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

at anyone that came close to them whether friend or foe. As soon as they

from their burdens they charged headlong

in

path effortlessly before

wantonly through the air with their tusks.

or simply weren’t fast enough to move

a grotesque mess under the stampeding of

across to where the beasts forced their way through as

and saw that

gargantuan beast that lumbered its

whistled to a few of the men closes and immediately they switched

as he charged headlong down the gap in

dangerous opponent

obvious threat on the battlefield

of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

only an issue because of

beginning to come

striking distance and as they launched their attack against

beast relatively unbothered

be doing, a deep sense of dread

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures

he lifted his leg and swept

the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

as they

to avoid the first sweep and roared

redoubled his efforts.

the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly

focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

creating large holes in the body as it

with their attacks, swatting at

its gargantuan

of the smaller creatures that had taken him by surprise

enough for the second swing

soaring into the air, before crashing into

body now

within the cage

provided to see them safely to their new

but surely, whittled down until only one driver

the side of the

and came

curiously.

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

stepping over the dead that now littered

beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it with