Barbarian Mine Novels & Stories

The entire strip mine violently fractured, the bedrock buckling under the catastrophic kinetic transfer. Deep inside the smoking, glass-lined impact crater, a heavy silence fell. For a terrifying ten seconds, nothing moved. Then, a massive, muscular arm breached the rubble. Baraka hauled himself out of the crushed rock. The dark indigo glow beneath his skin rapidly faded. The extreme hyper-inflation of his muscles violently deflated as he released the internal pressure, returning to his lean, heavily scarred Base State. He collapsed onto his hands and knees, gasping for air, violently coughing up a cloud of ash. His entire body ached with a profound, bone-deep exhaustion, but his skeleton wa

Magnus finally opened the door and saw Elia standing by the window side staring outside, now he saw her again his heart started beating fast. And he couldn't take it anymore as he walked towards her and hugged her from behind and rested his head on the crook of her shoulder inhaling her scent and immediately he hugged her , his heart stopped beating fast. * * * " What is this place called " I asked Derek wondering he took me this time, more like a cave. " It's Rohir cave" Derek said. "It's beautiful, why did you bring me here" I asked him, I was trying not to look at him. I wonder why he wasn't wearing clothes just to cover his body, he was just wearing only pants.

Sonia's voice cracked as she sobbed, "I told you, I already paid my dues! What more do you want? Gabriel already warned—" A loud slap cut her off. The leader of the gang, who boasted a scar on his face, grabbed a fistful of Sonia's hair. "Yes, you paid your dues, but three of my boss' ribs are broken, courtesy of your boyfriend! Imagine what will happen to our street cred in the underworld if we don't do something about it! "You said he cares about you, right? Well, then, I'll take my time to torture you and carve you up!" From what I heard, these ruffians worked for low-level forces in the underworld and mostly dealt in illicit loans. No wonder they hadn't recognized me.

Amara ushered her in moments later. “Good afternoon,” the woman said warmly as she stepped inside, extending her hand. “I’m Miriam.” She looked exactly how I imagined; calm, grounded, the kind of presence that didn’t demand attention but held it anyway. “Fiona,” I said, shaking her hand. “Thank you for coming.” “Of course,” she smiled. “And you must be Flavian.” He nodded. “Yes.” A beat. “I’ll admit, this is new territory for me.” Miriam’s smile didn’t falter.

“Speaking of his return, have there been any developments? Any sign that he might actually be alive?” The question hung in the air like smoke. All three of them had been avoiding it directly, focusing on practical matters while the deeper uncertainty ate at their confidence. “The search teams found nothing,” Rohan admitted. “But the river system is complex, with tributaries and underground channels that could carry a body for miles. Or carry a survivor to places we haven’t looked.” “You still think he might be alive?” “I think Dario Santos is harder to kill than most people realize. But I also think we need to operate under the assumption that he won’t be walking through that door tomorrow.”

Some things were just impossible. “Are you alright?” Serena asked. “I’m fine!” Kiran did not take it to heart at all. He then asked, “Why does Barak want to dig up your master’s grave?” “I don’t know! He just said that there were mineral deposits and that he needed to develop it,” said Serena. “They’re so cruel for wanting to dig up my aunt’s grave because of the mineral deposits. Aren’t there many other mining sites?” Aurora said angrily. Kiran was quiet after Aurora’s words struck him. What was so special about Fiona’s grave?”

Beet sugar can bring in an annual income of 2,000 gold coins, and it now belongs to Christine as well. All of this adds up to a net income of 16,000 coins per year, which is why Christine is still building the Mage Tower, even though she knows she is tens of thousands of coins short. This is also why she can afford to keep so many soldiers. The iron mine in Baron Stewart's territory is located near the village of Serang, which was actually built for mining purposes. Most of the young and middle-aged people in the village are miners. This iron mine is a rich mine, with the highest output among all the mines in Brittany, and it is also one of the best in the entire Kingdom of France.

“The mines produce—” “Silver. Iron. And gunpowder.” Borin’s voice was gravel in a still room. “Saltpeter caves. Sulfur pits. Charcoal kilns. The waste from those places poisoned the water. Killed the people.” He looked at each silk-lined noble. “Your horses don’t come home coughing yellow.” Elira’s quill hovered above her notes. At the window, back to the room, Thane stood motionless. Watching the mountains. In weeks, he’d learned this wounded land better than men who’d owned it for generations.

I will never invite again after this. Ivory Evans I rolled my eyes when I saw Leon texting me asking where I am. I replied to him only with 3 letters which is BAR. He's annoying, how can he scold me like that? I'm not 3, I'm 23 years old. He suddenly called me and I pressed the red button. He kept calling me again and again. I ended up pressing the green button and put him on speaker. "Which bar?" He asked. "No need to know!" I hissed.