Publisher's Synopsis
Abandoned. Unproven. Unforgiven.
Hinadori will become a samurai-or die trying.
When Hinadori steps through the gates of the Bushido Academy, a chill grips his spine-part fear, part exhilaration.
The weight of countless warriors before him lingers in the air, their blood and sweat woven into the very stone beneath his feet.
One truth is clear: only the strong survive. Only the worthy live.
He was cast aside as a child, a name without a family, a soul without a purpose. But the Bushido Academy does not shelter the lost. It forges warriors-and destroys the weak.
The trials are brutal.
The Crucible of Unity, where trust is a blade that cuts both ways.
The Forge of Adversity, where pain is the only teacher.
His rivals want him broken.
The masters see only weakness.
Every failure reminds him he was never meant to belong. Every victory feels stolen.
Hesitation is a death sentence, and fate won't wait for the weak. If he falters, he'll be cast aside-forgotten, broken, or worse. Dishonored.
Will Hinadori etch his name into eternity, or will the ghosts of his past drag him down-silencing his blade before it ever tastes blood?
