What would've been an ordinary day of pickpocketing leads to Marc getting his heart stolen (quite literally) by a particularly charismatic necromancer named Julian Wellzinger. Marc and his long time best friend/annoyance Jack are willing to do whatever it takes to get his heart back... -Regarding the Cover- The small text on the cover reads: "Walkng into a game with no rules and evreything to lose? Checkmate, good Sir." And yes the chess pieces and the bird on the cover are symbolic.
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