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

anyone that came close to them whether friend or foe. As soon as they

they charged headlong

in

They cleared a path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

fast enough to move

mess under the stampeding

where the beasts forced their

him and saw that they were effectively

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

He whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately they

he charged headlong down the gap in the

most dangerous opponent on

most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it

a matter of finishing off the stragglers.

only an issue because of their numbers. His heart

his breath was beginning to come in ragged

striking distance and as they launched their attack against the rotting

beast relatively unbothered by the damage

appeared to be doing, a deep sense of dread began

creature glanced down at the tiny figures

and swept it sidewards, knocking

enemy before landing in the middle of a large

as they were

avoid the first sweep and roared in fury

redoubled his efforts.

magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

the body as it began to

their attacks, swatting at the figures

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the

of the smaller creatures that had taken him

for the second

body. Sending him soaring into the air, before

body now

intensified from within the cage as the elite escort that

provided to see them safely to

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one driver

stood silently by the side of the cart,

lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

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

over the dead that now littered

after the tiny figure in front

to the cages on the cart and