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

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

their burdens they charged headlong into the fray,

in front

effortlessly before them as they

the air with their tusks. The

fast enough to move out

mess under the stampeding of their heavy

eyes flicked across to where

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw

beast that lumbered its

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

headlong down the gap in the ranks of

most dangerous opponent on the field

If they could dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield

finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures

them were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart pounded loudly

ears, and his breath was beginning to come in ragged bursts

distance and as they launched their attack against the rotting

the beast relatively unbothered by the

appeared to be doing, a deep sense of

creature glanced down at the tiny figures

frown as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the guard

before landing in the middle

as they

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

redoubled his efforts.

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

to focus their efforts on bringing the beast down before

large holes in the body as

their attacks, swatting at the

lazy swing of its gargantuan

of the smaller creatures

the guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with

into the air,

floor, his body

woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage as

to see them safely to their new prison

surely, whittled down until only one

He stood silently by the side of the cart, gripping

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

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

the dead that now

it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

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