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

to them whether friend or foe. As soon as they

burdens they

everyone in front

a path effortlessly before them as they

wantonly through the air with their tusks. The

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

grotesque mess under the

across to where the beasts forced their way through as

the attackers closest to him and saw

the gargantuan beast

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

his lead as he charged headlong down the gap in

dangerous opponent on the field by

the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then it was

of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

them were only an issue because of their

beginning to come in ragged

as they launched their attack against the rotting

the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

appeared to be doing, a deep

at the tiny figures slicing away at his

he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2

the enemy before landing in the middle of a large group

as

managed to avoid the first

redoubled his efforts.

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

efforts on bringing the beast down

the body as it began

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as

gargantuan arm,

with his first shot but one of the smaller

distracted the guard enough for the second swing to

him soaring into the air, before crashing

body now

from within the

been provided to see them safely to their new

surely, whittled down until

the side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger tightly as

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came

curiously.

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

over the dead that now littered

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure

their way to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back at