Whether you fight for your King by his side, or fight in the colosseum to the death for his amusement... if you survive, revel in the glory of your fame. Even if your fate has been sealed by chains.
Shining with the same brilliant bronze of your skin, your handler firmly attaches your helmet to your face.
You ask him "Why should I wear such shining but small protection when the rest of my body remains naked to the beast?"
Slowly he replies "...should the public be so excited to watch an armoured Gladiator fight the hide of a amorless beast? No. Hear out there their screams. They chant for triumph of nature over man, not man over nature. They chant not for the blood of the beast... but yours.
Shocked you stutter "Then... then if my fate is sealed why won't they give me a older greater weapon? a broader mask? should not the fight last longer for the sport of death??"
Your handler shakes his head sadly "They care not about the time it takes to die. They call for the spectacle of your vulnerable skin, torn naked to the newer weapons of nature.... I promise to bury you well, Warrior."
You ask him "Why should I wear such shining but small protection when the rest of my body remains naked to the beast?"
Slowly he replies "...should the public be so excited to watch an armoured Gladiator fight the hide of a amorless beast? No. Hear out there their screams. They chant for triumph of nature over man, not man over nature. They chant not for the blood of the beast... but yours.
Shocked you stutter "Then... then if my fate is sealed why won't they give me a older greater weapon? a broader mask? should not the fight last longer for the sport of death??"
Your handler shakes his head sadly "They care not about the time it takes to die. They call for the spectacle of your vulnerable skin, torn naked to the newer weapons of nature.... I promise to bury you well, Warrior."
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The Bestiarii unfortunately had a greater chance of losing against his opponent than gladiators fighting other men because the rules of the game dictated that regardless of what beast The Bestiarii came up against... regardless of which weapon he wielded -he had to wear the least amount of protection to make the spectacle of man fighting foreign creature even more exciting for the blood thirsty crowds.
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