His Dark Obsession

28. In the Crypt

ZEDKIEL.

“Maybe if I can get in and try to see if something is stuck…” Zlahra says, falling to her knees and peering into the tiny opening.

“None of us are going to fit down there.” I say, unease filling me.

“And you may be the smallest of us all, but I think you forget that your ass is far from tiny.” Kash says bending down beside her.

“Piss off.” She hisses, shoving him right where he’s injured.

He curses as he clutches his shoulder and looks forward again.

“Force won’t work. The building is in ruins.” Ziahra says, looking up.

“Let’s try to pry it open.” I suggest, letting go of Evelyn’s hand as she steps back silently.

It takes the four of us to pry the sandstone entrance open, pulling and pushing the rocks that should have repositioned themselves.

I hear something crack and break and the stones begin moving again and we all move back.

“Thank the gods,” Ziahra says.

“More like us for getting it working. You were giving up hope, remember?” Kash reminds her arrogantly.

“I doubt you did any of the hard work. You’re pretty useless with that injury.” She taunts him back as she edges forward.

That darkness I can feel, the chilling, sinister vibe of this place growing stronger.

“Should we draw straws to see who goes first?” Kash mocks and exhales done with his antics.

Can he not feel the evil? He smirks as he pushes past me.

“I’ll lead.” He offers, brushing past Ziahra who was about to take her first step. He smirks mockingly at her.

“I do hope you fall and break that face of yours.” She sneers.

“You sure you want to ruin this face?”

What the fuck is with these two?

He confidently takes the first few steps. Ziahra steps onto the first step slowly, the stone crumbling from beneath her feet.

your hand?” Kash asks,

perfectly fine. Don’t

having to be in your presence.” Kash shoots back. “Even the dead would rise to

talking and I will push you.” She snaps, giving him a light

for balance, and I hear

entrance, the weight of the situation once again settling over

falls quiet, following Kash down, her vampire comrade

step in next, and Evelyn

going to be

She nods.

let

Ziahra says a single word, and torches held in sconces come

that we are not just in any room,

as we stare at the twelve tombs that fill the room. Each one sits on

yet one is open, the lid leaning against the

me in there?” Evelyn asks, and for the first time, I think

Ziahra replies as she heads to the

breathes as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that sat to

a crypt? This screams dark arts.” Kash

ancient arts something as cheap as magic.”

really stop me…” Kash

darting to the tombs. “That one there looks cosy and it has your name all over it.” She taunts him, giving him

His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t

him when he notices the large black stone coffin that’s being strangled

the tomb… Was there a time when this place breathed any bit

surface, the air is heavy

picturing yourself in there?” Ziahra remarks, as she

coated in sugar, aren’t you?” he

knows what else, if you don’t shut your face hole.” She hits

bickering!” I

I’m feeling aren’t helping with these

sighs and turns to

“Gray…”

have a name for

have to give him one

his head to acknowledge that