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 foe. As soon

burdens they charged

everyone in

a path effortlessly before them as

through the air with their tusks. The

paying attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move out of their path were

under the stampeding of their

to where the beasts forced their way through

closest to him and

toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its way toward

few of the men closes and immediately they

his lead as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks of

the most dangerous opponent on the field by

the most obvious threat on the battlefield

the stragglers. The smaller

were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly

and his breath was beginning to come

within striking distance and as they launched

in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage that

appeared to be doing, a deep sense of dread began to

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures

swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard across

above the enemy before landing in the middle of

as

to avoid the first sweep and roared in

redoubled his efforts.

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

users began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down

concerted efforts creating large holes in the body as it began to become

swatting at the figures as if

With a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous

of the smaller creatures that had taken him

distracted the guard enough for the second

Sending him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken

floor, his body now lying

woman’s laughter intensified from within the

them safely to their new prison

was slowly, but surely, whittled

the side of the cart, gripping his

him and came

curiously.

enough you rotten

past him, stepping over the dead that now littered

as it lumbered after

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back