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

them whether friend or foe.

they charged headlong into the

in front

a path effortlessly before them as they surged

the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims

paying attention or simply weren’t fast enough to move

under

across to where the beasts forced their way through as

attackers closest to him and saw that they were

path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered

He whistled to a few of the men closes and

as he charged headlong down the gap in the

the most dangerous opponent on the

obvious threat on the battlefield quickly, then

a matter of finishing off the stragglers. The

of

to come in ragged bursts as they

as they launched their attack

in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage

doing, a deep sense of dread began to take

down at the tiny figures slicing away

his leg and swept

landing in the middle

as they were

avoid the first sweep and roared

redoubled his efforts.

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

on bringing the

the

with their attacks, swatting at

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures that

distracted the guard enough for the second

the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

body

laughter intensified from within the cage as the elite escort that

provided to see them safely to

surely, whittled down until only one driver

silently by the side of the cart,

came to a halt, peering down at

curiously.

you rotten

stepping over the dead that

lumbered after the tiny

to the cages on the cart and the driver looked back at it with