Chapter 6

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I spent the next few days experimenting with my new ability. Luckily for me, I had a normal lycanthropy, or I can't imagine how much use I'd get out of turning into a full wolf. The full transformation made me a pretty canonical werewolf: wolf face, claws on my hands, more sprint-friendly paws, and almost human proportions. In general, I couldn't hold a gun in combat with these hands, but it was easy to tear my body apart - even Kevlar wouldn't protect me - though I had to use acceleration to do it. Fortunately, after a few dozen failed attempts, I managed to enter an intermediate form. I don't change much in it: the transformations are reminiscent of the Wolfman series, but I only get a 10% increase in abilities. Among the frustrating things is the lowering of intelligence in full form: transformed and ten points say bye-bye.

The playlist, on the other hand, was a treasure trove of riches and my spiritual happiness. In addition to music, it also happened to contain copies of audiobooks, so for two days now I've been writing The Fellowship of the Ring. And it's only now that I realise why I've been given time acceleration. And no, not for battles, as you might think, but so that I wouldn't have to sit through the whole story behind a keyboard, rewriting books from dictation.

Having finished writing, now "my" masterpiece, I headed off to a medium-sized publisher, Red Book. No, of course I thought about going to the big companies, like Pengu Group, but knowing how they work, I could only get change, and their contract doesn't allow me to see more than 10% of sales. So I'm sitting in front of their representative right now, discussing the terms of my seal.

-Mr Pierce, I'd like to say that we really like your story and we're prepared to give you a contract for 100,000 copies.

-I understand your concerns about the novelty, but let's talk about a larger print run. -Mr Pierce.

-How much are you offering?

-I think we can start with 700,000 copies. -What do you suggest?

He choked on his coffee when he heard my suggestion.

-Mr Pierce, you don't seem to understand how things work. No publisher will publish a book by an unknown writer in that quantity. Do you have any idea the financial loss to us if they don't buy it? I think you need to limit your appetite and the maximum you can get is 300,000 copies.

-Okay. Then look at the contract I prepared. It said 500,000 copies and that I would pay the cost of printing each unsold book six months after it was released, and that you would have to give me 30% of the profits from the first print run, and that if you had to run more than 1,000,000 copies of my book in a year after the agreed period of time, my percentage would remain the same from each past print run. There was also a condition that if you agreed to this agreement, I would print the next book continuing the story with you.

-I'll need to discuss your proposal with my superiors.

-Please, I'm in no hurry. - You might ask: why did I include the second part of the contract, because they will want to take it for themselves and will definitely try to reduce my percentage in the contract for the second part, because I can't go to another publisher without paying them a hefty sum? But I'm willing to take that "risk" because of one simply unnamed word: "trilogy". Which part of the story do you think fans most actively run to buy? That's right! The finales. Those are the ones that garner peak sales, and I dream of seeing their faces when they find out it's a trilogy.

As I expected, they took me for a stuck-up rich kid who doesn't know where to put his money and thinks he's the new Ray Bradbury. He came out smiling as if I had announced that he had won the lottery. We quickly concluded the contract and said our goodbyes. It will be interesting to see what kind of smile he'll have when I come to contract for part two.

As someone who will soon start earning his own money for his trouble-free life, I couldn't help but suffer from just sitting around in school. I noticed a long time ago that nothing new would be taught to me there, and after my intelligence jumped beyond 50 points, I was able to operate more easily with what I learnt and started clicking assignments 3 grades above me. That's why I decided to finish this useless pastime as an extern, good, for this it was just necessary to submit the necessary papers with the signature of parents and be an excellent student for at least 3 years in a row. There were no problems with grades, and to be sure of passing the tests and talking to the teachers, I sat down at the textbooks for the whole week in accelerated time.

My father, to my surprise, was even glad that I was such a genius that I was jumping through the remaining grades and I only had the institute to go to, although my statement that I didn't want to enrol for another year and a half and was going to travel puzzled him, but he put it down to the age of transition and the adventurousness of adolescents. Of course, I would be travelling with at least two bodyguards - that was his condition. I realised that my bodyguards would probably be hydra, but I had to agree, otherwise he wouldn't have signed it.

I was scheduled to start my inspections the following week. While I had some free time, I decided to quickly start a career as a composer, singer, and generally very talented plag... ahem... person. I decided to release a few singles first, although I already had an idea for an album that would make my daddy happy, but more on that later.

You should have seen the faces in the studio! I could tell they were expecting some crap that would require smiling and waving my thumb to divert attention away from the blood pouring out of my ears, but I thought I could surprise them. This body had a gorgeous voice, and by experimenting with tiny metamorphoses from addresses I'd also learnt to tune my bass.

-So? What do you think, Penny? How bad is it gonna be tonight?

-Oh, come on, why would it be bad? -What if he agreed to a full slate? If he agreed to a full-service, no-price quote, he's a rich bum?

-Yes, yes, yes, of course, because in all previous times we've had rich talents come to us, or are you defending him because he's handsome?

-No! -I mean, no, I just felt he had talent.

-If he's talented, I'm probably a fairy godmother.

-Oh, come on.

-Okay, we're ready. You can start on your marks.

Well, it's time for the world to hear some good music. Let's start with Legends never die.

Legends never die when the world is waiting for you.

♪ You hear them calling you ♪

Legends never die, they're a part of you,

In the hour of your pursuit of the great.

Survive tirelessly.

Hope is their friend,

When it's cold and the fight is all around.

Hope is within.

They go into the smoke where the fire burns.

Cheer up, my friend, cheer up!

Legends don't die when the world is waiting for you.

Hear them calling you

Legends won't die when they're part of you,

In the hour of your pursuit of the great

The legends will not die!

Their names are in history,

♪ But you'll never see the scars ♪

That was the price they paid.

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When I finished, you could see the shock on their faces mixed with hope that it wasn't just luck with one song, but they were really lucky to have stumbled upon talent.

-Peeenniii...

-Yeah?

-Order me a magic wand.

-...

-Good. Now give me the other one.Lions Inside

If you leave me to my fate.

It's not in my nature to compromise.

This city is like a jungle

I must conquer it.

Take my fear out of sight

♪ destroy the fuss, for it's better to have all the rights ♪

in a game where the strong survive.

Only the strong survive.

These chains won't hold me.

they won't hold and they'll fall to the ground.

I can't tame these lions inside.

Power reigns as if

Thunder is ready for battle

These lions inside

These lions inside

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-And me.

my songs know what you did in the dark (light em up)

♪ Be careful what you wish for in the dark ♪

You can't be sure when they'll hit the target,

♪ And besides, at the same time ♪

I'm dreaming of tearing you apart,

I'm in pieces with the devil,

So that now the world will never be able

get me on my level,

I'll just put you in a cage,

♪ And my youthful lover's rage ♪

♪ just needs a spark to ignite ♪

♪ My songs know what you did in the dark ♪

♪ so set 'em on fire ♪

Set 'em on fire

Set 'em on fire

I'm on fire

So set them on fire

¶ set 'em on fire ¶

Set 'em on fire

I'm on fire

In the dark, in the dark

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-This guy's a godsend! -This guy's a godsend!

I left the studio in a good mood.

-Life's getting better.

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