I know it's not much compared to other stories with hundreds of thousands or even millions of views, but I feel like it's an important milestone and I wanted to use my 1 SP post for the month to share it.

At just under a month after launch, I've got 215 pages uploaded and we're just starting the third arc of Two of Knaves. If ya'll are interested in a buddy story about a failed magic-school-chosen-one and his brash, capricious pit fighter partner getting into shenanigans across a lamp-lit nocturnal city as they climb through the ranks of its seedy underworld, this might be for you. It's an irreverent story that lampoons a lot of classic fantasy and tabletop rpg tropes while still focused on telling an entertaining story about a rise to power.

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Blurb:

A failed seer and a hapless pit fighter find their paths to power inextricably linked

Darcent of Stitch Alley had it all: A visit from a mother-murdering fel witch, a latent magical talent that somehow defeated her, and a mysterious destiny. It was the perfect trifecta to earn him an all-access pass to the Soul Seeker academy, where students learn to harness the power of the Deck of Wills to tell fortunes and summon spells from other worlds.

But when his powers and his destiny fail to manifest, Darcent finds himself unceremoniously ejected from the academy and left with little more than a stolen set of Soul Seeker robes and a stack of cards he can barely use. Alone, penniless, and back on the streets of Dragonmaw, the city that swallows all, he quickly becomes embroiled in the many factions warring for control of the streets, slums, and docks. From fixing fights to faking fortunes, Darcent soon learns that understanding his path to power doesn’t involve lecture halls and textbooks. And it’s inextricably linked to the destiny of a devilborn pit fighter of seemingly endless resolve.

As Darcent learns to control and grow his magic to climb through the ranks of the city’s underworld, the enemies arrayed against him grow ever more dangerous. Not just petty rivals and monsters from the ruins beneath Dragonmaw. Old allies of the fel witch begin to stir, continuing in her pitch-stained footsteps. And each of them is intent on using Darcent to reshape Dragonmaw according to their own design. But when they dredge ancient dangers to threaten the city, will he be strong enough to hold on to what he’s built?

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