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.

your hand?” Kash asks, looking back at

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

whatever is down here should be scared of having to be in your presence.” Kash shoots back. “Even the dead would

I will push you.” She snaps, giving him a light

grabbing the walls for balance, and I hear Evelyn chuckle at

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

falls quiet, following Kash down, her vampire comrade right behind her.

in next,

be ok.”

She nods.

never ending and I don’t let go

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

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

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

open, the lid leaning against the

in there?” Evelyn asks, and for the first time,

heads to the altar that

lighting some old

doing magic in a crypt? This screams dark

as cheap as magic.”

me…” Kash counters

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 it has your name all over it.” She taunts him, giving him

she pointed, and I think just picturing that puts him off. His gaze flickers to Evelyn and t think I see the flash of sympathy in his eyes, but it’s gone as fast as it came.

black stone coffin that’s being

cobwebs and critters.

there a time when this place breathed any bit

the air

remarks, as

are coated

who knows what

two stop fucking bickering!” I

helping with these two constantly at one

turns to the

“Gray…”

finally have a name

to wonder if I’d have to give

to acknowledge that he is

ritual, I will be weak. I need you to