A man tired of life on a spent, dying world dies in his recliner.  When he wakes he finds a new world, untainted by the touch of man and alive with magic.  In a primordial forest long abandoned by the world's inhabitants he is given a second chance to live by one of the hidden gods of the world, A Watcher.  The eternal being binds him to this new world, tying his existence to the Akashic record of these lands to leave his imprint on history as he will.  The story is litrpg with an emphasis on the lit and minimal rpg. Numbers won't go brrr. Status pages are few and far between, don't expect a system to carry the plot. The story lives in the characters and their interactions with each other and the world, think dungeons and dragons. There's a heavy emphasis on the experiences and introspections that arise as might for one thrown headlong into savagery and then into the workings of old world societies and peoples of folklore.  This is an exploration, a labyrinth, a walk through paths less traveled, not a race to a finish line, and the format is less webnovel, more traditional novel chopped into chapters. Some warnings: I love technical lingo and weird phrasing and use a rich vocabulary, you might have to look things up, it's fine. As far as content, there's violence. There's crude language. There's mention of adults being adults. All the content warnings are checked, don't complain later. Here's my Patreon if you feel like giving me money but it's not necessary. The full story is posted here for free, don't give any website money to view my work please, I won't get any of it. Trathnonen's Patreon Homepage