A time-traveling historian from the future must outmaneuver a Roman military general, who is actually a future version of themselves, to prevent a catastrophic event and preserve the timeline in ancient Rome, grappling with the ethical implications of altering history.
Protagonist: A time-traveling historian from the future; Antagonist: A Roman military general who views the protagonist's knowledge of future battles as a dangerous advantage and seeks to eliminate them.
The protagonist must use their knowledge of future events to strategically outmaneuver the antagonist and prevent a catastrophic event from altering the course of history, all while grappling with the ethical implications of their actions.
As the protagonist narrowly avoids the antagonist's attempts to capture them, they realize that altering the course of history could have devastating consequences. In a final confrontation, the protagonist uses their knowledge of future events to convince the antagonist to reconsider their actions, ultimately preventing a catastrophic event and preserving the timeline. The protagonist returns to the future, grappling with the moral complexities of their actions and the impact of their journey to ancient Rome.
Twist: The protagonist discovers that the antagonist is actually a future version of themselves, driven to extreme measures by the knowledge of the devastating consequences of altering history. In a final confrontation, the protagonist must confront their own inner demons and convince their future self to reconsider their actions, ultimately preserving the timeline and returning to the future with a newfound understanding of the ethical complexities of time travel.