Champion in Love (bxb)

|| A Gladiator's Queer Star-Crossed Love Story||

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The former Champion of Champions gladiator seizes a chance to forge the next prodigy of the arena, but when his bull-headed student and would-be-lover proves to be a hardcore enemy of the Empire, they both must decide what's worth fighting for.

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Three defeated Roman legions escaped to a whole new world through a mysterious portal. Their new Empire is savage, merciless and bloodthirsty, especially toward the natives of Naciscor - - the Barbarians. This descendants of Rome love their gladiatorial games no less than the Romans on Earth.

When the former Champion of Champions Maximus seizes the chance to train the next champion of the arena when his school buys a new barbarian slave, his path to the pinnacle of his career is not easy.

The bull-headed student and would-be-lover proves himself a hardcore Enemy of the Empire, sworn to destroy it. Then, the Empress bids Maximus to annihilate this Enemy, offering him a lot more than the Champion of Champions' title as a reward. So, Maximus must decide if he is a puppet of Imperial propaganda, or a man who fights for more than glory, more than his own life, more than anything he used to value.

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First published: February 1, 2022