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

anyone that came close to them whether

burdens they charged headlong into

in

path effortlessly before

tusks. The unfortunate victims that were either

simply weren’t fast enough to move out

grotesque mess under the

flicked across to where

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they were effectively making

the gargantuan beast that lumbered

the men closes and immediately

as he charged headlong down

the most dangerous opponent on the field

most obvious threat

the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

an issue because of their numbers. His

and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

and as they launched their attack

in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the

doing, a deep sense of dread began

down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

as he lifted his leg and swept it

enemy before landing in the

as they

had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared in fury

redoubled his efforts.

static of the magick flew past rapidly now,

efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

large holes in the body as it

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as

gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

of the

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

the air, before crashing

floor, his body now lying

laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite escort that

see them safely to their new

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

stood silently by the side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly

and came

curiously.

you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled as

the dead that now littered the

it lumbered after the tiny figure in

way to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it