Life Before Legend Book Novels & Stories

“That was smart.” “It’s just the beginning,” I replied. That was only the first crack. Very soon, the entire structure would collapse. Caleb suddenly straightened. “Oh right,” he muttered before reaching inside his coat. My eyes followed his movement curiously until he pulled out an old book wrapped carefully in dark cloth. Immediately, my heartbeat quickened because I recognized the book without even trying. “The Book of Life,” I whispered. Caleb nodded slowly. Josephine’s eyes widened in shock. “You actually brought it here?”

What I didn't know was that in the moment before I jumped, a sweat-soaked Carlo rushed over. He ran toward me desperately, trying to catch my hand. However, it was futile. As I fell rapidly, I heard Carlo shouting my name over and over. I looked up and saw Lucaro's spirit slowly fade into the night, vanishing completely. Congratulations, Lucaro. He was truly free now. A loud crash rang out as I hit the bottom of the cliff. Intense pain made my consciousness blur, and in the haze, I heard Lucaro say to me, "Wendy, in our next life, may we never meet again."

The Book of Life and Death would determine one's life and death. According to the legends in Ding Hao's previous life, the Book of Life and Death recorded the lifespan of all living creatures in the world. Yama could determine a person's lifespan with a single writing. It was simply a Divine Artifact that could kill without spilling blood. All living creatures in the world, whether they were overlords of a region or poor beggars, ambitious men who dominated the world, or wise men who had planned everything perfectly, would eventually die. Ding Hao gently opened the Book of Life and Death.

In my previous life, Derick had his fling with his so-called 'sister' Jasmine before he ever knew me. All the while, unaware of the truth, I was running the mafia business and raising their child myself. They were busy dreaming about their love child and blowing through the cash I made, which ended up costing my son his life. I poured my soul into making their kid my successor, and they just sat back and enjoyed the spoils. My boy and I? We were just pawns in their perfect life! Fate handed me a do-over, and this time, Derrick and Jasmine would be dealt with a well-deserved retribution!

Valentina slid into the last stall, locked it, and set the briefcase on the narrow shelf above the toilet. Her hands moved fast, efficient. The key turned with a faint click, and the lid lifted. There it was. The ledger. Black leather, worn at the edges, its pages thick with ink. She flipped it open, her breath catching as names and numbers spilled across the paper: shipments, ports, bribes, politicians bought and paid for—routes carved in blood. It wasn’t just a ledger—it was an empire written in code and ink. Her chest tightened. If Dante wanted this, it wasn’t for leverage—it was for war.

I was the one who brought her into my life, gave her the finest education, and even sent her abroad to study in Eldoria. I actually believed for a time that she was caught in the middle, torn between us, even when Dante was getting engaged to her. That was until I caught them intertwining in my bed, until my Famiglia's business' confidential files completely vanished, and until Papa's company came crashing down.

Lucretia's eyebrows were frowned. "The little girl is very insightful," the Green Sky Python looked at the four people in front of him with interest. "Don't be surprised, Lucretia can be said to be an encyclopedia of magical beasts, and within four years, memorized all of the Creeping Magical Beasts, Flying Magical Beasts, and King Magical Beasts" Sasuke didn't say it was okay to say it Lilith and Sasuke were even more surprised to know that just a few of these types of books accounted for one hundred thousand and thirty-three thousand copies of the book!

I find it more of a comfort, I suppose I am a creature of the dark, therefore I am more accustomed to it. I return to her, watching as her fingers mindlessly reach for another book on her stack, but she is an inch short. I reach out, handing it to her. I admit I feel at home there, back in her vicinity. She takes it, and I examine the books she packs through. I pick one up and ponder which section of the library she is working on. Ah, "The Time Before," the full account of Alexander's rule. The abundance and all that came before the Mages Curse. Before all death fell forward, before chaos, before Loss, before the emblems of war.

“Sure, why not! We do need to decorate this place after all. Think it’d look good in the living room. He didn’t look old to me, are we talking about the same person? He said you saved his sister’s life?” “Some of us live very long and age extremely slowly after our body stopped growing. Prince Nuuka looks like he’s thirty, but he is nearly 200, so yes, we're talking the same person and yes, I did help his sister.” “Oh wow, are you also going to live well past 100?” “I don’t know, I barely know anything about my bloodline. I’d need to look into my father’s family to find out… and relatives on that side are either dead or can’t be found.”

I tried placing all the pieces together and came up with the theory that he might be a living legend. Murea: So basically you were inspired by a children's book. Lisa: You don't have to put it that way. I put a lot of thoughts on this one. Kiri looked like she was trying to hold in her laughter as much as she could. I can't blame it, it's actually funny now that I think of it, the fact that we took a legend so seriously. Damn it. It's embarrassing now. I didn't know. Lisa: I think that it's true. The demon King was rumored to be resurrected from time to time too.