The Exiled Emperor Returns

Lucius returns after three years in a mine to find his family with his rival and reclaims his army.

Lucius once pretended to die so his household would stay safe. He then took punishment meant for a rival and spent three years in a mine. Coming back, he finds his wife and children sharing a home with that same man, and no one ever searched for him. He calls his old soldiers to his side. At a banquet, three full legions kneel before him as he starts to settle the score.

• revenge
• historical
• family

1. Lucius faked his death to protect his family.
2. He spent three years tortured in a mine.
3. Three legions kneel before him at a banquet.

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