"What?"
"Magical."
"Magical?"
"It's called the Chirugai Blade. It's controlled by its owner, who, in your case, is Mr. Trent."
I thought for a moment.
"How can he control it, if… he's dead?"
"Are you sure he's dead?"
I suddenly felt a rush of excitement run through me. I snatched the Chirugai from the table, and sped down to my bedroom. I hopped onto my bed and jumped on it, screaming.
"Lara?"
"Yes Zip?"
"Are you okay?"
"Never better."
Zip closed the door with a peculiar look on his face that I'd never seen on him before.
The next day…
"Package for Ms. Lara Croft?"
"That's me, thanks." The postman passed the package to me, and I stared at it.
"Who is Peter Opal?"
"Peter Opal? Oh, he's from this TV show on the Discovery Channel. You've never-"
I pulled my head back from the writing.
"What would he want from me?" I opened up the package.
"Croft,
You've got something that I want.
And I want you to give it to me.
Don't, and I will make your life miserable"
"What the hell?" I heard Zip say as I tore up the letter. Suddenly, I heard something drop out of the package.
A Periapt Shard.