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.

Title of the document

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

them whether friend or foe. As soon as

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong

everyone in

before them as they surged forward, tossing

the air with their tusks.

attention or simply weren’t fast enough to

grotesque mess under the stampeding

where the beasts forced

to him and saw

beast

a few of the men closes

he charged headlong down the gap

most dangerous opponent on

If they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that

them were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly in

and his breath was beginning to come

striking distance and as they launched their attack against

falling in chunks and the beast

to be doing, a deep sense of dread began to take

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

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

above the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

as they were

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

redoubled his efforts.

static of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

efforts on bringing the

efforts creating large holes in the body

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if

of its gargantuan arm, the

the smaller creatures that had taken him by surprise

guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with the

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

his body

the

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

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only

of the cart,

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a

curiously.

long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled

him, stepping over the dead that

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after

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