Keiran: The Eternal Mage
D.E. Sherman
Keiran, a millennia-old archmage who clawed from gutter rat to archmage, reincarnates into a mana-starved wasteland two thousand years later. In a world where mana is scarce, stolen by tithing cults and city cabals, he must relearn and reclaim his power from a child's body.
Progression: Central mana/magic-tier progression verified via Goodreads blurbs and Royal Road >1M views. Mechanics: (1) Mana & Archmage Tiers — reincarnated archmage regains internal mana from apprentice cantrips back to archmage; each volume marks a mana threshold. (2) Knowledge Ladder — lost written language, forgotten spells rebuilt step-by-step. (3) Power quantification — governors, Wolf Pack mages ranked by decades of mana hoarding. (4) Antagonist scaling — from village to lich Ammun and moon-power threats.
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