The naturalistic interpretation of luck is that positive and negative events happen all the time in a person's lives, both due to random and non-random natural and artificial processes, and that even improbable events can happen by random chance.

In this view, being "lucky" or "unlucky" is simply a descriptive label that points out an event's positivity, negativity, or improbability.

Now it was time for Alyssa to try some mid-level gambling battle.

Dressed in a black long overcoat, with black loose fitted pants attenuated with a thick black scarf which covered half of her face. She wore her golden-brown wig and changed her eye color to black. She made her pale face a bit paler and non-attractive. After much thinking she had drawn a star-shaped red mole at the lower side of her left eye, hoping that it will make her appearance totally unrelated to her real self.

Alyssa decided to try her luck in a casino called Gambling Arena. By the look of it it was not as magnificent as those high- level casinos but when Alyssa saw the crowd pouring in and out of the casino even in the day time, she felt otherwise.

In addition to this, just by judging the clothes of the people in the casino, it can be said that this casino doesn't require high-end gla.s.s ceilings and huge chandeliers to look magnificent. IT WAS THE REAL DEAL. It was a reputed casino with a long history so Alyssa felt relief that she will not get cheated in a petty way.

She did one whole round of the casino to find something interesting to play.

Her gaze landed on the most popular and most common game- Odd and Even.

The casino has a rule that a person can play only five times in a single row. h.e.s.h.e has to play some other games five more games in order to play 'odd and even' once again.

Alyssa played the game five times at a stretch and won every single time. She made around 60,000 dollars in just half an hour. She wanted to pay more but was restricted.

Under the envious gaze of people around her, she went to find other games that can interest her.

Alyssa decided to play some 'slot games'. There is no skill involved by playing slot machines. Its all luck. It is a myth that 'if you play a slot machine and it's not paying out, it means that it's due to hit soon'. But the real fact is every play in a slot machine is an independent event She inserted 25 dollars in the coin slot and after a few seconds she pressed the b.u.t.tons. IT WAS A JACKPOT. She played three times winning all three rounds and acc.u.mulating up to 40,000 dollars. The odds were 20,000:1 and she won every round she played. Fearing that it will alert the security of the casino and she will be accused of cheating, she decided to play other games in the meantime.

Alyssa was not sure of her luck. The more she won the more she started fearing that her luck will drain out. It was kind of stupid to think like this, but a person being a princess and subjugated to torture and humiliation throughout her life, she has every right to fear this for she started treasuring her luck.

Moreover, Alyssa never wanted to depend on her luck. She believed in herself. She would rather prefer having skills rather than luck. She believed that her skills will never betray her but luck is a fickle thing. One must not totally depend on it.

Well, luck and skills go hand in hand.

There are only a few games in the casino that involve skill, and blackjack is one of them. There are few people who make their living by playing blackjack.The game rules are simple. You play against the dealer and will be dealt a number of cards, and whoever gets closest to 21 without exceeding it will win the hand.

In all blackjack games, you'll initially be dealt two cards, and can request to either "hit," which means to take another card, or "stand," which means to play with the two initial cards you've been dealt. Be careful if you choose a "hit," because exceeding 21 means you automatically "go bust," or lose.

There were two players around the table when Alyssa approached the table.

They seemed rich and typically like a Novo richer or useless third or fourth generation pampered rich lads who have a lot of money to burn.

As a pale looking Alyssa, wearing far more inferior clothes than them approached, they scoffed at her.

She ignored them and asked the dealer for her chips.

Her ignorance infuriated them. One of them opened his mouth to speak," How dare you? Don't you know that Prince Arthur is playing here? How can a lowly sc.u.m like you can come and play here?"

It was fine for her to play somewhere else, but man, he shouldn't have called here lowly or a sc.u.m.

Alyssa's eyes turned cold.

"I want to make a bet." She spoke loudly for the whole casino to here.

The person, who she thought was a lackey of the said Prince Arthur scoffed one again. "How can a lowly person like you dare to make a bet? You better…"

"Shut up, who are you? Am I speaking to you? "she interrupted him in the middle of his speech-making his face flush in shame and anger. Then she added, "Is your prince afraid to make a bet with this lowly commoner?"

Hearing her question, the person mentioned raised his delicate eyebrows and smirked. If Alyssa was some other girl, she had blushed. He was very handsome, with a careless att.i.tude that added charm to his personality.

But Alyssa being Alyssa while standing face to face in front of him was getting more and more irritated as the seconds pa.s.sed. After a few minutes which seemed like an eternity, he motioned towards the dealer to start the game. Before she can touch her chip, he opened his mouth and said, "But I have one condition, if I win you have to rub your nose in my shoes and have to say sorry." Then he faced Alyssa directly and said, "Is this condition acceptable to you?"

Seeing him smirking Alyssa wanted to punch his face. She girthed her teeth and said "Yes". Then she smirked. Pointing her long fingers at him she said," this rule applies to you too."

The color of his face drained and his eyes burned in rage. Before he can speak anything, his lackey spoke, "You think too highly of yourself, you lowly b.a.s.t.a.r.d. How can you speak like this to him, a prince of Easteros?

This information startled Alyssa but she showed no reaction. Her face was expressionless.

But the rest of the customers gasped. Some looked pitifully at her way and some were angry, for her arrogance can start a war between Coral Bells and Easteros.

Alyssa ignored their pity or angry looks and shrugged her shoulders. She again challenged him, "Are you backing off now?"

Arthur ignored her and motioned the dealer to start the game. The dealer wiped his forehead with his hanker chief and stated laying cards.

The game began.