His Dark Obsession by Moonlight Muse

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

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

in your presence.”

push you.” She snaps, giving

balance, and I hear

weight of the situation once again settling

falls quiet, following Kash down, her vampire comrade

step in next,

to be ok.”

She nods.

never ending and I don’t let go of Evelyn,

we reach the bottom Ziahra says a single word, and torches held in sconces come alive,

we are not just

hell…” Kash mutters as we stare at the twelve tombs that fill the room. Each one

are sealed, yet one is open, the lid

be putting me in there?” Evelyn asks, and for the first time, I think I see fear in

replies as she heads to the

Evelyn breathes as Ziahra began lighting some old candles that sat to

This screams

call the ancient arts something as

can’t really stop me…” Kash counters

there looks cosy and it has your

Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes, but it’s

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

cobwebs and critters.

Was there a time when this place breathed any bit of

beneath the surface, the air is heavy and suffocating too.

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

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

who knows what else, if you don’t

fucking bickering!” I growl, my eyes

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

sighs and turns

“Gray…”

a

I’d have to

head to acknowledge

need you to