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

from their burdens they

in

before them as they surged

with their tusks.

weren’t fast enough to move out of their path

into a grotesque mess under

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the beasts

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they were

beast that lumbered its way toward

to a few of the men closes and immediately they

following his lead as he charged headlong down

toward the most dangerous opponent on the field

they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the

off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

were only an issue because of their

to come in ragged bursts as they finally

distance and as they

and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

doing, a deep

tiny figures slicing

and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard

above the enemy before landing in

as they were

to avoid the first sweep and roared in fury as

redoubled his efforts.

past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as the

began to focus their efforts on bringing

in the body as

their attacks, swatting at the

of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed

with his first shot but one of the smaller creatures

the guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with

him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken

his body now lying

the cage

to their

but surely, whittled down until only one driver

the side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly

came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

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

over the dead

it lumbered after the tiny figure

way to the cages on the cart and the driver