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

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong into the

everyone in front

a path effortlessly before them

with their tusks. The unfortunate

fast enough to move out

a grotesque mess under the stampeding of

across to where the beasts forced their

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

direct path toward the gargantuan beast

to a few of the men closes and

following his lead as he charged headlong down the gap

toward the most dangerous opponent on the field

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

of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

because of their numbers. His heart pounded

ears, and his breath was beginning to come in

as they launched their attack against the

beast relatively unbothered by

appeared to be doing, a deep

figures slicing away

his leg and swept

soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle

screaming as they

The lead guard had managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

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

efforts on bringing the beast down before

concerted efforts creating large holes in the body as it began to become

at the figures

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

the

guard enough for the second swing to connect

the air, before crashing into a

body

intensified from within the cage as the

them safely to their new prison where they would

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

silently by the side of the cart, gripping his

beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

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

past him, stepping over the dead that

after the tiny figure in front as

on the cart and the driver looked