Mask of the Orisha, volume 1
Hotep Anthony, illustrated by Roland Broussard
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It's been centuries since The Orisha--gods who once ruled over humanity and maintained peace- mysteriously disappeared from Ife. In their absence, military groups rose to fill the power vacuum and maintain order. One such group has come to be known as The Sarai. Masks of The Orisha is the story of three young adults; Gado, Ambu, and Towa, whose lives are drastically changed upon joining The Sarai--forcing them to question to what extent will they go to protect the people they love.
In volume one of this saga, we follow our young protagonists as they prepare to complete their Sarai entrance exam. However, the trials that they encounter during this exam prove to be far beyond the realm of anything they were trained to handle…