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.

Kash asks, looking back at her.

fine. Don’t tell me

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

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

growls, grabbing the walls for balance, and

the weight of the situation once again settling over

Kash down, her vampire comrade

in next, and Evelyn

be ok.” I

She nods.

stairs are never ending and I don’t let go of

held in sconces come alive, bathing the entire

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

that fill the room. Each one sits on a 1-foot pedestal, and each is fully covered in seals and encryptions.

sealed, yet one is open, the lid leaning

asks, and for the first time, I think I see fear in her eyes

heads to the altar that overlooks the twelve

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

a crypt? This screams dark

something as cheap as magic.” Ziahra says coldly.

really stop me…”

“That one there looks cosy and it has your name all

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

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

cobwebs and critters.

Was there a time when this place breathed any bit of life in

the surface, the

Ziahra remarks, as

a brow. “You really 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

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

sighs and turns to

“Gray…”

a name for him.

to give him

head to acknowledge that he is

need you to make sure