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

close to them whether friend or foe. As soon

from their burdens they charged headlong into

everyone in

before

their tusks. The

or simply weren’t fast enough to move out

mess under the stampeding of their

where the beasts forced their way

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its

whistled to a few of the men closes and

as he charged headlong down the gap in

toward the most dangerous opponent on the field by

most obvious threat

matter of finishing off the stragglers. The

an issue because of their numbers. His

was beginning to come in ragged

within striking distance and as they launched their attack against

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively

appeared to be doing, a deep sense

the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

swept it sidewards, knocking 2

before landing in the middle of a large

screaming as they were

managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly

on bringing the

creating large holes in the body as it began to become

at the figures

lazy swing of its gargantuan

with his first shot but one of the smaller creatures

guard enough for the second swing

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

his body now lying

woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage

provided to see them safely to their

but surely, whittled down until

by the side of the cart,

and came to a halt, peering

curiously.

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

over the dead that now littered the

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure

and the driver looked back at it with a