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 friend or foe. As soon as

burdens they charged headlong into the fray,

everyone in front of

path effortlessly before them

through the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

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

grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

to where the beasts forced their way through

attackers closest to him and saw

direct path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way

whistled to a few of the

his lead as he charged headlong down

most dangerous opponent on the field

most obvious threat on the

the stragglers. The smaller creatures

only an issue because of their numbers.

breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they

and as they

and the beast relatively unbothered by the

deep sense of dread began to

glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and seemed

frown as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard across

soaring above the enemy before landing in the

screaming as they

avoid the first sweep

redoubled his efforts.

flew past rapidly now,

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the

the body as it began

their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they

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

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

the guard enough for the second

the air, before crashing into a broken heap

body

within the

them safely to their new prison where

death sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down

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

lumbered towards him and came to a

curiously.

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

him, stepping over the dead that

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure

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