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

burdens they charged

in front of

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

fast enough to move out of their path

mess under the

guard’s eyes flicked across to where the

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they were effectively

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that

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his lead as he charged headlong down

the most dangerous opponent on

If they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it was

finishing off the

them were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded

beginning to come in ragged bursts as they finally

they launched

falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by

deep sense of dread began

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

leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the

above the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

screaming as they were

the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past rapidly

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast

large holes in the body as it began to become

irritated with their attacks, swatting at the figures

gargantuan arm, the enormous

of the smaller creatures

guard enough for the second swing to connect violently

him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

his body

woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage

safely to their new prison where

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

the side of the cart, gripping his

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

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

him, stepping over the dead that now littered

forlornly as it lumbered after the

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked