Frenzy - Judy Albietz

In the center of the courtyard, Anubis stood over Sam, ready to deliver the death blow. Lily looked over to the huddled mass of pack dogs to see if they’d be any help. Their fear of Anubis had rendered them useless, even though they outnumbered him eleven to one. It was up to her. She had to do something. To save Sam.

Shaking with fury, Lily jumped to her feet. Maybe she could distract Anubis. Even though she was 25 feet away, she could still stare him right in the eye. And he could hear her. With her arms flung out, she took a deep breath, threw her head back and yelled, “STOP!” Her voice boomed out with the sound of thunder. Her body kicked back—like a cannon ball had been fired from her mouth. Yes! Lily said to herself, watching Anubis totter and fall, stepping back from her and Sam’s inert body.

Still dazed by the sound of her voice, Lily listened as her scream strangely grew even louder and more awful—bouncing off the hard surfaces of the ancient stone buildings, echoing over the worn pavers of the courtyard. Then the echoes were joined by the sound of crackling followed by three small explosions. A large man-sized boulder had been holding together a corner of the ancient courtyard wall. Now in its place was only a pile of sand. That still didn’t stop Anubis, who had climbed back onto his feet and was moving toward Lily. But he didn’t get more than one step before the pack dogs, in a flash of movement, bore down on him. Their trance broken, they still weren’t fast enough to get Anubis before he slipped away.