Chapter 13: Putting together
Finally, I found my strength again. That little part of me has finally come out to fight. There is only one thing left to do, destroy Karel forever. And Even if am the Chosen one, I still need my brothers. I need Chris by my side and together we can stop this madness. Elizabeth Clark
Elizabeth arrived at the house an hour later with the man. She helped him into the main hall and Montsegur came and helped her with the injured man. "What happened, Elizabeth?"
"We were attacked again." She answered "I'm going to fetch the med kid" She runs up the stairs to the medical room to fetch the aid kid. As she was looking for it, Chris came in "Elizabeth" He said as he saw her. She turned around to look at him, He came closer and hugged her "I'm glad your back." He continued.
"I'm also glad to be back, Chris." She said and hugged him tighter.
"I missed you." He said and kissed her on the lips. She kissed him back and then looked at him "I missed you to, but I needed to be alone." She took a breath. "I wasn't feeling so good"
"How are you feeling now?" He asked.
"I'm feeling stronger, Chris." She sighted. "I'm the Chosen one"
"What?" He asked in shock.
She sighted and lifted her hand up to show him "Look." She said and her hand as it glowed blue. "I'm the Chosen one. Karel Captured one of the Demons that's bleeding down stairs, if I don't find the aid kids his going to die and I can't let him die, I need answers." She broke the embrace and went on looking. Chris open one of the cupboards and took out the aid kid "Here" He said and threw it to her.
"Thanks."She said, and then run out and back down the stairs to Montsegur and the man.
When she got there, he was already dead. Montsegur had closed his eyes after he told him something. Montsegur looked at Elizabeth as she paced the floor and Chris came down to them. "Elizabeth, he told me something, to tell you." Montsegur said and she stopped pacing and looked at him. "What did he say?"
"He said" Montsegur took a breath and then said what the man said before passing. "She walks where she dares to go; no obstacle holds her or her powers. She is it and it is her. All comes from her and to her it returns, like clouds that gives and takes the earth's water. She is the wind and the fire and the life that raises phoenix." He took more breaths and went on "like legendary bird who consumed itself in fire and returned to life from ashes, she is wrath and love. Beyond death, she gives peace, freedom and hope with those who follows her in her foots steps. That's her path and she will walk it."
He was done and Elizabeth looked at the lifeless man on the cough. Chris walked up to her and asked. "What does it mean?" Elizabeth looked at him and frown "I don't know, He talk of her path. I wonder what that path is." Elizabeth said.
"And who is he talking of?" Chris asked.
"I don't know?" Elizabeth sighted and added. "Where's Richard?"
"In the study" Montsegur answered her.
Elizabeth left the two and walked up the stairs and to the study. She entered to find Vasiley and Richard at the desk. "Vasiley, I'm glad you're here to. I need to ask both of you something."
"Go on." Richard said.
"Richard, did Konstantin ever mention the four golden daggers?" Elizabeth asked and took a seat next to Vasiley.
"Yes, he gave them to me. He asked me to hide them all, why?" Richard asked and looked at her.
"We are going to need them. The golden shard is the key to finding those who is devoted to the elements on each dagger." She answered and looked at Vasiley "Vasiley, What do you know of the path she will walk on?"
"The path, are talking of the three goddess, that in the end would join together a women and she will be powerful?" Vasiley asked.
"I think it that, what was the three goddess?" Elizabeth asked.
"Libertas, Spes and Tranquilitas." Vasiley answered.
"Freedom, hope and peace, that it and together they join forces to become fire." Elizabeth said.
Richard and Vasiley sat and listen to what Elizabeth was saying about all three goddess' and the golden daggers.
Lara woke up by running water, and then she realized what had happened last night. That bastard, she though and got out of bed. She picked her cloths up from the floor and put them on as the water stop. She looked at the bathroom door to see Kurtis coming out. "Morning Lara" He said. He was only wearing his pants and boots. She looked at his chest and for the first time noticed the tattoo on his left arm and as he turned his back to her, she saw more tattoos. Realizing how long she was staring, she looked away and sat on the edge of the bed.
He picked his shirt up and threw it over his head and walked out to the balcony. He took out his cigarettes and lit on. As he was smoking his phone rang again, he walked back into the room only to find that it was Lara's phone that rang and had picked it up. He went over to his jacket and took out his phone only to find two miss calls on it and a message.
Lara picked her phone up as it was ringing and read the caller ID and sighed. "Hi Elizabeth."
As she waited for a response Kurtis walked back in and took out his phone from his jacket. "Lara, you and Kurtis take the next flight to Paris and meet us there with the artifact." Elizabeth said through the other line.
"Why Paris?" Lara asked and saw Kurtis turning to face her.
"It's the place where we need to put the artifacts together to find the Temple." Elizabeth answered.
"Okay, were must we meet?" Lara asked and Kurtis just frowned.
"At Café Metro." Elizabeth said and hanged up.
Lara looked up at Kurtis who spook "What are we going to do in Paris?" He asked her.
"That where we're putting it together. The artifact." She answered him and got up from the bed.
He came closer to her and embraces her. She wanted to push him away but didn't and he kissed her on the lips. She returned the favor and kissed him back. Then he put his head on hers, and looked her in the eyes "Then Paris it is." He said and kisses her again.
They arrived in Paris and headed for Café metro, Kurtis smiled when they arrived at the café and Lara knew why. It was the first time they first laid eyes on each other but knew even talked to each other until Prague.
They entered the café to find Pierre at the counter, still the same as weeks ago and the place being empty again, only on corner had people in and they walked over to them.
Elizabeth looked at them as they came and the brothers did the same. They greeted each other and got straight to business. "We need to find the Aicard Church and find the basement. There we find the statue of the Angel." Elizabeth said.
"And when we found it, we start to put the artifacts together. The Angel will then saw as the location of the Temple." Chris went on.
"The church is not far from here" Lara said and looked at Kurtis. It's around the corner."
Elizabeth nodded and stood up. "Then what are we waiting for, led the way Lara."
They all got up and went out of the café and followed Lara and Kurtis to the Church that was across the park. They headed into the Church, where the gym still was, like Lara remembered. They headed for a door that leads to the basement. Going down the stairs and passing useless rooms. They finally found the underground site, where they have to enter.
They found themselves in a hug room full of painting and statues at the walls. In the middle were the angel statue and a pedestal with something on it. They went to it and Chris gasp out "Nimrods Amulet."
"You mean this is the Amulet Nimrod made to protect himself against his enemies." Elizabeth asked.
"Yes it the one, and if it wasn't for my mother, I would be dead today." Chris said the last part out loud.
"What do you mean?" Kurtis asked as he turned to his nephew.
"My mom was doing some research on the Amulet and needed books that were in our basement back in Poland. That's when I was down there that Eckhardt killed her up stair." Chris answered.
"I'm sorry, bro." Kurtis said and looked at Lara who was now holding the Amulet
"I'll keep it in my backpack." She answered; Elizabeth just nodded and took out the three artifacts that she had. Lara took out the seal and handed it to her.
Elizabeth put the Amulet Veritatis around the Angels Neck, the Golden Rose in the Angels right hand, the Lux seal on the Angels left hand's ring finger and took the Skeleton key Veritatis and kneeled down to the platform that the Angel is standing on. She looks for the a key whole and puts the Skeleton Key Veritatis in it, turning it unlit a bright light came out and she rolled out of it way.
Everyone else cored their eyes and waited that the bright light vanished. When it was gone, Elizabeth saw on one of the walls a map, she then walked to it. The rest took their hand away from their faces and saw her going to one of the walls that they saw was now a map. "What does it say?" Kurtis asked as he walked after with Lara and Chris just behind him. "It shows that the Temple is in the Turkey, Cappadocia." Elizabeth answers and added. "But the Ark Veritatis is in Mississippi"
"Then we go get the Ark first or what." Chris asked.
"No, we split up, Lara and Chris can go to Mississippi as the rest of us will go to the Temple." Elizabeth said.
"No, Let Kurtis go. I'm coming with you." Chris said to Elizabeth.
"Chris goes with her" Elizabeth said back.
"No." He argued "I'm not going with her, I'm coming with you"
They looked at each other and for maybe a minute until Elizabeth broke the connection. "Fine, Kurtis can go with her. As for the rest of us are heading to Turkey." She sighted. "We will let Edward know to me us in Turkey and Lara can tell Zip and her father to go to the America."
When all knew what they where going to do they left Paris and head for the mission ahead. Lara and Kurtis went to their location after letting Zip know of the plan. Lara didn't want him to see it but she was glad that Chris backed out. She really wanted Kurtis with her.