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

anyone that came close to them whether

from their burdens they charged headlong

everyone in front of

before them as they surged

through the air with their tusks. The

weren’t fast enough to

under

to where the beasts forced their

and saw that

toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered

the men closes and immediately they switched their

lead as he charged headlong down

the most dangerous opponent on the

most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then

the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly

his breath was beginning to come

as they launched their attack against the

flesh falling in chunks and the beast

be doing, a deep sense of dread

the tiny figures

as he lifted his leg and swept it

the enemy before landing in the middle of

as

lead guard had managed to avoid the first

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

creating large holes in the

at

gargantuan

but one of the smaller creatures that

distracted the guard enough for the second

Sending him soaring into the air,

body now lying

from within the cage as the elite

been provided to see them safely to their new prison

was slowly, but surely, whittled

the cart, gripping his concealed dagger

came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

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him, stepping over the dead that now

after the tiny

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