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

to them whether friend or foe. As soon

burdens they charged headlong into the

in front

cleared a path effortlessly before

their tusks. The

paying attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out

into a grotesque mess under the

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the

to him and saw that they were effectively making

gargantuan beast that lumbered

He whistled to a few of the men

charged headlong down the gap in the

opponent on the field by

dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly,

the

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

to come in ragged

and as they launched their attack against the rotting

in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

deep sense of dread began

tiny figures slicing away at his

swept

the enemy before landing in the middle

as

had managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

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

efforts on bringing the beast down

in the body as it began to

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures that

the second swing to connect violently

him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

his body now lying

from within the

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

death sentences was slowly, but surely,

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

and came to a halt, peering

curiously.

“It f**’**g took you long enough you rotten S*hi*t…’1 he grumbled as he

him, stepping over the dead

after the tiny figure in front

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