I look upon the sky dyed in crimson of the opening the Lord of Darkness, my work was done and my strength about to give, I use my sword to position myself into a seated position with my legs crossed and exhaled.

The lord of darkness lying face down on the tiles of his castle, I had pierced him elegantly enough that not much blood had spread around.

The journey was tiring to say the least, but I come out having accomplished the impossible.

The rubble falls from the remnants of the hole he had created in the ceiling using his legendary magic...

Not really that big of a hole honestly, the fifth big bad had a magic he could fire off whenever, that one could obliterate entire fields. Man, I really just speedran this one huh. Hasn’t even been a day, no wonder I am so tired, probably could of finished this one without much effort if I just took a power nap before coming in. If he were any stronger then I would have to show him what true legendary magic looks like.

Vrrmm

Another portal appears before my feet, but my heightened senses from world twenty nine allow me the reaction speed to finally dodge. I clear a good couple feet as the portal stays in place.

Ah yes, the source of my troubles and despair. The dreaded summoning circle that appears after a fight with the big bad. They always have different designs, always so extravagantly annoying in design.

Why do they have so many unnecessary lines or weird looking runes. Now number twelve did it right by just being a star in a circle.

I scratch my chin, and look at the circle for a bit.

Well, not like I have much else going on in this world. The design of the worlds got kind of dull after world Twenty Three.

I step onto the circle and enter a new unknown scenery once more. However, before I can see, I begin to hear.

This is Channel 29! Bringing you the news at the tip of your fingertips

Tears begin to well up before I can properly look around

I am home!

WAAAAAHHHHHHH

I begin to wail as tears shed out, my knees finally give out and I collapse onto a carpeted floor. I put my hands on my face and feel my facial features in the right place as they should be. I am probably returned to the point when I got sent to that hell hole called world number one.

WORST EIGHTY(ish) YEARS OF MY LIFE ARE NOW OVER!

ALWAYS HAVING TO BEGIN IN SO MANY UNNECESSARY SITUATIONS!

Like that one time where I was still in the womb of mother twelve and had to be born!

You thought it was bad for the mother? Imagine how it is being squeezed from all directions as you slowly suffocate!

Or that one time where I started out in the field completely naked and had to fend off a pack of wild animals! Not even a weapon, the only reason I survived was thanks to magic from world number seventeen.

NO MORE HAVING TO DEAL WITH BRATTY COMPANIONS STARTING OUT ON THEIR FIRST ADVENTURE WITH THE HERO!

So many young’uns, so many mistakes, and so many times I almost got guillotined for their poor planning.

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I can’t even begin to count the amount of times I had to save every idiot that thinks a hidden path leads to hidden treasure! ITS USUALLY A MONSTER DEN FOR EXTREMELY AGGRESSIVE MOTHERS TRYING TO HIDE THEIR YOUNG! How many times do I have to use my ranger skills to point out the hundreds of prints left in the ground before they even decide to give up, and even then they say.

“Maybe they are protecting something good!”

Granted it did happen once in world number three, but after ten worlds and tens of adventures of it not being the case. You kind of don’t want to go through the hassle anymore.

NO MORE HAVING TO WAIT UNTIL I GROW UP TO GET A COLD ONE!

Oh sweet alcohol, I will never take you for granted when I grow up again.

Some worlds never even developed alcohol, I had to live through two whole lives without being able to touch the sweet nectar.

NO MORE TERRIBLE CHEAT POWERS!

oh yes please, the power of being able to levitate for one whole second while keeping all inertia is a totally useful ability for daily combat!

Or

Being able to speak to the ancient trees as the hero ability, just to be able to locate the “kill the big bad instantly button.” I wish I knew about it earlier, wouldn’t have had to spend another twenty years growing up just to end the legendary fight without a fight at all.

NO MORE STUPID BIG BADS WITH TERRIBLY LONG NAMES!

Like Lord of Darkness was bad enough as is, I had to deal with Supreme Demon Lord of the Outer Twelve Ring of Hel. That guy was a real pain in the ass, I tell you what. Every attempt I tried to shorten it would summon him and he would throw a fireball at me. Was he stalking my entire journey or something?

NO MORE HAVING TO SURVIVE!

Long cold nights with only a tiny bit of heating artifacts or holed in a patchwork sleeping bag.

The tears stop coming out of my face as I lie on my back, staring at the ceiling fan which brrs monotonously. Allowing for a cool breeze on me. I stretch my entire body, extending my hand before me.

“Abra cadabra!” I shout to test if my magic abilities are still there.

No more magic.

not like I need it anymore anyway!

No need to hone my skills anymore.

My skills will grow dull. Not like I need sword skills in the modern world!

No more exploring... (Wait?)

Not much left to explore in this world.

Vrrmm

I sit up and see a magic circle at the corner of my room. Stupidly extravagant with so many lines.

No more saving the world... (oh no, am I actually considering this.)

After the long journey of world one, where I began this endless wandering through worlds, I had felt accomplished and truly happy to have properly saved a world and to be rewarded with a trip home.

Knowing the world would be safe without my presence needed any further. Hell, it was even true for world number thirty. I was once again ready to fight and save a world like I did before.

No more other worldly friends in which to share stories spanning eons with (What?)

The friends I made that truly understand the absurd, and welcome me with open arms.

No more connections... (Hello, this is main brain speaking! DONT GO!)

The ones I journeyed with from start to finish, the hardy laughter of a good day done and gone.

No more having to lose the ones I love... (oh, I made myself sad.)

The people I’ve lost and the ones I couldn’t bring with me, but I would never have cherished so much, ever before in this life I call the modern world. I never would have met so many amazing individuals or seen so much living here.

The tears begin to come down my face once more, but I steel myself.

“There is people to be saved, and they don’t get saved by me just standing in place!”

I rush to the circle and begin a new adventure!