Tomb Raider: Shard

by DragonLoverA113

Take note that this story is going to be portrayed like a game, so chapters will be like levels and maybe some paragraphs will be doubled like a checkpoint. But anyway this is a character I made up but she's the same species as one of the creatures in one of the Tomb Raider games, and that is the Proto-Nephilim, I made her Lara's companion and this is a story of how they met.

1. Chapter 1: Escape

Prague, Czech Republic 4:56 AM

Dr. Kristina Boaz medical expert and member of The Cabal was working on the one experiment she wishes to succeed in order to bring back the rare creature known as the Cubiculum Nephili-THE SLEEPER. But since it's rather impossible to create one her experiment was to create an abomination called the Proto-Nephilim, a creature made up of several different animal parts but having half the blood and some-what appearance of the Nephilim itself. She began by creating an infant for test results, before dismantling it after it's purpose as a tool was done and then create the adult version for the final result. Using the body of both a wolf and a baboon, the facial structure of a baboon, the ears of a bat, the claws of a tiger but as sharp as an eagle's talons, the heart and lungs of a cheetah, and the brain of a velociraptor. She even injected some her own blood inside it, as if she'll have the authority to control the creature...or so she thought.

After a few hours of work Boaz's project was done, her first Proto-Nephilim, she put it in an incubator to kept it alive and also scanned the creature to identify it's gender...it was a girl. "Excellent, I know just what to name you, Shard." Said Boaz as she smirked before leaving the room to check up on the experimentation room for female proto-nephilim's test runs and results. A couple of hours went by and Boaz was still running tests on the machines Shard's speed, stamina, strength, agility, flexibility, and intelligence, however she didn't know Shard would awaken so soon cause when she did she looked around wondering where she was. Also to think that Boaz's blood would control her...but it didn't instead the human blood only gave Shard superior intelligence, incredible strength, and the ability to speak. "Uhhhhgggghhh, where am I?" Shard questioned herself. "A maximum security prison facility? I don't like the looks of this, I need to get out of here and fast!"

(This is where it starts to become an actual video game idea. ;) )

Mission Objective: Escape the Facility

{for PC} "Press 'ALT' to activate Shard's venomous spitting attack"

{for Xbox} "Press 'B' to activate Shard's venomous spitting attack"

{for PS2 or PS3} "Press the 'circle' to activate Shard's venomous spitting attack"

[Shard spits on the incubator hinges and they melt instantly, then she carefully climbs out of the incubator box. She then takes cover over by a nearby medical cabinet to take cover.]

Shard: Okay Shard, think! Is there anyway to out of here without being detected?

[Camera pans slightly to the right and zooms in for you to spot a nearby vent]

Shard: Yes, how convenient there happens to be an air vent in here. Hopefully my creator enter the room I was in, otherwise I'd be in serious trouble.

[She quietly opens the vent and enters, then crawls through but about half way to the other end of the vent she was in a couple of guards enter the room.]

Guard: Huh? Oh crap the proto-infant is gone, warn Boaz NOW!

Shard: *sigh* Crap, now what?!

[You controlling her she keeps crawling until she gets to a safe gape]

Shard: Okay, no choice I'll have to fight my way out.

[Shard keeps crawling through the vents until she came to a part where she might be easily detected, then one them spots her.]

Guard: There! Get inside the vents quickly!

Shard: Sh*t!

[She keeps going until she come face to face with one of the guards, it does a slow motion scene so you have a chance to press one of the various buttons to dodge or attack your enemy. He lunges at her "Press 'jump' to dodge"...(if successful, she jumps on top of his arm; if failed he pins her down and has to start again) she looks directly at him "press 'secondary attack' to spit"...(if successful she spits her venom in his face and he screams in pain, then she makes a run for it; if failed he swats her off to the ground pins down again, then calls in team and once again start again) She then crawls out of the vent and makes a run for it, she takes down multiple guards using her claws and spitting attack.]

{for PC} "Press 'CTRL' to attack"

{for Xbox} "Press 'X' to attack"

{for PS2 or PS3} "Press the 'square' to attack"

(on her way to the Strahov fortress entrance "Game Over" animations like the guard holds her up by the harness, or maybe get shot by a tranquilizer.)

Loading Screen

[As soon as she makes it out of the Sanitarium, she then runs into the Bio-Dome and fights a few creatures in the dome itself. She comes across a part where you get to try a new action.]

Shard: Oh great how am I going to get pass this? Oh wait those bushes, I can use my camouflage ability here!

{for PC} "Press and hold 'Enter' to go into camouflage/stealth mode"

{for Xbox} "Press and hold 'Y' to go into camouflage/stealth mode"

{for PS2 or PS3} "Press and hold the 'triangle' to go into camouflage/stealth mode"

[Shard goes into stealth mode in the bushes]

Shard: I know I'm not completely invisible, but at least my camouflage ability will respond to whatever relates to hiding in the shadows.

[She moves from bush to bush avoiding the guards, but then you come across another new action. The camera focuses on a small lizard-like creature and Shard comments]

Shard: Hey those lizard creatures, they'll help increase my strength. If I eat enough of those guys I'll be strong and slightly big enough to pin down and eat a human.

{for PC} "Hold down 'Shift' and press 'CTRL' to use Shard's long sticky tongue to grab the lizard creature"

{for Xbox} "Hold down 'Right Bumper' and press 'X' to use Shard's long sticky tongue to grab the lizard creature"

{for PS2 or PS3} "Hold down 'R1' and press the 'square' to use Shard's long sticky tongue to grab the lizard creature"

[Shard uses her tongue to catch the lizard creatures and eats them quickly, and after you've eaten a certain number of them Shard will grow slightly larger. She then does a sneak attack on the guard, drags him into the bushes, and eats him partially. Shard's strength, venom intensity, and camouflage strength will then increase faster making her more dangerous, she's also now moved into kid stage after eating that guard. Since creatures like her will grow rapidly like the xenomorph. Shard now makes her way to the door running like the wind from room to room, silently taking down guards and disposing the bodies in water tanks and bushes. Also battled experimental creatures within the Bio-Dome, until finally she came to one Eckhardt's minions, Grant Muller.]

Shard: Oh great, not this guy. Okay I'll need to create some sort of distraction, and I know just the thing.

{for PC} "Hold down 'Shift' and tap 'ALT' to activate echolocation then use the arrow keys to navigate"

{for Xbox} "Hold down 'Right Bumper' and tap 'B' to activate echolocation the use the analog stick to navigate"

{for PS2 or PS3} "Hold down 'R1' and tap 'circle' to activate echolocation the use the analog stick to navigate"

[Shard uses echolocation to reverberate sound on the walls opposite from her in order to distract Muller, he gets distracted and goes to investigate. Shard moves nearly close to the exit door, she reverberates sound again the wall opposite from where she was standing and Muller once again checks to find out what that was. Shard then finally exits the Bio-Dome.]

Loading Screen

[Shard starts to make her through the Strahov Fortress using sneak attacks when necessary and climbing, hopping over obstacles, and doing acrobatic moves to get to the end of the building. The screen loads again and fades in outside as Shard makes her way to the loading trucks and tends to hitch a ride to Paris, but she first must find a way to sweep away her tracks in the snow. Thankfully she spots a janitor and makes a mess on purpose to not only clean it up but write a message in the snow to let the janitor know she wants her tracks erased. Shard then hitches a ride on one of the trucks just as it leaves, however as soon as the janitor was finished Boaz and a couple of guards came out and followed the janitor to the truck loaders.]

[Boaz found Shard's foot prints and smirks.]

Boaz: Ah-ha! Hitched a ride to Paris, eh? Too bad you weren't quick enough to eliminate your tracks.

[She and the guards sneaked themselves on a truck as well, and hitched a ride to Paris.]