Portia The Arcana Novels & Stories

The first time I was supposed to meet my boyfriend, Grady Cabrera's parents, he stopped me at the door. The reason? His childhood friend, Mallory Pierce, had just drawn a tarot card. According to the reading, I was cursed with bad luck today and shouldn't step foot inside the Cabrera family home. Before I could say a word, Grady reached for the gifts in my hands. "Wait in the car for a while. Once dinner's over, I'll drive you home." I didn't let go. "I've spent over a month getting ready to meet your parents, and you're not even going to let me inside?" His expression hardened. "Brenda, this is for your own good." Before I could protest, he shoved me back into the car and shut the d

Big Easy doesn’t look so easy anymore, I chuckle, watching as he runs his tongue over his upper teeth beneath his closed lips. Tarot lays out three final cards—six of wands, the chariot and the sun. She gasps, interpreting them together with the other cards in a larger picture. Her eyes flick up to Ian’s and she smiles wickedly. “Strategos,” she hisses, but in the dead silent room, she might as well have shouted. If Ian is trying to hide his shock, he’s failing miserably. Sean, what’s strategos? And why’s it important to Ian?

, she said and appeared before me, like a light, she looked Angelic, white haired and she looked enchanting, but the story about her wasn't so good, she tricked people into making a deal and ends up taking something bigger from them, Portia the hybrid. "I can make you a beta?, A Alpha?, Whatever you want, so are you in for a deal?", She said and I scoffed, there's no way I'm accepting a deal from her, "fuck off", I'm better off on my own!", I said and I heard the hostel gate closing, "are you sure?!", Portia said as the dark mist disappeared. I ran to the gate and rushed in before it closes up, I ran to the room and covered myself up on my bed, drifting into sleep almost immediately.

"Subsitute demon for damsel and you get a binding spell. "The card will be the key," Galen muttered. "But what card and how can it help?" The demon's crimson eyes glared out at him from Lydia's beloved face. "When she accosted you at the Faire, weren't you carrying one of Lydia's Tarot cards?" Galen nodded. "The Hierophant. Lydia said that it often represents a teacher and it's the one she says she uses for me. The same one is on the necklace I bought her. The one you said she'd hate."

Arthur probed. “I do not know. He refuses to tell me where he is,” Pieda answered. If it weren’t for the fact that Pieda was under the truth potion, Arthur would have thought that she was lying. “So how do you get to him?” Arthur asked the woman. “Through a portal that takes me to him,” Pieda answered. “Open the portal,” Arthur ordered the woman. “No,” Pieda refused. The potion that Alphaeus gave her was one that would make her reveal the truth but not one that would make her open the portal to where Cornelius was.

I said, assuming that Luka was known in the game as Unknown User. “Unknown User has denied a wedding ceremony, does Player Reyna still accept?” “Yes.” I repeated. “Congratulations, Unknown User and Player Reyna have entered a sacred marriage. The marriage is definite and will be uploaded into the Arcane Realm system. Please accept these items as a wedding gift.” The automated voice said as another screen appeared before both Luka and me. “What does it mean the marriage is definite?” I asked.

She was prepared to go after some old paper, however, when Artemisia got up a letter fell from the ceiling, as if it were a feather. She remembered the dream, the tarot card that represented the Arcane Major Moon. It was probably a joke by one of the beings who inhabited that mansion. When the paper fell gently into Artemisia's outstretched hands, she can see an irregular letter painting the paper. At the same time, the same voices he had heard in Leonore's living room spoke again, unbearably loud and messy.

I must tell you what occurred in the crypt," she said. A phantom of Caroline's previous, recognizable smile curled her lips as she shook her head. You don't, I say. There are some secrets that should only be disclosed to the guy a woman loves. There is only one thing you need to do for me in my eyes. Portia tightly gripped Caroline's hand. “Anything. You know I would sacrifice anything for you. With her other hand, Caroline held Portia's cheek and spoke softly, as if it were the last time she would ever speak. Bring my baby home, please. Adrian gave Portia the dappled filly for her twenty-first birthday, and Larkin and Adrian were sitting on their saddles on the tiny rise overlooking Chillin

Did she have a power to glimpse into the future? Victoria sent a glimpse full of amusement towards us, as if she knew we were watching her. “Hello, dear friend,” Aurora waved her hand. “Do you feel at ease seeing the world again?” “She can see us.” “Don’t be a fool! This is the High Priestess we are talking about, mister Duke. Be a good student and learn your lessons. The twenty-two major arcana are not to be taken lightly. We are considered irreplaceable by this planet. We were spread out and dealt with many problems in the past. We come from experience and power. So now, do you want to save your beautiful Dahlia from that woman?”

The first time I meet my girlfriend, Nadine Grant‘s parents, she stops me at the door. Her childhood friend and neighbor, Nick Lockwood, has just pulled a tarot card. The card says I'll attract trouble today, so I shouldn't go inside. Before I can say a word, Nadine reaches for the gifts in my hands. "Wait in the car for a while," she says. "When dinner's over, we'll go home together." I don't let go. "I've spent over a month getting ready to meet your parents, and you're not even letting me in?" Displeasure is written all over her face. "Andy, I'm doing this for your own good!" Before I can argue, she shoves me back into the car. Nick smiles at me through the car window. He says, "