Slappy- Freezing Time

The villagers gasped as Slappy tossed his head back and laughed.
“Hahahaha!” A shrill, cold laugh. “Thank you all for the drama and entertainment!” the doll cried. “But Father and I will be leaving now!”
“You will leave in flames!” Koben shouted. He signaled with his cane for the men to attack with their torches.
But they stared in shock as Slappy raised both hands above his head and shouted a stream of strange words …
“Lambda Osiris Karamunder Dominus Malado Venn!”
The ground shook. Tree branches cracked. The villagers uttered choked gasps. And froze where they stood. Even under their hoods, their fear could be seen.
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It was as if time had stopped. None of the hooded men could blink or breathe or move. They stood as still as statues. Even the flames in the torches froze and hung stiffly in the air.
“We can go now, Father!” Slappy cried, his shrill voice ringing loudly in the frozen silence.
But Darkwell held back. His eyes remained on Koben. He squinted hard into the man’s bearded face—and saw Koben blink.
“Your spell has not worked on the constable,” Darkwell murmured.
Koben let out a furious growl and came charging at Darkwell, the tip of his cane pointed at the sorcerer’s belly. “Your evil cannot work on the righteous!” he boomed.

- Slappy, Beware!, chapter 6