Ace of Destiny

People say that on a person's eighteenth birthday the gods hand out a playing card with a power in it. There are 52 cards and 52 powers, and holding one gets a person a place at the academy for people with powers. The school beauty drew the Queen of Spades, which summons weapons of any kind. A rich man's son had his father's Jack of Diamonds, which brings in money without end. Students went around showing each other what they had drawn. Jordi's parents were killed. He worked as a magician. His card was the Joker, which pulls on all the others. He enrolled at the academy. While the rest were still comparing draws, he used all 52 powers one after another and the others went quiet. Someone asked him what card he was holding. A group of assassins called the Skull Sect came after him.