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

whether friend or

they charged headlong into

in front

cleared a path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

air with their tusks. The unfortunate victims

fast enough to move out of their path

trampled into a grotesque mess under the stampeding of their heavy

across to where

dispatched the attackers closest to him and saw that they

path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered its

to a few of the men closes and immediately

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

toward the most dangerous opponent

could dispatch the most obvious threat on

a matter of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures

issue because of their numbers. His heart

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

and as they launched their attack against the rotting

flesh falling in chunks and the beast relatively unbothered by the damage that

appeared to be doing, a deep sense of dread began

figures slicing away at

as he lifted his leg and swept it sidewards, knocking

enemy before landing in the middle

as they were

had managed to avoid the first sweep and roared in fury

redoubled his efforts.

magick flew past rapidly now, narrowly missing him as the

to focus their efforts on

creating large holes in the

with their attacks, swatting at the figures as if they

swing of its gargantuan arm, the

his first shot but one of the smaller creatures that had taken

distracted the guard enough for the second swing to connect violently

him soaring into the air, before

floor, his body

laughter intensified from within the cage as

to see them safely to their new prison where they would

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only one

side of the cart, gripping his concealed dagger

gargantuan beast lumbered towards him and came to a halt,

curiously.

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

the

it lumbered after the tiny figure in front

and the driver looked back at it with a