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

they charged headlong into the fray,

everyone in front of

before them as

their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

weren’t fast enough to move out of their path were

trampled into a grotesque mess under the stampeding

to where the beasts forced

attackers closest to him and saw that they were

toward the gargantuan beast that

to a few of the men closes and immediately they

as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks of their

dangerous opponent on the field by

could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly,

a matter of finishing off the stragglers. The

of

beginning to come in ragged bursts

they launched their

chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by

deep sense of dread began

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and seemed

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

landing in the

screaming as they

lead guard had managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him

users began to focus their efforts on

large holes in the body as

at the

gargantuan arm,

the smaller creatures that had taken him

second swing

into the air, before crashing into a broken heap

his body now

laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite escort

been provided to see them safely to

but surely, whittled down until only

stood silently by the side of the

towards him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

“It f**’**g took you long enough you

past him, stepping over the dead that

forlornly as it lumbered after the

on the cart and the driver