Escape Cidhna Mine Novels & Stories

Hannah murmured, “it must have been terrible.” “Yes, well, it’s over now. We won, the evil guy lost, and all will be right with the world when we get your mother back,” Michael replied tersely. “So, what do you have for us, Gabriel? How do we get to that abandoned mine?” “Well, if you look at this map, it looks like there’s an abandoned mine at the base of this mountain here,” he explained, pointing to an area he had enlarged. “It’s part of the Goldfield Mountains, right next to the Superstitions. From the looks of it, I figure that’s exactly where the entrance is. But Hannah, you mentioned something about a cave-in?”

Canyon Ridge was once a mining town until its mine was shut down decades ago. The tunnels were marked by numbers and I was guessing it was in order that they were mined out. The last tunnel on the map was tunnel eighty-nine and it was the deepest of the tunnels that were dug. It made me wonder if the miners had stumbled upon something because it was also close to the Witch’s lair that Damon had sent me too. Pointing to tunnel number eighty-nine, I say, “I think we go here first.”

“Hold up, Sandy. My phone’s ringing.” Shoving my hand in the outer pocket, I retrieve the device, immediately alarmed to see Ian’s number. “Ian?” “Sean! Thank the goddess I caught you! I need everything you can send about that island. Now.” “We haven’t placed half the sensors yet, Ian.” “Don’t bother with the original plan. Focus on a place called Slatechuck Creek. We’re looking for a mine.” Scrambling in my pack, I pull out the map of the islands we picked up upon our arrival, searching for the name Ian’s supplied. “How do you know that?”

Iceland is 100% hydraulic and geothermal. RealLiveBoogie23: Not going to go after Eggs&Bacon69 @GinnyWolf? GinnyWolf: @RealLiveBoogie23, they’re hopeless. ShangHairSurprise: I love the girls’ dresses! They’re from Au Bon Marche. S: The pups are fine. They’re not actually inside the mine, you know. It’s an outdoor pic. Duh. There it was again, “S” defending Sarah. Well, they were defending all of us, I suppose. Lots of people used initials online. This S might have no connection at all the to S from the auction.

The VIP hospital wing felt too clean for a place that should’ve been dripping with pain. I walked across polished marble floors that mirrored me like some reluctant ghost. The air was cold, almost sterile. Just like Claudia. Queen of the frozen world with threats wrapped in silk. I thought I was ready. But my heart still hammered wrong when I stopped in front of a cherrywood door with a small plate: Theo Rodriguez, Suite V.7. I drew in a breath. Once. Twice.

Then he finally speaks again. "Ok, I will get Ivy to send you the address. Be careful. I will also let my border patrols know you are on your way." He then hangs up the phone and hands it back to me. "Send the address to Juliana, please." He says as I see him start to talk over mindlink. I look on my phone and send my location to Juliana because I am unsure of the address. Thank the Goddess for map apps on phones. When he is done mindlinking, I finally ask,

Pim coughed, her lungs burning, the silence returning with a vengeance. "Chalida?" she whispered. Silence answered her. Pim fumbled in the dark, her hands scraping against cold, hard stone. She pulled out a small, emergency penlight from her pocket and clicked it on. The beam of light cut through the settling dust. She was in a utility tunnel, buried beneath the remains of the estate. Chalida lay a few feet away, her breathing shallow and ragged, her clothes shredded, her skin pale and covered in soot.

He spoke and recalled how Zahir mentioned dead plants and trees when they reached the place where Eric was held along with his people. Was that Zelda? Was Eric working with Zelda? "That’s the power of all Dark witches or wizards. They can even bring people from their graves." Theodore pointed it out. By that time, they had already reached the hospital. "Lia is around. I will join you after some time," he said, changing the way. Wylder didn’t say anything about that and walked straight towards Circe’s room, where she was sitting on the bed and glaring at Eliam while he had a stupid grin on his face.

"Julian, the fake coordinates are pointing to the middle of the Bahoruco mountain range, but the hardware gateway name is BARAHONA-SUB-FOUR. That’s not a military base or an office complex. It’s an old industrial designation." ​"A sub-surface mine," Julian said, his voice dropping into that low, dangerous register. "Silas didn't just build in the Bavarian mountains. He bought up old, abandoned industrial infrastructure across the Caribbean basin during the commodities crash of the late nineties. Barahona is famous for larimar mining and old salt deposits. If it’s marked as SUB-FOUR, it’s a subterranean facility built into a deep alluvial terrace."

He barked orders to seal the lower tunnels and move the wounded into the deeper recesses of the well chamber where the stone was thickest. Fenris, the Justiciar who had knelt before Laila, stepped forward. His face was a mask of grim determination, his earlier arrogance replaced by the survival instinct of a seasoned warrior. He told Kaden that there was a secondary exit, an old mining shaft that led out to the western face of the mountain. It was steep and dangerous, but it was hidden from the primary landing zones.