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 friend or foe. As soon as they

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong

everyone in front

path effortlessly before them as they

their tusks. The

attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of

a grotesque mess under

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

to him and

beast

whistled to a few of the

following his lead as he charged headlong down

opponent

the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

because of their numbers. His heart pounded

his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they finally

as they launched their attack against

and the beast relatively

deep sense of dread

creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away

lifted his leg and swept

before landing in the

screaming as they

the

redoubled his efforts.

The static of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as the

efforts on bringing

the body

their attacks, swatting at

its gargantuan arm, the enormous

shot but one of the smaller creatures

guard enough for the second

into the air,

body

the cage

provided to see them safely to their new prison where

slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

the

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering down at

curiously.

long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1

casually past him, stepping over the

after the tiny figure in front as they

cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it with a