A second life to atone for the first.

A bracelet to harness the powers of magical cards.

A set of Trials that the mythological gods would be watching. Those who still live.

Frank didn't know what waited for him as he drifted away to his final sleep. He expected relief. He hoped for it.

What he didn't expect was being given magical cards to defend himself, minutes from waking up into a new world. He was now Champion, among hundreds of others, in some sort of divine Olympics where they had to earn and buy cards that could cast spells, conjure weapons out of thin air, or even summon beasts to do their bidding.

And he would need all the cards he could get. Especially once he learns of the debt he now owes, and once he realizes that he might not be the only one brought back to life.

What to expect

This is a deckbuilding LitRPG, so expect card choices to matter.

There will be a heavier focus on action whenever a Trial is ongoing, and a mix of intrigue, worldbuilding, action and slice-of-life whenever there's downtime.

This story has a form of stats, but they're not prominent and will show up rarely.

And last warning, which I'm including because this type of magic is pretty divisive: This story contains mild mind magics and it cannot cause a loss of agency. The closest is I could compare to is Soothers and Rioters from the Mistborn series. The details will be revealed later on as I don't want to spoil everything, but this is worth the heads up.

Inspired by stories and games such as Omniscient Reader, Slay the spire, Hades, and a bunch of others.

Also, English isn't my first language, so let me know if something sounds awkward.

I hope you enjoy it. I'm definitely having fun writing it.

Updates on Fridays, with one medium-sized chapter (~5-6k words).

Publishing on RoyalRoad and Scribblehub.

Cover by Dimitry M