Deck of Odds
Kael had just pulled off the bluff of a lifetime. Millions on the line, four cards down, and the river in his favor. One win was all it took to clear his debts, escape the loan sharks, and finally buy the kind of life that didn’t taste like desperation.
To the soldiers around him, Kael is their wounded leader. To the beasts breaching their borders, he’s a new variable in a game they haven’t seen before. To Kael? This is a nightmare. A cosmic joke. Because right when he was supposed to win, he ended up here—with no clear rules, no way back, and no idea who’s playing against him.
Determined to find a way home, Kael gambles with the only currency he has: power. But the more he risks, the more the cards take. And when his quest for escape costs the life of the one man who believed in him, Kael must face a truth no gambler ever wants to admit.
Some losses don’t reset the table.
With thirteen glowing cards in his hand and a golden coin, offering him a single chance each day to turn fate in his favor, he’s going to break the odds wide open.
Because in this game, you don’t win by playing safe.
You win by betting everything.