I do not own Lara Croft or anything in Tomb Raider, besides a few fan characters. They all are owned by Eidos, Core Design, and sadly Crystal Dynamics.
Prologue
~Strahov Fortress, Czech Republic~
Kurtis lay on the ground of the arena with the beheaded corpse of Boaz not far away. Blood poured out of the gaping wound in his abdomen like water out of a burst pipe. Kurtis knew this was it; it would be impossible that he would survive. Darkness slowly swallowed him and he was nearly unconscious. Then, footsteps sounded on the arena's floor and stopped at Kurtis and looked down at him. Kurtis's eyes widened as he saw the face, but then lost consciousness. The figure made a gesture to two men following and left, leaving them to carry him away. One of the men went to pick up the glaive, when a woman's sharp voice followed.
"No! Leave it, we want the Lady Croft to know that he's alive. After all, we have reasons to let her know." The man nodded and helped the other lift Kurtis. The woman looked back at the arena and walked out of the Strahov.
Lara limped into the arena wounded, but victorious. She placed her hand on a gear to rest when a pool of red caught her eye. She limped over to it and saw what she feared, Kurtis's glaive was in the pool of what she knew was blood. Lara picked it up and strangely it pulled her towards the exit. As suddenly as it became active, the glaive retracted its blades and the pull on it disappeared. Lara stared forward at the place where Boaz had been kept in. With some hesitation, she walked into the pitch darkness silently, but in her mind she was wondering if the American had died or if by some slim chance did he survive.
~ One Month Later, Croft Manor, Surrey, England~
Lara sat in her study, shortly after leaving the Strahov the police had found proof that it was Eckhardt or was she knew, Karel that killed Von Croy along with the Monstrum Victims. She was back in Surrey seemingly at ease. While in truth a thought plagued her mind. "What did happen to Kurtis?" she began to think, but she quickly fought it off. "Why must you wonder what happened to him. He means nothing to you, Lara. Never forget that, nothing!" she muttered. Lara stood up and pulled a book off of the bookshelf. "Time to find something to keep your mind from him."
~Unknown Location~
A door opened into a darkened study and a blond haired man stepped in. "You called me?" he said to the figure of a woman, the same one that was in the Strahov shortly before.
"Yes, remember what I said not too long ago? About letting the Lady Croft know that Kurtis is alive?" she began. The man nodded in understanding. "Good, well it seems that the time has come to let her know the truth of what was going on. I need you to go to Surrey, find the Lady Croft, and bring her here! I trust that you understand me?" she asked with a serious tone in her voice.
"Of course I do." he answered as he looked at the person in front of him. She smiled, something that was odd when it came to her.
"Very well. I expect that you start going to Surrey at this moment. It is vital that this is done and that she is here!"
"Understood. I won't fail you." the blond said.
"Good, now go. I don't want anyone, but you to know of this. Do not stop to speak to anyone and only bring what is necessary for this mission. You are free to go." The blond haired man nodded and left the study. He had somehow knew that he would be asked to leave from this place to somewhere else in the world, so he had packed in advance. He picked up his luggage, only a large suitcase.
"Caylis I hope you're right to do this." he said aloud and left, ready to go to Surrey.
II know, it's short and a little dull, but this is my first fanfiction. I'll be putting up the first chapter sometime this week or maybe later.
