Backstreet Evolutionist

I am the Archmage Mikhael. In my life, I have seen many beautiful women and many senseless battles. At some point, I found that the battles outnumbered the beautiful women. This loss of balance prompted me to put an end to all wars. I conducted scientific experiments and even studied the DNA of mages. I was one step away from understanding what makes us go to war when I died....

Only the strongest survive in this world, and Mikhael has known that since his earliest childhood. Finding himself at a boarding school where brutality reigns, he is forced to fight for his place in the sun. Using his cunning, strength, and unusual abilities, he battles his way to the top, taking on both his peers and the adults that control the system. But can he hold on to power and remain true to himself when every day is a new test?

A hospital bed isn't somewhere Mikhail plans on spending much time. In a world where every day could be his last, weakness isn't an option. Once his body is restored and his mind is sharp as ever, a new path lies before him. This path leads not only to power, but also to more terrible secrets, conspirators, and monsters, for whom human life is nothing more than a resource. An army of enemies, voices whispering in the shadows, and anomalies that devour all living things—to fight against all that, you must be prepared to change yourself.

Mikhail was once an archmage, but now he's just a young kid who has to start everything from scratch. The Academy, where he's viewed as a weakling, becomes the arena for a fierce battle for survival. But someone who once conquered dragons and destroyed empires has an advantage—cold intelligence and strength that nobody expects from a rookie.