Nero
Nero In the city of Rome, there is a statue of Nero located near a school on the Via Silla Avenue. Antonio Gallo walked past it on his way to school, every day. He knew nothing of Nero, the historical figure who ruled his people mercilessly, and he passed by the statue every morning, totally oblivious. However, on one particular cold January morning, he somehow felt a strange presence all around the statue enigmatically drawing himself to it. He walked straight up to it and stared into its marble face. Its eyes burned black with the most contemptible, hateful glare one could ever give another human and the expression on its face was utterly absurd and deranged. It looked like a freak, a monster, a murderer. Antonio leaped and walked off to school in a startled state. Each day, he walked past the statue and each day felt drawn to it. He looked into its eyes which became more peccant, more sadistic, more ruthless every time he looked. Antonio’s soul was ...