
by DustinTheAuthor
Note for Editors/Service Promoters:I’m not seeking editing or paid writing services at this time.Please refrain from soliciting as I prefer to keep all feedback and discussion on Royal Road so the community can benefit. I'll still respond to your comments, and I won't delete my responses, thank you! Dustin 📖 A World of Roma Background:Throughout human history, empires have risen and fallen. Rome was supposed to be no different. But Rome never fell. And now, in the 21st century, it rules over a fragile world balanced on the edge of chaos. In Volume I: Solar Replay, the story begins with Ampelius in the city of Vetera (Seattle in our timeline). When the sky tears open and plunges the city into darkness—followed by the unnatural eruption of Mount Nerva—he’s forced into a fight for survival against forces far larger than rebellion. But Ampelius’ story is only the beginning. Each volume in the trilogy shifts perspective, following new lives bound together in Rome’s shadow, weaving into one larger saga. Because something is coming.Something Rome is not prepared for. 📚 Planned Volumes (Updated 1/31/2026) A World of Roma: Solar Replay — Complete (~100%) · 96k words written (Total) Note: Forward (Volume II) will conclude this fiction. But don't worry! More stories set in other eras of the A World of Roma universe are planned. Each era will stand on its own, exploring different perspectives — including the war that reshaped the modern world and allowed Rome to rise again. Forward already has its first arc fully written (approximately 53,000 words). Aside from minor revisions and preparation for weekly uploads, the second and final arc is currently being written. Refer to Update Schedule for more infomation, or PM with any questions. ⏰ Update Schedule (Updated 1/31/2026)Schedule: Updates every Monday at 8 PM Central / 9 PM Eastern. (See “Planned Volumes” for more details.) If there’s ever a delay (life, holidays, etc.), I’ll note it in the pre or post-chapter author’s note so you’ll always be in the loop. I might also include a surprise friday upload on occasion, depending on time and how much material I have ready. Disclaimer: I’d like all feedback, reviews, and ratings for this story to be entirely organic. I’m committed to growing it naturally through real readers, even if that means slower progress. Thank you for understanding — please, no review swaps. Thanks for reading!— Dustin
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| 0 | [Lore Archive] Timeline of Events (Optional Reading) | 0 |
| 1 | [Lore Archive] Prelude I: The Eternal City (Optional Reading) | 0 |
| 2 | [Lore Archive] Prelude II: The Frozen Standard (Optional Reading) | 0 |
| 3 | [Lore Archive] Prelude III: Ashes of Liberty (Optional Reading) | 0 |
| 4 | Prologue: Rome's Unbroken Empire in the 21st Century (context booster) | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 1: Shattered Reflections (Main entry) | 0 |
| 6 | Chapter 2: Whispers of Reality | 0 |
| 7 | Chapter 3: The Day Before Tomorrow | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 4: Ash and Light | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 5: Signals in the Dark | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 6: The Night Unbound | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 7: City in Freefall | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 8: Masks and Ashes | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 9: Between Barrel and Fire | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 10: A World Unraveled | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 11: When the Sky Changed | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 12: Notes in the Ash | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 13: No Way Out | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 14: Testudo | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 15: The Shells Above | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 16: Mercy | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 17: Among Strangers | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 18: Echoes of the Dream | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 19: First Contact | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 20: Into the Depths | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 21: The Third Legion | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 22: The Price of Survival | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 23: The Weight of Orders | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 24: Rear Guard | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 25: Something in the Dark | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 26: Break Containment | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 27: The Last Volunteer | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 28: Through Smoke and Glass | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 29: Urban Ghosts | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 30: The Theater of Pain | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 31: After the Curtain | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 32: Chains and Fire | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 33: Dead Channel | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 34: Half an Hour to Nowhere | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 35: Misfire | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 36: They Came Anyway | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 37: Trees of Silence | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 38: The World Falls Silent (Conclusion of ACT I) | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 39: Solar Replay (ACT II– The Lost Self) | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 40: Casper | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 41: The Voice That Commands | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 42: Transformation of True Will | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 43: Welcome To The Nexum | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 44: The Silence Between Voices | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 45: The Lost Presence | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 46: The Cavity & Search | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 47: Blood For Empire | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 48: Bloody Arena | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 49: Endless Fights | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 50: Ghosts of The Past | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 51: Bloody Animal | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 52: Breakout | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 53: Chain Reaction | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 54: Beyond The Records | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 55: Beneath the Roots | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 56: The Flood | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 57: A Golden Bullet | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 58: The Name That Remained | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 59: Ash in the Wires | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 60: Running the Gauntlet | 0 |
| 65 | Epilogue — The First Hunt | 0 |
| 66 | Prologue: At the Brink: Rome's Trial of continuity (Volume II) | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 61: Subject 95 | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 62: The Long Awakening | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 63: Shattered Horizons | 0 |