Messenger of the Dark Prophet (The Bowl of Souls: Book Two) (65 page)

They set the pile ablaze before heading back to camp.

No one saw the large orange eyes pop out of the
moonrat’s
skull and roll down the pile away from the blaze. Though singed and still smoking from the heat of the fire, tiny claws sprouted from the bottom of the eyes and dug through the bloody slush and mud. The orange glow winked back on.

Slowly the eyes disappeared into the ground.

Afterword
:

The Universal Deck is Real

My father created the Universal Deck in 1977, the year after I was born. It was an attempt to create a single card deck that you could use to play any card game. We played the games that became Elements and Unity every week growing up. We even had local card tournaments.

When I was designing the magic system used in the Bowl of Souls series, I thought of the cards and everything fell into place, the colors, the symbols, it was perfect. It is the same deck used by the wizard in the
Mage
School
to play the games Elements and Unity and to teach the different elements of magic.

If you want your own deck, you can order a copy via email at
[email protected]
or check out the Bowl of Souls
Facebook
page. The rules for playing Elements and Unity are included.