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

at anyone that came close to them whether friend or foe. As

unhooked from their burdens they charged headlong

in front

effortlessly before them

their tusks. The unfortunate victims that were

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

mess under the stampeding

The guard’s eyes flicked across to where the beasts forced their way through as

and saw that they were effectively making

toward the gargantuan beast that

to a few of the men

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

dangerous opponent

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

the stragglers. The smaller

of their numbers. His

his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts as they finally

within striking distance and as they

falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

a deep sense of dread began

figures slicing away at his

his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking

field, soaring above the enemy before landing in

as they were

The lead guard had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared

redoubled his efforts.

past rapidly now,

their efforts on bringing the beast down before

holes in the

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they

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

with his first shot but one of the smaller creatures that

the guard enough for the second swing to connect violently

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

floor, his body now lying

intensified from within the cage as the elite escort that

to their

but surely, whittled down until

He stood silently by the side of the cart,

beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering

curiously.

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

past him, stepping over the dead that now

The beast groaned forlornly as it lumbered after the

the cart and the driver looked back at it with a