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

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong into

everyone in

before them as they surged forward,

their tusks. The unfortunate victims

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

trampled into a grotesque mess under the

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the beasts forced their

attackers closest to him and saw

gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

a few of the men

headlong down the gap in the

the most dangerous opponent on

they could dispatch the most obvious threat on

the stragglers. The smaller creatures

were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart

breath was beginning to come in

they launched their attack against the rotting

the beast

deep sense of dread began to take

glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and seemed

and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard across

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

as

The lead guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared in fury as

redoubled his efforts.

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

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

the body as it

attacks, swatting at the figures as

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

of the smaller

guard enough for the second swing

into the air,

floor, his body now

laughter intensified from within the cage as

to their new prison where

surely, whittled down until

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

towards him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

you rotten S*hi*t…’1

over the dead that now

forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front as

cart and the driver looked back