Meanwhile at Croft Manor.
Lara diligently worked at her desk flipping through pages of books. There was a stack next to her desk of nearly a dozen. She couldn't find anything on the damned ring. She looked up at the clock on the wall, 10:31. Lara groaned and went back to the books.
Finally she opened to a picture of the ring. Narrowing an eyebrow her eyes skimmed the page. The ring was called Amaza. Lara read further;
When on the hand of the caller the Amaza opens the tomb of Quezicotil (SP?) The Aztec God of sacrifice and afterlife. Inside has been rumoured to be the Hestil Dagger, the knife for which the king's heart upon death is dug from his rib cage. His son. The heir ingests the heart believing to retain the strength of his ancestor's.ewww Lara thought. The knife itself holds immortality for any of the living when inserted directly into the heart. Everything however comes at a price, and as soon as the dagger is removed the person looses his soul.
Lara matched the symbols to the pages, "Lupus smaragdus oculus," Lara read out loud translating it.
"Wolf with the emerald eyes." Lara sat puzzled, there were tons of wolves, any one could be the carrier.but how would she find the right one before Scott Wyatt did. A small crash came from upstairs. Lara went to investigate.
***** Kaitlin walked in to the Manor, it was extremely quiet. She walked upstairs to her room and dropped her jacket on her bed. Looking across the hall her mother's door was open.
Kaitlin slowly walked inside, the sight was disastourus. The drawers had been flung open, and things had been tossed against walls. Suddenly a hand wrapped around her mouth. Kaitlin screamed out of sheer shock and scrambled but whoever had her was too strong.
"Where is your mother?" a voice growled in her ear.
Kaitlin shook her head trying to reach for her gun in her bag. "I'm going to let go now, but you can't scream, there's someone in the house using a very powerful cloaking device, not a sound Kaitlin, I'm here to help." the hand slithered off her mouth and Kaitlin turned to face the man.
"Who are you?" Kaitlin demanded in a whisper.
"A friend, now stay close, we have to find Lara before they do," Lupin grabbed a colt from his jacket and held it ready.
"Before who does?" Kaitlin was confused, as she grabbed both of her Berettas leaving her bag on the floor.
"I'm not sure," Lupin swallowed hard, as he heard a sound they rounded the corner guns drawn.
Lara was seconds away from pulling the trigger when she saw Lupin and her daughter round the corner. "There's someone in the manor," Lupin whispered dropping his aim.
Lara walked up to Kaitlin and inspected her, "Are you alright?" Lara asked then turned to Lupin, "Yes that is apparent," she said obviously.
"I'm fine.what do they want?" Kaitlin looked up at the stranger to which her mother apparently knew.
"They want the ring and scrolls. Lara? Where are they?" Lupin raised a brow.
"In the study, damn I should have guessed," Lara cursed and turned heading to the room.
Lupin and Kaitlin went to follow but the door slammed closed; when Lupin tried to open it he was sent flying across the room. Kaitlin was in shock as he stood to fight an invisible force.
Lupin ducked and was delivered a blow to his abdobomen then his pupils silted. With an increased strength he reached out and in seemingly empty air grabbed a handful of wires and pulled.
Suddenly a half dozen or so men flickered to space and then back as their cloaking devices failed after Lupin dismantled the main circuit. Kaitlin went for her guns but she was kicked to the wall, knocking her unconscious for the briefest of seconds.
Lupin fought like an animal, he grabbed a head between his hands and with an earth shattering wrench broke the mans neck. Kaitlin watched two more spring for him and she stood grabbing the baseball bat from behind the door.
Lupin heard the crack as Kaitlin brought the bat against the skull and soon both of them fought the men together.
Lara stood by the door of the study guns drawn and her back to the wall. With a long deep breath she rounded the corner ready to fire. She felt the cold steel pressed to her midriff and could not even react as the slug shredded through her flesh.
She fired her guns and two men fell nearly the same time she did. Lara collapsed to her knees then against the wall a puddle of blood forming underneath her.
Lupin heard the gun shots and panicked, "God damn it go help your mother!" he commanded sending another man flying over his shoulder and into the door knocking it open.
"Can't you see I'm a little busy!"? Kaitlin round housed one and the thunder of a snapping jaw graced her ears.
That was when Kaitlin saw the pale white hand against the study doorframe that she panicked. It was Lara.
Lara diligently worked at her desk flipping through pages of books. There was a stack next to her desk of nearly a dozen. She couldn't find anything on the damned ring. She looked up at the clock on the wall, 10:31. Lara groaned and went back to the books.
Finally she opened to a picture of the ring. Narrowing an eyebrow her eyes skimmed the page. The ring was called Amaza. Lara read further;
When on the hand of the caller the Amaza opens the tomb of Quezicotil (SP?) The Aztec God of sacrifice and afterlife. Inside has been rumoured to be the Hestil Dagger, the knife for which the king's heart upon death is dug from his rib cage. His son. The heir ingests the heart believing to retain the strength of his ancestor's.ewww Lara thought. The knife itself holds immortality for any of the living when inserted directly into the heart. Everything however comes at a price, and as soon as the dagger is removed the person looses his soul.
Lara matched the symbols to the pages, "Lupus smaragdus oculus," Lara read out loud translating it.
"Wolf with the emerald eyes." Lara sat puzzled, there were tons of wolves, any one could be the carrier.but how would she find the right one before Scott Wyatt did. A small crash came from upstairs. Lara went to investigate.
***** Kaitlin walked in to the Manor, it was extremely quiet. She walked upstairs to her room and dropped her jacket on her bed. Looking across the hall her mother's door was open.
Kaitlin slowly walked inside, the sight was disastourus. The drawers had been flung open, and things had been tossed against walls. Suddenly a hand wrapped around her mouth. Kaitlin screamed out of sheer shock and scrambled but whoever had her was too strong.
"Where is your mother?" a voice growled in her ear.
Kaitlin shook her head trying to reach for her gun in her bag. "I'm going to let go now, but you can't scream, there's someone in the house using a very powerful cloaking device, not a sound Kaitlin, I'm here to help." the hand slithered off her mouth and Kaitlin turned to face the man.
"Who are you?" Kaitlin demanded in a whisper.
"A friend, now stay close, we have to find Lara before they do," Lupin grabbed a colt from his jacket and held it ready.
"Before who does?" Kaitlin was confused, as she grabbed both of her Berettas leaving her bag on the floor.
"I'm not sure," Lupin swallowed hard, as he heard a sound they rounded the corner guns drawn.
Lara was seconds away from pulling the trigger when she saw Lupin and her daughter round the corner. "There's someone in the manor," Lupin whispered dropping his aim.
Lara walked up to Kaitlin and inspected her, "Are you alright?" Lara asked then turned to Lupin, "Yes that is apparent," she said obviously.
"I'm fine.what do they want?" Kaitlin looked up at the stranger to which her mother apparently knew.
"They want the ring and scrolls. Lara? Where are they?" Lupin raised a brow.
"In the study, damn I should have guessed," Lara cursed and turned heading to the room.
Lupin and Kaitlin went to follow but the door slammed closed; when Lupin tried to open it he was sent flying across the room. Kaitlin was in shock as he stood to fight an invisible force.
Lupin ducked and was delivered a blow to his abdobomen then his pupils silted. With an increased strength he reached out and in seemingly empty air grabbed a handful of wires and pulled.
Suddenly a half dozen or so men flickered to space and then back as their cloaking devices failed after Lupin dismantled the main circuit. Kaitlin went for her guns but she was kicked to the wall, knocking her unconscious for the briefest of seconds.
Lupin fought like an animal, he grabbed a head between his hands and with an earth shattering wrench broke the mans neck. Kaitlin watched two more spring for him and she stood grabbing the baseball bat from behind the door.
Lupin heard the crack as Kaitlin brought the bat against the skull and soon both of them fought the men together.
Lara stood by the door of the study guns drawn and her back to the wall. With a long deep breath she rounded the corner ready to fire. She felt the cold steel pressed to her midriff and could not even react as the slug shredded through her flesh.
She fired her guns and two men fell nearly the same time she did. Lara collapsed to her knees then against the wall a puddle of blood forming underneath her.
Lupin heard the gun shots and panicked, "God damn it go help your mother!" he commanded sending another man flying over his shoulder and into the door knocking it open.
"Can't you see I'm a little busy!"? Kaitlin round housed one and the thunder of a snapping jaw graced her ears.
That was when Kaitlin saw the pale white hand against the study doorframe that she panicked. It was Lara.