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

they charged headlong into the

in

cleared a path effortlessly before them as

the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were either

weren’t fast enough to move out

trampled into a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

to where the beasts forced their way

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they were effectively making

beast that lumbered its way

of the men closes and immediately they

he charged headlong down the gap

opponent on the field by

If they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield

off the stragglers.

of

breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they finally

distance and as they launched their attack against the rotting

the beast relatively unbothered

deep sense of dread

down at the tiny figures slicing away

his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2

field, soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of

as they were

to avoid the

redoubled his efforts.

past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as

began to focus their efforts on bringing

large holes in the body as it began

their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they were

a lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed the

of the smaller creatures that had taken him by

second swing to connect violently with

soaring into the air, before crashing into a

his body now

within the

to see them safely to their new prison where they

but surely,

of the cart,

towards him and came to a

curiously.

took you long enough you rotten

the

beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the tiny figure in

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