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

their burdens they charged headlong

in front of

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

the air with their tusks. The unfortunate

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

under the stampeding of their heavy

flicked across to where the beasts forced

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they were

gargantuan beast that

a few of the men

charged headlong down the gap in the ranks

the most dangerous opponent on

they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it

off the stragglers. The smaller creatures

of their numbers. His heart

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

as they

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

deep sense

creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away

lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of

field, soaring above the enemy before landing in

screaming as they

the

redoubled his efforts.

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

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast

concerted efforts creating large holes in the body as it began to

swatting at

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

first shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken him by surprise

the second swing to connect violently with

soaring into the air, before

floor, his body now lying

woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage as

to their new prison

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

side of the cart, gripping his

him and came to a halt,

curiously.

you

stepping over the dead that now littered the

lumbered after the tiny figure in

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back at