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

I’m perfectly fine. Don’t tell

should be scared of having to be in your presence.” Kash shoots back. “Even

talking and I will push you.”

growls, grabbing the walls for balance, and I hear

her and then back at the entrance, the

quiet, following Kash down, her vampire comrade right

in next,

be ok.” I

She nods.

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

says a single word, and torches held in sconces come alive, bathing the

that we are not just in any

fill the room. Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal, and each is fully covered in seals and

sealed, yet one is open, the

Evelyn asks, and for the first time, I think I see fear in her eyes as she

yet.” Ziahra replies as she heads to the altar

as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that sat to the

in a crypt? This screams dark

arts something as cheap

can’t really stop me…” Kash counters

I’might just bury you down here instead of her.” She shoots back, her eyes darting to the tombs. “That one there looks cosy and it has your name all

looks where she pointed, and I think just picturing that puts him off. His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes, but it’s gone as fast as it

notices the large black stone coffin that’s being strangled in dead vines of ivy, cobwebs

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

deep, deep beneath the surface, the air

you picturing yourself in there?” Ziahra remarks,

really are coated in sugar, aren’t you?”

be covered in spiders and who knows what else, if you don’t shut your face hole.” She hits

you two stop fucking bickering!” I growl,

feeling aren’t helping with these two

turns to

“Gray…”

finally have a

I’d have to give him

head to