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1453: Revival of Byzantium

1453, a year that marked the end of an era With one city's fall, a shift from Medieval to Modern Constantinople, a name etched in time For a thousand years, stood strong and sublime Against foes that dreamed to take her down She persisted, unbroken, a true crown But tonight, everything changes Guns fired, women weep, men yell in ranges Praying to God for a savior's grace To rescue their city, to restore its place In history's twist, God answered their plea Sending a new emperor, the one they'd need Antonius, born of the seas To lead the Romans, a new destiny To reach another pinnacle of might And end the city's terrible plight 1453, a year that will forever divide Medieval and Modern, with a fallen city as the divide ------------------------------------------------------------------- AD1453, as the city of Constantinople prepares for its final fate, a pirate captain and crew sailed into the golden horn, history made an abrupt turn from this point onward.... Discord: https://discord.gg/fqm22ERK2C

SaberFate · History
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"You met an Ottoman task force of around fifty plus people?" Helio asked frowning as he almost had his entire face on the map sticking one more pawn on to the paper indicating the movement of the enemy. 

"Aye captain." The patrol team leader nodded seating there with a cup of mead before him. "And they retreated right away after the encounter." 

"Strange, indeed strange." The captain who now has entered his middle age with some untidied moustache growing around his chins, frowned and commented. "There has been several occasions and witnesses recently about this kind of situation where by the Ottomans will pull back  after a brief stand off avoiding all potential fights…"