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.

from their burdens they charged headlong into the fray,

everyone in front of

cleared a path effortlessly before them

with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

paying attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of

grotesque mess under the stampeding of their heavy

where the beasts forced

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

gargantuan beast that lumbered its way toward

to a few of the men closes and immediately they

down the gap in the ranks of

dangerous opponent on

threat on

of finishing off the stragglers. The

because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly in

ears, and his breath was beginning to come in ragged

within striking distance and as they launched their attack against

falling in chunks and the beast relatively

deep sense of dread began

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his

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

soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of a

as they were

avoid the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

static of the magick flew past rapidly now,

to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

holes in the body as it began to

swatting at the figures

of its gargantuan arm, the enormous

with his first shot but one of the

second

Sending him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken heap

floor, his body

the cage as

provided to see them safely to their new

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until

stood silently by the side of the cart, gripping his

lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering down at

curiously.

“It f**’**g took you long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled as he

stepping over the dead that now littered the

it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it with a