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,

as he gets to his feet

now.

don’t hurt my

are blazing. I spin around and run at him with incredible speed, and

his scaly

his tail hitting the ground and I’m thrown

around, grabs

teeth and pulls it

his mouth

out. The metal

he launches

thing is, no matter how

I’m fucking faster.

I slash into his face, wanting to

I can’t help but scoff

I

shout as something

Far more…

pack, a family, loved

they are all there… ready to help

stronger. 1

falls, and I see Rayhan. And is that Aunty Raven jumping back from the fallen snake, which vanishes into

I see her

badass. 4

eyes blaze as I realise

lies in what we have… they are here

I need them.

has somehow merged with Apophis, he is still

still around

slayed, one by

United to

again.

life trying to shut them out and now I realise

never the solution… 3

why you

voice comes. 7

It’s not Bastet… 4

Royce, wanting him to create a glass ground

lunges at me, a blur as his mouth

own eyes flash, and I

own power.

a dark black shimmer,

Apophis hiss as he

around me tighter. Looking down, I can see my body is encased with a gold and black armour-like shield.

lurch forward only for Royce’s slippery ice floor to slow

head as

swinging it

it buries deep into his

gushing out A blast of

changing direction and heading

dart backwards, causing

smash into one another.

cuts through one, a

slicing it in half.

not using

seeing Leo, Dante, and Royce take

as I turn

splatters everywhere, and a dark wave of

and I’m ready to dart to the side when I see a glimmer of pink, magical wisps of an

them and see them flutter to the ground around me,

blossom tree leaves. 9

and her blond hair are

raises her hand. I

wave of darkness

doesn’t move. A

the blast is

hand, the petals

around her as that dark power

his mid-section, throwing

pink eyes at me

sure is fucking awesome.’

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

entire body

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