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.

one I’ve imagined, and trust me, I’ve imagined many ways I could possibly

do you want from me!” I hiss, as I take cover under a tree as the huge snake breaks it in seconds, sending splintered wood

Fuck, I need help.

fucking needs

are meant to fight alone… come on girl you

Unleash the beast…

and power,

we never bow down

steadying breaths before my eyes

die, it won’t be

to shift once again. I turn and look at the huge

Come to fucking Mama.

and back away, assessing the area without taking my

have one last

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

I run at the snake

Sky. One.

tree for leverage and twist at the last moment and slam the sharp, jagged end of wood into his damaged eye. It roars in agony and I slam all my force into it, feeling it rip through him as I push

of the way, but I’m too slow, and it smashes into my waist, the sharpness of its scales

Fuck…

It hurts…

“Sky!”

in the distance… Lightning slashes through the sky and I’m thrown up into the sky, the moment a bolt of lightning strikes the snake, but before I can even come down, the snake opens his mouth

Time seems to slow…

huge jaws and I

flinch as its jaw stretches impossibly wide before it clamps down around me. I twist my body, curling up and narrowly missing its huge fangs, holding my breath as I feel myself squished inside of the

Holy fuck!

me. Whatever coats the inside of this motherfucker burns

to turn numb

of thunder before suddenly I see

that if my body

roll to the floor covered in blood and who knows

it’s too bright to make him out. I think I hit

I died and I’m meeting

Shouldn’t I meet Selene?

Hades cus you know I’ve committed many

Yes, that’s no Hades…

widen as I spot sight of the head of the snake that now lies feet away

Dead.

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