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…”

Skyla’s voice brings me from my thoughts and I realise I’ve frozen. “We need

makes me glance around

blacked out.

say I will kill, but when

My hand is over hers, and her power surges through the blade as we

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

‘NO!’

open my eyes and

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

is staring back at me as

before my eyes. 13

think 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

down, cupping my face, and I look into

sorry.” She

my head. This is not on

tightly from behind as I press my fists to my

no victory

SKYLA.

see him so broken; he was

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

he’ll feel that guilt every

his mother…

that is something

there, even when the sun shows its face once more, even when everyone gathers. I hold my king close, wanting

pain.

tears have stopped, but his

bowed.

my head. Even if

your majesty…”

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

neck from behind as I keep my hold on him tight until I sense Catherine approaching. That is when I let

Catherine sobs as she

beside Royce, and I force myself back. “You did what you had to.” She says

into her embrace. 3

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

must they suffer… at least

wrap around me, and I hug her tightly,

in my life…

you… something inside

means when they say, every life you take stays with

Solaris King, was indeed

scoff and 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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