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.

their burdens they charged headlong into

everyone in front of

effortlessly before them as they surged forward, tossing

wantonly through the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims

simply weren’t fast enough to move out

mess under the

eyes flicked across to where the beasts

attackers closest to him and saw

gargantuan beast that lumbered

of the men closes and

down the gap in the ranks of their

most dangerous opponent on the field by

dispatch the most obvious threat on the

finishing off the

because of their numbers. His heart

and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as

within striking distance and as they launched their attack against the

chunks and the beast relatively

a deep sense

down at the tiny figures slicing away at

as he lifted his leg and swept

the enemy before landing in the middle of

as they

had managed to avoid the first sweep and

redoubled his efforts.

magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as the

focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before them,

efforts creating large holes in the body as it

irritated with their attacks, swatting at the

gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

the smaller creatures that had taken him

guard enough for the second swing to

soaring into the air, before crashing into a broken

body now

laughter intensified from within the

see them safely to their new prison where they

slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

by the side of the cart, gripping his

him and came to

curiously.

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

stepping over the dead that now littered the

forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in

cart and the driver looked back at it with a