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

that came close to them whether friend or

burdens they charged

in front of

a path effortlessly before them as they surged

air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

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

trampled into a grotesque mess under the stampeding of

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where

and saw that

beast that lumbered its way

He whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately they switched their

following his lead as he charged headlong down the gap in

opponent on the field

the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly,

matter of finishing off the stragglers. The

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

and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts

they launched their

the beast relatively unbothered by the

to be doing, a deep sense of dread began to take

figures slicing away

as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards,

the enemy before landing in the middle of

as

lead guard had managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

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

focus their efforts on bringing

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

swatting at the

swing of its gargantuan arm, the

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

for the second

him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken

floor, his body now lying

the cage

see them safely to their new prison where they

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until

silently by the side of the cart,

and came to

curiously.

you long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled

casually past him, stepping over the dead that

it lumbered after the tiny

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