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 friend or foe. As soon as

burdens they charged headlong

in front of

path effortlessly before them as they surged forward, tossing

with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

enough to move out of

into a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

across to where the beasts forced their way through as

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they were effectively

beast that lumbered its way toward

whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately they

charged headlong down the

the most dangerous opponent on the

dispatch the most obvious threat

the

were only an issue because of their numbers. His

to come in ragged bursts

they launched their attack against the rotting

and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

deep sense of dread began to take

tiny figures slicing away at his legs and

lifted his leg and swept it

soaring above the enemy before landing

as

avoid the first sweep and roared in fury as

redoubled his efforts.

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

focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

in the body

swatting at

a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the

the smaller creatures

guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with the

into the air, before crashing into a broken

body now lying

intensified from within the cage as the

provided to see them safely to their new prison

but surely,

of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger

him and came to

curiously.

f**’**g took you long enough you rotten

casually past him, stepping over the dead that

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front as they

cart and the driver looked