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

close to them whether friend or

they charged headlong into the fray,

everyone in

before them as they surged

their tusks.

fast enough to move out of

a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their heavy

guard’s eyes flicked across to where

attackers closest to him and saw that they

path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way toward

a few of the

down the

toward the most dangerous opponent on

obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it

off the stragglers. The

because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly

was beginning to come in ragged

and as they launched their attack against

in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the

deep sense of dread began

the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and

and swept it sidewards, knocking

field, soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

as they were

to avoid the first sweep and roared in

redoubled his efforts.

of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

creating large holes in the

swatting at the figures as if they

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

of the smaller creatures that had

the second swing to connect

Sending him soaring into the air, before

body now

from within the cage as the elite

safely to their new

was slowly, but surely,

of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly as

beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering down at

curiously.

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

over the dead that

as it lumbered after the tiny figure in front as

and the driver looked back at it with a