"Don't confuse defending yourself with using a weapon. When you pull a sword you have to be ready to kill. The first time you pick up a sword, you become a target." ~ Princess Xena.
"What we do in life echoes for eternity" ~ Maximus
In 180 A.D. Rome, the weary and dying emperor, Marcus Aurelius, had three children. Xena was the eldest daughter, Commodus was second son, and Lucillia was the last daughter of the Roman King.
Marcus loved them all but dots after Xena dearly, the Princess was a striking resemblance of the first love, the late Empress Faustina.
Despite being a girl and the first born of Caeser, Xena took it upon herself as duty to train with the rest young soldiers, sworn to protect the Crown, the Royal Family.
Her deeds, earned her the title as General of the Roman Armies. Marcus feels the empire is safe in the hands of his daughter and decides to name her his successor and protector of Rome, much to the dismay of his haughty and unbalanced first son, Commodus.
His second wife, Empress Cecilia is enraged when her son is passed over as heir in favour of her stepdaughter. She poisons Commodus mind, as to him being supplanted and disinherited, all in favor of his step sister.
Fortunately, Commodus and his mother Empress Cecilia began to scheme and plot, successfully killing the Emperor and assassinate Xena's family.
Angry, heartbroken and betrayed. Xena finds herself sold into slavery to be trained as a gladiator, hacking and slashing her way through all the way up to Mother Rome.
Commodus and his mother who believed Xena to have been dead years ago is alive, but then Commodus is determined to kill his elder sister to withhold his birthright and Xena is ready to wage war against rebellion, even if it'll cause her to tear the family apart.
This story is based on the movie Gladiator by Universal Studios & DreamWorks I don't own any of the characters, all accolades goes to the producers of this franchise.
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