Veritas is a shounen manga about a high schooler, Ma Gangryoung, who, after a chance encounter with a master martial artist, begged to become his student. After going passing several tests to prove his determination, the master, Lightning Tiger, finally agrees to teach the high schooler. After a few months, Lightning Tiger leaves, having taught Ma Gangryoung only the basics of his martial art, Enlightenment of Thunder and Lightning, saying that Gangryoung's progress from here on out is up to him. Less than a year later, an organization approaches Gangryoung with news of Lightning Tiger's death at their hands, and carrying what remains of his corpse as proof: his arm. After confirming that Gangryoung has inherited Lightning Tiger's martial arts style, they offer to allow him to join their organization in order to train until he perfects E.O.T.L. so that he may attempt to avenge his master. Gangryoung accepts, fully aware that they are waiting for him to perfect it so that they can steal it from him, but also aware that without their help, he'll never become strong enough to avenge Lightning Tiger (or even find out who in the organization did it). Thus begins Veritas.