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

anyone that came close to them whether friend or foe.

their burdens they charged headlong into the fray,

everyone in front of

They cleared a path effortlessly before them as they

air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of

trampled into a grotesque mess under

guard’s eyes flicked across to where

closest to him and saw that they were effectively making

path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its

to a few of the

as he charged headlong down the gap

toward the most dangerous opponent on the

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

off the stragglers. The smaller

issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded

ears, and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they

distance and as they launched their attack

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively

to be doing, a deep sense of dread began

figures slicing

swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of

soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle

as

the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past rapidly now,

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

holes in the

their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they were

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

the second swing to connect

into the air, before

his body

from within the cage as

to

slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

stood silently by the side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly

and came to a

curiously.

took you long enough you rotten

casually past him, stepping over the dead that

as it lumbered after the tiny

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