lore of lethal company

No one told Xie Qiao that the after effects of transmigrating into a fetus would be so great. The moment she did it, she became sickly. Fortunately, she had maximum affinity with living creatures. The animals she reared could fight, the herbs she planted could live. She could write talismans, read fortunes, and get rid of love interests. She could perform divination, detect aura, and read Fengshui. She could also good at the chess, music, literature, art, carving, and cooking, so she could earn a lot of money. And she was now taken back by the crown prince. “I heard that the princess consort brought about a lethal fate to her parents since young, and she has a lethal destiny. She’s someone who will not live long. If she marries the crown prince, she might not be able to protect her life. Very soon, she’ll kick the bucket!” This was the secret news of the imperial city. Several years later… “Grandfather, Grandmother, did anyone place bets on when you’re going to die today?”

I thought being laid off from my job was the greatest of my worries but I just had to wake up in a ship's cockpit after my space game crashed. Now I have no map, no friends and no money. But that's ok, I've started from the bottom before! With my starter ship I will scour through space as a Mercenary and maybe even start up a Mercenary Company while I'm at it! This ain't my first rodeo in space after all! Except... Apparently my crew members are weird? The guy who bumped into me yesterday was found sliced up and floating outside the space station. The girl who tried to honeytrap me was reported missing with only a finger found in an alley. And then that merchant who scammed me had his entire ship blasted into bits by unknown vessels the very next day. Some people say my crewmates were behind it but they must be mistaken, right? I only know one thing for sure... In space, no one can hear you scream... *** Notes: Any R-rated scenes will be denoted by a '*' followed by an 'R' with the number of 'R's showing how much of it is R-rated. '*R' would be around 25%, '*RR' would be about 50% and '*RRR' would most likely be the entire chapter. Also, gene splicing and cybernetics exist in this story. What does that mean? MC is a futa for one and there's going to be other futas showing up as well. You can join our discord through this link: https://discord.gg/CRrb56c

Humanity has endured for millions of years, but recorded history only spans a mere four thousand years. During that unrecorded deep-sea age, what exactly were we doing? Countless indescribable beings ruled the universe, and our powerful ancestors preserved the fire of human civilization under their threat. Then they disappeared, and we rose. Now, they are coming back, mysterious psychic powers are awakening, the flame of human civilization is slowly extinguishing, and no kings are in sight... Chen Ke opens his eyes to see a world full of ruins and himself on the brink of death. The moment his heart was pierced by the Blasphemous Dagger, he became a dying man without a heart. Able to survive only 2 hours...

Mistaken by the system, Xiao Jinsheng, who transmigrated into an apocalyptic book world, becomes a malicious supporting female character who has competed with the protagonist since childhood. As compensation, the system promises to assign Xiao Jinsheng five handsome and mighty bodyguards. A mysterious and stunning snake-man with long violet hair, a proud and sharp-tongued cat-eared youth, a charismatic black panther youth brimming with raw energy, a gentle and thoughtful sheep-man 'mommy,' and an elegant, noble Dragon Sparrow Beast Husband ready to fly her to victory. With just one glance, Xiao Jinsheng recognizes these men as her long-lost husbands. The system tempts her: punch the first button and get five gorgeous husbands, letting you revel in a life of love and luxury. “11111!” Xiao Jinsheng frantically presses her fingers onto her 'husband’s' abs on the poster. But who would have guessed that even systems lie these days? Where are the promised gorgeous and devoted husbands? What she receives instead are five executioners! The enigmatic snake husband suffers abuse and is sold off to the black market; after escaping, he only lives to kill her. The cat-eared youth files for divorce daily, the dashing black panther youth terrifies her with bloody threats, the noble Dragon Sparrow avoids her like the plague, and even the seemingly gentle sheep-man 'mommy' turns out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. Xiao Jinsheng treads on thin ice, relying on the world’s mechanism where a Beast Husband must follow his wife in death to ensure these murderous husbands can’t harm her. She works hard to strengthen herself. Meanwhile, on the other side of the Mist Continent, a Demon Lord is deeply devoted to her, the King of the Deep Sea Mermaids falls for her at first sight, and even the Silver Dragon of Cloud Island stubbornly camps in front of her door. The five Beast Husbands, who were initially clamoring for divorce, drop to their knees with a slippery slide, now refusing to separate even in death.

You want Thor's hammer? No problem, we'll give you what you want! You want Thanos' Infinity Stones? No problem, we'll give you what you want! As long as you have enough dream coins, any wish can come true!

Tentu saja Lexa sangat gembira saat dia tahu bahwa dirinya berhasil menjadi salah satu bagian dari sebuah perusahaan terkenal di Kota Lorient, yaitu Gold Lycaon Company. Dia cukup senang hingga dengan mudahnya menyetujui kontrak kerja itu di depan sang CEO perusahaan, Tuan Vano. Siapa sangka kontrak kerja itu adalah awal dia terjebak dalam fakta yang jauh lebih kelam dan dalam. Kontrak kerja yang mengikatnya sebagai mangsa dari pemilik perusahaan itu karena ternyata nama bukan hanya sekedar nama. Perusahaan itu penuh dengan manusia serigala dan Vano, bosnya adalah sang Alpha yang kini memilikinya. Belum hilang keterkejutannya, Lexa bertemu dengan Valdo, adik dari sang bos. Seiring berjalannya waktu, kedua manusia serigala itu jatuh cinta pada Lexa, sang mangsa bersamaan dengan munculnya Alpha lain yang begitu ingin mengambil alih perusahaan Gold Lycaon. Belum lagi sebuah fakta mengejutkan yang berkaitan dengan keturunan terakhir Dewa Zeus. Apa yang akan Lexa lakukan? Bagaimana kisah cinta segitiga antara Lycaon bersaudara? Dan bagaimanakah nasib perusahaan Lycaon?

Mirena never imagined that one day, she’d be labeled an impostor. Five years ago, the Sterling family “rescued” Mirena from an orphanage, calling it fate. Then, to “protect their honor,” they married her off to George Ashton, forcing her into five years of a humiliating, submissive marriage. Now, their “true” heiress has returned, and Mirena is discarded overnight—divorced, disowned, and the scandal of the city. What they never knew? She never needed their name to build her own. The world watches now as the woman they mocked rises as the legendary “Investment Queen.” And the family that cast her out can only watch in terror as she buys their most prized possession: her ex-husband’s company. When George crawls back, begging for another chance, Mirena doesn’t even blink. “Sorry, darling,” she smiles, cold as ice. “I don’t recycle trash.” Beside her stands Alexander Pierce—billionaire titan of Wall Street, her once-rival, now the man who can’t stay away. His hand rests, possessive and warm, on the small of her back. “Eyes forward, love,” he murmurs, his voice a low command. “You only look at what’s yours now.” And he’s making it very clear—he intends to be at the top of that list.

Hi! My name is [Redacted], but most people just call me Focaccia Bread — or Foca. I’m writing this mostly for fun, but also to share my stories, my questionable life choices, and the music that somehow came out of them. Come along for the ride as I recount how I accidentally built a successful entertainment company and somehow helped create actual music legends. Fair warning: I do not tell stories in order. My brain jumps timelines like a fever dream, so expect chaos, time skips, and zero apologies. I’m weird. I’m quirky. I embrace it with both arms and half a bagel. I know — I’m cringe. But at least I’m free. XD If you wanna listen to the Jams (Music) appearing here, you can go listen to them in YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@FocacciaBread-Music) or Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0ecDiwv85yqoktTR4h569L?si=CHJzNohaTwiTgukcKickMQ) and other streaming platforms.

Author: Donald Firesmith is the prize-winning author of speculative fiction including The Secrets of Hawthorne House (teen paranormal urban fantasy), the Hell Holes series (alien invasion science fiction), and Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore (fantasy). Named a Distinguished Engineer by the Association of Computing Machinery, he is also the author of 7 technical books in system and software engineering. In his spare time, he crafts one-of-a-kind jeweled magic wands. It was only an old book that the professor found while traveling by train through Scotland. A scholar of medieval history, Professor George Smith was on sabbatical studying Scottish legends and myths when he chanced to meet an aged Scotsman and his granddaughter on their way to her new boarding school in the Isles of Skye. The young girl had accidentally left her book behind, and the professor picked it up meaning to send it on to her. But then he looked inside and discovered it was no ordinary book. It was a school textbook on magic. Could it be real? Could it have actually been left by accident and found by chance? Or was it all an elaborate hoax played on the unsuspecting professor? Did he ever find the secret Isles of Skye School of Magick? Did he ever discover the hidden world of wizards and witches implied by the book's very existence? Or did they find him? The professor vanished soon afterwards, and the answers are unknown. Read the book and decide for yourself. Magical Wands: A Cornucopia of Wand Lore is that textbook from The Isles of Skye School of Magick. The first chapter begins with a basic overview of magic wands followed by an introduction to magical theory including the four planes of existence (Astral, Spectral, Physical, and Daemonic), the five metaphysical elementals (Quintessence, Air, Fire, Earth, and Water), and the three preternatural phases of Light, Twilight, and Darkness. It also contains sets of the commonly used spells associated with each of these elementals and phases. The first chapter then describes the different types of wands, their components, how they are crafted, and how they are used to cast spells. Chapter two teaches the 17 principles of wand making. Chapters three through six comprehensively cover the materials used to make magic wands including magical creatures (both beings and beasts), magical woods, mystical crystals, and mystical metals. Chapter seven documents 26 famous and infamous witches and wizards, their wands, and how well their wands suited their needs. Chapter eight concludes the textbook by nicely summarizing the contents of the entire textbook. Each of the chapters ends with student exercises, the answers of which are included in the back of the textbook which also includes a glossary, references, and afterword by the editor. If you have ever wondered what young witches and wizards actually study in their hidden magic schools, then this book is for you.

Disclaimer! [In dire need of editing before continuing] Do not cross Lucifer. Do not fall in love with a mortal. The two rules followed by all denizens of the Underworld. Since a demon’s heart only craves two things abiding by these rules would be very easy in theory. Of course, I’m the unlucky fellow who broke both these rules at the same time. Which is bad, seeing as I’m the prince of said Underworld.