Introduction: Decades after a death which he can’t remember – or centuries after that death, or millennia – Perry Doran wakes up to be worshiped; or ignored; or pursued; or celebrated.-----A work of multiple alternate realities. After The Torpedo, and The Video Message chapters, the stories are largely freestanding. (If you're new to Royal Road -- scroll down further, below this list here, for the links!)-----Twenty-One - The BeginningTwenty - The Refugee: a mysterious naked wanderer appears by a riverThe Video Message, finalNineteen - The Ancient Man: a peculiar artifact in River BendEighteen - The Darkling Heavens: a sable sky and a red sunThe Video Message, part threeSeventeen - The Tooth and the Tanker: Perry is freed, but not by humansSixteen - Sarcophagi Warehouse (what it sounds like)Fifteen - Bloomer: A beloved is buriedFourteen - Torpor. Or perhaps languorThirteen - The Ferryman: You think you've heard this one beforeTwelve - Trenton Thurning: A restless local wants to borrow The TorpedoEleven - The Airship; or, The Healed ColumnTen - (after The Video Message, Part Two); Drift: Reaching for AraceliNine - The Good: Violent blue humans, violent bipedal bears, and friendly clever kangaroosEight - The Patient With The Absurd Story: If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone really care?Seven - XX: Perry’s the last man standingSix - The Orange Sphere and the Pink-Tinged Sky: When you can truly be whatever you want to beFive - Dead, by the Standards of My Day: What if future generations eliminate hunger, pollution – and speechFour - The Sylvan: Naked Perry is found by a spear-wielding woman speaking something descended from EnglishThree - You Have An Account Full Of Credits: Welcome back, now buy somethingTwo - His Esteemed Wisdom: A methodical young dictator isn’t methodical enough with his prized findThe Torpedo: The forgotten device in the hospital basement; and a long-preserved video message...