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,

to his feet I see he’s fine…

now.

don’t hurt my

run

into his

roars in rage, his tail hitting the ground and

around,

teeth and

his

metal clangs on

launches

only thing is, no matter how fast

I’m fucking faster.

into his face, wanting

I can’t help but scoff

back, I grab the

have far more than you ever will!’ I shout as something detonates nearby and Apophis leaps back, thrashing

Far more…

pack, a

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

stronger. 1

is that Aunty Raven jumping back from the fallen snake, which vanishes

often I see her in

badass. 4

eyes blaze as I realise that is

lies in what we have… they are here

I need them.

merged

around us, but they

one by fucking

United to

again.

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

lunges at me, a blur as

and I feel a surge in

own power.

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

hiss

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

slippery ice floor to slow him

head as he lurches

sword, swinging it

it buries deep into his

roars, black blood gushing out A blast

changing direction

as I dart backwards,

smash into one another.

through one, a flash of

slicing it in half.

at a disadvantage, not using

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

as I turn to Apophis, slashing into him

and a dark wave of power comes

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

see them flutter to the

blossom tree leaves. 9

her blond hair

raises her

of darkness

doesn’t move. A soft gasp leaves

the blast is gone.

her other hand, the

dark power rushes

mid-section, throwing him

one of her blazing pink eyes

That sure is

say.

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

gunshots go off, searing into his skin as his entire body

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