Showing results for "The Alchemist" in Horror

In this odd world full of wonders and dangers, one thing is for sure—an alchemist's life is never boring. Next to demons that are able to regrow limbs and space-bending Walkers, a new threat has emerged—the shapeshifters, whose appearance can mimic anyone. This unprecedented threat on a national scale provides the alchemist with a new mission. First, survive when they try to kill you, and then arm the empire with the means to fight against this menace.

The story is recounted by the protagonist, Count Antoine de C, in the first person. Hundreds of years ago, Antoine's noble ancestor was responsible for the death of a dark wizard, Michel Mauvais. The wizard's son, Charles le Sorcier, swore revenge on not only him but all his descendants, cursing them to die on reaching the age of 32. The protagonist recounts how his ancestors all died in some mysterious way around the age of 32. The line has dwindled and the castle has been left to fall into disrepair, tower by tower.

Revenge, death, and destruction abound in this early short story by H.P. Lovecraft. The story follows Antoine, a count who is last in line to die at the age of 32 due to a curse put on his family hundreds of years prior. His ancestor, being responsible for the death, brought about the curse, and Antoine was left to watch all his family, including his manservant, die an early death. But when his time comes and he is exploring the castle in wait, he manages to successfully end the curse by deflecting the fatal blow of Charles - the son of the man who was killed so many years ago.

The barbarians of the frozen North live to fight, drink, hunt, and screw, and Ymir is a true son of the Ax Tundra, until a demon curses him with magic. Orphaned by battle and banished by his tribe, Ymir heads south to Old Ironbound, a university where the rich and well-connected learn to master magic. Will Ymir’s traditions and pride lead him to failure? Or will the centuries of knowledge—and the lusty human, elven, orcish, and dwarven noblewomen—give him limitless power?

High in the desert, between the mountains out west, up where the ground throbs from the nuclear test detonations, the casinos still glitter, drawing people from the far reaches of the world. They come here to try their luck, to take a chance, to have the adventures they wouldn't write home about.

All his life, Ebon has been denied the opportunity to learn magic. Though he was born an alchemist, his father would never let him attend the Academy for Wizards and master his powers. But in his 16th year, everything changes when his aunt intervenes and enrolls him in the Academy. After years of living under the thumb of his cruel father, he finally has a chance to make friends of his own, as well as experiencing all the mystery and wonder of the High King’s Seat, the greatest city in the history of the nine kingdoms.

Der Alchemist ist eine der bekanntesten Kurzgeschichten von H. P. Lovecraft, dem Meister des kosmischen Horrors. In dieser neuen Übersetzung von Benjamin Werner, der auch als Sprecher fungiert, erleben Sie die schaurige Geschichte von Charles Le Sorcier, dem letzten Nachkommen eines verfluchten Geschlechts, der sich an den Mördern seiner Vorfahren rächen will. Doch seine dunklen Pläne werden von einem geheimnisvollen Gegner durchkreuzt, der über ein uraltes Wissen verfügt. Werden Sie Zeuge eines tödlichen Duells zwischen zwei Erzfeinden, die sich seit Jahrhunderten bekämpfen.

This funny, comedic, science fiction fantasy horror novel takes you on a journey through the depths of outer space, infinite time, alternate dimensions, and the outer reaches of whatever realities are possible. This is a hilarious cartoonish at times novel about what would happen concerning evolution of species in a ring of species separated from each other on different planets and space ships over the course of eternities. This novel philosophically considers the depths of all religions to determine the possible meanings of life, and the purpose of life.

"Копи Тартила" - фантастический роман Василия Маханенко, пятая книга цикла "Алхимик", жанр ЛитРПГ, постапокалипсис, темное фэнтези.

Для Тайлина Влашича, юного алхимика 12 лет, настали темные времена. Его изгнали из Империи. Его исключили из Академии. За ним отправили страшного убийцу. Его сбросили до первого уровня. Ему изменили требования к именным предметам. Немногие взрослые могли бы справиться с возникшими проблемами, но только не Тайлин.

Магическая Академия.... Как много тайн связано с этим местом. Люди со всех Империй стремятся сюда, надеясь прикоснуться к знаниям и стать тем, кого уважают во всем мире - магами.

Cuenta la historia de una familia aristocrática maldita por siempre jamás por las malas artes de un brujo negro, llamado Charles «Le Sorcier», que sentenciaría a la estirpe de nuestro protagonista para siempre.

Young men make rash choices. At 19 years old, with no money, no food, and no hope, one man's choices start making themselves. As winter sets in and time runs out, he needs salvation anywhere he can find it - in a brothel, a dumpster, a gun, or maybe in a creepy old pawn shop in a broken down city at the edge of nowhere.

Alan Tosetti set the sterling standard in a town built on silver. The greatest architect in Nevada history, he died before he could finish his masterpiece Craftsman. Two years later, his youngest daughter died of old age in the same house, sitting in front of the fire. She was only 26.

On a trip to visit his ailing grandfather, 17-year-old Peter meets a magician who claims to know how to grant Peter's dearest wish: to perform impossible illusions. But dearest wishes come with costs, and new opportunities come with each turn of the cards in a hospital room at the edge of nowhere.

Magical gorgons do not exist anymore. Only deformed ones. That’s me. An unmagical, deformed gorgon. While the world's alchemy progression advanced without me, and the enchanters became the dominant rulers of land and sea, my meager status as a vapid allowed me to fly under the radar. That is, if my sleepy serpent remained tucked underneath my long locks. All that changed when a faerie buzzed into my life and brought Huxley slithering from his cocoon.