My Blood Wizard System
Coyote exhaled smoke that formed the shape of the Veil (cracked, bleeding, still holding).
“Clock’s ticking,” he said softly. “Next hand decides whether the Veil stays cracked… or whether we tear it down and start over.”
He looked straight at me and Thorne.
“Your deal, key and lock.”
The table pulsed once.
The next nine cards slid from the deck and landed face-down in front of us.
Waiting.
I reached for mine.
Thorne’s hand covered mine (steady, cold, eternal).
Together, we flipped.
The Second Hand (Truth or Burn)