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

from their burdens they charged headlong into

in

effortlessly before them

their tusks. The unfortunate

paying attention or simply weren’t fast enough to

into a grotesque mess under the

where the

to him and

toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered

a few of the men closes

charged headlong down the gap in

most dangerous opponent on

If they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the

matter of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly in

to come in ragged bursts as they

distance and as they launched

chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage that

deep

at the tiny figures slicing away at his

his leg and swept it sidewards,

the enemy before landing in the middle of

screaming as they

the first sweep and roared in

redoubled his efforts.

The static of the magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him

on bringing the beast

the

at

gargantuan arm,

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures

for the second swing to connect

him soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

body

the

to see them safely to their

death sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only

stood silently by the side of the cart, gripping his

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

you long enough you

him, stepping over the

after the tiny figure

cages on the cart and