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Heir of Aurelian

The year is 407 AD and Rome is at the precipice. In the West, a usurper by the name of Flavius Claudius Constantinus has declared himself emperor. By doing this, he and his traitor legions have fractured the Western Roman Empire into two. At the same time, the north bleeds! Countless germans swarm across the borders of the Empire and pillage its lands in their ruthless raids. Alaric, King of the Goths, rises to a position of prominence and threatens the ancient capital of the dying Empire with his barbarian hordes. As if things weren't bad enough, rumors from the east state that a mysterious power rises within the fogs of war, threatening to drown the Empire in a river of blood. As a response to these threats, the indolent emperor Honorius has given orders to his supreme commander Flavius Stilicho to reclaim the province of Gaul from the usurper. However, should he leave the heartland of the Empire undefended, undoubtedly Alaric would invade. Thus, under the threat of barbarians at the gates, Stilicho dispatches a young roman general by the name of Titus Claudius Marcellus to bring an end to the reign of the usurper. Will Rome fall to the tides of barbarians and traitors alike? Or can Marcellus restore a world collapsing around him? Find out in Heir of Aurelian!

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Fleeing From Death

After defeating both the Huns and Gepids in battle, Marcellus had turned his army home. Yazdegerd had already escaped, and Marcellus did not intend to pursue him. As far as the eastern roman empire was concerned, their regent was attacked by a horde of pissed off barbarians. 

Any claims otherwise were mere speculation. However, if Marcellus were to foolishly pursue the missing target, he would openly be declaring that he was behind the Gepid ambush on the eastern roman forces. Marcellus was many things, but he certainly wasn't stupid, at least not enough to make an overt move on Yazdegerd. 

As for Yazdegerd, he was fleeing for his life, from the pursuing Gepid cavalry, who by now had spent so much time and energy chasing the man they would settle for nothing less than his life. The good news was that the eastern Roman borders were not far away, so if he could survive for just a bit longer, he would be rid of these barbarian horsemen for good.