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

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

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

you.” She

for balance, and I hear Evelyn chuckle

at the entrance, the weight of the

quiet, following Kash down, her

next,

to be ok.” I tell

She nods.

never ending and I don’t let go

Ziahra says a single word, and torches held in sconces

it clear that we are not

tombs that fill the room. Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal, and each is

sealed, yet one is open, the lid

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

replies as she heads to the altar that overlooks the twelve

yet.” Evelyn breathes as Ziahra began lighting

a crypt? This screams

arts something as

really stop

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

flickers to Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes,

he notices the large black stone coffin that’s being strangled in dead vines of

wonder how the ivy got on the tomb… Was there a time when this place breathed any bit of life in

surface, the

you picturing yourself in there?” Ziahra remarks, as she finishes what she’s

are coated in sugar, aren’t you?” he

will be covered in spiders and who knows what else, if you don’t shut your

two stop fucking bickering!” I growl, my eyes flashing

stress I’m feeling aren’t helping with these two

turns

“Gray…”

finally have a

to wonder if I’d have to

head to