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

close to them whether friend or foe. As soon as

burdens they charged headlong into the

in front

path effortlessly before

the air with their tusks.

enough to move

trampled into a grotesque mess under

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the

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

path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered

few of the men closes

he charged headlong down the gap

toward the most dangerous opponent on the field

they could dispatch the most obvious threat on

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures

an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded

his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

distance and as they launched

chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the

a deep sense of dread began

glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away

lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking

before landing in the middle of

screaming as they

guard had managed to avoid the first sweep

redoubled his efforts.

flew past rapidly now,

efforts on bringing the beast down before

in the body as it began

at the

gargantuan arm,

first shot but one of the smaller

for the second

into the air, before crashing

floor, his body now lying

within the cage

see them safely to their new prison where they would await

surely, whittled down until only one driver

the side of the cart, gripping his

beast lumbered towards him and came

curiously.

enough you rotten

over the

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the

to the cages on the cart and the driver