It’s impossible to get around without being late to stop the bloodshed.

That was one of the problems of the five champions of Morvian College, standing high for more than 300 years. Despite housing powerful students, it is infested with evil spirits. 

Phantrits.

In the present year of 708, the rising peak of the next Blood Moon, five students are tasked to bring balance between spirits and Leiaz. Erasing the victim’s traces of existence was easier, since it kept all of them alive, a luxury for the previous champions.

A calculating winner whose great powers hold secrets of an origin otherworldly. A lover who wishes for freedom before the inevitable chains of an arrangement pull her back. A second-best son toiling in the shadow of his brother. A leader of the unlawful with a burning hatred towards his colleague. A knight, proud to succeed a legacy, who wants nothing more than to see his sister again.

Thus begins the 5 of Diamonds.

5 of Diamonds: The Wishing Well

“I’m alright.” I swallowed the bile in my throat. “How are you, though?” 


We sat as Mariella explained the events that took place while I was gone. Well, most of it, as I suspected from the lightly flushed cheeks and lessening eye contact. My head tilted at the mention of the gear Professor Hale had shown them, but I put it aside. 


I spent most of my afternoon locked up in the suite, skin rough with goosebumps whenever my thoughts would drift to the scene at the library. I decided to let the cool water of a shower keep me awake, and keep me away from the nightmares that would surely ensue. 


Mariella seemed tense as she finished, her hands curled into tight fists, and thumbs brushing over each other. “This can’t be happening. What is happening to us?” 


Right then, I wished I could tell her. 


“We’re gonna be fine. Just—” I paused, thinking of some way to lay it down easier on her. “Let me know if you accept or not. We have this week’s end to decide.” 


Ring Ring Bells