The Hand of Fate #12

In "The Man who pawned his Soul," a desperate gambler finds fortune in enchanted dice that guarantee victory—until Fate itself intervenes, warning him of the cost. As his luck turns to obsession, he’s haunted by ghostly figures from his past, fleeing a fate he can no longer outrun. The devil’s final claim looms, but the true price of his choices remains shrouded in shadow.

In the scorched silence of the American west, a dying prospector stumbles upon an unlikely savior—a young Indian maiden who appears from the shimmering heat. But as her ghostly form flickers in the desert air, he realizes she’s not quite alive, and the line between salvation and something far more unsettling begins to blur.

In the misty Ozarks, a young man is cursed into becoming a monstrous "witch-man" by a coven terrorizing a village. Forced to open the gates that would drown the town, he faces a desperate last stand when a brave farmer intervenes. With the witches defeated and the young man freed, a quiet hope blooms—fueled by courage, sacrifice, and a future no longer shadowed by evil.

In "A Hand of Fate Mystery #10," a tourist’s chilling dream of an impending avalanche in a Swiss village sets a tense, eerie tone — a rare glimpse into the unsettling power of foresight. As he warns the townsfolk, none believe him, and just as he departs, the mountain answers his vision with terrifying force.

In "Dr. Chaney's Macabre Creation," a brilliant but twisted surgeon pushes the limits of science and horror, assembling a super-brain from five stolen minds. His mistreated assistant, caught in a web of cruelty and desperation, strikes back in a moment of rage—switching the brain with that of a lion. When the experiment goes horribly wrong, the consequences unfold under the watchful eye of Fate.

In "The Grave will not Wait," a stonemason meets his end when a gravestone crashes down on him—only to find himself bargaining with Fate for a second chance. Desperate to cheat death, he tries to manipulate the balance of life and death, but every attempt is met with cold finality. When the scales tip, Fate reminds him: some endings are inevitable.