Manifold Mirror Mage: Legendary magic on a common budget. Working class student Giorgio deGloria has a lofty goal - to become one of the most powerful archmages in the City of Rings, and to explore the depths of the Crystal Ring Academy- a sprawling dungeon-turned-college at the heart of the city. But in order to move up in the world, he has to compete with his wealthy classmates for the incredibly limited attention span of the few instructors in the ringed city that will give an unawoken mage the time of day. His classmates all have spell books full of unique and expensive magics, but Gio only has access to one uncommon spell starting the semester-  Reflect.   What to expect:  -Hard-working MC who doesn't get everything handed to him, but still manages to perform beyond expectations. -Progress at a reasonable pace as the MC learns to utilize his out of the box thinking to leverage his common talents into something extraordinary. -A rich and deep world full of magic and mystery. -less numbers, more fun But also -no harem -no egregious love interest (at least for now) -no forced cliffhangers  [participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]