Martial Arts Master

He's the only one without magic at a school for mages. That just makes him the most dangerous student. Laku arrives at the prestigious Dzidzo Institute with a deadly secret: he's a Zero, completely unable to use magic. Armed only with Awakening, an ancient martial art, he must find his missing grandfather while hiding the truth that could get him killed.

Laku's tournament triumph has everyone at Dzidzo Institute watching him. While dodging accusations, outrunning deadly rumors, and keeping up with school work, he also needs to decode his grandfather secrets before anyone can expose him as a Zero.

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.