CHAPTER CDXL

(DARK EXPRESSION)

GOLD AND SILVER. The words that make someone stands out in the crowd. A word and a standing that makes the entirety of someone’s life across the lights and stage of the prominent individuals in the play and life of an aristocrat.

“Life, death, and honor.”

With a sinister smile, he looks at the prominent cards in front of him. The cards hold the identity and life of the prominent ones, who hold the beginning and the fool that stands in the middle.

“The fool, the magician, the high priestess, the hierophant, the chariot, strength, the hermit.”

PRESTIGE. The honor of one’s heart, the pride someone carries and could never be stolen by anyone, but can be ruined by false lies. A glance and what people see hear and respect. The honor a knight earns in battle, defense for the weak, and even standing bravely where no one will and can.

“Just when did this cycle ever ends?”

He asks, not because he is wondering why. But because he can and