Unlucky B*stard

Jace Mercer was a con artist, a liar, and a bastard who cheated life and still lost. Betrayed, hunted, and cornered one last time, he died like he lived: calling someone else's bluff. That should’ve been the end.



But luck has a sick sense of humor.



Reborn in a world ruled by magic, bloodlines, and fate, Jace wakes up with no powers, no status, and a curse that makes everything—even flipping a coin—turn against him. In a society where everyone is marked by destiny, he’s got nothing… except his mind, his scams, and a voice in his head that won’t shut up.



Rook is the reflection Jace never asked for—a hallucinated version of himself that’s smarter, meaner, and maybe not entirely imaginary.



Armed with silver tongue, street instincts, and pure spite, Jace enters the Arcane Academies—a battleground for the elite—on a mission of survival. Not to become a hero. Not to change the world.



Just to beat the odds long enough to burn it all down.