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

their burdens they charged headlong

in front

effortlessly before them

air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were either

paying attention or simply weren’t fast enough to

into a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

where

closest to him and saw that they

direct path toward the gargantuan beast

whistled to a few of the men

as he charged headlong down

opponent on the field by

dispatch the most obvious threat on

off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that

were only an issue because of their numbers.

ears, and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

striking distance and as they launched their attack against

the beast relatively

appeared to be doing, a deep sense of dread began to

creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his

swept it sidewards, knocking 2

soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of

as they

guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

past rapidly now, narrowly

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before

efforts creating large holes in the body as it began

irritated with their attacks, swatting at

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

shot but one of the smaller creatures that

enough for the second swing to connect violently with the

him soaring into the air, before crashing

floor, his body now lying

The woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite escort that

provided to see them safely to their

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

by the side of the cart, gripping his

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

curiously.

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

past him, stepping over the

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front as

on the cart and the driver looked back at it