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

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong into

everyone in front of

cleared a path effortlessly before them as

their tusks. The

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

trampled into a grotesque mess under the

across to where the beasts forced their way through as

and saw that they

toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

few of the

as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks

toward the most dangerous opponent on the field

dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly,

the stragglers. The

an issue because of their numbers. His

and his breath was beginning to come in ragged

they launched their attack

the beast relatively unbothered

deep sense of dread began to

at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and

and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of

enemy before landing in the middle of a large

as they

avoid the first sweep and roared in

redoubled his efforts.

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

to focus their efforts on

concerted efforts creating large holes in the body

their attacks, swatting at the figures as

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the

but one of the smaller creatures that had

enough for the second swing

soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken heap

body

intensified from within the cage as the elite escort

been provided to see them safely to their new prison where they would await

surely, whittled down until only one

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

towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

“It f**’**g took you long enough you rotten

over the dead

forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it with