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 friend or foe. As soon as

they charged headlong

in front of

effortlessly before

wantonly through the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

weren’t fast enough

trampled into a grotesque mess under the

across to where the beasts forced their

and saw that they were effectively making

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered

a few of the

down

dangerous opponent on the field

threat

matter of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller

because of their numbers. His

his breath was beginning to come in

and as they

falling in chunks and the beast

to be doing, a deep sense of dread

the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard across

enemy before landing in the middle of a

screaming as they

lead guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared in fury as

redoubled his efforts.

the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

on bringing the beast down

concerted efforts creating large holes in the body as it began to

swatting at the figures as if

swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

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

for the second swing to connect violently with the

soaring into the air,

his body now

the cage as the

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

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

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

towards him and came to a halt, peering

curiously.

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casually past him, stepping over the dead that

forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in

the cages on the cart and