by storyofyears | Jun 27, 2025 | Survival
Chapter 1: The Last Light in SpitakThe apartment’s single bulb flickered, then died. Arman Sargsyan stared at the ceiling, willing the electricity to return, but the room remained cloaked in a blue twilight. His mother, Lusine, wrapped herself tighter in a woolen...
by storyofyears | Apr 29, 2025 | Survival
Chapter 1: The Rumor of RevoltThe clang of hammer on iron rang through the smoky gloom of Gaius’ workshop, echoing off stone walls blackened by years of soot and sweat. Bassianus, just seventeen, braced the blade with callused hands as his master struck a final blow,...
by storyofyears | Apr 26, 2025 | Survival
Chapter 1: Shadows Over NinevehThe morning sun over Nineveh blazed gold, glinting off the mud-brick walls of the palace and painting the city’s broad avenues with light. From the scribe’s quarters near the ziggurat, Iltani watched the city stir awake. Merchants...
by storyofyears | Apr 9, 2025 | Survival
Chapter 1: The Gathering StormThe air in the small village of Kar-Salartu was thick with anticipation. Turi, a young hunter with a sharp eye and a quiet demeanor, had noticed the change in the village’s rhythm. The usual chatter of traders and farmers was...
by storyofyears | Apr 4, 2025 | Survival
Chapter 1: The Shadow of ChaosAs the sun began to set over the Roman Empire in the year 268 AD, the horizon was painted with hues of orange and crimson. The air was thick with the tension of an empire on the brink of collapse. News of Emperor Gallienus’ struggles...
