They were scrutinizing each other with narrowed eyes, ready to take out their verbal swords when an uncanny sound of something clicking and opening drew their attention towards it.
Hellion looked behind her while Claudia turned around to see where the sound came from. The upper half of the sarcophagus had been disconnected from its lower half and there was a visible dark space between them.
With widened eyes, Claudia stepped backwards and didn't stop until her back hit Hellion's chest who too stood alert, gazing at the coffin that was slowly opening on its own. He held Claudia's forearm, pulling her body behind him when the covering of the sarcophagus lifted up in the air, revealing a dark compartment underneath.
Both of them were holding their breath, waiting for whatever was going to happen next. A shrill scream escaped Claudia's lips when a rotten hand slipped out of the darkness and gripped on the edge of the gold coffin with a sudden thud.
