Chapter 206 - My CO Stash #6 - Witchy Ways by World Reader (DnDXDCU) (1/2)
-Not a SI but a CO fic with Author's DnD OC transported into the DCU, specifically Gotham City!
Sypnosis: A Warlock finding his way through the DC Universe. (BL)
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Chapter 1
”I found it!”
I looked up from my book of the Feywild to see Aliabra Briskey, halfling wizard of divination, student of Archmage Alet Sendref, and all around cheerful mascot drops an ancient tome on top of the desk I was reading out of.
”...The Deck of Many Things?” I read aloud, causing the halfling to nod excitedly.
”Yeah, yeah, yeah! Super powerful deck of cards, woe and glory befalling all who draw from it, blah blad blah, and we found a full deck!”
”SHHHHHHHH!” Three hushes came from two directions.
”Meep! Sorry~”
I pull the book towards me, reading some of the listed effects of the cards. And wow, were they some cards.
”We found something pretty dangerous, huh.”
”Try super useful! Imagine if we could get those assholes from Arlania to pick a card!”
”...It would be fun.” I admit, cracking a grin at Alibra's enthusiasm.
”And imagine if we drew some of the cards! Wishes!” The short woman was practically vibrating with excitement. ”If I could just see it being cast once…”
”We should find the others, talk about this back at the tavern.”
Alibra nods. ”Right, right, that makes sense. This is super big after all.”
I grab her hand as she tries to sneak it into my bag. I raise an eyebrow at her.
”Oh come on! I'm a flipping conwoman, what do you want from me?!”
That last bit got her a few suspicious glances as she copies down the page and rounds up our party of six from around the halls of the Holy Archives of the Æsir Church.
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I glanced around the small circle the Emerald Liones had made, looking at each of my close friends as Alibra explained the deck.
Ashryn Caijeon, an elvish swordsman(?) from Grengmon, where they(?) attended Sigramarc Military Academy. Androgynous in appearence and demeaner, none of us could tell if they was actually male or female, and we'd long given up on peeking in the bath. Their brown eyes were focused on Alibra, hanging on to our little wizard's every word.
Kuch Cragemir, a half-orc axe wielder from Amazeon, the land of the legendary Amazons, born into the matriarchal society after his father had apparently slept with one during one of their mainland excursions. He didn't quite fit the image of being a half-orc personality wise though. Sure, he was muscular and had small tusks, but he liked cooking and theater just as well as splitting skulls. Though admittedly, his acting skills were a little sub-par when someone made the mistake of having him perform on stage.
Valan Hek-ma, a beast-kin cleric of Anubis from Zemer, the sandy continent to the south. An excellent conversationalist if you were curious about religion, death, and such lore of the here-after. Apparently, he'd been sent off for some mission or other to find a runaway noble or some business. Kid of someone important, probably. He was cagey about the details, but nobody really cared beyond their descriptions in case we saw them. His brow was furrowed, obviously worried about the power of the deck we'd found in some dude's crypt. And probably feeling very good about himself with his vocal protest of graverobbing.
And the last one, besides myself and Alibra, Vilis, the tiefling assassin that we'd befriended after helping her with the assassination of Duke Joseph Swan, a duke in Lospar that was too stuck in his ways to revitalize his territory's economy. Honestly, we were so lucky that nobody was around to trace our teleportation circle back to Torknir. I was already caught up in fey politics, I did not need human politics to deal with on top of that.
”So, we gonna sell it?” Vilis asked, her red eyes locked on to the deck.
”NO, we're not going to sell it you greedy hell-spawn!” Alibra screeched as she threw a book at our knife-master's face. ”This mystical item can bring about miracles! Alter reality beyond anything we can do with just magic! Wishes!”
”Who would even buy it? With the sheer danger this thing has on a personal level, wouldn't it be safer to drop this into the depths of Chary's Chackles?” Ashryn added in, tilting their head. ”I mean, I doubt the Church or the government would be overly happy of shelling out a reward for something like this.”
”And they might end up sacrificing people to use it for their own ends…” Kuch said, head tilted to the side. ”Archmages are powerful enough weapons of conflict, but with something like this they could wish away an entire army.”
”See! See! So we should draw the cards ourselves, like responsible do-gooders!”
”This, coming from the woman who wanted to cause a revolt against a baron just because she couldn't trick him with her stupid a_s_s tarot card readings.” I sarcastically replied, leaning back on my hands.
”Screw you, Adam! That totally would've worked if Valan had kept his stupid mouth shut!” She shouted, pointing over-dramatically at the holy man.
”I merely confirmed what he already knew, Alibra, please calm down so we can discuss what to do with this.” Ah, Valan, the ever present calm in our shit show of an adventuring party.
”...I kinda want to try it.” I admit, which caught everyone's attention. ”I mean, a wish might just be able to get me out of my contract with Oberon and keep my magic.”
The group pauses, everyone thinking about it. ”Yes!” Except for Alibra at least, who's doing a little victory dance.
”Adam, you know that it's foolish. There's no way you'd draw the moon card before you got a hold of a bad card. And you heard Alibra, death isn't the biggest thing at stake here, not if your soul ends up being trapped somewhere in the Outer Planes. Like, we'd never be able to find you.” Kuch said, his eyes worried for me.
”Ahhh, how hard can it be? I mean, I haven't died yet. I like my odds!” I said with a c_o_c_ky facade. Sure, it was true to an extent, I did have confidence in my luck. But I was nervous. This could go so bad for me… But it was a chance I was willing to take to be free from the fey, to not have Oberon's orders over my head like a sword at my neck.
I've read what they fey can do, what they can ask of people. No way in any of the Nine Hells.
”...If this is your choice, I shall not stop you.” Valan said, bowing his head. ”I only ask that you take caution and draw your cards carefully.”
”...I don't like this. You're going to get yourself killed, Adam.” Ashryn sighed, their face already one of reluctant acceptance.
If I didn't draw my cards in front of them, I'd do it behind their backs and they f_u_c_k_i_n_g knew it.
”Why not? It's one hell of a gamble, but I'm not the one on the line.” Vilis said, her callous nature showing through once more.
I smirk, and pick up the Deck of Many Things. I open the deck's lid.
”Hey, Adam?”
”It's been really fun, being your friend. You know, in case you die.”
I snap a finger at him, my Mage Hand fl_i_c_k_i_n_g his thick forehead. ”Bah, watch me, I'm gonna outlive all of you f_u_c_kers.”
And so, I draw three cards.
Ruin
Vizier
Rift
And then, I am suddenly pulled outside of the body of Adam White, human warlock of Oberon.
I see myself, blink in shock as the Deck of Many Things disappears with a loud pop.
”What the actual f_u_c_k…” I and myself speak in unison.
I'm see through. I'm floating. I can see weird things around me, made of glowing lines and energies.
The Ethereal Plane? Holy shit, was my body being possessed by something?!
But my body didn't start speaking abyssal or do anything out of the ordinary. He just blinked and looked into my bag.
”Where the f_u_c_k just happened?!”