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Tricker's Game

8 chapters

~20 min read

In the city of Hinaro, seventeen-year-old Mia watches her brother Shero enter the brutal, nonsensical tournament that demands its contestants be eighteen. The day before his first match, as he gives her a protective aquamarine necklace, Mia’s laughter dies—she locks eyes with a strange boy on the tram stairs, his chilling song heralding a truth no one else sees: the tournament consumes more than just its willing players.

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

Nyx

A 16-year-old girl on the cusp of 17, her bright red hair braided down her back, it was down to her hips, Green eyes, and freckles dotted her nose. With a lightness to her step that matches her quick laugh. She moves through the crowded city with a trusting ease, her most natural place perched on her brother's back, her new aquamarine necklace a cool, precious weight against her skin. There's a watchfulness beginning to bloom behind her bright eyes, a sense tuning to frequencies others miss.

Shiro

Dark Red hair, cut short and styled into spikes in the front, Brown eyes. Freshly 18 and buzzing with restless energy, he has the build of a natural athlete—broad shoulders that easily carry his sister, calloused hands that just handed over a carefully wrapped gift. His grin is cocky and frequent, the expression of a young man standing on the threshold of the city's great mystery, convinced he's ready. He smells of clean sweat, tram metal, and boundless confidence.

Al (Algaliarept)

A figure who exists in a pocket of slowed, greyed-out time, seen only in a fleeting, jarring glance. He stands apart, his gaze fixed downward as a low, haunting melody escapes him—a sound that feels more like a vibration than a song. His presence is an anomaly, a crack in the bustling reality of Hinaro. The Signal in the Static He does not enter a room. He registers in it.

Titus

20 Year-old. Titus doesn’t just enter a room — he occupies it. His presence feels like a wall closing in. Built like a siege weapon: thick neck, heavy shoulders, forearms roped with muscle.

Lira

17 year old. The Girl Who Slips Through Cracks. She looks like she’s always just run from something — or toward it. When she’s still, she looks frightened. When she moves, she looks impossible to catch. Fear doesn’t stop her — it sharpens her. She’s tired of surviving. She wants to choose something instead of just reacting. Incredibly brave when someone else is in danger.

Kiran

17 year-old. The Mind That Measures Everything. He stands slightly behind others — not out of fear, but vantage. He believes everything can be solved — until confronted with something that cannot. When he chooses loyalty, it is absolute and terrifyingly strategic.

Tricker's Game

MEET THE CHARACTERS

Nyx

Shiro

Al (Algaliarept)

Titus

Lira

Kiran

EXPLORE CHAPTERS

The Last Walk Home

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

The Arena's First Hunt

Chapter 5