The Temptation of Sin And The Lycan Princess

73. Head to Head

SKYLA.

Here goes nothing…

I jump up, feeling the power within me surfacing. My Lycan’s dominant power, embodying it fully, I channel everything I

have.

‘You will never win! I destroyed her and her kind a long time ago! A mere wolf is weaker than a tiger! Do you really think you can win?!’ His chilling voice wraps around me as the darkness begins spreading along the

ground.

The snake and I block and attack one

another. He’s trying to get those teeth into me. I can see the poison in them. The

darkness around me is also trying to pull me

down into that smoking abyss of the ground

beneath us.

“True, in a one-on-one battle, a wolf would

lose to a tiger… but that’s the difference between the two species.’ I begin grunting as I manage to slash into his side again.

He hisses, as he spins around and lunges at

I can smell blood in the air, the hissing and

shouting of the wolves battling the serpents.

People are dying.

I hear the shouts as Mama is trying her best

to heal.

I block but he strikes again. This time, Royce. is by my side in a flash, taking the full force of his attack, using his sword of ice to block

him.

“There is no difference! You are dead! Those

stripes you wear are nothing!’ His rage and hatred thrum in my mind, painful.

There’s a madness in his eyes, but the anger

he’s feeling is only making his attacks more

aggressive.

I channel my inner rage, but with a clear

mind…

He will slip up…

‘You are no match for a god!’ Apophis hisses.

Sorry Malevolent, but remember, I count you as one of us, anyway. Sorry Bastet, I’m not taking a dig at your expired race, but facts are fucking facts.

‘And that’s why we are the superior species! A tiger may work alone, but a wolf… a wolf is part of a pack, and a pack, united, is always.

stronger than the one alone… just as you are now! Because look around you! We are

united!’ 7

My heart thunders as my own words echo

powerfully in my own mind, knowing that every alpha in the vicinity can hear me.

I want them to know that hope is not lost!

I’m not alone… there is a calming clarity in my mind as I swing my sword at him, only for a wave of dark smoke to knock me back.

1 catch my balance as Royce deflects another blow. Spinning his sword, he manages to drive it into the lower part of its jaw. He

roars in rage, throwing Royce back.

‘Royce!’ I scream through the link,

his feet I see he’s

now.

hurt my

spin around and run at him with incredible

into his scaly

rage, his tail hitting the ground

thrashes around,

teeth and

his

out. The metal

launches himself at

is, no matter

I’m fucking faster.

into his face, wanting to gouge his eyes

I can’t help

I

shout as something detonates nearby and Apophis leaps back, thrashing

Far more…

a family, loved

are all there… ready to help when they need to and they are trying… united, we

stronger. 1

I see Rayhan. And is that Aunty Raven jumping back

see her in

badass. 4

I realise that is it.

what we have…

I need them.

if Aleric has somehow merged with Apophis, he

still around us, but

slayed, one

my Pack. United to

again.

trying to shut them out and now I realise handling things

never the solution… 3

that is why you

voice comes. 7

It’s not Bastet… 4

wanting him to create

at me, a blur as his

I feel a

own power.

mixed with a dark black shimmer, and it washes. over me, enveloping me in

makes Apophis hiss as he

can see my body is encased with a gold and black armour-like shield.

forward only for Royce’s slippery ice

head as

raise my sword, swinging it at

it buries deep

black blood gushing out A blast of

direction and heading

I dart backwards, causing two

smash into one another.

through one, a

slicing it in half.

not using his

rush through the smoke, seeing Leo, Dante, and Royce

a menacing growl as I turn to

dark wave of

to dart to the side when I see a glimmer of

see them flutter to the ground around me, they look just like

blossom tree leaves. 9

blond

raises her hand.

wave of darkness

doesn’t move. A soft

blast is gone.

her other hand,

as that dark power rushes

in his mid-section, throwing him

one of her blazing pink

sure is

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

skin as his entire body sparks with lightning sent

this time I run at him as fast as I can, and raising