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.

me to hold your hand?” Kash asks, looking back

brow. “No, I’m perfectly fine.

is down here should be scared of having to be in your presence.” Kash shoots back.

you.” She

walls for balance, and I hear Evelyn

then back at the entrance, the weight of the situation once again settling over all of

quiet, following Kash down,

step in next, and

be

She nods.

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

single word, and torches held in

around makes it clear that we

Kash mutters as we stare at the twelve tombs that fill the room. Each

is open, the lid leaning against the

first time,

heads to the altar

as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that

crypt?

the ancient arts something as cheap as magic.” Ziahra

stop me…”

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 over it.” She taunts him, giving him a scathing look before she turns back to what she’s

Evelyn and t think I

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

Was there a

surface, the air is

Ziahra remarks, as she finishes

are coated in sugar,

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

stop fucking bickering!” I

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

turns to the

“Gray…”

finally have a

have to give

steps forward, raising his head to