Ryuzimaki
Saku Hana has always followed the rules... mostly. A young Kitsune with a lineage steeped in magic and cunning, she's expected to uphold centuries of Dragoona tradition while appeasing her absent parents, who left her in the care of a temple devoted to Sifanorei, Goddess of Harvest and Rain.
But Saku Hana isn't interested in being just a dutiful student. Between tedious lessons, bizarre rituals, and her own restless curiosity, she trains herself in secret. Teaching herself the strength, agility, and cunning her heritage demands. And yet, shadows loom. A hunter of those with strong spiritual tethers stalks the land, and her dreams are haunted by glimpses of violence and death she can barely understand.
Clever, quick, and stubborn to a fault, Saku Hana must navigate the delicate balance between duty and desire, between mortal threats and the stirring of her own powers. But when the world begins to fracture around her, she may find that the life she's been avoiding, adventure, danger, and destiny, is closer than she thinks.
Dark fantasy, action, and a hint of forbidden magic await in this tale of a young Kitsune learning that surviving isn't just about skill...it's about outwitting fate itself.