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.

to hold your hand?” Kash asks, looking back

brow. “No, I’m perfectly fine. Don’t tell me you’re

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

will push you.” She snaps, giving him a

for balance, and I hear Evelyn chuckle at

her and then back at the entrance, the weight of

Kash down, her vampire comrade

in next, and Evelyn

be ok.” I tell

She nods.

I don’t let go of Evelyn, who

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

around makes it clear that we are not just in any room, but in a

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

sealed, yet one is open, the lid leaning against

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

she heads to the altar

breathes as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that sat

crypt? This screams dark

as cheap as magic.”

really stop me…” Kash counters

“That one there looks cosy and it has your name

where she pointed, and I think just picturing that puts him off. His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t think

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

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

surface, the air is

picturing yourself in there?” 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 don’t shut your

two stop fucking bickering!” I growl, my

feeling aren’t helping with

turns to the

“Gray…”

finally have a name

wonder if I’d have to

his head to acknowledge that he