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 balance, and as he gets to his feet I see he’s fine…

now.

don’t hurt my

spin around and run at him with incredible speed, and

his scaly

in rage, his tail hitting the ground and

around, grabs the

teeth and

fast, his

metal

launches himself at

only thing is, no

I’m fucking faster.

into his face,

in rage, and I

back, I grab the

far more than you ever will!’ I shout

Far more…

a

all there… ready to help when they

stronger. 1

I see Rayhan. And is that Aunty Raven jumping back from the fallen snake,

not often I see

badass. 4

realise that is it.

what we have… they are here

I need them.

has somehow merged

are still around us, but

one by

United to

again.

spent my life trying to shut them out and now I realise

never the solution… 3

is why you will

voice comes. 7

It’s not Bastet… 4

say to Royce, wanting him to create a glass ground beneath

at me, a blur as his mouth

own eyes flash, and I

own power.

me, mixed with a dark black

hiss as he

down, I can see my body is

only for Royce’s slippery ice

head as he lurches

raise my sword, swinging it at him.

buries deep

black blood gushing out A blast of power rushes at me

direction and

I dart backwards, causing two

smash into one another.

cuts through one, a flash

slicing it in half.

at a disadvantage, not using his

smoke, seeing Leo, Dante,

a menacing growl as I

a dark wave of power comes

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

them and see them flutter to the ground around

blossom tree leaves. 9

blond hair are in front

raises her hand.

wave of darkness

move. A soft

the blast is

raises her other hand, the

dark

Apophis straight in his mid-section, throwing him back as he roars in

winking one of her blazing pink eyes at me before she backs away.

That sure is

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

as his entire body sparks with lightning

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