Chapter 10: The Final Showdown.

Laras pov

That bitch is gonna die today. She killed my husband and tormented me. Now i have to concentrate and not think about James. The thought of James brought Lara to tears.

"Lara are you alright?"
"What do you think? My husband was killed in front of me."
"Sorry."
"It doesn't matter."
"Yes it does she killed him and now you are going to battle her. Are you sure you can handle it?"
"YES!"
"DON'T SHOUT AT ME!!!"

"Just go away Megan i don't want to talk to anyone."
Jill walks off. Lara gets up and heads to the fire. It would be so easy to set my clothes alight and burn in front of everyone.

"Lara we are nearly ready to go."
"Not yet wait until tonight."
"Why?"

"Arydia will be asleep, it will be easier."
"O.k i better go and get everyone else they've already left."
"WHAT?"
"They thought you where coming now."
"Quickly stop them."
Matt runs out of the room and returns with a very confused Megan.

"Why did you get Matt to stop us?"

"We are leaving tonight."
"Why?"
"Arydia will be asleep."
"Great what will we do while we wait for tonight?"
"I don't know think of something."
Megan storms off. Lara sits near Matt.

"Why does Megan want Arydia dead so quickly?"

"Haven't you heard? Arydia killed Megans girlfriend."

"She's a lesbian?"
"Yes is that a problem?"
"No i'm just surprised."

Lara gets up and walks away.

Arydias pov

"Guards be on full alert Lara Croft will probably try to kill me tonight so stop her."
"Yes mistress."
The head-guard exits.

"Gorbag come here."
"Yes mistress."
"I need you to post look-outs at every entrance tonight."
"Anything else?"
"Yes i need you to ask the nephilim if he can come and see me. It's been ages. You may need to search for him."
"Where should i search?"
"In the dark regions of my kingdom."
"But the creatures there will eat me alive."
"You had better keep out of sight then. The nephilim has worked for me for over a thousand years he even attacked Lara."
"But she killed that nephilim."
"Yes she did but i resurected him now he has a debt to pay."
"Right away mistress."

Gorbag leaves. Time to put the final parts of my plan together. She won't know what has hit her. HAHAHAHAHAHAHA. Arydia walks to a weapon cupboard and pulls out the sword of a lost warrior. The warriors name is Eragon. The sword had many powers, it developed more when it was enfused with the dark power Arydia had. The sword glows a bright red when it is used in battle. Gorbag returns followed by the nephilim.

"Gorbag leave us."
The nephilim grunts at Arydia. They talk in the nephilims language. Translated the conversation says:

"I need your help."
"Why should i help you?"
"Because i saved you when Lara Croft killed you."
"I don't care i work for myself no-one else."
The nephilim walks off.

Well that was fun. I really thought he would help me. Oh well i'll do it myself.

Laras pov

"Try to find weapons while you are collecting food Megan."

"O.k Lara anything else?"
"No just weapons and food."
Megan crawls through the crack. Lara walks over to Matt.

"Whats wrong?"
"Nothing i just hate this date."
"Why?"
"It is five years since i last saw my father."
"What happened?"
"We were on a rooftop we argued and he kicked me into a pond from the roof. The thing that upsets me is he didn't know there was a pond below and he never said sorry."

"Wow idon't want to meet your father."
"Neither do i."
Matt and Lara walk to the table to finalise the plan.

"So we head to her chamber tonight and strike. You will hold off her guards while i confront her."
"Why do we have to hold the guards off?"
"Cause i'm better in battle than you are. I will have a better chance of killing Arydia."

"We all have as much chance as each other."
"I'm still facing her. She killed my husband."
"She killed my girlfriend."
"Don't argue with me."

"DON'T ARGUE WITH ME!"

"If you aren't going to help then go away Megan we need to concentrate."
Megan walks off crying.

"She is not coming with us she can stay here."
"I don't think she will be pleased with that."
"She'll have to live with it."

Lara grabs the map and studies it for a while.

"What are you looking at?"
"Just trying to figure out a route that will get us there quicker."

"I know a way."
"Why didn't you tell me this earlier?"
"You never asked."

"Where's Megan?"
"She's gone!"

Lara races out of the room and down the corridor.

"Megan where are you?"

Lara hears her scream.

"Hang on i'm coming!"
Lara runs into the room. She sees Megan on the floor with blood all around her. She sees Arydia running down a corridor.

"Shit i'm too late."

Lara walks back into the room.

"Where is she?"
"Dead."

"Who killed her?"
"Who do you think?"
"Arydia."

Lara walks over to the map and puts it in her backpack.

"It's almost time to go."
Lara gets Exaliber and sheathes it.

"Follow me Lara i know a shortcut."

Lara and the group follow Matt through a gap in the wall and down a corridor.

"Shhh there's something up ahead."

A creature walks out of the shadows.

"It's the nephilim."

"The what?"
"A creature i killed many years ago. It obviously survived. We have to hide."

Lara and the group run into a room and hide behind a pile of gold. The nephilim walks past grunting.

"O.k we can go now."

Lara and the group rush out of the room and head back down the corridor. They hear laughing coming from nowhere.

"You will not prevail HAHAHAHAHA."

"Why don't you come out and see Arydia?"

"HAHAHAHA fool i'm not Arydia."
"Who are you then?"
"HAHAHAHAHA you shall never know."
The voice disappears.

"Well that was fun."

"Wasn't it just."
"I wonder who that was?"
"So do i."

Lara and the group walk down a corridor. A door slams in front of their face.

"Damn now how will we get to her?"

"We will have to go the long way."
"Lead the way Matt."
Matt leads the group down the corridor and back through the gap in the wall. They walk into Arydia's chamber.

"Getting in here was too easy for my liking. It might be a trap be on guard."
Lara walks up to Arydia's bed. She pulls out Exaliber and is then about stab Arydia when a guard pops out of nowhere.

"Wake up Mistress."
Arydia wakes up and grabs Laras wrist.

"HAHAHAHAHA I thought you might try and kill me tonight so i planned a welcoming party. If you want to battle me i have a perfect place."
Arydia walks off followed by Lara and the group.

"This is the arena. Here you will die. HAHAHAHA."

"O.k lets be getting on with it then i need to get other things sorted."
Lara notices bodies on tall spikes surrounding the arena. She then sees James' bodie in the middle of the arena. Crowds pour in to watch this battle. They sit on their seats and wait for the first movement. Arydia advances. The crowd start cheering when Arydia swings her sword. Lara and Arydia fight and fight but none of them can strike at their opponent. Suddenly Arydia knocks Laras sword out of her hand. Lara falls to the ground and picks her sword up. They continue fighting.

"Lara. Have you missed me?"Murtagh says.

"What the..."

Lara is cut short when Arydia stabs her in the stomach. Lara falls to the ground in agony. Lara then dies.

The End.