Bastion

Scorio wakes without memories and learns he is a Great Soul — one of the reborn defenders of Bastion, the city that holds the line against hell. Then he's betrayed, condemned, and thrown away. The climb back to the Academy starts from the bottom of the underworld.

Progression: flame-fueled advancement through ranks and trials, sharpened by academy rivalries.

Reader fit: you want grand infernal stakes, a wronged protagonist, and ascension earned in ash.

Texture: mythic, driven, vividly grim.