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

that came close to them whether friend or

burdens they charged headlong into

in front of

before them as they surged forward,

the air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims that

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

a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their

eyes flicked across to where

closest to him and saw that they were

gargantuan beast

whistled to a few of the

headlong down the gap

the most dangerous opponent

threat on the battlefield quickly, then

finishing off the stragglers.

were only an issue because of their numbers. His heart

to come

and as they launched their attack against the

falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the

a deep sense of dread

at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and seemed

lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking 2 of the

soaring above the enemy before landing in the middle of

as

to avoid the first sweep and roared

redoubled his efforts.

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

efforts on bringing the beast

efforts creating large holes in the body as it began

attacks, swatting at the figures as if they

its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed

but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

guard enough for the second

the air,

his body now

woman’s laughter intensified from within the cage as the

safely to their new prison

death sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down

of the cart, gripping his concealed

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

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

the dead that now littered

lumbered after

and the driver looked back at it with a