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

came close to them whether friend or foe. As

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong into the

everyone in front of

They cleared a path effortlessly before them as they

their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move

grotesque mess under the stampeding of their heavy

where the beasts forced

closest to him and saw that

beast that lumbered its way toward

whistled to a few of the men closes

down the gap

toward the most dangerous opponent on

most obvious threat on

off the stragglers. The

because of their numbers. His heart pounded

and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts

distance and as they launched their attack against

chunks and the beast relatively unbothered

a deep sense

glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at

as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards,

above the enemy before landing in the middle of a large

as they were

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

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before

efforts creating large holes in the body as

attacks, swatting at

its gargantuan arm, the

first shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

for the second swing to

air, before crashing into a broken heap

floor, his body now lying

from within the cage

to see them safely to

surely, whittled down

by the side of the cart, gripping his

and came to a halt, peering down at

curiously.

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

over the dead that

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in

cart and the driver looked back at