Jade Amulet And The Leer Of Evil

Chapter eight: don't believe an old man

After listening to the story, the old man turned and started to walk on the path on the right side ‘come with me’ he said after wobbling some steps. All three looked at each other faces ‘no other option’ Aditya said
‘but if he’ Rajveer asked ‘called the police?’
The old man had reached some far till now, he could not be dangerous: Aditya thought then wondering why he thought that
Rajveer shook Aditya by his shoulder who was staring the wobbling old man. ‘what?’ Rajveer asked.
‘I think we should’ Aditya replied ‘follow him. if he had to call the cops, he would have called them already’
They started to follow the old man who was leading them to the opposite side. On the way, Aditya thought the man must be the watchman and perhaps the only one in the tomb which could be a good thing if they had to run for some reason.
‘hey, don’t you think, this is the same horror movie scene’ Rajveer whispered in Aditya’s ear ‘when a person shows up for help and’ ‘come on man,’ Aditya snapped ‘I am already much scared’
They reached in the middle of the series of rooms. The old man opened one room in the middle and passed through it and as he stepped inside, he disappeared in the dark. The room had nothing special, it was just like the others. Sidharth, Rajveer and Aditya were still standing outside, confused and freighted. Rajveer saw his friends then at the entrance, swallowed ‘I am going’ and stepped inside and disappeared in the dark like the old man, Aditya went after and then Sidharth. as they enter the room there was nothing visible, they could not even able to see each other. Rajveer jumped out of his skin when the door closed with a thug. Everyone’s throat when dry. They searched each other in the dark and grab hands. Aditya pulled out his mobile from his pocket and turned on the light with his shaking hands. Even after the flashlight, only their faces were visible. The cold was even double in there than the outside. they searched the surrounding but there was no old man, only three boys trapped in a haunted tomb. Aditya tried to open the door but it was tightly closed.
‘aaii.. told you’ Rajveer shivered ‘this is a trap’ and Rajveer turned on his mobile phone’s light. Aditya removed the cloth from his face, his face was looking pale because of the fear. And again, only Sidharth looking fine, like he was wandering in the park or something.
‘there must be another way’ Aditya said and they all started to search in the room but found nothing.
Rajveer ran toward the door, he crossed his rod through both handles of the door and pulled it with all of his strength. ‘eaahh, eaahh, eahh’ he pulled with some jerks and with a sound of ‘craack!’ the handles brock from the wooden door and Rajveer fell on his hips. The rod was still in his hand he threw it on one side and got up clambering. Sidharth and Aditya turned their flashlights on Rajveer. ‘what?’ Rajveer asked knowing the fact that behind the lights his friends must be laughing on him. ‘nothing’ Aditya replied in a mischievous voice. Rajveer was just moving from the place when he noticed that the tile on which he was standing was just moved. ‘hey, guys’ he gestured his friends to come over. Rajveer picked the handle from the ground, pulled its sharp edge in the narrow space between the tile and used it to deracinate the tile. It was a stone about 2x2 in size and about 4-5 cm thick. It took all three of them to carry that up. As they put that aside and saw a tunnel, the kind of secret underpass under the tile. Rajveer exhaled proudly ‘so who was laughing’ as if he didn’t find it by chance but intentionally. ‘nobody sir’ Aditya chuckled ‘who can laugh at you’ that was really a relief, now at least there was a way. Aditya was thinking perhaps the old man was a good helping spirit who wanted them to find the secret passage. He handed his rod to Rajveer ‘listen guys, we don’t know what could be in the tunnel maybe it led us to the key or possibly could be a trap also’ Aditya warned ‘so I am going to check first’ Rajveer and Sidharth nodded, he knelt, placed his hands on both sides and jumped into the tunnel. It was like a long corridor, the walls, ceiling and floor were made of the same black stone. The ceiling was about 8 feet high. It was clear from its looks that nobody had stepped in the tunnel in the last few centuries, roots were sprouting from the corners and were hanging from the roof. After examining the tunnel Aditya showed a thumbs up to his friends and at the same moment when he glanced upward. A shadow came from one side and swooped him on another side with the speed of the car. Aditya’s phone fell on the ground ‘Aditya!’ Rajveer yelled. And without wasting a second, he jumped in the tunnel, grabbed Aditya’s phone and ran after him with all his might. two mobile phones in one hand and a rod in another, in the next second, he caught sight of his friend who was laterly floating unconsciously. The shadow he had seen earlier was actually a shadow. Every moment when the flashlight fells on Aditya, Rajveer could see nothing just his friend floating and in another second when flashlight turns to the ground, he could see a horrible man like figure in black robes. Everything was happening so fast Rajveer didn’t even have the time to frighten instead when he saw his friend, he let loose a wail of anger he left his rod and dived to his friend, he passed through the shadow and succeed to caught his friend’s legs but it didn’t stop the spirit. The spirit increased its speed while dragging Rajveer with it. ‘Aditya!’ Rajveer yelled ‘Aditya get up’ he tried to shake him but Aditya stayed unconscious. Suddenly something shot in Rajveer’s both knees, he lost his grip and fell on the ground his elbows hit the ground and Aditya flew away. Force was such strong it left Rajveer to wailing and rolling on the ground, luckily mobiles were still in his hand, he glanced toward his legs there was an enormous root of a tree in which his legs were bumped. He tried to get up, he had to save his friend but he was badly wounded he fell again. His black lower was ripped from his knees and getting wet as blood was coming. No blood was coming from his elbows, his clothes had cushioned them but still, they were hurting badly but the thing actually hurting him was his regret. He had only two friends and now they both were lost. As a friend, this was his responsibility to save them. Whenever it comes to strength his friends always believed Rajveer and now when they wanted him the most, he was sitting here helpless himself but he was in no condition to run.
On the other side, Aditya suddenly found himself standing in the dark alone. He remembered he had been hit in the ribs by something. His hearth started pounding. He doesn’t have his mobile phone for light, it was pure dark. He turned, far away he saw a small rectangular spot of light. It was not actually light but darkness was less there. It was probably a way. He started to run but stopped when he remembers his friends. He thought, they would surely come after him and they could be in danger also. I can get out of here he thought maybe they were already out. No, he made the decision we came here together and will go out of here together. He turned and started yelling his friend's name ‘Rajveer!’ ‘Sidharth!’ as he walked further in the dark a breeze crossed behind him. Aditya shrink and glanced back nervously, there was nothing but he was sure something was there. As he was looking behind, the same kind of breeze passed from the front. This time he spotted a black figure. His breath fastened. His heart was pounding so hard he was able to hear it. He searched for the wall but instead, he found a corner. Soon he figured it a crossway and he was wondering how many of them could be in here. It was even more frightening, he had no light and he was going deep in a haunted net of tunnels. A little voice was saying in his head that he should get out of here but he shook that of ‘even if it meant death, but I am going to find them’ he said to himself and started moving. He was shouting his friends name continuously which was echoing in the tunnel. The spirit didn’t bother him again. He kept walking straight with the wall. Once in a while, he was finding a turn but his heart was saying him go straight. After stumbling about 10 minutes he saw a flashlight at some distance. His heart filled with happiness. He ran toward the light. ‘Rajveer!’ Aditya yelled when he saw him. ‘Aditya!’ Rajveer yelled back, he was sitting, laying his back with the wall. Rajveer smiled when he saw his friend and tried to get up but fell again. Aditya knelt next to him ‘what… happened to you’ Aditya asked wondering ‘it’s nothing, thank god you are safe.’ Rajveer sobbed ‘I was so scared, I thought… I thought I lost you’ ‘but what happened to you’ Aditya asked ‘and where is Sidharth’ Rajveer was telling him about the shadow which had taken him with it. when they heard footsteps, they turned and saw a flashlight coming from an ally and they saw Sidharth. Sidharth saw them and came running. He was grinning and in flashlight, his face was looking like an evil psycho. ‘I found the way’ he gasped ‘come on, fast’ ‘Rajveer is wounded’ Aditya said.
‘but we are close’ Sidharth insisted. ‘its just over here’ ‘I said he his wounded’ Aditya scolded ‘he can’t walk we have to take him out of here’ Sidharth didn’t say anything, he didn’t even bother to check Rajveer he just stayed still. ‘come here and help me’ Aditya instructed ‘I saw an exit, we can get out of here’ Sidharth obeyed and they supported Rajveer from both sides and in the light of their mobiles they make their way out, nothing bothered them in the way. The exit Aditya had seen brought them out from the north end of the tomb in a dome’s ruin. As the passed through the door and glance back there was nothing. no exit, nothing. ‘no way’ Rajveer tittered ‘it.. it just.. disappeared.’ And started to laugh ‘what’s so funny? we could die in there’ Aditya asked yet he was trying hard to suppress laughing himself. ‘I know man, but you have to admit’ Rajveer grinned ‘it was dam thrilling’ ‘you are impossible’ Aditya said and joined Rajveer even Sidharth was smiling. ‘let’s go guys’ Aditya said finally ‘I am in no mood to meet another ghost and we have to take you to hospital