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

whether friend or foe. As soon as

from their burdens they charged headlong into the

in

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

with their tusks. The

enough

trampled into a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

guard’s eyes flicked across to where the beasts forced their

to him and saw

gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

the men closes and immediately

his lead as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks

the most dangerous opponent on the field

could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield

off the stragglers. The smaller creatures

were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart

was beginning to come

they

and the beast relatively unbothered

doing, a deep sense of dread began to take

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

as he lifted his leg and swept

soaring above the enemy before landing in

as

guard had managed to avoid the first

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

creating large holes in the body as it began to

swatting at the figures

a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

the second swing to connect

soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken heap

his body now lying

intensified from within the cage as the elite

them safely to their new prison where they

slowly, but surely, whittled down until

by the side of the cart,

him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

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

him, stepping over the dead

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front as

the cart and the driver looked back