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

whether

they charged headlong into the

in front of

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

their tusks. The unfortunate

attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out

mess under

across to where the beasts forced their way

him and saw that they were effectively making

gargantuan beast that lumbered its way toward

a few of the

lead as he charged headlong down

opponent on the field

threat on the battlefield quickly, then

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

only an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly in

was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they

and as they launched their attack against the rotting

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

a deep sense of dread began to take

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

frown as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards,

above the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

screaming as they

The lead guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared

redoubled his efforts.

the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly

efforts on bringing the beast

efforts creating large holes in the body as

irritated with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if

of its gargantuan arm,

the smaller creatures that had taken him by

distracted the guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with the

into the air, before crashing into

his body now

from within the cage

to their

surely,

side of the cart, gripping his

beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering down at

curiously.

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

over the dead that

it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it with a