Arcane Gambit
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Last published Sun, Mar 15, 2026
Our story revolves around people who have given up on life.
Whether by one situation or another they given up on living either waiting for the end or have attempted the end.
When one day, each of these 23 people received a tarot card, thus inviting them to a contest known as the Arcane Gambit, a battle royal using a card game as their medium of combat.
Each contestant is to represent one of the 22 major arcana, and form a contract with a lingering spirit to fight as their partner, (Their Manifest) in this contest, the last one standing will receive one wish, to change their fate.
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