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

her voice makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when the time

and we raise the sword. My hand is

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

‘NO!’

eyes and stare into Aleric’s

lighten around us are shrill

is staring back at me as his life

before my eyes. 13

I’d

life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as

places the sword down, cupping my face, and I look into

sorry.”

my head. This is not on

press my fists to my

no

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting strong

to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they are still

he’ll feel that guilt every

his mother…

had no option, but that is something he will carry with him for

once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king

pain.

stopped, but his

bowed.

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

your majesty…” one of the witches

a man says quietly. “We should have seen the

Catherine approaching. That is when I let go

sobs as

you had to.” She says through her sobs as she

into her embrace. 3

up and turn my back on them, to give. them space to mourn their loss, unable to stop my

must they suffer… at least

tightly, trying

time in my life… I

changes you… something inside

means when they say, every life

Solaris King,

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

Are they that stupid?

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