The Lycan Princess and the Temptation of Sin by Moonlight Muse

Chapter 157

73. Head to Head

SKYLA.

Here goes nothing…

I jump up, feeling the power within me surfacing. My Lycan’s dominant power, embodying it fully, I channel everything I have.

‘You will never win! I destroyed her and her kind a long time ago! A mere wolf is weaker than a tiger! Do you really think you can win?!’ His chilling voice wraps around me as the darkness begins spreading along the ground.

The snake and I block and attack one another. He’s trying to get those teeth into me. I can see the poison in them. The darkness around me is also trying to pull me down into that smoking abyss of the ground beneath us.

“True, in a one-on-one battle, a wolf would lose to a tiger… but that’s the difference between the two species.’ I begin grunting as I manage to slash into his side again.

He hisses, as he spins around and lunges at

I can smell blood in the air, the hissing and shouting of the wolves battling the serpents.

People are dying.

I hear the shouts as Mama is trying her best to heal.

I block but he strikes again. This time, Royce. is by my side in a flash, taking the full force of his attack, using his sword of ice to block him.

“There is no difference! You are dead! Those stripes you wear are nothing!’ His rage and hatred thrum in my mind, painful.

There’s a madness in his eyes, but the anger he’s feeling is only making his attacks more aggressive.

I channel my inner rage, but with a clear mind…

He will slip up…

‘You are no match for a god!’ Apophis hisses.

Sorry Malevolent, but remember, I count you as one of us, anyway. Sorry Bastet, I’m not taking a dig at your expired race, but facts are fucking facts.

‘And that’s why we are the superior species! A tiger may work alone, but a wolf… a wolf is part of a pack, and a pack, united, is always. stronger than the one alone… just as you are now! Because look around you! We are united!’ 7

My heart thunders as my own words echo powerfully in my own mind, knowing that every alpha in the vicinity can hear me.

I want them to know that hope is not lost!

I’m not alone… there is a calming clarity in my mind as I swing my sword at him, only for a wave of dark smoke to knock me back.

I catch my balance as Royce deflects another blow. Spinning his sword, he manages to drive it into the lower part of its jaw. He roars in rage, throwing Royce back.

‘Royce!’ I scream through the link,

He catches his balance, and as he gets to his feet I see he’s fine… but I’m fucking pissed now.

You don’t hurt my fucking man.

My eyes are blazing. I spin around and run at him with incredible speed, and slam the blade into his scaly body.

roars in rage, his tail hitting the ground and I’m thrown back. Royce catches

sword with his

mouth burning, as spits it out. The metal clangs on the

he launches himself

no

I’m fucking faster.

He snarls as I slash into his face, wanting to gouge his

in rage, and I can’t help

back, I grab the

far more than you ever will!’ I shout as something detonates nearby and Apophis

Far more…

a family,

look around. I can’t see them, but they are all there… ready to help when they need to and they are

Rayhan. And is that Aunty Raven jumping back from the

I see her in

as I realise that is it. The true power lies in what we have… they are here if I

somehow merged with Apophis, he is still

but they are

Pack. United to fight together, once

to shut them out and now I realise handling things alone was never the solution…

you will win.’ A whispery voice comes.

It’s not Bastet… 4

to Royce, wanting him to create a glass ground beneath

lunges at me, a blur as his

flash, and I feel

swirls around me, mixed with a dark black shimmer, and it washes. over me, enveloping me

and I feel it wrap around me tighter. Looking down, I can see my body is encased with a gold and black armour-like shield. I see Apophis lurch forward only for Royce’s slippery ice floor to

hisses, rearing his head as

him. This time it buries

A blast of power

changing direction and heading my way as I dart backwards, causing two

cuts through one, a flash of lightning slicing it in

using

Leo, Dante,

as I turn to

everywhere, and a dark wave of power comes

when I see a glimmer of pink, magical

them flutter to the ground around me, they look just like

as she raises her hand. I

leaves her

power swirling around her as that dark power rushes

Apophis straight in his mid-section, throwing him back as he

winking one of her blazing pink eyes at me before she

sure is fucking

‘Anytime.’ She replies.

his entire body sparks with lightning sent by

him as fast as I can, and raising the sword – I throw It hits his eye, he roars and I smile as the darkness

he’s shrinking and soon the smoke shrivels away to reveal Aleric clutching his eye.

so suddenly I wonder if

more than just a Lycan…