Atomic Mage by Garrett Carter (short books for teens txt) 📕

He had created an enormous shower that was mounted to the near wall with rainfall showerheads and plenty of room for adult shenanigans.

The walls and floor were made up of tiles he had created from the river rock underneath them.

He had contemplated making it out of the same material as the tub but liked the look of the rocks that ran the gambit from white to pitch black he had found more.

The gradual change from pure white on the top of the shower to grey in the middle that changed to the same black stone of the tub had taken a few hours and another search beneath the river to complete but the time spent had been well worth it as he had gazed lovingly on the results.

The last necessity in the bathroom had been the toilet, he had manfully resisted making it out of solid gold.

He had finally set the toilet was set up in a large enclosed closet, across from the shower.

The final building material he had decided on was a mixture like the shower.

He had taken a full hour mixing the white, grey, and black stone so the colors shifted almost imperceptibly from white on top to black on the bottom.

Cade hoped that Sabine would be able to use it, not having the pleasure of seeing the beautiful woman naked, yet.

The septic tank that their waste would end up in was mounted under the bathroom, he had flip-flopped between creating a bacterial colony to get rid of the waste or simply burning it and venting the remnants.

He had decided to just burn the waste when needed, ideas of a new bacterial plague had flown through his mind as he had contemplated what would happen if his custom made bacteria were to escape.

His last addition to the bathroom had been a massive vanity with a mirror-polished sheet of metal between the tub and shower, and a large waterproof couch on the opposite wall.

Cade wasn't sure if they had any hair products in this world but the ability to sit and view his mates wet naked bodies more than made up for the effort of creating the last two additions.

Even with that in mind, the storage space in the vanity was sure to be used for the jewelry he would either make or buy for his mates.

A his, hers, hers sink with black countertops stood near the door, the sinks being made of the same material as the tub.

He had topped that off with another metal mirror and waterfall faucets that he had lightly coated with the same black rock.

He had liked the look of the rock coated faucets so much that he had done the same for all the fixtures in the bathroom.

He glanced around admiring his work as he sat on the couch next to his still slumbering mates.

He was still uncertain on what the stairs in the living room to the second floor would lead up to though.

The completed bottom floor was a beautiful modern home with all amenities all the appliances looked new and high tech, and all of it ran off the twenty-pound block of metal, still in its home under the kitchen sink.

Leaving his slumbering mates Cade walked through the rooms grinning to himself at the home he had created.

The sound of padded feet signaled his Dresk's arrival as Mina ran into the room with a look of terror on her face.

"We are under att..." He was almost thrown off his feet as he caught Mina in his arms as she fell into his arms as their home rocked side to side as a massive BOOM sounded.

The whole barge shifted as a fiery explosion hit the starboard side of their home blackening the boards of the wall and starting little fires on their wooden porch.

Cade quickly recovered from his shock and expanded his awareness to find the culprit.

Sensing ten bodies grouped along the riverbank, he seized the group and set a recovered Mina on her feet before he ran through the living room passing Sabine as she fell off the couch in her rush to prepare for the fight.

As he ran towards the stairs leading up to the second floor he saw Mina reach into the jumble of weapons, armor, and supplies he had dumped into the center of the living room as she retrieved her scavenged short swords from the pile.

As he ran up the stairs to the bare floor of the second story Cade brought the struggling group out over the water to stop on a line ten feet away from the porch of the houseboat above the water.

Looking at the group of obvious slavers in their black leather garb with millions of questions running through his head about how and why these men found them, he failed to notice one of the slavers grin at him.

Sharp pain brought him out of his contemplation, as a dozen sharp spikes slammed into his body.

Jerking at the surprising pain he reflexively threw the group in his mental grip back towards the shore and away from him to splash unceremoniously into the dark River.

Mina and Sabine screamed his name as he bled profusely from the stab wounds.

Attempting to remove the ones he could reach with his hands resulted in his palms cut all the way down to his metal-covered bones.

Marshaling his concentration and grabbed the spikes with his mental powers, he found a heavy resistance to their removal from his body.

Baffled by the resistance and distracted by trying to keep Mina and Sabine from touching the spikes to help with their removal he failed