Arcana Novels & Stories

I roll my car quietly behind a cluster of rocks and trees. My head is swimming with thoughts. I turn off my engine, and carefully pull my tarot cards out of the glove box. Ava doesn’t even move. She’s out cold. I step out, and shuffle my deck. The Eight of Cups flips onto the hood of my car. The illustration is perfect. There’s eight cups stacked carefully on the ground. A man is walking away from them towards the mountain. In the upper left hand corner there’s a double moon. A crescent wrapped around an almost full golden moon.

she said as she squeezed my hand. “I don’t think I am much of a Queen,” I said. “That chance has passed us by now.” Caroline chuckled. “Has it?” she asked with a twinkle in her eye. I furrowed my eyebrows at her and she grinned. She pointed to the three cards in front of her. It was the same oracle deck that she had the other day. I read the words on the cards. The first one read Rejection, the second read The Path and the third one read Shattered Soul. I looked up at Caroline with a puzzled expression. I had seen plenty of cards but none with those names before. Caroline pointed to the cards.

“—but really he meant, make your will into the law. Make sure each step is done with precision and the depraved humans of this society will surrender to you at every turn.” “So, you turn her into a junkie for some power play?” “Are you that stupid?” Father’s yellow eyes turned Jon’s guts into a squirming bag of rats. Yet, he put his blank face on and stood his ground. “Do you know your tarot? The major arcana?” “What do you mean?” Jon asked. “Yes, you do. All the decisions and possibilities in the world are spread out in those cards. Do you know which one you are?” “Um . . . ”

Just then Nick raises his head asking for permission to speak by which she immediately granted nodding her head in response. Standing up as Nick snaps his finger turning everything into complete darkness, engulfing them into his premise, 78 looming in a spinning motion of neon velvet light-colored cards emerges around them. Snapping his finger once more 7 distinct cards slowly spins as it descends lining up in front of them. Facing forward as its light faded, the images of the first 7 major arcana's are presented. “The fool, the magician, the high priestess, the hierophant, the chariot, strength, the hermit.”

Despite the initial success, it seemed luck had swiftly turned its back on me once more. The system's animations certainly showcased a level of effort, or perhaps one might call it trickery. After five more draws yielded nothing, a familiar dazzling light emanated from the letter once again, its intensity mirroring the previous occasion. If I had to wager a guess, this was likely another class change card. [You have acquired Arcane Archer class change card] [Arcane archers, renowned as ranged warriors, excel in vanquishing adversaries with enchanted arrows. Despite not being casters themselves, they possess a profound understanding of the Arcane arts, enabling them to harness the magical abi

Arthur giggles hearing me say that. “I should’ve known that you won’t satisfied with me. I am the one who is missing you, I really want you to get back and pay your losing bet” he laughs so hard and I throw a pillow at him. I was hoping he’ll forget about that bet. A day after arrived in this village, he and I made a bet about who will be the first to be involved in the love affair here, at that time I held Kathy's name, while Arthur held Anneth. And now it was clear that it was Anneth who had a chance to have a scandal with Dave. My defeat required me to accept all of Arthur's orders for 3 days. I don't think it's going to be difficult, considering that Arthur also always wakes up at 1 pm s

“To understand us more, Look at Momo and me, we are sisters yet we contradict each other but we can’t rule out our affection towards one another. I can’t let her be and she can’t do the same. We have different views and our powers are the complete opposite. While she destroys I fix. Mostly, to use both of us, you need to be able to understand both perspectives and be in denial all the time. Using us meant being infected by our personalities. You must have noticed it; you are not that much of a coward anymore.” “Okay, I will ignore the last sentence since I was the one who put myself on the line and forced myself to change, not you. Obviously… It’s so obvious. Why would I be infected by your

I pick a card from the different piles. The first she turns over says death, the second says empress, and the third says, lovers. Mara stares at the cards for a moment before looking up at me. “You will bring death to something while giving another life. Your heart and mind will be torn in two by love. One lover is old and familiar, while the other is new and clouded in mystery. Your heart will only belong to one of these men, while your mind will tell you the other is the better choice.” Mara takes my hand back, “Let me see your eyes.” Her other hand grabs my face and stares into my eyes. She whispers, “Drakon I vovk.”

An upside down knight with a wand laid before me. “Ahh, you are about make an impulsive decision, driven by anger and recklessness.” Ryuu said, motioning me to flip the next card. The next card held 10 cups stacked on top of one another, the card was upside down again. Ryuu frowned at the card. “This will result in a loss of unity within your home. Many will be forced to choose sides.” I flipped the last card over, this time it was up right. It was labeled the Ace of pentacles.

"Back at the cafe, I wasn't going to help you. But something about you feels familiar, so I'll make an exception. I can use different methods—tarot cards, star reading..." "Please use tarot cards!" Charlotte cut her off. "Tarot's accurate. I've had readings before, but they never solved what's bothering me." Charlotte didn't spell it out, but she wasn't fully buying Aria's act yet. If Aria could actually figure out what was troubling her, then she'd be impressed. Aria pulled out the tarot deck and started shuffling with practiced, elegant movements. "Think about your question, then draw three cards." Charlotte hesitated, then reached out and picked three cards. Aria flipped them over one by