Crimson Mage (Empire of the Lotus)

Using outlawed mage powers may be the only way to save the world-even if it means losing everything.The world changed ever since the purge, with the New Asian Administration outlawing mages and forbidding the use of their powers. With the absence of a newly reincarnated Lotus Empress, mages everywhere were lost. When the administration threatened to imprison Mayhara Guatama's entire family, she made a deal with them, surrendering her mage status and agreeing to give her life to the New Order.Years later, Mayhara is secure in a government job, earning a decent salary, adhering to the administration's new laws, assured that her family will not be touched. That is, until she receives a mysterious message from her former guru, the guru who helped her develop her mage powers when she attended the mage academy.When Mayhara realizes the message is a call for help, she is torn between her sworn-off loyalty to the Lotus empire and her new, secure life which guarantees her family's safety.