A/N: A very happy new year to all of you! So I'm not sure how many of you remember A Fool's Game, Hanged Man's Game, the Game of Life series I was gonna make that started in the HnKnA fandom then branched out into the FBNFH fandom then so on and so on. I'll be restarting that with a few changes. It'll still branch out into different fandoms though.

Disclaimer: I do not own HnKnA or any of the other anime, games, etc. referenced.

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Alice Liddell was regarded as a disappointment to her family.

And a plain girl at school.

Suddenly she's given an acceptance letter to a boarding school she never asked to join.

"Arcane Academy…Oh joy…"

However when she transferred in, one student transferred out.

"Hey…where did Nightmare go!?"

Why was he transferred out?

And why did he not find out about it until Alice came in?

"Nightmare was…called out by his family. Something has come up and they can no longer pay tuition."

The truth?

Or a lie?

"Why did Nightmare suddenly disappear when you came into the picture!?"

"Are you suggesting it's my fault!?"

Suspicion arises in the Fool's Dorm.

"No one wants you here! Get out!"

"Well it's not like I want to be here!"

She becomes hated in her dorm and runs away only to see a rather strange sight.

"Dice…?"

"Give those to me."

She was given dice, but for what purpose?

She doesn't know.

[Roll the dice and let the game begin!]

A text.

"Roll the dice?"

[That's what I said! Roll the dice!]

"Wh-what!?"

[So noisy!]

From then she becomes part of a game.

"You're actually pretty good. Want to join my guild?"

"R-really?"

"Huh? Did you guys ever notice this weird little symbol?"

"Symbol?"

"Yeah on the back of the card. It's faint, but you can still see it.

"Oh, you're right!"

"Hey look, line some of the cards together and it kinda looks like it could form a sentence."

"I think it says…"

"You can understand it!?"

Is this game just an innocent and normal game though?

"Hey Hiro? What gives!?"

[What?]

"What do you mean what!? What's with the PvP updates? Someone died because of it!"

[Oh yeah…see about that...]

[This game's finally gotten enough Arcaners for the ritual so I'm starting it.]

"R-ritual!?"

A ritual is started by the mysterious Game Master.

The true nature of the game begins to come to light.

New mysteries begin.

"Is this a passageway?"

"Look at the wall; it has the same symbols as the cards. I can read it!"

[Why are you trying to stop me?]

[Leave things as they are. I might've said there was a way to stop it, but I never told you that you would be able to use it. Give up. NOW.]

However not everyone is against the ritual as she would find out.

"Yes, another soul has been gathered. We are one step closer to summoning the King of Demons…"

D-did they just say a demon king!?"

"Shhh! Keep your mouth shut before we're caught!"

"Who's there!?"

"Oh no!"

"Run!"

Twenty One Dorms.

Twenty Arcana Holders.

Ten Enemies.

One Ritual.

The objective of this game?

Survival.

COMING SUMMER 2015