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The war is in earnest now. Each side marshals its forces and sets loose arrows against each other. When they fall, blood will spill. Where they fall, bodies will lay.
Who is ascendant?
Power through prosperity or knowledge through wealth? Which do you wan tot see?
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:: The princess of violence skulks in the shadows, hand on her dagger. She could spring now and remove a piece from the board. Avenge her brother.
But if she was lucky, it would be just one. And she's got a lot to risk. A bad trade. ::
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:: The Queen of Coins steps through the portal. She makes meticulous accounting of the situation with her eye for detail. ::
She's not here. The Oracle has fled.
If you have clues you should make an accounting of them. You'll need them all, because you won't have her.
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:: From her shadow, the steely princess attunes her sharpness, both eyes and mind. These are important clues these careless scholars are exposing.
Now it's clear she'll need to survive this incursion so she can get them out to others in her alliance. ::
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Use your head, child. It's more than that. These are old symbols. There is much to say about them, they have lived many lives, time and time again.
She's locked something away and part of the answer is hidden in a story. Or several stories if I read this correctly.
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We're going to capture the Oracle. Force her to divulge the secrets to reaching the heart of the High Priestess' sanctum.
I'll send my puppets to find the way in.
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Curse that Oracle, spewing prophecy and divinations to give the little witches scraps of hope. She's the gateway to the High Priestess. Once we have her we'll be able to see everything and control the magic of this place.
The Oracle. We have to do something about her.
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:: The Princess of Wands moves between wards and bindings of the Oracle's tower. A thread here, a cord there. To say she's most like a splinter under the skin, a nagging article or peculiar thought, would make her smile.
Her task is to find the way and make an opening. ::
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:: The King of Wands stands in a war council. His robe is paper-fine embroidery of precious texts. ::
The heart of this realm is the High Priestess' sanctum. We must defend it from our foes of Sword and Cup. The mother of witches has made it hard for ally and enemy alike.
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:: The Archivist makes a quick note. ::
"The God of Order and Sovereignty pits its own courts against themselves in order to advance upon the High Priestess. The Prince of Blades perishes and The Nameless Thing That Invented Death's interests are advanced."
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:: She face-palms, her ally struck down by ... well, a nerd, essentially. ::
Welcome to my domain, little prince. That's one chapter that ends, which is a win for me either way.
:: She captures his soul and drags him down to join her. ::
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How utterly delightful. Sorry! I mean tragic.
One of these Queens will not walk away. This is out of my hands, this peace will shatter. But I can direct the wrath in one direction.
Which queen deserves her satisfaction least?
⚔️ Sword
🍷 Cup
💰 Coin
✨ Wand
Who will die?
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Sister-queens. Weigh your next actions very carefully.
:: She glances from sanctuary-breaker to curse-speaker to back-stabber. Her pen is poised to ruin anyone who crosses her. The cold emotion of her numbers makes her equally ruthless. ::
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Watch now. Four queens bound by ancient law stand around the slab on which a princely body lays, bereft of life.
If these matriarchs can reach a common voice, my work will fail. I can’t let that happen.
If they fall to war, I'll be one step closer to the High Priestess.
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:: The richly clad Queen of Pentacles stands in front of the assembled queens, the ledger open before her. ::
Sisters in station. I weep to strike a name from the annals of our noble order so long before his due. The accounts will reflect this great loss.
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If I’ve played my cards right, this blood spilled will crack these lands open. One will dominate and through them, I’ll reach the High Priestess and her wellspring of magic.
Now the Queens meet, but not in friendship. Their alliance is as stable as a house of cards.
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:: The news reaches this regal, sharp woman in her tower. Her eyes burn and her hands clench in fists. ::
A mortal insult to our laws and dignity! I mourn the murder of my son and vow revenge. I demand this blood debt be paid.
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Let it be known that the Prince of Swords @tarot-s12.bsky.social now lays dead, slain by the hand of another Prince.
I have recorded this passing in the ledger. I fear now the balance will come due.
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:: The richly clad Princess of Pentacles stands at another entrance to the center of the hedge maze. Her cousins stare in shock. She clears her throat. ::
An accounting must be made of this great tragedy.
:: She leaves to report the loss to the proper record keepers.::
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:: The Prince of Wands feels his power surge. He is sure this is the right and proper way. When the glint of blade shines in his steely cousin's hand, he looses a bolt of pure magic. Brains before brawn. ::
I do this not out of anger but out of what's right, cousin.
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I've been listening to the voices on the wind, the watchers and spectators.
A tip of the scales, the dulled blade, the quickness of magic.
Tragedy comes.
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In an hour, blade strikes true or magic burns deep. One of these young scions will see their bright future cut short. The other, thrust into war.
⚔️ Prince of Swords 🛡️
or
✨ Prince of Wands 🔥
You tell me who to spare.
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Also, want an easy way in?
In about three hours, either the Prince of Swords kills the Prince of Wands or the other way around, and *it's up to you* who lives and who dies in the start of a #TarotWar
Read their messy tale and let me know:
bsky.app/profile/wate...
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@wederrakeep.bsky.social
Just kill one of these clowns already. Yeesh, talk about suffering fools gladly.
:: She chants, gaining volume. ::
blood feud.
blood FEUD.
BLOOD FEUD!
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@wederrakeep.bsky.social
Actually, I don't like either of them. But I'd rather see that Swords bonehead dead. Maybe his sister will follow his path.
They'll all be mine soon enough.
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@wederrakeep.bsky.social
Spare the Prince of Knowledge. Those Blades aren't sharp enough to win a war.
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@wederrakeep.bsky.social
Spare the Prince of Bloodshed, demon. He's an ally of mine.
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Two princes meet in anger and honor in the center of a labyrinth. Only one will walk away!
Tell me whose fortune I should favor. Which prince should live? The Prince of Swords or the Prince of Wands?
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Four brothers living in harmony. Each supports the other, together a bastion of strength against the evils of this world?
This will not do!
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:: A young man, a lookalike to the Princess of Swords but with a fine beard and a subtle swagger steps into the center of the hedge maze. ::
Conrad, are you threatening to punish my sister?
