Centuria

The story

Sold into slavery by his own mother, Julian has known nothing but pain and brutality. All that changes when, aboard a slave ship, he experiences the kindness and the tender touch of a loving person for the first time. But fate has plans for Julian in the blood awakening of an ancient god who strikes a cruel bargain: an innocent life in exchange for extraordinary powers—ones he must use to protect a helpless baby in a cruel and violent world!