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

voice makes me glance around and

blacked out.

exhale. I could talk big, say I

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

eyes as Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me ill every time I hear it rings

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare

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

is staring back at me

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

grip on her hand and

down, cupping my face, and I

so sorry.”

This is

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

is no victory

SKYLA.

my heart to see him so broken;

even if someone is bad… they

know he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

no option, but that is something he will carry with

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

pain.

have stopped, but

bowed.

I shake my head. Even if

your majesty…”

man says quietly. “We should have seen the

until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of him. No matter how

sobs as

you had to.”

into her embrace. 3

on them, to give. them space to

at least make their

tightly, trying to control my own tears, but

time in my life…

something

when they say, every life

Royce, the Solaris

man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are all looking

Are they that stupid?

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