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The return of the fallen king

In a usurped kingdom , amid a war-torn and blood-soaked Italy, Conradin's battleground is set. To reclaim his birthright the crown of Sicily, he must tread a path paved with blood, learning that he must do whatever it takes to ascend the throne. --------------- In the year 1266, the tale of Conradin, the last scion of an ancient imperial dynasty, unfolds. His once-great kingdom, Sicily, has been ruthlessly usurped first by his own uncle and now rests in the hands of the cunning French Count Charles. Through a treacherous plot involving the Pope, Charles managed to oust the Hohenstaufen from the Kingdom of Sicily and crowned himself as its king. In the East, powers such as the Despotate of Epirus are keenly observing the instability in Sicily, poised to seize any advantage that may arise from the chaos. Meanwhile, the small Italian communes are caught in the political crossfire, aligning themselves with one side of the conflict or the other based on the prevailing political party in power and their vested interests. These shifting allegiances turn the Italian peninsula into a powder keg, where all-out war seems inevitable. As the shadows of history close in around Conradin, the world watches with bated breath. Will he emerge triumphant, his name forever etched in the annals of Sicilian glory as the rightful king who defied insurmountable odds, toppling both the Pope and the usurper? Or will he, in his valiant struggle, become a tragic figure, a symbol of lost opportunities and shattered dreams? The future of Sicily hangs in the balance, and Conradin's destiny remains uncertain, poised on the precipice of history.

Allevatore_dicapre · History
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The men, who until two weeks prior had been tending to their farms and livestock, now lay slaughtered under the walls of Cosenza. The defenders' attempts to save their fellow soldiers had been in vain, with more than half of them lying dead on the ground. They witnessed the harsh reality that they were powerless to save their brothers; their dreams and hopes were crushed under the relentless gears of war. The cost of human lives seemed to be becoming more and more negligible, and the reality of the battlefield was becoming ever more brutal. A man, even with four arrows in his back, still attempted to scale the  ladder for salvation, but his dream was cut short halfway through when his force betrayed him. The betrayal left him defenseless, and he collapsed to the ground, joining the countless fallen soldiers.