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2019 Adrienne Wilder
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This is a work of fiction any resemblance to
persons, places, companies, or events is purely
coincidental.
Reader advisory: Extreme violence and
gore. I mean, let’s face it, monster fights are ugly.
The science creating the Anubis is purely
fictional. It is not based in quantum physics, rather
aspects of the science is the only way to get close
to explaining it. In other words, I played with a real
discipline and made it do things it can’t.
This story ends with a HFN.
Chapter One
The neighbor’s dog wouldn’t stop barking.
Outside the kitchen window, Mr. Oak’s
Border Collie was nothing more than a flash of
black and white as he circled the barn at the edge
of the pasture.
Luca rinsed the glass under the flow of
water and set it in the drying rack beside the sink
with the rest of the dinner dishes.
A line of dark clouds stained the horizon,
washing out the sunset. Wind tossed up a cloud of
dirt to dance around the dog.
He continued to bark.
Luca pressed his fingers to his temple. With
every burst of sound, a dull throb beat behind his
eyes.
How many times had Luca hauled the
animal back to his owner’s house a half-mile down
the road this week? At least five, and it was only
Wednesday.
“Damn it, Buster, I’m not in the mood for
this.” Luca took the length of rope off the peg near
the door. His muscles protested the climb down the
small flight of steps from the back porch, and the
constant fatigue plaguing him gnawed deeper.
He headed down the hill, thick blades of
fescue grabbing at his legs left green streaks across
his jeans. Despite the warm temperatures, the air
kissed his skin with a chill.
The dog crouched, moving right to left a
few yards outside the barn.
Luca whistled.
The Border Collie looked up, tongue
flopping out the side of his mouth.
Luca unrolled the rope. “Here, let’s get you
home.” He reached for the dog’s collar. Buster
snapped his jaws, and Luca jerked his hand back.
“Whoa, what the hell’s gotten into you?” Normally
the dog was more than willing to go for a car ride.

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