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

everyone in front

a path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

wantonly through the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims

enough

mess under the stampeding of

where the beasts forced their way through

him and saw that they

gargantuan beast that

whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately

down the gap in the ranks

dangerous opponent on

most obvious threat on

matter of finishing off the stragglers.

issue because of their numbers.

breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

within striking distance and as they launched their attack

falling in chunks and the beast relatively

doing, a deep sense

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

his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard

soaring above the enemy before landing in

as they

had managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

efforts on bringing the beast down

creating large holes in the

attacks, swatting at the figures as if they

With a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the

the smaller creatures that had taken him by

enough for the second swing to connect violently

Sending him soaring into the air, before

his body now lying

intensified from within the cage

them safely to their new prison where they would

but surely, whittled down

the side of the cart, gripping

came to a halt, peering

curiously.

took you long enough you rotten

casually past him, stepping over the dead that now

forlornly as it lumbered after

and the driver looked back at