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 they had

burdens they charged headlong into

in front of

path effortlessly before them as

through the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

fast enough to move out

mess under the stampeding

across to where the beasts forced

and saw that they were effectively

gargantuan beast that lumbered

of the men

as he charged headlong down the

opponent on the field by

most obvious threat on

a matter of finishing off the stragglers.

issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded

breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they

distance and as they launched their attack against the rotting

flesh falling in chunks and the beast

a deep sense of

down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs

his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of

the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

as they were

lead guard had managed to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing

efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

creating large holes in the body as it began

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they

of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures

second swing to connect violently with the

the air, before crashing into a broken heap

body now lying

laughter intensified from within the cage as

to their new

was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

by the side of the

came to

curiously.

you rotten

over the dead

groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure

cages on the cart and the