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

they charged headlong

in

cleared a path effortlessly before them as they

through the air with their tusks.

fast enough to move out

under the stampeding of their heavy

guard’s eyes flicked across to where the

him and saw that they were effectively making

beast that lumbered its way toward

whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately they

headlong down

most dangerous opponent on

dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield

matter of finishing off the stragglers. The

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

was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

within striking distance and as they

in chunks and the beast

be doing, a deep

glanced down at the tiny figures

and swept it sidewards, knocking

field, soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

as they were

managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

The static of the magick flew past rapidly

their efforts on bringing the beast down before

in the body as it

irritated with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with

into the air, before crashing into

floor, his body now lying

the cage as the

provided to see them safely to their new prison

slowly, but surely, whittled down

He stood silently by the side of the cart, gripping his

beast lumbered towards him and came

curiously.

“It f**’**g took you long enough you

past him, stepping over the dead

beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in

and the driver