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by Carrarn
Progression, magical cards, weak to strong, card reforging! The young, sickly Irwin has seen nothing but bad luck in his short life. When his brother finally returns with a magical card for him, his luck is about to change. But will it change for the better? Irwin is sent off together with another group of youths to placate a group of sorcerers. With just a weird utility card granted by his brother, he can only pray to stay alive long enough. This is a card-gathering story. Crafting is not the main focus at first, but as the story progresses, it becomes increasingly important to the MC. Slow-paced, starts dark, weak-to-strong (but slow) For those who like to know these things, the story is currently about 12 books long and will likely grow to about 15 before completion. I will very likely write more in the same universe after that, though I will be letting my Patrons help with that decision. Release schedule: [Fri and Sun] Roughly 22:00 - On Patron [Fr,Sa,Su] Books one, two, and three have been stubbed! They are now on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited! More books will be removed as they are released. Future chapters will still be released on RoyalRoad first. The Audiobook for book one is also finally up! I am still a non-native English speaker (hard to change), so even with the edits and rewrites, you might find some oddities. Let me know, and I'll fix them right up.
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| 1 | Chapter 1: It’s never what you want | 0 |
| 2 | Chapter 2: To Card or not to Card | 0 |
| 3 | Chapter 3: Sorcerer says | 0 |
| 4 | Chapter 197: Family time | 0 |
| 5 | Chapter 198: Emergency smithing | 0 |
| 6 |
| Chapter 199: Disbelief |
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| 7 | Chapter 200: Stubborn | 0 |
| 8 | Chapter 201: A game of questions | 0 |
| 9 | Chapter 202: Searching and finding | 0 |
| 10 | Chapter 203: A battle of shadows | 0 |
| 11 | Chapter 204: Hangover | 0 |
| 12 | Chapter 205: Death and new beginnings | 0 |
| 13 | Chapter 206: Death or safety? | 0 |
| 14 | Chapter 207: Starving people | 0 |
| 15 | Chapter 208: Clearing the plains | 0 |
| 16 | Chapter 209: Switching sides | 0 |
| 17 | Chapter 210 Furious frost | 0 |
| 18 | Chapter 211: Final hurdle | 0 |
| 19 | Chapter 212: Soulclone | 0 |
| 20 | Chapter 213: New Degonda | 0 |
| 21 | Chapter 214: Portal Keep City | 0 |
| 22 | Chapter 215: What do words do? | 0 |
| 23 | Chapter 216: Pots and pans! | 0 |
| 24 | Chapter 217: Frying pan | 0 |
| 25 | Chapter 218: Shadowwalker | 0 |
| 26 | Chapter 219: Bluehair | 0 |
| 27 | Chapter 220: Immovable sword | 0 |
| 28 | Chapter 221: The Shadows of Dimarintsia | 0 |
| 29 | Chapter 222: Arrows in the back | 0 |
| 30 | Chapter 223: First Soulcard | 0 |
| 31 | Chapter 224: Guest | 0 |
| 32 | Chapter 225: The next step | 0 |
| 33 | Chapter 226: One more day | 0 |
| 34 | Chapter 227: Silvery Lightning | 0 |
| 35 | Chapter 228: Into the unknown | 0 |
| 36 | Chapter 229: Glacial Area | 0 |
| 37 | Chapter 230: No baggage | 0 |
| 38 | Chapter 231: A soulforce tune | 0 |
| 39 | Chapter 232: The Roaming Shipyard | 0 |
| 40 | Chapter 233: Blockade | 0 |
| 41 | Chapter 234: The Ruby's Revenge | 0 |
| 42 | Chapter 235: Emotional damage | 0 |
| 43 | Chapter 236: Boohm | 0 |
| 44 | Chapter 237: Haggling Hurts | 0 |
| 45 | Chapter 238: Traveling across the Portal Gallery | 0 |
| 46 | Chapter 239: The Boring Corridors | 0 |
| 47 | Chapter 240: Grab and hold! | 0 |
| 48 | Chapter 241: A deal | 0 |
| 49 | Chapter 242: Proadon | 0 |
| 50 | Chapter 243: Pirates | 0 |
| 51 | Chapter 244: Sword blows | 0 |
| 52 | Chapter 245: Resolve | 0 |
| 53 | Chapter 246: Prodigy Am’braz | 0 |
| 54 | Chapter 247: Brazardian | 0 |
| 55 | Chapter 248: Failing the questions | 0 |
| 56 | Chapter 249: Dropping some jaws | 0 |
| 57 | Chapter 250: Golden Friction Academy | 0 |
| 58 | Chapter 251: Meeting new people | 0 |
| 59 | Chapter 252: Diagram Smithing | 0 |
| 60 | Chapter 253: Instrumentalization | 0 |
| 61 | Chapter 254: Toward the next heartcard! | 0 |
| 62 | Chapter 255: We need more coals? | 0 |
| 63 | Chapter 256: Temper | 0 |
| 64 | Chapter 257: Risks | 0 |
| 65 | Chapter 258: Barging in | 0 |
| 66 | Chapter 259: Package delivery? | 0 |
| 67 | Chapter 260: Short notice | 0 |
| 68 | Chapter 261: Roaring Metal | 0 |
| 69 | Chapter 262: Loaded up and ready to go | 0 |
| 70 | Chapter 263: Sonic Shift | 0 |
| 71 | Chapter 264: Vibrating ship | 0 |
| 72 | Chapter 265: A children's rhyme | 0 |
| 73 | Chapter 266: Unexpected growth | 0 |
| 74 | Chapter 267: Risks | 0 |
| 75 | Chapter 268: Purified Soulforce | 0 |
| 76 | Chapter 269: Unexpected Advantages | 0 |
| 77 | Chapter 270: Into the storm | 0 |
| 78 | Chapter 271: Mind poison | 0 |
| 79 | Chapter 272: Choices | 0 |
| 80 | Chapter 273: Going wild | 0 |
| 81 | Chapter 274: Intercept course | 0 |
| 82 | Chapter 275: Insanity | 0 |
| 83 | Chapter 276: Plans, plans, plans | 0 |
| 84 | Chapter 277: A familiar feeling | 0 |
| 85 | Chapter 278: Happy to be back | 0 |
| 86 | Chapter 279: Untwisting minds | 0 |
| 87 | Chapter 280: Ancient knowledge | 0 |
| 88 | Chapter 281: No pain, no gain | 0 |
| 89 | Chapter 282: Bonding | 0 |
| 90 | Chapter 283: Long ears | 0 |
| 91 | Chapter 284: Sharptooth cannibal | 0 |
| 92 | Chapter 285: Swat! | 0 |
| 93 | Chapter 286: Rustbucket's lessons | 0 |
| 94 | Chapter 287: Dodging | 0 |
| 95 | Chapter 288: The next step | 0 |
| 96 | Chapter 289: Hard to find | 0 |
| 97 | Chapter 290: New lessons | 0 |
| 98 | Chapter 291: Gathering | 0 |
| 99 | Chapter 292: Border guard? | 0 |
| 100 | Chapter 293: Don't lose your head | 0 |
| 101 | Chapter 294: Split shock | 0 |
| 102 | Chapter 295: A drink is never a bad idea... | 0 |
| 103 | Chapter 296: Obsidian City | 0 |
| 104 | Chapter 297: Resonance | 0 |
| 105 | Chapter 298: Unstable tension | 0 |
| 106 | Chapter 299: Three out of five | 0 |
| 107 | Chapter 300: Smelter | 0 |
| 108 | Chapter 301: Drinking | 0 |
| 109 | Chapter 302: Stink | 0 |
| 110 | Chapter 303: Squeeze | 0 |
| 111 | Chapter 304: Berries and seas | 0 |
| 112 | Chapter 305: Familiar eyes | 0 |
| 113 | Chapter 306: Baby steps | 0 |
| 114 | Chapter 307: Lips Sealed | 0 |
| 115 | Chapter 308: Purple mist | 0 |
| 116 | Chapter 309: Purple fart | 0 |
| 117 | Chapter 310: Swarm | 0 |
| 118 | Chapter 311: Going down | 0 |
| 119 | Chapter 312: The Lure | 0 |
| 120 | Chapter 313: Hard choices | 0 |
| 121 | Chapter 314: Glow | 0 |
| 122 | Chapter 315: On the otherside | 0 |
| 123 | Chapter 316: Fluttering in the breeze | 0 |
| 124 | Chapter 317: Tiscian's Glare | 0 |
| 125 | Chapter 318: Mountains | 0 |
| 126 | Chapter 319: Names | 0 |
| 127 | Chapter 320: Onward to the Teeth | 0 |
| 128 | Chapter 321: Circling the dead | 0 |
| 129 | Chapter 322: Boom goes the Whale | 0 |
| 130 | Chapter 323: A grinning Greldo | 0 |
| 131 | Chapter 324: Time Dilations | 0 |
| 132 | Chapter 325: Terror dungeon | 0 |
| 133 | Chapter 326: The Voice of Purple | 0 |
| 134 | Chapter 327: Hide it or else | 0 |
| 135 | Chapter 328: First hunt | 0 |
| 136 | Chapter 329: Embers | 0 |
| 137 | Chapter 330: Plant or beast? | 0 |
| 138 | Chapter 331: With Grace | 0 |
| 139 | Chapter 332: The Card | 0 |
| 140 | Chapter 333: Fighting fire with fire | 0 |
| 141 | Chapter 334: Ugly surprises | 0 |
| 142 | Chapter 335: Off switch | 0 |
| 143 | Chapter 336: Raging Inferno | 0 |
| 144 | Chapter 337: The Machine | 0 |
| 145 | Chapter 338: Soulscape infiltration | 0 |
| 146 | Chapter 339: Tap and Bang | 0 |
| 147 | Chapter 340: Splitting headache | 0 |
| 148 | Chapter 341: Cracks | 0 |
| 149 | Chapter 342: Introspective | 0 |
| 150 | Chapter 343: Out of control | 0 |
| 151 | Chapter 344: Worldskill | 0 |
| 152 | Chapter 345: Heartskill | 0 |
| 153 | Chapter 346: Vertical pupils | 0 |
| 154 | Chapter 347: Hammering out a snack | 0 |
| 155 | Chapter 348: Shadowswimmer | 0 |
| 156 | Chapter 349: It's not that bad | 0 |
| 157 | Chapter 350: Doubling down | 0 |
| 158 | Chapter 351: The Bottomdwellers | 0 |
| 159 | Chapter 352: The hunt begins | 0 |
| 160 | Chapter 353: Shadow tracking | 0 |
| 161 | Chapter 354: Crash course | 0 |
| 162 | Chapter 355: Destroy the whole city? | 0 |
| 163 | Chapter 356: Bartering | 0 |
| 164 | Chapter 357: Resizing | 0 |
| 165 | Chapter 358: Fullgrown... | 0 |
| 166 | Chapter 359: Squish | 0 |
| 167 | Chapter 360: Foggy mind | 0 |
| 168 | Chapter 361: Who needs pants! | 0 |
| 169 | Chapter 362: Unreadable | 0 |
| 170 | Chapter 363: Solcruthaithe Attuned | 0 |
| 171 | Chapter 364: Old names, old faces | 0 |
| 172 | Chapter 365: Picking your nose in style | 0 |
| 173 | Chapter 366: Bloodcards | 0 |
| 174 | Chapter 367: The crown of blood and burning gold | 0 |
| 175 | Chapter 368: Swinging around a giant | 0 |
| 176 | Chapter 369: An unknown factor | 0 |
| 177 | Chapter 370: Into the encroaching storm | 0 |
| 178 | Chapter 371: Under pressure | 0 |
| 179 | Chapter 372: Stable card | 0 |
| 180 | Chapter 373: Choices and headaches | 0 |
| 181 | Chapter 374: A confusing welcome | 0 |
| 182 | Chapter 375: Like a tree? | 0 |
| 183 | Chapter 376: The Smith's Guild | 0 |
| 184 | Chapter 377: Teaching | 0 |
| 185 | Chapter 378: Ruadh'trom | 0 |
| 186 | Chapter 379: Old friends | 0 |
| 187 | Chapter 380: Large scale testing | 0 |
| 188 | Chapter 381: The first impression | 0 |
| 189 | Chapter 382: The second impression | 0 |
| 190 | Chapter 383: The final impression | 0 |
| 191 | Chapter 384: That will teach her to call Ganvils tools! | 0 |
| 192 | Chapter 385: Will it fit? | 0 |
| 193 | Chapter 386: Tall tales | 0 |
| 194 | Chapter 387: Deals and merchandise | 0 |
| 195 | Chapter 388: Bad Squeeze | 0 |
| 196 | Chapter 389: Old memories | 0 |
| 197 | Chapter 390: Shattered consciousness | 0 |
| 198 | Chapter 391: What are Amnathair? | 0 |
| 199 | Chapter 392: Price hunting | 0 |
| 200 | Chapter 393: The first step, something from something | 0 |
| 201 | Chapter 394: Foppish | 0 |
| 202 | Chapter 395: A sentimental Ganvil | 0 |
| 203 | Chapter 396: Wrinkled like Fire Plums | 0 |
| 204 | Chapter 397: Giving someone a break | 0 |
| 205 | Chapter 398: Aligned with the Shadow Lord | 0 |
| 206 | Chapter 399: What lies beyond? | 0 |
| 207 | Chapter 400: Painful hands | 0 |
| 208 | Chapter 401: No sleeping in | 0 |
| 209 | Chapter 402: Riding the whale | 0 |
| 210 | Chapter 403: Food... food! | 0 |
| 211 | Chapter 404: Preparing for large guests | 0 |
| 212 | Chapter 405: Question marks | 0 |
| 213 | Chapter 406: Another call, another message | 0 |
| 214 | Chapter 407: Ourbrach | 0 |
| 215 | Chapter 408: Dragging your shadow around | 0 |
| 216 | Chapter 409: Students | 0 |
| 217 | Chapter 410: The Final Stretch | 0 |
| 218 | Chapter 411: Familiar Soulforce Resonance | 0 |
| 219 | Chapter 412: Long overdue reunions | 0 |
| 220 | Chapter 413: How will she react? | 0 |
| 221 | Chapter 414: Gifts, suprises, and shocks | 0 |
| 222 | Chapter 415: Dirty bedlinen | 0 |
| 223 | Chapter 416: With Regrets | 0 |
| 224 | Chapter 417: Bonded through fire | 0 |
| 225 | Chapter 418: Incoming | 0 |
| 226 | Chapter 419: Last command | 0 |
| 227 | Chapter 420: Slice and dice | 0 |
| 228 | Chapter 421: Yilda's Faithful | 0 |
| 229 | Chapter 422: Softly spoken | 0 |
| 230 | Chapter 423: Spores of a different kind | 0 |
| 231 | Chapter 424: Morphing and changing | 0 |
| 232 | Chapter 425: Bloody heartcard | 0 |
| 233 | Chapter 426: Instant chatterbox | 0 |
| 234 | Chapter 427: The first 'Am progeny | 0 |
| 235 | Chapter 428: Silv'am | 0 |
| 236 | Chapter 429: Shadow Realm Sliver | 0 |
| 237 | Chapter 430: Work, work | 0 |
| 238 | Chapter 431: Time for choices | 0 |
| 239 | Chapter 432: I can sense you! | 0 |
| 240 | Chapter 433: The other side of the equation | 0 |
| 241 | Chapter 434: In transit memories | 0 |
| 242 | Chapter 435: Memory Storage | 0 |
| 243 | Chapter 436: Musical safety | 0 |
| 244 | Chapter 437: Forced from the shadows | 0 |
| 245 | Chapter 438: Musician Smith | 0 |
| 246 | Chapter 439: Sensitive | 0 |
| 247 | Chapter 440: From the bog rises the foulmouth | 0 |
| 248 | Chapter 441: Scary meetings | 0 |
| 249 | Chapter 442: The Tutor | 0 |
| 250 | Chapter 443: Overestimation | 0 |
| 251 | Chapter 444: Under pressure | 0 |
| 252 | Chapter 445: Sanctuary | 0 |
| 253 | Chapter 446: Motivation | 0 |
| 254 | Chapter 447: Surprise visit | 0 |
| 255 | Chapter 448: Soulcard antics | 0 |
| 256 | Chapter 449: The Empress | 0 |
| 257 | Chapter 450: Hangry | 0 |
| 258 | Chapter 451: A third party | 0 |
| 259 | Chapter 452: Chip on a shoulder | 0 |
| 260 | Chapter 453: State of the empire | 0 |
| 261 | Chapter 454: Ghulnithair | 0 |
| 262 | Chapter 455: Preganrúadh | 0 |
| 263 | Chapter 456: All together now | 0 |
| 264 | Chapter 457: In the back | 0 |
| 265 | Chapter 458: Wrestling | 0 |
| 266 | Chapter 459: Leakage | 0 |
| 267 | Chapter 460: As the back so the front | — |
| 268 | Chapter 461: Shaking | — |
| 269 | Chapter 462: Through the wall | — |
| 270 | Chapter 463: Execution | — |
| 271 | Chapter 464: One hand at a time | — |
| 272 | Chapter 465: Eb and flow | — |
| 273 | Chapter 466: Another Derlin | — |
| 274 | Chapter 467: Aura Cards | — |
| 275 | Chapter 468: Aura | — |
| 276 | Chapter 469: One way to say hello | — |
| 277 | Chapter 470: Spreading out | — |
| 278 | Chapter 471: Future Growth | — |
| 279 | Chapter 472: Portal Webs | — |
| 280 | CHapter 473: Assassins | — |