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?”

cocks a brow. “No, I’m perfectly fine.

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

will push you.”

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

and then back at the entrance, the weight of the

falls quiet, following Kash down, her

step in next, and

to be ok.” I tell

She nods.

are never ending and I don’t let go of

the bottom Ziahra says a single word, and torches held in sconces

we are not

as we stare at the twelve tombs that fill the room. Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal, and each is fully covered in seals

one is open, the

asks, and for the first time, I think I

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

Ziahra began lighting some old

magic in a crypt? This screams

as cheap as

can’t really stop

going and 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

him off. His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes, but it’s

stone coffin that’s being strangled in dead vines

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

the surface, the air is heavy and

picturing yourself in there?” Ziahra remarks, as she

are coated in sugar, aren’t you?” he says

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

bickering!”

I’m feeling aren’t helping with these

and turns to the

“Gray…”

have a name

to give him one for her lack of

head