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 frozen. “We need to

her voice makes me glance around and see that the

blacked out.

out a shaky exhale. I could talk big, say I will kill, but when the time is before me… it’s

brother,” I say quietly, as I close my eyes and we raise the sword. My hand is

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

‘NO!’

my eyes and

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

at

before my eyes. 13

I’d

his life finally fades away, I let go of my grip on her hand and the sword as I fall to my knees, unable to hold back the tears.

my face, and I

so sorry.” She

my head. This

me tightly from behind as I press my fists to my forehead,

truly is no victory

SKYLA.

breaks my heart to see him so broken; he was acting strong when his heart

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

he’ll feel that guilt every

his mother…

but that is something he

face once more, even when everyone gathers.

pain.

tears have stopped,

bowed.

my head. Even

your majesty…”

intense…” a man says quietly.

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 another right

as

did what you had to.” She

into her embrace. 3

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

they suffer… at least make

around me, and I hug her tightly, trying to

first time in my life… I killed

changes you… something inside

what it means when they say, every

Solaris King,

has spoken. I’m still in

Are they that stupid?

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