Alpha Nocturne"s Contracted Mate

Alpha Nocturne’s Contracted Mate by A E Randell

Chapter 152 The Most Dangerous Opponent

The ground beneath them seemed to erupt as vile, twisted creatures emerged as far

as the eye could see, bringing with them a stench that was so overpowering a

mult*itude of hands flew upwards to cover their faces with the masks of their attire as

they gagged violently.

The rotting flesh of the gargantuan beast that seemed to detach itself from the

mountainside rippled disgustingly as it lumbered towards them, vile fluids oozing from

the open sores and dripping down onto the ma*s*s of creatures swarming below it.

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The entire convoy seemed to freeze momentarily in pure, unadulterated terror as the

scene that looked as though it had been ripped straight from a horror movie unfolded

before them.

In seconds, the Enclave’s guards sprung into action. Those that couldn’t shift readied

their weapons and offensive magick as the sound of breaking bones whilst the shifters

changed filled the air. An eerie symphony rippled through the landscape, filled with the

cacophony of grunts and otherworldly shrieks, punctuated by the snap of bones and

hum of magick in the air, the only human sounds were the hastily shouted orders and

the manic laughter that seemed to spring incessantly in their ears.

“With me!” The lead guard roared as he rushed forward, his glaive glinting

dangerously as it arced through the air in a murderous rampage.

The guards rushed forward, engaging the a*s*sailants head-on, the predatory shifters

savaging those that dared to come within reach as bursts of magick were fired

overhead, decimating the ranks of the creatures that swarmed them.

The drivers scrambled down from their positions as the beasts began to panic, lunging

that came close to them whether friend or foe. As soon as

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong into the fray,

in front

cleared a path effortlessly before them as

tusks. The unfortunate victims

or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of

mess under

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the beasts

the attackers closest to him and saw that they

the gargantuan beast that

few of the men closes and

lead as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks of

most dangerous opponent on

could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then

a matter of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

them were only an issue because of their

to

and as they launched their attack against the

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by

to be doing, a deep

creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his

as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of

before landing in the middle

as they were

had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared in fury

redoubled his efforts.

static of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before

creating large holes in the body as

attacks, swatting at the figures as if they were

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures that

distracted the guard enough for the second swing

him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken

his body

laughter intensified from within the cage

to see them safely to

but surely, whittled down until only

the side of the cart, gripping his

towards him and came to

curiously.

you long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled as

over the dead that

forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

and the driver looked back at it with