​Tincaste
A Novel of Progression

Kirin has died nine times without advancement in his nation's brutal, power-based caste system. From now on there will be no more rebirths, no second chances, and the empire saw fit to brand him with the mark of the bukaari or 'useless, so everyone he meets will understand the depth of his failure.

But by a twist of fate, Kirin is given an incredible gift to aid him in his last reawakening. A potent shadow spirit with a penchant for the dramatic, sought after by the most powerful beings in the realm. Together, they must succeed where Kirin alone always failed, for a new enemy is coming for their world and not even the fabled icons are powerful enough to stop it.
It has been said that to reach the highest heights a mage must begin from the lowest depths. Luckily for Kirin, he is about as low as a person can get, and now the world itself depends on one Useless.

The world is doomed.