Oil Barons: Destroyers of Progress


    In a vast desert of blackened sand, oil seeps from the ground, choking the air with its toxic fumes. Here, the oil barons gather—those who profited from the destruction of the environment, who made entire nations dependent on fossil fuels while stifling progress in public transportation and sustainable energy.


    Their hands are stained with crude oil, their eyes blinded by the smoke of their own greed. They stumble through the wasteland, gasping for air, their lungs burning with every breath.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.


    Yuki emerges from the shadows, his blade gleaming with the reflection of endless greed. “You buried the future beneath the weight of your greed,” he says coldly. “Now, you will drown in the very substance you worshiped.”


    The oil rises, swallowing them inch by inch, filling their lungs, blinding their eyes, suffocating their cries. They struggle, but there is no escape. The black tide consumes them, dragging them into an abyss of their own making, where they will forever drown in the greed that destroyed the world.