Chapter 7: Hall Of The Dead
Zips pov
"Wow this place is
amazing. Is it the hall of the dead?"
"No Zip. This is
just another room in the underworld."
"So where is the
hall of the dead?"
"Through this room i
think."
"Look is that a soul?"
"Yes a soul of a
man."
"I think i recognise him." Anaya says.
"Who is it?"
"Lara
told me about him after he died. He is Kurtis Trent."
"Him?
Is that what he looks like? Lara told us about him."
"He
might know where Lara is."
"I'll bring him back then i
suppose?"
"Yes. Hurry though."
"Ok."
Anaya
walks over to the soul and lays it on the ground. She starts
muttering something under her breath.The soul rises into the air and
glows brightly. A flash of blinding light causes the group to fall to
the ground. Kurtis steps out of the light.
"W-Where am i?"
"The
underworld Kurtis."
"Who are you?"
"Anaya. I'm a friend of Lara
Croft."
"Whats happened to her? Is she alright?"
"No
she is dead."
"What?"
"Yes she died
fighting the empress of the underworld. We have come to bring her
back. We thought you might know how to find her."
"No i don't but i
could try to locate her."
"How?"
"An
ability i learnt before i died. I never had the chance to use it. I
can use my psychic power to search for people and souls. I don't know
if it works."
"Go on then use it."
Kurtis starts
talking in an unknown language.
"It doesn't work. We will have to look for her the hard way."
"Come on then lets
get moving."
The group moves away from the room and starts
looking for Laras soul. Where could she be? This place is huge
it'll take us forever.
Kurtis' pov
It took them long enough to bring me back. I thought Lara would of sent someone earlier. I can't believe she is dead. I thought she'd never be killed and only die of old age.
"I don't know how i
can help."
"You can help us hold off enemies while we
bring Lara back."
"Oh right. If i must."
The group walks through a corridor and enters the hall of the dead.
"Is this the hall of
the dead?"
"Yes i think it is." Anaya replies.
They walk past many souls until they find Lara floating past them.
"Lara. It's me Zip
can you hear me?"
Lara continues floating past them.
"She can't hear you
Zip."
"Well you can't blame me for trying."
"I
know. Lets follow her."
The group follow Laras soul through a
tunnel and into another room.
"What is this
room?"
"I-i don't know."
"Who is that? It's
definately alive."
"I don't know." Anaya says.
"It's Murtagh. Lara robbed his house looking for the sword."
"What is he doing here?"
"I don't
know."
Murtagh walks up to them.
"Get out of this
place now."
"Once we have brought our friend back from
the dead."
"I can't let you do that."
"Well
we're gonna anyway so move."
"No. You will die before
she is brought back."
"You lot carry on. I'll deal with
him. GO!" Kurtis says.
"You cannot defeat me
Kurtis Trent."
"How do you know who i am?"
"I
have my ways."
Kurtis walks up to Murtagh.
"And i have mine."
"You will never
defeat me."
"You're starting to sound scared."
"Me scared of you? Never."
Kurtis pulls out his Ninja stars.
"Lets see how good you are against my telepathic abilities."
Anayas pov
The group are running after Laras soul.
"Come on we need to
hurry. If we lose her for an eternity."
"We know
that."
The group speed around a corner and into another large
room.
"I think Arydia's
obsessed with large rooms."
"Yea."
Anaya speeds up. She stops Lara and makes her parilised. She begins saying the words she said to bring Kurtis back. A blinding light surrounds the soul. Lara steps out of it.
"Lara. It's me Anaya."
Lara continues staring.
"Oh no."
"What
is it Anaya?" Zip asks.
"Her brain was taken
by Arydia. She is just like a soul now."
"What are we
going to do?"
"Find it and somehow put it back inside
her."
"Right."
"It would be where Arydia
stores all the unused brains."
"Where is that?"
"I
think we passed it on the way here."
"Lets go then.
Bring Lara with us."
"Hey guys what did i
miss?" Kurtis asks.
"Lara's back. But without a brain.
We are gonna get it now."
"Great... hang on did you say
no brain?"
"Yes."
"And we are gonna get it
now?"
"Yes."
"Lets go then."
The
group walk down the corridor and towards the brain room.
