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

came close to them whether friend or foe. As

they charged headlong

in

before

with their tusks. The

fast enough

under the stampeding of their heavy

across to where the beasts forced their

and saw that they were

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

few of the

headlong down the gap in the ranks of

dangerous opponent on the field

the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly,

off the stragglers. The

of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly

breath was beginning to come

as they launched their attack against the

and the beast

appeared to be doing, a deep sense

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

and swept it sidewards,

the enemy before landing in the

as

avoid the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast

holes in the

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as

its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

of the smaller creatures that had taken him by

second swing to connect

into the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

floor, his body now

woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite

provided to see them safely to their new prison

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until

of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly as

beast lumbered towards him and came to a

curiously.

you rotten

the dead that

after the tiny figure in

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