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The Gambler's Den is a city full of casinos where every vice is easy enough to access.
There is only one motto in this land: the house always wins.
Eda is more than eager to test this.
Just an FYI, this story plays a little loose with the established canon. It's pre-season two but also features Raine in it.
If you're cool with that then enjoy!
Chapter One
“Huh, so it did save our lives,” Eda murmured.
“Focus!” Raine yelped
Eda stirred and came crashing back into the moment, just in time to avoid a fist flying directly at her face. She ducked to the side and conjured a quick gravitation spell, using it to plow the guard into the ground at five times his standard weight.
Not enough to kill him but boy would he sure be hurting in the morning.
Three guards came storming forwards though a piercing note from Raine’s violin sent a shockwave plowing into them. It had more than enough force behind it to send them all tumbling back into a pile on the floor.
“Reminds me of college,” Eda teased, grinning.
Raine smiled back. “What? Me having to bail you out?”
“Hey, I saved your life last night,” Eda chided as she scrunched her expression. “Some pirate was trying to take a pot shot at you.”
Raine snorted. “I’m starting to think that maybe this town isn’t my kind of place.”
More guards started to crowd around, coming forwards in little groups.
Raine’s music was an effective crowd control tool, keeping them divided and manageable.
Meanwhile, Eda used every cantrip and ward at her disposal to dispatch the growing gaggle of thugs. Gravity spells, sleeping charms, paralysis runes. One by one the guards failed to attack until finally those who remained without a hex merely slinked back, too afraid to approach.
Someone behind them loudly cleared their throat.
Eda turned and saw that Elliot was peering down at them. In each of their hands was a hostage and on their back was a familiar staff.
“I thought we had a deal?” Elliot growled.
Eda smirked. “Do I look like the kind of witch who takes kindly to being messed around with?”
“You look like the kind of witch who is about to lose their apprentice,” Elliot shouted back.
He dropped King and Luz before reaching for their belt and pulling out a heavy looking sabre. When Luz tried to run, they aimed it directly at her, holding the blade mere inches from her throat.
“Stay calm kid,” Eda said. “I got a plan.”
Raine cocked a brow, just subtle enough that only Eda could catch it.
Eda looked around, trying to find even the slimmest bit of material to build a threat off of. Then the bluff hit her like a freight train.
A small smile came to her lips as she narrowed her gaze at Elliot. “Have you ever heard of an electromagnetic pulse before?”
Elliot shook their head.
“It’s a shockwave of raw electricity that would short circuit every light, slot machine, and piece of magical equipment you have in this casino.” She drew a thin circle in the air and a small orb of electricity emerged from the aether, lowering into the palm of her hand. “With one little note from Raine here, I could send this shockwave flying throughout the entire casino.” She then whistled, making a show of deliberately shaking her head. “How much would it cost to completely reconstruct every piece of machinery in this place?”
Elliot glared at her and for a moment it seemed like they wouldn’t budge. But in the end, they drew their sabre away.
Instead, they reached for the staff on their back and promptly dropped it onto the floor.
“Get the hell out of my casino and never come back,” Elliot warned. They then turned around and stormed away.
Eda smirked. “I’ll make sure to leave you a one-star review!”
Elliot flipped her off with a certain finger that only made Eda cackle with glee.
Raine let out a tense breath that they’d been holding. “Would that have worked?”
“No idea,” Eda whispered, trying to keep her voice low lest their defeated enemy get any funny ideas. “But the first rule about running a scam is knowing how to bluff.”
Luz picked up the staff and made her way over. She seemed a little shell-shocked, at first, though as she got closer, she launched herself at Eda. She threw her arms around her, squeezing her in an oppressively tight hug.
“I’m so happy you’re okay,” Luz whispered. “When we heard about the Owl Beast…”
“Owl Beast?” Raine asked.
Eda forced a smile. “Maybe a story for our next vacation together?”
Raine rolled their eyes.
Eda turned her attention back to Luz and reached down, running a hand through her hair. The poor kid was trembling.
“Hope they weren’t treating you too badly,” Eda whispered.
King snorted. “They put us in a cushy room and brought us all the room service we could ask for.” He grinned and proudly jabbed himself in the chest with a thumb. “There’s a deli in this place that sells sandwiches that are bigger than me!”
“Who is…” Luz began.
Eda glanced at Raine. “This is Raine. They’re a friend of mine from back at Hexcide. They’re the person who invited us out here.”
Raine smirked and gave her a small wave. “Pleasure to meet the first person who can actually put up with Eda long enough to be her apprentice.”
“Hey!” King jeered. “There are two people who can put up with Eda long enough to live with her.”
Eda rolled her eyes.
“So, I guess we should probably…” Raine began, making a show of looking around the casino. “Get out of here before anyone else tries to pick a fight with us?”
Eda also looked around at the chaos they had created.
There were shattered machines and fractured tables all over the place with dispatched guards groaning upon the ground. Some of them looked pretty hurt though it was nothing that a few healing wards wouldn’t be able to remedy.
She then nodded and moved towards the exit. “Probably not a bad idea. I don’t want Elliot changing his mind on us.”
“Did you see that sword?” Raine asked. “Looked like something straight out of an Azure book.”
Luz beamed. “You like Azure?”
Raine chuckled. “Have a niece who loves those books and xey kind of got me into them recently.”
The smile that blossomed upon Luz’s face was priceless. It was enough to make Eda’s heart warm, reminding her why she did this.
Luz peeled herself away from Eda and approached Raine. “I think I’m going to like you.”
Eda smirked and followed along. Though she couldn’t help but drown out the nerd talk as the two of them started to get into it. Still, it was nice seeing Raine and the kid getting along, especially after everything that went down.
They made their way outside where an assembled group of shocked guests waited. Their reputation must’ve preceded them as the crowd parted, ensuring that no one would try and stop them.
“Nice getting to be a celebrity,” Eda teased.
Raine snorted. “For all of the wrong reasons.”
“No such thing as a wrong kind of fame,” King interjected. “After all, all publicity is good publicity, am I right?”
Eda stopped and cleared her throat, making her presence known. All of the petrified guests looked at her as if they expected the hat to drop and the carnage to resume anew.
“Make sure to win lots of shells tonight,” Eda said, offering a pair of thumbs up and a rosy smile. “Because casino security can’t do anything about it after what we’ve done to them.”
The crowd blinked, all of them in utter shock. Still, they slowly started to nod along and murmured amongst one another. Soon they marched back into the casino. This left just the usual street performers and Eda’s small entourage outside.
“So, are you excited for your show tonight?” Eda asked.
Raine snorted. “I’m quitting.”
Eda cocked a brow.
“Since I’ve gotten here, I’ve had assassins come after me, experienced ceaseless attempts of industrial espionage, and don’t even get me started on the freaking climate in this city.” Raine snorted. “I think I’m going to go back to barding for small cafés in the capital.”
“Well, in that case, let me know which cafés you end up at,” Eda replied, flashing a playful little smile. “Because I’d love to buy you a cup of coffee sometime.”
A little red coloured Raine’s complexion. “That uh… that sounds nice.”
Eda nodded and taped her staff firmly upon the ground. Owlbert’s wings suddenly popped open and the staff hovered there, ready to fly away.
“In that case, I’ll see you around Raine Storm,” Eda said.
Raine nodded. “See you around, Eda.”
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There is only one motto in this land: the house always wins.
Eda is more than eager to test this.
Just an FYI, this story plays a little loose with the established canon. It's pre-season two but also features Raine in it.
If you're cool with that then enjoy!
Chapter One
“Huh, so it did save our lives,” Eda murmured.
“Focus!” Raine yelped
Eda stirred and came crashing back into the moment, just in time to avoid a fist flying directly at her face. She ducked to the side and conjured a quick gravitation spell, using it to plow the guard into the ground at five times his standard weight.
Not enough to kill him but boy would he sure be hurting in the morning.
Three guards came storming forwards though a piercing note from Raine’s violin sent a shockwave plowing into them. It had more than enough force behind it to send them all tumbling back into a pile on the floor.
“Reminds me of college,” Eda teased, grinning.
Raine smiled back. “What? Me having to bail you out?”
“Hey, I saved your life last night,” Eda chided as she scrunched her expression. “Some pirate was trying to take a pot shot at you.”
Raine snorted. “I’m starting to think that maybe this town isn’t my kind of place.”
More guards started to crowd around, coming forwards in little groups.
Raine’s music was an effective crowd control tool, keeping them divided and manageable.
Meanwhile, Eda used every cantrip and ward at her disposal to dispatch the growing gaggle of thugs. Gravity spells, sleeping charms, paralysis runes. One by one the guards failed to attack until finally those who remained without a hex merely slinked back, too afraid to approach.
Someone behind them loudly cleared their throat.
Eda turned and saw that Elliot was peering down at them. In each of their hands was a hostage and on their back was a familiar staff.
“I thought we had a deal?” Elliot growled.
Eda smirked. “Do I look like the kind of witch who takes kindly to being messed around with?”
“You look like the kind of witch who is about to lose their apprentice,” Elliot shouted back.
He dropped King and Luz before reaching for their belt and pulling out a heavy looking sabre. When Luz tried to run, they aimed it directly at her, holding the blade mere inches from her throat.
“Stay calm kid,” Eda said. “I got a plan.”
Raine cocked a brow, just subtle enough that only Eda could catch it.
Eda looked around, trying to find even the slimmest bit of material to build a threat off of. Then the bluff hit her like a freight train.
A small smile came to her lips as she narrowed her gaze at Elliot. “Have you ever heard of an electromagnetic pulse before?”
Elliot shook their head.
“It’s a shockwave of raw electricity that would short circuit every light, slot machine, and piece of magical equipment you have in this casino.” She drew a thin circle in the air and a small orb of electricity emerged from the aether, lowering into the palm of her hand. “With one little note from Raine here, I could send this shockwave flying throughout the entire casino.” She then whistled, making a show of deliberately shaking her head. “How much would it cost to completely reconstruct every piece of machinery in this place?”
Elliot glared at her and for a moment it seemed like they wouldn’t budge. But in the end, they drew their sabre away.
Instead, they reached for the staff on their back and promptly dropped it onto the floor.
“Get the hell out of my casino and never come back,” Elliot warned. They then turned around and stormed away.
Eda smirked. “I’ll make sure to leave you a one-star review!”
Elliot flipped her off with a certain finger that only made Eda cackle with glee.
Raine let out a tense breath that they’d been holding. “Would that have worked?”
“No idea,” Eda whispered, trying to keep her voice low lest their defeated enemy get any funny ideas. “But the first rule about running a scam is knowing how to bluff.”
Luz picked up the staff and made her way over. She seemed a little shell-shocked, at first, though as she got closer, she launched herself at Eda. She threw her arms around her, squeezing her in an oppressively tight hug.
“I’m so happy you’re okay,” Luz whispered. “When we heard about the Owl Beast…”
“Owl Beast?” Raine asked.
Eda forced a smile. “Maybe a story for our next vacation together?”
Raine rolled their eyes.
Eda turned her attention back to Luz and reached down, running a hand through her hair. The poor kid was trembling.
“Hope they weren’t treating you too badly,” Eda whispered.
King snorted. “They put us in a cushy room and brought us all the room service we could ask for.” He grinned and proudly jabbed himself in the chest with a thumb. “There’s a deli in this place that sells sandwiches that are bigger than me!”
“Who is…” Luz began.
Eda glanced at Raine. “This is Raine. They’re a friend of mine from back at Hexcide. They’re the person who invited us out here.”
Raine smirked and gave her a small wave. “Pleasure to meet the first person who can actually put up with Eda long enough to be her apprentice.”
“Hey!” King jeered. “There are two people who can put up with Eda long enough to live with her.”
Eda rolled her eyes.
“So, I guess we should probably…” Raine began, making a show of looking around the casino. “Get out of here before anyone else tries to pick a fight with us?”
Eda also looked around at the chaos they had created.
There were shattered machines and fractured tables all over the place with dispatched guards groaning upon the ground. Some of them looked pretty hurt though it was nothing that a few healing wards wouldn’t be able to remedy.
She then nodded and moved towards the exit. “Probably not a bad idea. I don’t want Elliot changing his mind on us.”
“Did you see that sword?” Raine asked. “Looked like something straight out of an Azure book.”
Luz beamed. “You like Azure?”
Raine chuckled. “Have a niece who loves those books and xey kind of got me into them recently.”
The smile that blossomed upon Luz’s face was priceless. It was enough to make Eda’s heart warm, reminding her why she did this.
Luz peeled herself away from Eda and approached Raine. “I think I’m going to like you.”
Eda smirked and followed along. Though she couldn’t help but drown out the nerd talk as the two of them started to get into it. Still, it was nice seeing Raine and the kid getting along, especially after everything that went down.
They made their way outside where an assembled group of shocked guests waited. Their reputation must’ve preceded them as the crowd parted, ensuring that no one would try and stop them.
“Nice getting to be a celebrity,” Eda teased.
Raine snorted. “For all of the wrong reasons.”
“No such thing as a wrong kind of fame,” King interjected. “After all, all publicity is good publicity, am I right?”
Eda stopped and cleared her throat, making her presence known. All of the petrified guests looked at her as if they expected the hat to drop and the carnage to resume anew.
“Make sure to win lots of shells tonight,” Eda said, offering a pair of thumbs up and a rosy smile. “Because casino security can’t do anything about it after what we’ve done to them.”
The crowd blinked, all of them in utter shock. Still, they slowly started to nod along and murmured amongst one another. Soon they marched back into the casino. This left just the usual street performers and Eda’s small entourage outside.
“So, are you excited for your show tonight?” Eda asked.
Raine snorted. “I’m quitting.”
Eda cocked a brow.
“Since I’ve gotten here, I’ve had assassins come after me, experienced ceaseless attempts of industrial espionage, and don’t even get me started on the freaking climate in this city.” Raine snorted. “I think I’m going to go back to barding for small cafés in the capital.”
“Well, in that case, let me know which cafés you end up at,” Eda replied, flashing a playful little smile. “Because I’d love to buy you a cup of coffee sometime.”
A little red coloured Raine’s complexion. “That uh… that sounds nice.”
Eda nodded and taped her staff firmly upon the ground. Owlbert’s wings suddenly popped open and the staff hovered there, ready to fly away.
“In that case, I’ll see you around Raine Storm,” Eda said.
Raine nodded. “See you around, Eda.”
Hey, y'all should join my Discord! It's multifandom and queer as fuck (Please be 18+ though).
Visit my website to see where else you can find my work, follow my socials, or support me on Patreon!
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