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…”

brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve

glance around and see that the entire area is

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when the time

we raise the sword. My hand is over hers,

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and

are shrill and ear-splitting, but I’m

staring back at me as

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees,

cupping my face,

sorry.”

This is not on

I press my fists to my forehead,

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

broken; he was acting strong when his

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

feel that guilt

his mother…

is something he will carry with

once more, even

pain.

tears have stopped, but

bowed.

my head. Even if he’s

sorry, your majesty…” one of the

man says

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

as she falls

I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says through her sobs as she cups Royce’s

into her embrace. 3

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

why must they suffer… at least make

hug her tightly, trying to control my own

in my

something inside

now understand what it means when they say, every life

the Solaris King, was

has spoken. I’m still in my armour, and I know they

Are they that stupid?

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