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…”

me from my thoughts and I

around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me…

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

Apophis’s chilling voice that makes me

‘NO!’

and stare into Aleric’s wide

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

at

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

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

my face, and I look into her

sorry.” She

head. This is

my fists to my

no

SKYLA.

him so broken; he was acting strong

my sibling, even

know he’ll feel that guilt every time he

his mother…

something he will carry

more, even when everyone

pain.

stopped, but

bowed.

head. Even if he’s injured,

are sorry, your majesty…”

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

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 one

Catherine sobs as she

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

into her embrace. 3

space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my own tears from flowing

must they suffer… at

her tightly, trying to control my

in my life… I killed

something

it means when they say, every life you

Royce, the Solaris King, was

from Mama as I stare at the man who has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they are all

Are they that stupid?

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