by storyofyears | Jun 10, 2025 | Thriller
Chapter 1: The Last AssignmentBerlin, April 24, 1945 Night pressed thickly against the city’s broken windows, and the air buzzed with the dull percussion of distant artillery. Kurt Weiss, once just another clerk in the Reich Chancellery, now moved with the shuffling,...
by storyofyears | Jun 3, 2025 | Thriller
Chapter 1: The Stilled HeartThe spring sun beat down upon the city of Halicarnassus, glinting on the marble columns that rose like white spears from the earth. The streets were unusually quiet. Even the stonemasons, who had worked day and night on the grand tomb by...
by storyofyears | Apr 20, 2025 | Thriller
Chapter 1: The Scribe’s DiscoveryThe city of Nineveh, with its towering walls and bustling bazaars, was the heart of the Assyrian Empire. By 665 BC, under the rule of King Ashurbanipal, it had become a center of power and culture. The air was thick with the...
by storyofyears | Apr 17, 2025 | Thriller
Chapter 1: The Gathering StormThe sun dipped low over the horizon, casting a warm, orange glow across the ancient city of Antioch. Caius, a young physician of Roman and Greek descent, hurried through the bustling streets, his sandals slapping against the cobblestones....
by storyofyears | Apr 13, 2025 | Thriller
Chapter 1: The Arrival of NestoriusThe bustling streets of Constantinople thrummed with anticipation. Dust swirled in the air, mingling with the scent of spices and the tang of the sea breeze. Marcus, a young monk from the Monastery of Studius, stood at the edge of...
by storyofyears | Mar 29, 2025 | Thriller
