Jubala

This installment of the Casca series is set primarily in a Roman gladitator's arena and features a particularly nasty scene in which the antagonist, "Jubala," dispatches a secondary character in a way that greatly addled my then-twelve year old brain.

Not much fun Tripp 2008

In the meantime, Jubala never missed a chance to impress Casca with his size and strength.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

He kicked Jubala in the balls with enough force to completely smash the two testicles.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

Jubala waited, giving Crysos's fear of the unknown time to work before making his presence known.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

Casca picked up the gladius Iberius and stood over Jubala.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

There were too many things that said it was all for real, that the anger in the man's voice and the hate as he told of killing Jubala were real, real anger, real hate.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

And when Jubala noticed the Sicilian slave Crysos sucking up to Casca, he thought, Good.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

Calling to his private guards, he ordered them to chain Casca up and also to bring Jubala to him in chains.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

Five ROME Casca's steps led him through the same paths that he had taken to fight against Jubala in the arena of the Circus Maximus.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980

When the mass fights ended, the slain were dragged off by litter bearers dressed as Charon, the boatman of the River Styx, and the call went forth to Casca and Jubala to prepare themselves.

The Eternal Mercenary Sadler, Barry 1980