Epilogue
(2 MONTHS LATER)
Lara sat at her desk, going over her notes on the Sapphire Empire for the 50th time. She could still recall every tiny detail about that final showdown, and it still hurt when she realised that she had lost Chase for such a short time, but still lost him. What if Herity and Alexa had prepared to fight and then Herity had killed Alexa. Chase wouldn't have come back, Aaron wouldn't have come back. Alexa would be dead, and the Sapphire Empire would have been under the rule of Herity. And Lara didn't like to think what could have happened then.
Standing up, she walked over the bookcase and pushed the lever to open up the secret passage. She followed its corridors down until she came to the secret cavern that was underneath Croft Manor. Opening the giant doors, she walked in. The miniature Sapphire Empire stood on the pedestal in the centre of the room. The two swords of Herity were on the wall and the staff……
Lara walked over to it, where it lay in its rest. Picking it up, she grabbed the orb, held it at arms length and..
"Welcome back Miss Croft. Time for another lesson?"
"Thank you. Yes"
"There is not a lot left that I can teach you now. You were an exceptional student, for a mortal. Perhaps instead of a lesson, we should have a match, to see if you can meet the skills of a master"
"As you wish"
The orb changed shape, and became solid, as the hologram melded with it, and it became a human. It carried a staff!
"Well Miss Croft. En guard!"
The orb/hologram began a series of elaborate manoeuvres that Lara had watched Alexa and Aaron perform on the top of the temple. Only this time, she was as good as they were. She countered each move, and eventually, had her target.
"Congratulations Miss Croft. There is nothing more I can teach you. Perhaps, once in a while, you would wake me up for another little joust eh?"
"Of course. I would enjoy that. Goodbye. And Thank you"
The figure smiled, nodded, and then separated again - the hologram and the orb. Lara held out her hand, and the orb floated into it, and the hologram disappeared. She replaced the staff and walked back up through the passage ways into her study. As she arrived, Chase was waiting for her.
"Hello Lara. Been using your pent up energy again?"
"Yes. What are you doing here Chase? I told you that you were not to come into my study today unless in the case of an emergency"
"This is, kind of!"
"Kind of?"
"There's someone downstairs to see you. Well, a couple of people actually"
"Who?"
"Wouldn't say their name, but they seemed harmless enough"
"Really!"
Lara and Chase walked to the top of the main stairs which looked down into the main hall. Hillary was there with two people. The first of the two looked up and…
"Lara!"
"Say no more. I'll get my stuff"
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Alexa smiled and turned back to Aaron.
"I told you she'd help us!"
THE END
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That's it folks. That's the end. Secrets of the Sapphire Empire is finally finished, so I expect those reviews to come pouring in. I would like to say thank you to all of you have read and reviewed so far, especially Jaina, to whom this fic is dedicated and to Jennifer Jolie - one of my fav authors and my most devoted reviewer. Thanks Guys!! XxX
All recognisable characters belong to Eidos Interactive and Core Design. I own the characters Alexa Munroe, Aaron and Herity, and the Xao-Tul-Ca. And similarity to persons living is purely coincidental.
PLEASE READ AND REVIEW??? DO YOU WANT A NEW TOMB RAIDER FIC?? OR HOW ABOUT A LABYRINTH OR HARRY POTTER? YOU CHOOSE……I'M ROOTING ON HARRY POTTER SO IF YOU THINK DIFFERENT, HURRY UP AND CHANGE MY MIND. XxX
