▁in ▁the ▁Jul io - Cla ud ian ▁dynast y , ▁N ero ▁is ▁inf am ous ▁for ▁his ▁ty ran ny ▁and ▁over ind ul gence ▁in ▁wealth ▁and ▁lux ury ▁with ▁little ▁regard ▁to ▁his ▁subjects . ▁He ▁is ▁the ▁de ified ▁Roman ▁Emperor , ▁who ▁has ▁surv ived ▁through ▁the ▁mill enn ia ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁de ified ▁Roman ▁em per ors — the ▁Tri um vir ate . ▁He ▁forms ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Python , ▁who ▁holds ▁Del phi , ▁while ▁he ▁himself ▁controls ▁the ▁other ▁or acles ▁and ▁plans ▁to ▁destroy ▁D od ona . ▁As ▁the ▁Emperor ▁of ▁the ▁East , ▁N ero ▁lives ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁where ▁he ▁rec ruits ▁and ▁trains ▁hom eless ▁dem ig ods , ▁and ▁controls ▁the ▁eastern ▁third ▁of ▁North ▁America . ▁He ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁Roman ▁Em per ors ▁have ▁established ▁Tri um vir ate ▁Hold ings . ▁As ▁" the ▁Be ast ", ▁N ero ▁killed ▁Meg ' s ▁father , ▁but ▁later ▁adopted ▁and ▁trained ▁her ▁in ▁dem ig od ▁arts ▁so ▁she ▁could ▁eventually ▁l ure ▁Apol lo ▁into ▁the ▁Gro ve ▁of ▁D od ona . ▁After ▁R he a ▁rest ores ▁the ▁Gro ve ▁of ▁D od ona ▁at ▁Camp ▁Half - B lo od , ▁N ero ▁tries ▁to ▁force ▁Apol lo ▁and ▁Meg ▁to ▁burn ▁the ▁trees ; ▁failing ▁at ▁that , ▁he ▁sends ▁a ▁giant ▁statue ▁of ▁himself , ▁the ▁Col oss us ▁N er on is