Seven centuries ago, a betrayed warrior was sealed beneath a mountain shrine-his transformation into an Oni erased in the name of peace. When archaeologist Natural Mayfield uncovers the chamber meant to silence him, she becomes the first person in generations willing to listen.As the village destabilizes and justice long deferred begins to resurface, Natural must decide whether truth should remain buried-or be enforced at any cost. Her choice reshapes not only the village, but the meaning of justice itself.A literary gothic speculative novel where history refuses to stay contained, and righteousness becomes the most dangerous power of all.For readers of Mexican Gothic, The Historian, and Station Eleven.