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 friend or foe. As

burdens they charged headlong into the

in

They cleared a path effortlessly before them

with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

enough to move out of their

mess under the

eyes flicked across to where the beasts

and saw

the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

few of the men closes and

as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks

most dangerous opponent on

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

finishing off the stragglers. The

of

was beginning to

as they launched their attack

chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage that

doing, a deep sense

down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2

before landing in the middle of a large group

screaming as they were

lead guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as the

on bringing the

creating large holes in the body as it began to become

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as

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

of the smaller creatures that had taken

enough for the second swing to connect violently with

soaring into the air, before crashing

floor, his body now

laughter intensified from within the cage

safely to their new prison where

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

the side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger

and came to a halt,

curiously.

you

casually past him, stepping over the dead

lumbered after the tiny figure in

the cart and the driver looked back at it with