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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I

around and see that the entire

blacked out.

a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will

my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we plunge it into his

sting my eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill

‘NO!’

and stare

us are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m unable to bask in the sight

at me as

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

his life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to

the sword down, cupping my face,

sorry.” She

This

tightly from behind as I press my

no victory

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he

can’t imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they

feel that guilt every

his mother…

something he will carry with him for

even when everyone gathers. I hold

pain.

stopped,

bowed.

my head. Even if he’s

are sorry, your majesty…” one of

intense…” a man says

as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how hard it is, they need

Catherine sobs as she falls

“You did what you had to.” She says through her

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to

suffer… at least make their

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

in

you… something

it means when they say,

Royce, the Solaris

and pull away from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken.

Are they that stupid?

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