75. The Pain Inside

ROYCE.

The only way to end this… is his death.

The moment is before me as he lays there

bleeding out, and it hurts.

Despite everything he has done and I know he deserves what is coming, but… he is still my

brother.

I look at her as I pass her the sword, hiding the pain in my chest.

For her, I need to stay strong.

You’ve hidden your emotions for years, Royce. What are a few more moments?

I look into her eyes, which are now green, but they remain cat-like.

“Let’s do this.” I say.

I look at Aleric as he lays there on the floor, trying to get up when he sees us approaching, but he is beyond the point of recovering, and it’s clear Apophis is focusing on the barrier…

The darkness that is pushing against the barrier is spreading from Aleric.

“Break his tie from this world and it will

weaken him.” Skyla murmurs.

“For the Gods,” I say quietly as I place my hand

over hers.

We raise the sword as one and I look down at

him. Our eyes meet and I remember the little

boy who once played by my side. 5

The one I sparred against, the friendly competition, the pranks we’d pull… the way he always tried to protect me.

“Apophis!” He hisses. The darkness seems to spread, returning around him with vengeance and he begins laughing brokenly.

Too weak to do anything, but his confidence in the snake god remains.

“Kill me then, if you can,” Aleric says, his eyes locked with mine.

you took everything I

wanted… you even

nothing more than

my mate… you are

selfish… you always have

been…”

thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need

glance around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

I will kill, but when the

and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers,

that makes me ill every time I hear it

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into

rage as the sky begins to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in

staring back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

think I’d do it.

go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to

face, and I look into her

so sorry.”

This is not

moves closer, hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my

is no victory in

SKYLA.

to see him so broken; he was acting

to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still our

he’ll feel that

his mother…

had no option, but that is something he

when the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting to take

pain.

have stopped, but his head

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured, now isn’t

sorry, your majesty…” one of the witches

says quietly. “We

Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is, they need one

as she falls

knees beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She

into her embrace. 3

them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop

why must they suffer… at least make their

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but

the first time in my

something inside

it means when they

Royce, the Solaris

has spoken. I’m still in my armour,

Are they that stupid?

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