Shelter Mountain Novels & Stories

They'd found the third option he thought didn't exist. They'd left. In the mountains, Maya and 200 survivors searched for shelter. For cabins and lodges and anything that could keep them alive. They found a resort—abandoned, frozen, but structurally sound. Twenty buildings. Space for everyone. They had food for two weeks. Fuel for one week. Medicine for days. They had no guarantees. No certainty. No safety. But they had freedom. And each other. And a choice they'd made together. As they settled into their first night in the mountains, building fires and rationing supplies, Catherine found Maya.

The Blackhawk had disgorged them at a flat surface on a rock outcropping at a specific point in the Hindu Kush. Dix hated these goddamn mountains. The name Kush meant death, and had probably been given to the mountains because of the dangerous passes between peaks. There was little vegetation, and the icy wind blew constantly. But the mountains provided a perfect hiding place and gathering places for al Qaeda because of the very desolation and the notches in the mountains where the terrorists built their camps and villages.

Memories of the long, cold years they've spent protecting this mountain and the surrounding land flood his mind, eliciting a slight shiver. He continues to gaze at the mountain in silence, piquing Princess Lana's curiosity even further. Unable to contain her questioning, she finally asks, “What's so special about this mountain?” Damon's gaze shifts from the mountain to Lana, his expression stoic. After a moment of contemplation, he starts to speak, “Shrouded Peaks is not just a mountain. It’s the back passage to the vampire kingdom. They discovered this path decades ago, and since then, we’ve been having territorial battles with them.”

However, today, she was left sorely disappointed. They had reached the Great Divine Mountain in the morning; they had found the Minsk Mountain that the lightless Air Temple had made their headquarters in a few hours ago. It was a tall snow-covered mountain that looked like a 2,400-meter tall stalagmite with sharp cliffs and edges. Seeing these conditions, Xasha knew that Golden Peacocks were definitely living here. A team had already left in the morning to hunt them down.

And this made Robah so grateful for the two heroes. Andrew felt humbled by the beautiful white terrain. Everyone looked across the grey expanse in silence. The snow-covered dome of the North Mountain stood about ten thousand feet, the highest peak in the region between the North and the South. Behind them was the Devil's Forest. The mountain range included a dozen other cliff heads along the highlands. It looked like a fortress wall of rock with white-mounted lookout shafts. The vast lake scatters sparklingly to the west on the far horizon. Robah's soul moved deep within him, knowing that on the far side of Devil's Forest lay the valley of ferals that no one dared approach. This would be the

Beneath a celestial quilt of twinkling stars, Jeremy and Alexandra found themselves enveloped within the cocoon of a shared bedroll. Their makeshift home was nestled against a massive, stoic boulder in the heart of a hidden meadow. The meadow was a hidden gem, a sanctuary of raw beauty and tranquility, surrounded by towering mountain peaks that wore crowns of gleaming snow even in the summer months. The flickering glow of their campfire danced against the boulder, casting shadows and light in a mesmerizing rhythm that hinted at the rhythm of their hearts.

She gasped and shuddered in fear when she heard the sound of the impact and saw the massive dent my fist made into the locker. "I don't know what you think you know Alina but you're way in over your head so I suggest you shut the fuck up." "I know you're not what you want people to believe you are and I'll tell you one last secret, Zion Collins," She got to her feet again, her eyes coming to life as a burst of confidence overcame her, "Neither am I. He's right you know..." "Who's right?" I barked. There was a ghost smile on her lips as she said, "Your parents have sheltered you."