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

at anyone that came close to them whether

unhooked from their burdens they charged

in

cleared a path effortlessly before them as

the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of their path were

into a grotesque mess under the

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the beasts forced

closest to him and saw that they were effectively making

gargantuan beast

the men closes and immediately they switched their

following his lead as he charged headlong down

opponent

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

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

of their

breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they

striking distance and as they

chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

to be doing, a deep sense of dread began to

figures slicing away at his legs

and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the

the enemy before landing in the middle of a

as they were

the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

efforts on

creating large holes in the

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they were

its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed

first shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken him by

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

Sending him soaring into the air, before crashing into a

body now

from within the cage

provided to see them safely to their new prison where they would

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one driver

of the cart,

him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

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

the

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in

and the driver looked back at it with a