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…”

voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need

voice makes me glance around and

blacked out.

could talk big, say I will kill, but when the

as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is over hers, and

makes me ill every

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare

begins to lighten around us are shrill

at

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

grip on her hand and the sword

the sword down, cupping my face, and I look

sorry.” She

This is not on

press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound

is no

SKYLA.

heart to see him so broken; he was acting strong when his heart was

my sibling, even if

that

his mother…

that is something he will

remain there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when

pain.

stopped, but his head

bowed.

but I shake my head. Even if he’s injured, now

your majesty…” one of

has been… intense…” a man says quietly. “We should

until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let go of

Catherine sobs as she

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

into her embrace. 3

to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from

they suffer… at

her tightly, trying to control my

the first time in my

something

it means when they say,

Royce, the Solaris King, was

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

Are they that stupid?

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