Bound by Destiny 26
Following her, she soon grabbed a pickaxe and effortlessly swung it against a wall, a dense sound being heard as she nodded, "hear it? this means that the wall has been here for over a century."
Hypnovember 2022 #7 - Re-Installation of the Soul
A scream in the back of his mind, like a pickaxe to the temple, made him double over. "helpmehelpmehelpme!" it yelled over and over again, its voice getting quieter, more distorted. it was a slight relief when the needle sank into his neck.
Slavetown
The two friends immediately got to work with their pickaxes, mining out the precious stones they were tasked with obtaining. they laboured constantly for several hours, their fur slick with sweat from the work and the heat.
Kaotic Beginnings 18 - The End of the beginning
An ocean of green spilled from the hill, every arm carrying a pickaxe, or sharp rocks, or swinging a discarded slave-chain, every mouth straining with a guttural cry for war, and vengeance, and to teach these cheeky elves a jolly good lesson!
Keema's Adventure: Silver-Blood Mercenaries
I never wanted to be part of all this, but at the same time, i knew i never fit in the mining town well since i could barely lift a pickaxe, and i have no interest in doing that at all.
New Year's Evil in Obelisk Cove
Jacob has much the same problem aurora is having but he does not have the benefit of a shield spell around him although he is able to parry the pickaxe with great practice.
Dogsitting Mishaps
Jaden said, eyes locked on the screen where he was trying to run away from some monster while flailing a pickaxe. “leave me alone, i just want my body back!" he wailed dramatically, eyes flicking over to the laptop he had at his side to read chat.
The Silver Threadle
Besides: it's not like i used a pickax." john shook his head with a smile and left, locking the basement door behind him. === chapter 4 === john took the saturday off. well, off what concerned writing anyway.
Chapter 6: Althernate Dawn
They were followed by old shovels, pickaxes, hammers, helmets, and crates of materials to build rails for the carts. the support beams were in poor shape; some were barely standing, others were rotting and ready to break.
Dark Earth
"you lot, bring whatever you can, shovels, pickaxes, torches, anything you can fight with! we go now!"
And I Must Scream
"that's right," the glowworm answered between pickax swings. "i used to run food with her back in the day." glew had been assigned searchlight as an enforcer. "until she betrayed us."
Rabbit Heart Pt. 3 - Ch. 10
He doesn't just bring them food and pickaxes, though. he also happens to supply slaves. we haven't been able to hit a slave ship in months, as you know."