Chapter Twenty-One
The battle between the Medji and the Anubis warriors was still going strong but the numbers of each side were dwindling however, it seemed the Medji were going to have the upper hand. Rick turned around to face another Anubis warrior; skillfully he beheaded the creature who turned to sand. Rick was surprised to see Ardeth-Bay come running up to him. Ardeth-Bay quickly explained about seeing Alex, alone, and how the Anubis warrior who had spotted him was now headed toward the young boy.
Without needed to hear any more, Rick took off running in the direction Ardeth-Bay had indicated.
Alex was unaware that one of the Anubis warriors was already headed toward him. Alex didn't know that within seconds the Anubis warrior would be upon him, sword drawn ready to do its deadly work.
Horus screeched and began to flap his wings; Alex turned around to see the Anubis warrior less then a foot away from him. The warrior was growling and showing its razor like teeth; Alex screamed and staggered backward. The boy tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground; the warrior raised his double-headed axe, growling. Alex held one arm over his face, as though to shield the blow. The boy waited for the blades to strike him, knowing there was nothing he could do.
Horus screeched and flew into the warrior's face; Horus dug into the Anubis warrior's muzzle with his knife like talons. The warrior roared and dropped the axe onto the sand below; Alex took his arm away from his face to see what was going on. The boy saw Horus attacking the warrior with all his strength; the warrior grabbed Horus with his clawed paws and flung him away from his face. Before anyone could react, Alex felt someone grab his arm. The startled boy turned to face his father, who was already pulling him to his feet.
"Come on Alex." Rick was urging. Alex turned around to see Horus sprawled on the sand, still.
The warrior turned to look at Rick and Alex; be bent to pick up his axe, keen on finishing the job he set out to do. As the warrior regained his full height, he was quickly beheaded by Ardeth-Bay who had followed Rick. "Hurry, my friends, find your wife and stop Anubis." Ardeth-Bay commanded.
Despite Alex's protests about Horus, Rick drug the boy toward the ravine.
"Are you sure your mother went this way?" Rick questioned, now that his son was out of danger he was worried about his wife.
"And Jennifer too, I saw them both go this way." Alex answered.
Alex's answer to his father's question would have been unnecessary because as soon as they entered the ravine they saw Evelyn lying on the ground, next to the corpse of Sahure.
After killing Sahure, Evelyn had sat down to tend to her sword wound, though she was doing no better then Sahure had been doing with her own wound. All Evelyn had managed to do was cover the wound with her hands and watch the blood spill through her fingers.
Rick saw his wife on the ground covering a bleeding wound and quickly rushed to her side.
After convincing Rick that the sword wound wasn't as bad as it looked, Rick helped his wife up. "We have to help Jennifer." Evelyn said.
Alex joined his mother's side, and clutched onto her hand. Evelyn quickly explained about Jennifer giving up her weapon for her to fight Sahure.
Rick still had his own sword which could be used to aid Jennifer if it wasn't already too late.
The battle between the Medji and the Anubis warriors was still going strong but the numbers of each side were dwindling however, it seemed the Medji were going to have the upper hand. Rick turned around to face another Anubis warrior; skillfully he beheaded the creature who turned to sand. Rick was surprised to see Ardeth-Bay come running up to him. Ardeth-Bay quickly explained about seeing Alex, alone, and how the Anubis warrior who had spotted him was now headed toward the young boy.
Without needed to hear any more, Rick took off running in the direction Ardeth-Bay had indicated.
Alex was unaware that one of the Anubis warriors was already headed toward him. Alex didn't know that within seconds the Anubis warrior would be upon him, sword drawn ready to do its deadly work.
Horus screeched and began to flap his wings; Alex turned around to see the Anubis warrior less then a foot away from him. The warrior was growling and showing its razor like teeth; Alex screamed and staggered backward. The boy tripped over his own feet and fell to the ground; the warrior raised his double-headed axe, growling. Alex held one arm over his face, as though to shield the blow. The boy waited for the blades to strike him, knowing there was nothing he could do.
Horus screeched and flew into the warrior's face; Horus dug into the Anubis warrior's muzzle with his knife like talons. The warrior roared and dropped the axe onto the sand below; Alex took his arm away from his face to see what was going on. The boy saw Horus attacking the warrior with all his strength; the warrior grabbed Horus with his clawed paws and flung him away from his face. Before anyone could react, Alex felt someone grab his arm. The startled boy turned to face his father, who was already pulling him to his feet.
"Come on Alex." Rick was urging. Alex turned around to see Horus sprawled on the sand, still.
The warrior turned to look at Rick and Alex; be bent to pick up his axe, keen on finishing the job he set out to do. As the warrior regained his full height, he was quickly beheaded by Ardeth-Bay who had followed Rick. "Hurry, my friends, find your wife and stop Anubis." Ardeth-Bay commanded.
Despite Alex's protests about Horus, Rick drug the boy toward the ravine.
"Are you sure your mother went this way?" Rick questioned, now that his son was out of danger he was worried about his wife.
"And Jennifer too, I saw them both go this way." Alex answered.
Alex's answer to his father's question would have been unnecessary because as soon as they entered the ravine they saw Evelyn lying on the ground, next to the corpse of Sahure.
After killing Sahure, Evelyn had sat down to tend to her sword wound, though she was doing no better then Sahure had been doing with her own wound. All Evelyn had managed to do was cover the wound with her hands and watch the blood spill through her fingers.
Rick saw his wife on the ground covering a bleeding wound and quickly rushed to her side.
After convincing Rick that the sword wound wasn't as bad as it looked, Rick helped his wife up. "We have to help Jennifer." Evelyn said.
Alex joined his mother's side, and clutched onto her hand. Evelyn quickly explained about Jennifer giving up her weapon for her to fight Sahure.
Rick still had his own sword which could be used to aid Jennifer if it wasn't already too late.