Chapter 48

Is This It?

SKYLA.

Then Sky fucking grab her and run!

But I know that I won’t outrun it… I’m barely standing…

The rain continues to pour down; the darkness becomes visible, almost like smoke and soon all I can see is just me and the snake in a cloud of darkness.

‘Daughter of Selene…

The voice seems to come from all around Chilling, powerful, and pure evil…

I scan the area.

Where is that voice coming from? My plum eyes snap back to the snake, my heart thudding loudly.

That intelligent look has returned, and I wonder…

Can it speak or is something controlling it?

My mind returns to Kataleya’s words.

Apophis…

I stare at the snake, avoiding looking at its bloody mutilated eye as its body flicker in and out of my vision.

I don’t know how it’s doing that disappearing act, but I should be more focused on the fact it can fucking speak and not that it’s got some wacky magician tricks.

“Servant of Apophis…” I counter, making sure to keep my voice strong and powerful.

I keep my gaze locked with his, challengingly.

The snake hisses, but it doesn’t move.

Its face stretches in what I have to admit is one fucking terrifying grin before it darts at

“The time is near….to fulfil my duty…’ It whispers as I jump to the side. It turns at the last moment, hissing as it opens his mouth, ready to impale me on its fangs.

He spits something, what I assume is venom at me and I fail to dodge, gasping when I feeling the burning pain rush through my neck.

I turn, falling to the muddy ground.

killed by a huge Death Noodle? Nope, that’s not one I’ve imagined, and trust me, I’ve imagined many ways I could

cover under a tree as the huge snake breaks

Fuck, I need help.

fucking needs

meant to fight alone…

Unleash the beast…

anger and

am a Rossi, and we never bow down to

eyes, taking deep steadying breaths before

be because

to shift once again. I turn and look

Come to fucking Mama.

wood and back away, assessing the area

have one last

give it my all because I won’t have the strength for another

I run at the snake

Sky. One.

moment and slam the sharp, jagged end of wood into his damaged eye. It roars in agony and I slam

hear the swish of its enormous tail come at me. I try to get out of the way, but I’m too slow, and it

Fuck…

It hurts…

“Sky!”

sky, the moment a bolt of lightning strikes the snake, but before I can even come down, the snake opens his mouth wide and I realise he’s

Time seems to slow…

huge jaws and I twist my body; I’m going to become snake food? Really?

curling up and narrowly missing its huge fangs, holding my breath as I feel myself squished inside of

Holy fuck!

Whatever coats the inside of

begins to turn numb

of thunder before suddenly I see a blinding light. My eyes widen as the

if my body wasn’t so damn

open and I roll to the floor covered in blood

to make him out. I think I hit my head

and I’m meeting like Zeus or

Shouldn’t I meet Selene?

no… Hades cus you know

Yes, that’s no Hades…

spot sight of the head of the

Dead.

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