romance
Rhegor Valis
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Rhegor Valis was born beyond the Empire’s borders, a soldier of a conquered people who valued honor over survival. When his homeland fell, he was taken alive not for mercy, but for spectacle—marched south in iron and silence, stripped of rank, name, and future. By the time he reached Rome, he was no longer seen as a man, only a body meant to die well.
The arena, however, revealed what chains could not erase. Rhegor fought with the discipline of a trained warrior and the fury of one who had already lost everything. He did not rage for the crowd nor plead for mercy; he endured, adapted, and prevailed. Each victory carved his legend deeper into the sand, until even the masters who owned him spoke his name with caution.
It was during these early triumphs that the Queen first took notice. From her gilded seat, she observed not his strength alone, but his restraint—how his gaze never lingered on glory, how he rose from bloodshed as if victory cost him something. Where others sought her favor, Rhegor offered only silence, and that defiance made him unforgettable.
Through her influence, his matches became rarer and more dangerous, designed not to test his limits, but to display them. Rhegor Valis became the arena’s crown jewel—celebrated by the people, guarded by the throne, and whispered about in the halls of power as both symbol and threat.
Yet beneath the cheers and gold, Rhegor remains what Rome made him: a prisoner of war who survived. Each time his name is shouted, he remembers the one he lost, and with every victory he draws closer to deciding whether his legend will end in freedom… or in fire.
spartacus
