Martial Arts Master 3

His secret is out. The Vatariri's deadliest enforcer just locked down the academy to find him. Laku pulled his grandfather out of Vatariri custody, but Senai came back broken. He can't fight, can't train, and the knowledge that could heal him is locked behind wards only Headmaster Nakai can open. Nakai is imprisoned in her own office, being interrogated by a battle-mage who terrifies even Senai. If she breaks, she'll give up the Forgotten Library's location, and everyone hiding inside it dies. Ona, his hellhound shadow-scout, can slip unseen through the tunnels beneath campus. Danai, his cat-girl research partner, is cracking encrypted texts that could unlock forbidden Disciplines. Aishe, his sheep-girl theorist, is turning Awakening theory into weapons the Vatariri have never faced. Tariro, the fox-woman professor who trained him, has stopped teaching and started fighting. He has days, not weeks. Ancient artifacts, forbidden Disciplines, and every edge his partners can find. If Laku fails, the Vatariri destroy Awakening and everyone who practiced it.