Public Challenge

POV: Third-Person Limited (Rhea Locke).

Rhea tapped the glowing runes etched into the heavy wooden surface of the premium system blind box. The crate materialized onto her deck with a solid thud, radiating a faint, magical hum. With the Gambler's Coin burning a hole in her pocket and her hidden luck stat mathematically doubled for the day, she harbored no doubts about the outcome. She cracked her