Chapter 1: I open this journal, a blank page upon which I gather what memory I have left. Like a dream they seem to fade from my mind every time I return to life. Every time a new world, every time another quest. Four times I believe this has happened, possibly a few more give or take. In my earliest memory I distinctly recall being rather tired of having to be awoken from my slumber.

I sit now at an inn's dining room, after renting a humble bedroom with the little coin I was given from the Oracle. The beer is rather bland in this world. Gods be good I still remember that one with dark beers that came in glass pints so that you could see the creamy foam. What I wouldn't give to have that again.

I woke up around a day ago at the shore. Washed up again it seems. The Oracle was a hermit and had made a campfire ready by the time I awoke. He invited me to sit and warm myself as he would tell me what would have to be done. That's what he said. "Come, lad. Come and sit and hear my tale! I foresaw that you would arrive here from distant lands. I knew you would come and I knew that only you could save us from the Western terror..."

Not this shite again, I thought. I had just gotten comfortable with my previous life. What was I again? I think an alchemist of sorts. No, wait, that was the second time. Oh yes, I was the heir to a throne. Gods be good, I miss the high life right now.

The Oracle began to tell me of some Empire that came from the west. "The Tenebras came during the Night. The mystical Emperor that bares no name but his title began a terrible war with his inhuman army. They kidnapped Princess Alicia the Maiden Queen. Her consort the Dragon Knight Yllia was driven mad with grief and lead the last of our Kingdom's troops to follow the Western terror Empire but has sent no word back to us. We fear the worst. But I saw that a Hero of great might would come, and your arrival has confirmed my prophecy!"

He actually went on a lot more but I honestly stopped listening after he said they kidnapped a princess. Why is it always princesses being kidnapped? And why is it always kidnapped but no hostage situation? They just lock the poor girls in a Tower for seemingly no reason. Maiden Queen, ha ha, that's a new one though. With a consort, wonder how that works.

The Oracle told me to go to this town on the right path of the crossroad and begin my journey, I would meet some man there that would teach me the skills of becoming a ranger. I know exactly how that was gonna end up: they train me as a scout, they send me off to an expedition of sorts, my teacher gets killed and or assassinated along the way but not before giving me some special artifact. Then I continue the journey into a land getting a ragtag team of misfits, usually four plus me that makes a five-man band. Power of friendship, yadi yadi. If we find that Dragon fart the Oracle mentioned he's either dead, dying or turned evil by a spell. If we meet that evil Emperor we're gonna be halfway defeated, someone might die for a week or so before revealed to have survived. Then we gather strength again, maybe learn magic or something I dont know. Defeat the guy, save the girl happily ever fucking after. Then I get to enjoy some peace and quiet until some fart knocks me out, I shit myself to death or killed while slaying a random Dragon. Rinse and repeat.

The Oracle told me to take the right at the crossroads, better fucking believe I took left.