Two of Knaves [Deckbuilder]

June 2024 update: I've decided to discontinue updates on Two of Knaves for the foreseeable future. I've struggled to continue this series because getting into the mindset of a selfishly-driven anti-hero lead well enough to convincingly portray Darcent's attitude and the environment in which he lives, as well as his generally poor outlook tends to seriously affect my own mood in a negative way. It turns out that writing about a world where everyone is a selfish asshole is just not for me, and I'd rather focus my energy on stories where people grow and work together to do what they believe is right, rather than what they know is wrong. Aside from that, it's also difficult to justify time spent on this project when despite its high average rating, it is still the least popular and least engaged with of my ongoing series both on and off Royal Road, and I have my next serial project already lined up. What's posted now comprises the first book, which extends up to Chapter 79, as well as the first 20 or so chapters of the second book. If you decide to read, I hope you enjoy, but do so knowing this story is not currently my priority. A failed seer and a struggling brawler find their paths inextricably linked Darcent of Stitch Alley earned himself a full ride to the premier magic academy for Soul Seekers, powerful mages who cast spells by bonding with the Deck of Wills. Until he flunked out, bonding only with cards the academy deemed too unsavory for sensible mages. Annalisa of Dunnemarsh is a devilborn touched by the planes - and interested only in what she can smash with her fists. Obsessed with becoming the strongest fighter in the city, if only she could pull her thoughts together long enough to focus her strength. Both outcasts drawn together by fate and mishap, the pair turn loose on the mean streets of Dragonmaw, the city that swallows all. And in each other, they find more than mere kinship and camaraderie. They find a path to power that can only be tread together.