264 B.C. Rome. You live in Rome. Your family is a middle class family, but you were taken from your family as a boy and haven't seen them ever since. You were taken to a local ludus, and trained as a gladiator. After a hellish few years, you are now 18. This is Rome. Blood will be spilled. That is the only thing that can sate the bloodlust of the people. Today is your first bout, and you are in the tunnels of the Amphitheatre prepping and waiting for the announcement to be called out...