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…”

and I

voice makes me glance around and see that the entire

blacked out.

let out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the

My hand is

me ill every

‘NO!’

my eyes and stare into Aleric’s

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

at

before my eyes. 13

think I’d

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,

so sorry.”

shake my head. This is not

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

truly is no

SKYLA.

heart to see him so broken; he was

life of my sibling, even if someone is bad…

that guilt every time

his mother…

something he will carry

even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting

pain.

have stopped, but

bowed.

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

your majesty…” one of the witches

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

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

sobs as

force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs

into her embrace. 3

to mourn their loss, unable to stop my

at least make

I hug her tightly, trying to control my own

first time in

something

means when they say, every life

the Solaris King, was indeed

I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I

Are they that stupid?

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