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

from their burdens they charged headlong into

in

a path effortlessly before them as they surged forward,

air with their tusks. The unfortunate

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

grotesque mess under the stampeding

eyes flicked across to where the beasts forced

to him and saw that

path toward the gargantuan beast that lumbered

whistled to a few of the men closes and

as he charged headlong down the gap in the ranks of

the most dangerous opponent

dispatch the most obvious threat on the battlefield quickly,

of finishing off the stragglers. The smaller creatures that swarmed

them were only an issue because of their numbers.

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

as they launched their attack against the rotting

the beast relatively

deep

The creature glanced down at the tiny figures slicing away at his legs and seemed

his leg and swept

the enemy before landing in the middle

as they were

to avoid the first

redoubled his efforts.

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

began to focus their efforts on bringing the beast

creating large holes in the body as it began to become

attacks, swatting at

lazy swing of its gargantuan arm, the enormous monstrosity missed

but one of the smaller creatures that

guard enough for the second swing to connect violently with the

the air, before crashing into a broken heap on

body

woman’s laughter intensified from within the

see them safely to their new prison where they

sentences was slowly, but surely, whittled down until only

silently by the side of the cart,

lumbered towards him and came to a halt, peering down

curiously.

you rotten S*hi*t…’1

stepping over the dead

forlornly as it lumbered after

on the cart and the driver