22. Basil - Soiree Preparations
Chapter 22
Soiree Preparations
“I can’t believe he won,” I said to my reflection, “and with a Mythic up for ante. A Mythic.” The mirror I was looking ...
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21. Hull - Fortune's Little Tricks
Chapter 21
Fortune’s Little Tricks
“Thank the Twins,” Basil huffed as we arrived at platform 4. “You haven’t missed it. ...
2023-12-20 03:02:24 +0000 UTC View Post20. Basil - Time to Trade
Chapter 20
Time to Trade
Help this ill-mannered urchin? Ridiculous. Preposterous. I couldn’t believe he had the gall to ask after how callously he had treated...
2023-12-16 20:18:47 +0000 UTC View Post19. Basil - Defensive Positions
Chapter 19
Defensive Positions
When I reached Esmi and Warrick, I gave my fiancee a nod of greeting, a full inch deeper than was necessary between us. “It is surely th...
2023-12-12 20:03:36 +0000 UTC View Post18. Hull - The Refiner's Fire
Chapter 18
The Refiner’s Fire
I followed the black-robed Tender, an unfamiliar feeling bubbling inside of me. It was part anxiety, part fear, and part suspicion… but...
2023-12-09 18:46:50 +0000 UTC View Post17. Hull - Tender
Chapter 17
Tender
I was on my third plate of food when someone sat down next to me. I tensed and put one arm down wide around my plate while the other hand kept shovelin...
2023-12-05 21:34:20 +0000 UTC View Post16. Basil - Winning Isn't Everything
Chapter 16
Winning Isn’t Everything
I almost cried out in physical pain to see one of my Headsman cards destroyed, barely registering the other two I lost as they vani...
2023-12-02 19:38:15 +0000 UTC View Post15. Hull - The Losers' Bracket
Chapter 15
The Losers’ Bracket
Lily Whoever-She-Was waited for me on platform 9, perfectly poised and stern as a shopkeep. She wasn’t as richly dressed as that earne...
2023-11-28 19:17:03 +0000 UTC View Post14. Basil - The Trouble With Winning
PRE-CHAPTER NOTE: Chapters 11 and 12 have been slightly changed to reflect a minor retcon. The Dueling Dome now also allows duelists to focus in to see a card aura that can tell them how many cards their opponent has remaining in their Mind Home.
13. Hull - In or Out
Chapter 13
In or Out
I hurried through the tunnel leading under the Coliseum stands, my eyes fixed on the light ahead like it would save me. My right hand kept reaching ...
2023-11-21 23:07:00 +0000 UTC View Post12. Basil - Dreams
Chapter 12
Dreams
As it often did, having my Condor in play let me breathe a touch easier. Not just because my Assassin dying would now serve a larger purpose but becaus...
2023-11-18 20:10:02 +0000 UTC View Post11. Hull- No Such Thing as Fair
Chapter 11
No Such Thing as Fair
I frantically scanned the long page that the bored functionary had pressed into my hand and tried to ignore the odd flapping of the page...
2023-11-14 22:04:04 +0000 UTC View Post10. Basil - Today's the Day
Chapter 10
Today’s the Day
By the time I joined my family for an early breakfast I had slept perhaps an hour in total, a few snatches here and there when my eyes could...
2023-11-11 18:53:42 +0000 UTC View Post9. Hull - Rock and a Card Place
Chapter 9
Rock and a Card Place
My running feet took me back toward the Merchant District, where I could see a smear of greasy smo...
2023-11-07 23:48:04 +0000 UTC View Post8. Hull - Jokes Should Be Funny
Chapter 8
Jokes Should Be Funny
My feet started burning the second I crossed the threshold. I bit down on my tongue and threw myself forward. I knew right where the card...
2023-11-04 16:43:31 +0000 UTC View Post7. Hull - A Bad Idea
Chapter 7
A Bad Idea
Life on the streets had not made me good at complex planning. My usual way of solving things was to hit them and take their money, but barging back ...
2023-11-04 16:41:57 +0000 UTC View Post6. Basil - Cards by Candlelight
Chapter 6
Cards by Candlelight
After collecting my wayward Headsman – who had ended up in the pantry of all places – I spent the rest of the evening ponderi...
2023-11-04 16:40:17 +0000 UTC View Post5. Hull - Precious
Chapter 5
Precious
Skop kept a tight hand on my elbow all the way to Hook Street. His grip was hard and he wasn’t shy about using it. My fingers were tingling, but any...
2023-11-04 16:38:52 +0000 UTC View Post4. Basil - To Be Entertained
Chapter 4
To Be Entertained
True to form Randel decided to race me, and it was a boon from Fortune that he chose to; I wished to reach Esmi with all possible haste and I...
2023-11-04 16:36:57 +0000 UTC View Post3. Basil - Fighting the Future
Chapter 3
Fighting the Future
“If you can’t beat me, you have no hope in the Rising Stars Tournament, Basil. It’s a fact, my boy, simple as sunshine.” 2023-11-04 16:35:27 +0000 UTC View Post
2. Hull - Big Man
Chapter 2
Big Man
It wasn’t until I had already started sprinting toward them that I caught a good glimpse of their faces, and that was almost enough to stop me in my ...
2023-11-04 16:23:51 +0000 UTC View Post1. Hull - An Empty Heart
Chapter 1
An Empty Heart
The old man was dying, and I wasn’t going to budge until he kicked it. Seeing folks crawl off to hack out their last was common enough here in...
2023-11-04 16:21:17 +0000 UTC View PostGetting started
Let's get this ball rolling! I can't wait for you all to read these stories.
2023-11-01 18:41:52 +0000 UTC View Post