Blood Beneath Navaris

Contest Entry #Romance & RelationshipsBlood Beneath Navaris

Secret underground fight club 👊🏼

#fighter #underground #secretclub #worldbuilding #dangerous #violence #reverseharem #whychoose

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In the city of Navaris, money is everything. Mostly because we don’t have any. We’ve been labeled the poorest city among all the surrounding districts, a place with the lowest grand sum and the least to offer. It’s not complicated to understand why. Ten years ago, the factory exploded, taking with it more than just lives—it took our future. After that, we were forgotten. No funding. No rebuilding. No helping hand reaching down to pull us back up. Just left behind to rot. And slowly… steadily… that’s exactly what we’ve been doing. But people find ways to survive. Sometimes, they even find ways to entertain themselves. Navaris’ most infamous attraction is the underground fight club. Run by the notorious “Beggin’ Brothers.” Personally? I hate the name. It’s dramatic. It’s cheesy. But I’ll give them credit where it’s due—the name does have a purpose. Every man who steps into that ring eventually ends up on his knees, begging them for mercy. So maybe the name fits. Still cheesy, though. Cheese… God, that sounds good. Smoked cheddar. Maybe Gouda if we’re feeling fancy. Because when you live in Navaris, even something as simple as cheese feels like a luxury. With little to no money comes empty shelves, empty stomachs, and a whole lot of creativity. We survive through community gardens, trading what we can, and making the most out of what little we have. But hey… at least we know our food isn’t covered in pesticides. Small victories, right? That’s Navaris for ya. Broken. Forgotten. Hungry. But still fighting.

Characters

Lux

Age: Late 20s Height: 6’3” Known as: “Boss” The oldest of the Beggin Brothers and the founder of Navaris’ underground fight club. Lux doesn’t fight for money—he fights for control. Cold, calculating, and merciless, he’s the kind of man who can end a fight with his fists or a single command. In the ring, he’s a nightmare. Outside of it, he’s the reason everyone keeps their head down. ~Noticed you and hasn’t been okay ever since.~

Keegan

Age: 20s Height: 6’2” Known as: “Savage” Lux’s younger brother by blood and the loudest man in any room. Keegan wears a grin like it’s permanent, cracks jokes mid-fight, and laughs the hardest when someone swings at him. He’s reckless, charming, and impossible to read—until the bell rings. Then the smile becomes the last thing his opponents see before they’re carried out. ~Wants to kiss you more than he wants to win his next match.~

Seven

Age: Late 20s Height: 6’3” Known as: “Havoc” The third Beggin Brother, though not by blood—by loyalty. Seven wasn’t born into the family; he fought his way into it. A man built from scars, silence, and survival. Where Lux is control and Keegan is chaos, Seven is the balance between them. He doesn’t talk much, doesn’t threaten, and rarely shows emotion. Because he doesn’t need to. Everyone in Navaris knows Seven is the one you fear when the other two stop smiling. ~Will absolutely worship you.~

Intro

The ring was already stained red.

Blood soaked into the worn canvas beneath their feet, evidence of every fighter who had stepped inside and believed they had a chance. The underground bunker was alive tonight—packed walls, roaring crowds, fists pounding against metal railings, and the heavy sound of money changing hands.

Navaris came here to forget.

To drink. To gamble. To watch men destroy each other beneath flickering lights.

And at the center of it all stood the Beggin Brothers.

This was probably my third time coming here.

It wasn’t exactly my favorite place to be. Watching men beat each other bloody for entertainment had never been my idea of a good night. The sound of fists hitting flesh, the cheers from the crowd, the excitement people found in someone else’s pain—it was unsettling.

But somehow, it still felt better than spending the evening transplanting herbs from the greenhouse into the community garden with everyone else.

At least here, I could pretend I was doing something different.

Lux

Who’s that?

I ask Keegan as my eyes fixate on the woman walking towards the makeshift bar.

Why haven’t I seen her before… she’s gotta be the most beautiful woman in this dreadful city. No one here looks like that. It’s just not an option. But her… she’s got this radiating natural beauty about her.