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 realise

makes me glance around and see

blacked out.

a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before

brother,” I say quietly, 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

that makes me ill every time I hear it rings in the

‘NO!’

my eyes and

to lighten around us are shrill and ear-splitting,

at me as

before my eyes. 13

I’d do it.

life 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 gorgeous

so sorry.”

shake my head. This

hugging me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead, refusing to allow any sound to escape

truly is no victory in

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was acting strong

can’t imagine having to take the life of my sibling, even if someone is bad… they

feel that

his mother…

that is something he will

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

pain.

have stopped, but his

bowed.

Even if he’s injured, now isn’t

majesty…” one of the

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

from behind as I keep 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

back. “You did what you had to.”

into her embrace. 3

them space to mourn their

they suffer… at

me, and I hug her tightly, trying to control my own tears, but

in my

something inside of

now understand what it means when they

Royce, the Solaris King, was indeed innocent.”

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

Are they that stupid?

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