The Mask of Jotun

By Erik L Seabury

He has never left the monastery walls. He has never seen the world beyond the teachings of the monks: discipline, patience, and the rhythms of nature. Until now.
Kima, a young monk masked in white with three slash marks painted on its back, carries a sacred scroll to a distant temple. Blind to the world, he relies on his blade-and when the mask turns forward, his wrath becomes something near divine. By his side walks Elian Rivas, a morally gray assassin whose cynical lessons about men, greed, and survival will shatter everything Kima thought he knew.
Their journey will take them across lands steeped in beauty and corruption alike: villages reduced to ash, forests haunted by whispers, and solstice celebrations where naked dancers sway under the pale, merciless moon. Bandit kings and assassins stalk their path, while the wild itself watches-most notably a colossal black bear who bends only to Kima's quiet command.
As life and death collide, Kima will be tested in ways the monastery never prepared him for. Loyalty, mercy, and restraint are luxuries few can afford, and every choice carries a price. In the shadow of overwhelming odds, Kima must decide whether to remain a monk... or become something far beyond mortal reckoning.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0G5YD8TJV
• ISBN13: 9798276976150
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 542 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"