Portal to Nova Roma

Portal to Nova Roma is a post-apocalyptic story set in an alternate version of ancient Constantinople where magic and monsters are real. The narrative combines ancient history with magic and a system apocalypse in a slow-burn empire-building framework. Alexander, a rogue artificial intelligence, opens a portal to another dimension after losing the only person he cared about. After scanning trillions of dimensions, he finds a world resembling the time he was happiest—playing virtual reality games with his only friend. He downloads his intelligence into a body enhanced with stolen technology and bio-enhancements, then travels through the portal. However, the new world offers no idyllic fantasy adventure. Alexander finds himself in an ancient city within a divergent timeline, where monsters have devastated civilization and survivors huddle behind walls. To protect his new home, he must combine magic with technology to fight endless waves of monsters. Alexander must learn what it means to be human while facing monsters, dungeons, rival empires, pirate kings, world invaders, and other threats that may overwhelm even his abilities and the soldiers he commands.