In the aftermath of an orbital strike that reshaped the world's map and her own soul, Emily Heartfield is no longer the girl she used to be. As the literal ashes of her past settle, she finds a disturbing comfort in her new reality...one where the line between "e;student"e; and "e;executioner"e; has been permanently erased.But on No Island, there is no time for reflection. For Lebreau Villiers is locked in a high-stakes power struggle with the academy's elusive administration. While fighting to secure a future for her loyal ninja, Ko Lin, Lebreau realizes that the school's board views her not as a savior, but as a disposable replacement for the vanished Ratsuki