Decrypted

Chapter 18

sometimes i hate my job, but then i get my check and its all okay.

prep yourself, buddies. second death of a character you know :)

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Zayn walked down the steps slowly, covering his hand over the light so it wasn't too bright. 

Soft scratches rose from the cement stairs as everyone started piling down. Lea was after Zayn, then Liam, then Niall. 

Once Zayn reached the bottom, he found the source of the sound. Ghouls, but only a few, luckily.

They didn't mind Zayn much, only grazing past him. But once Niall's feet hit the ground, they picked up his scent and started to rush forward. 

Lea was the first to shoot, taking one down in an instant with her lazers. Liam joined, and the both continued while Zayn crept further into the basement. 

Niall squeezed past the two with guns and carefully followed Zayn, not wanting to attract anymore ghouls. 

The ghoul herd was thinning, until there was one left. 

"Cease fire." Zayn demanded, holding his palm up to Lea and Liam. 

This ghoul was chained around the neck and leg, bound to a vertical support beam. From the looks of it, Niall assumed it was feral. 

The lips had fallen off with the remaining skin curling under the gums and exposing few, but sharp teeth. The cheekbones, and any bone for that matter, were prominent from the amount of decay.

The eyes were burned, only ashed were left around the skin. This ghoul's only sense of survival would be through its nose, which was melted down.

It's clawing arm's had no skin for protection, leading it to have pus bubbles festering around the grooves of the muscle. 

The same red substance that was on Smile was covering this ghoul.

A small, tan bag of diamonds lays next to the post with a couple jewels knocked out from the ghoul's movements.

Zayn studied the creature, his features going soft. His shoulders slumped in a relaxed way, signalling he knew this ghoul. 

"Hi, dad." He softly spoke, walking closer to the thrashing being. 

Yasir was relentless, continuing his clawing. Zayn held his hand out, trying to grab his father's arm to comfort him. 

"It's me, Zayn," He spoke, showing a small smile, "I'm your boy." 

Zayn had called Niall his boy after his dad. His dad loved him, and he loved Niall.

Yasir growled, snapping his sharp teeth as his son. 

"You dont look so good, do you?" Zayn softly joked, looking into the dead eyes of his father for some type of response. 

Yasir had seemed to be calmed after hearing his son, not clawing anymore but just panting.

Zayn had gotten dangerously close to the savage being, but showed anything but fear. 

"I'm so glad i've found you, i'd been worried sick. I actually met someone that helped me out along the way," Zayn continued to speak, motioning for Niall to come closer to the family, "This is Niall, the person who helped."

Niall's heart was utterly broken, and all hope he had left for finding Harry alive was demolished. He felt utterly awful for Zayn, but was confused as to why he was taking the discovery so well.