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

me glance around and see that the entire area

blacked out.

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

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

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and stare into Aleric’s

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

is staring back at me as his

before my eyes. 13

I’d do

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

places the sword down, cupping my face,

sorry.” She

head. This is

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

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

him so broken; he was acting strong when

my sibling, even if

he’ll feel that

his mother…

something he will carry with him for life.

shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold

pain.

stopped, but his

bowed.

shake my head. Even if

are sorry, your majesty…” one of the

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

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

Catherine sobs as

had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s

into her embrace. 3

them space to mourn their

why must they suffer… at least

me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my

first time in my life… I killed

changes you… something inside of

means when they

the Solaris King, was

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

Are they that stupid?

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