people kneeling before him as the woman of the town threw rose petals at the paved road before him. Not able to resist the temptation any longer, I looked at Alicia and nodded. She nodded back and we turned towards him and shouted:

"SHADOW!"

Shadows POW

As I was making my way through the crowd, enjoying being treated like a God, I heard two familiar voices call out my name:

"SHADOW!"

I turned towards the direction of the voices to see my two best friend waving at me. A huge grin made itself visible as I rushed through the crowd, shouting right back at them.

"AMY! ALICIA!"

As the crowd parted they both ran up to me and gave me a hug, a huge "Aww" emitting from the surrounding crowd. I was finally home…

There, the prologue is done.

What a nice chapter; I bet nothing can go wrong now (Sarcastic)

Anyways, tell me what you think; keep going or scrap the idea?

As always,

Signed ect. ect.

.:Depressing_Shadows:.