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.

hold your hand?” Kash asks, looking back at

I’m perfectly fine. Don’t tell me you’re

to be in your presence.” Kash shoots

will push you.” She snaps, giving him

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

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

falls quiet, following Kash down,

in next, and

going to be

She nods.

don’t let go of Evelyn, who is right behind

word, and torches held in

it clear that we are not just in any room,

mutters as we stare at the twelve tombs that fill the room. Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal, and each

are sealed, yet one is open, the

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

as she heads to the altar that overlooks

Evelyn breathes as Ziahra began lighting

in a crypt?

ancient arts something as cheap as

stop

shoots back, her eyes darting to the tombs. “That one there looks

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

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

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

surface, the air is heavy and suffocating

picturing yourself in there?” Ziahra remarks, as

coated in sugar, aren’t

will be covered in spiders and who knows what else, if

two stop fucking bickering!” I growl,

stress I’m feeling aren’t helping

sighs and turns to the

“Gray…”

finally have a name

have to give him

head to acknowledge that he is