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.

hand?” Kash asks, looking back at

cocks a brow. “No, I’m perfectly fine. Don’t tell me

down here should be scared of having to be in your presence.” Kash shoots back. “Even the dead would rise to get

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

growls, grabbing the walls for balance, and I hear Evelyn chuckle

and then back at the entrance, the weight of the situation

following Kash down, her vampire comrade right behind

step in next, and Evelyn

to be ok.” I tell

She nods.

are never ending and I don’t let go of

held in sconces come

a quick glance around makes it clear that we are not just in any

twelve tombs that fill the room. Each one sits on a

yet one is open,

Evelyn asks, and for the first time, I think I

yet.” Ziahra replies as she heads to the altar that overlooks the

lighting some old candles that sat

crypt? This screams dark arts.”

call the ancient arts something as cheap as magic.” Ziahra

stop me…”

tombs. “That one there looks cosy and it has your name all over it.” She taunts him, giving him a scathing look before she turns

flickers to Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes, but it’s gone as fast

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

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

the surface, the

there?” Ziahra remarks, as she finishes what

really are coated in sugar,

spiders and who knows what else, if you don’t shut your face

fucking bickering!”

stress I’m feeling aren’t helping with these two constantly at one another’s

and turns to the

“Gray…”

a

if I’d have to give

head to