Chapter 2: Could there be hope

She run as fast as her exhausted body could run but the enemy is closing in on her. She had run out of bullets 50 miles ago and she had no choice but to run for her life and she found herself running into a city, dodging into an ally she quickly rested on her knees but he had found her again and she had no choice but to run again, what she didn't know is that the ally she had run into is a dead end. She took a left turn and found herself trapped; the wall is too high for her to claim.

She turned around and saw him standing a few inches away from her; she had to fight if she wanted to get away that's if she made it out alive. She heard him speak as she stood in a fighting passion

"You could have joined me, Lara but no you choice that Lux Veritatis warrior over me." The man said as he looked at her in so much evil, Lara could see those icy and cold blue eyes of his, no life in them just evil.

"And I'll do it again if I have to" She yelled at him but only saw the smile on his face. Her heartbeat that had been beating so fast started to slow down as she faced her greatest enemy.

"Stupid mortal, do you think that joining him you can save this world from me. I'll make sure he dies and then this world can die with him." He said with a voice full of evil. Lara looked at him in confusion; it sounded like he said that he will find Kurtis and kill him. That's the thing she didn't understand, Kurtis is dead; he had died in her arms the night in the Strahov. So who else could it be? The questions went through her head but she had to ask him

"Who are you talking about, Kurtis is gone?" she asked but he only started laughing at her that made her angry.

"What are you laughing at?" she asked and he looked at her

"So you think Kurtis is still dead, stupid mortal, his alive and got saved by someone closer to him then you" the man answered her and Lara looked to the ground, shaking her head, it isn't true, he is messing with her head but could there be hope that he is alive. Then she heard him again.

"Kurtis Heissturm is a survivor, just like you unfortunately I have to kill you now" Lara looked up at him as he readied an energy bolt in his hand. She is trapped, nowhere to escape. Death would come fast. She closed her eyes and readied for the blow but it never came, only thing that did come is an unfamiliar female voice. She looked up and saw a women shouting at the man in front of her. "Karel your mother fucker, step away from Miss Croft or you'll feel the blade of the Light of truth." Lara looked at her, she is fit and healthy but also had fire in her eyes, like she would never back down in a fight. Karel turned to her and smiled "Oh, so the Amazonian finally comes out to play." Karel said and Lara could hear the happiness in Karel's voice. "I am done running from you-"

A knock on the door woke Lara up from her dream, she felt wet and figured that she is sweating again, this is the five time this week that she has the same dream but somehow it ends the same, the women says that she is done running from him. Lara shakes the dream of and claimed out of bed as more knocks came. She walked up and picked through the pip whole of the door. It is only room serves. She smiled and opened the door

"Morning Miss but you have a message from down stars." The lady said to Lara who frowned, a message for me but from who, she thought

"What's the message?" Lara asked

"A man called early today and said that you need to go see him in London ASAP." The lady said with smile and handed Lara a note "I wrote down what he said I must tell you, you can read it yourself." the lady added.

Lara took it "Thank you." And she shut the door closed and looked down at the note it read:

Lara, you need to come see me today in London. Don't worry it's nothing to do with raiding again. I had heard that you're taking a holiday away from your 'Tomb raiding career'. Look Lara I have to see you, please just came see me at the British Museum at 11am. I'll be waiting for you and then we'll talk more.

From

Jake Diener

Lara smiled she hadn't heard from Jake since the Yamatai trip. The trip she would never forget. It had been years but the scares would still be there, will still haunt her forever. She had lost almost everyone that day and she knew it was her fault. At least she could bring home some survivors from the whole trip. She wiped a tear from her cheek and started packing her backpack.

She left the room and went down stairs to the hotels restaurant and had some breakfast before her trip to London. It isn't so far away from where she is. It would take an hour or 2 to get there but she didn't care. She is going to see an old friend again and she couldn't be happier. At least it took the thought of that dream she had. She still had to wonder why she is having this dream. Kurtis, Karel and a mysterious women saving her life. Lara would find out sooner or later about all this but now her eggs and bacon had arrived with the pot of tea.