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,

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

now.

don’t hurt my

run at him with

into his

roars in rage, his tail hitting the ground and I’m thrown back. Royce

thrashes around,

teeth and pulls

fast, his

metal

launches himself

no matter

I’m fucking faster.

nothing!’ He snarls as I slash into his face, wanting to

I can’t

I

I shout as something detonates nearby and

Far more…

pack, a

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

stronger. 1

falls, and I see Rayhan. And is that Aunty Raven jumping back from the

see her in action.

badass. 4

I realise that is it. The

in what we have… they are

I need them.

merged with Apophis,

are still around us, but

one by

United to

again.

trying to shut them out and

never the solution… 3

why you

voice comes. 7

It’s not Bastet… 4

say to Royce, wanting him to create

at me, a blur as his

flash, and I feel a

own power.

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

Apophis hiss

Looking down, I can

only for Royce’s slippery ice floor to slow

rearing his head as he

my sword, swinging

buries deep into

blood gushing out A blast of power rushes at me

changing direction and

I dart backwards,

smash into one another.

cuts through one, a flash of

slicing it in half.

a disadvantage, not using his abilities to

smoke, seeing Leo, Dante,

as I turn to Apophis, slashing

splatters everywhere, and a dark wave of

when I see a glimmer of pink, magical wisps

the ground around me, they look

blossom tree leaves. 9

blond hair are

raises her hand. I still flinch

wave of

A soft gasp leaves

the blast

her other hand, the petals

swirling around her as that dark power rushes forth

his mid-section, throwing him back as

pink eyes at me before she backs away.

That sure is fucking

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

skin as his entire body

run at him as fast as I can, and raising