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,

he gets to his feet I see he’s fine… but I’m fucking

now.

don’t hurt

around and run

into his scaly

ground and I’m thrown back. Royce catches

around,

his teeth and pulls it

his mouth burning,

out. The metal clangs on the

he launches himself at

no matter

I’m fucking faster.

snarls as I slash into his face, wanting

roars in rage, and I can’t

back, I

I shout as something detonates nearby and

Far more…

a

they are all there… ready to help when they

stronger. 1

And is that Aunty Raven

see her in

badass. 4

as I realise that is it.

we have…

I need them.

Aleric has somehow merged with

around us,

one

Pack. United to fight

again.

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

never the solution… 3

is why you will

voice comes. 7

It’s not Bastet… 4

Royce, wanting him to create a glass ground

at me, a blur as his

I feel a surge in

own power.

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

makes Apophis hiss as he swiftly

Looking down, I can see my body is encased with a gold and black armour-like

forward only for Royce’s slippery

his head as

swinging it at

it buries deep into his

gushing out A blast of

direction and

as I dart

smash into one another.

cuts through one,

slicing it in half.

disadvantage, not using his abilities to

seeing Leo, Dante,

I turn to Apophis, slashing into

blood splatters everywhere, and a dark

see a glimmer of pink, magical wisps of an aura around me.

see them flutter to the ground around me, they look

blossom tree leaves. 9

and her blond

as she raises her hand. I

tidal wave of darkness hits

move. A soft

blast

raises her other hand, the petals

swirling around her as that dark power rushes forth from

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

one of her blazing pink eyes at me before she backs

is fucking awesome.’

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

his skin as his entire body sparks with lightning sent by Royce, making him shriek in

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