Prologue.
Antarctica
Atlantis 2..
21st January 2255.
Atlantis 2 was the last city of free humans, & the staging point for attacks by the Anla-Shok, the Anla-Shok being an age old Order of warriors, mages & healers, destined to battle demons. No one alive was quite sure how long the Anla-Shok had existed, but most thought they had been here since the day of time in one form or another.
The problems for the human races had begun just after the turn of the millennium, terrorism & darkness had been on the rise before that for at least 200 years, but no one had realised this or figure out why. What no one knew that an ancient group had been preparing for the return of their master, the first demon who had ever set foot on Earth. At midnight at the exact turn of the millennium, a child had been born as host for the demon, & by 2005 the demon had opened all the portals around the world welcoming it's brethren in.
Humanity had been caught off guard along with the elves, dragons & faye, that lived on Earth 70% on all of the races were slaughtered, 15% of the rest were enslaved by the demons. The elves, dragons, & faye had escaped to their homelands in other realms, leaving the remaining humans to fight.
The humans had built Atlantis 2, in memory of the original city Atlantis that was, the stronghold of the Anla-Shok in the original wars with the demons, having been sunk in the final battle. Mankind while managing to defend Atlantis 2, for over a hundred & fifty years they were beginning to lose only 10 humans remained alive, & the demons were destroying the city.
Inside the hidden science laboratory, the five remaining scientists along with one woman were preparing for the only hope of mankind, the woman was pregnant with a child, whose DNA had been adjusted to make her a perfect warrior. The child's intelligence was superior, along with their strength, speed, & hearing as well as combining the DNA of a pre-immortal, so the child would be first born pre-immortal.
The woman planned on using a time portal & travelling in time, then to give birth to the child & keep her safe, until the child was ready to keep it's destiny. The last humans had learnt of a base of the ancient Anla-Shok, where there was supposed to be weapons, air craft, ships & even access to the ancient's space fleet, that was stored at the moon.
But to find & access the base the child, would need to find & assemble the Ashraca Crystal, the crystal contained the soul & knowledge of the first of Anla-Shok, an ancient powerful human warrior. The crystal had been magically separated into 9 pieces & scattered across the world, & could only be re-formed at the Heart of Atlantis itself.
With the crystal, it was hoped she could unite the forces of the Anla-Shok, along with the other forces of the world in hopes of presenting a united front with the arrival of the demons, & other threats to the world. It was hoped the child would be a true leader, someone to guide the forces of light against the growing darkness.
"When will the portal be ready?" The mother asked.
"Soon." The lead scientist answered. "Are you prepared Alexandra?"
"As soon as the portal is ready." Alexandra answered.
"Good." The second scientist stated.
Moments later several alarm klaxon sounded, meaning the demons had passed through the last security gate, & were encroaching onto the laboratory, very quickly.
"That means trouble." The lead scientist stated looking over the computer terminal. "We can have open the portal with a minute, it should be stable enough to send you back Alexandra."
"That won't be happening." The 3 & 4 scientists stated drawing pistols.
"What are you doing?" Alexandra asked confused.
"Gaining true power." The 2 second scientist stated drawing a pistol. "Nobody will be going back in time to stop the rule of our lords, your child will be dead before it's even born."
"James, Liam, Simon why are you doing this?" The lead scientist demanded.
"Because we aren't humans." The 2 second scientist answered as the three of them transformed cloaked demons. "Those scientist friends of yours, died last night while our brethren launched their initial attack on this city."
"Alexandra now the portal." The lead scientist stated activating the portal. "Go get out of here quickly the child mustn't fall into their hands."
"No you won't escape bitch." The lead demon said shooting at Alexandra as she jumped through the portal. "Don't let the portal close, I am going after her."
As the demon jumped through the portal, the lead scientist blew up the portal closing it, as the other two demons killed him. The lead vampire army charged into see the portal close, in the lead was William the Bloody aka Spike.
"Ok what was that?" Spike demanded.
Wiltshire, England,
Stonehenge,
12:00, 21st June 1978.
Little Lady Lara Croft was standing in the centre, admiring the stone work while her father was sitting in his land rover, taking a business call her father had agreed to bring her here, as she had been begging to see Stonehenge with her father. It was rare for her to spend much time with her father, she was normally away at boarding school & he was away on business, but saying that he always made time for her during her summer holidays.
"Are you ok Miss Lara?" Hilary her father's aid & confident asked walking through the standing stones.
"I am fine thank you Hilary." Lara replied smiling. "It is amazing isn't it?"
"Yes amazing what ancient society could make, but I do wonder why." Hilary commented & Lara nodded. "I am sure your father will be done soon Lady Lara."
"I know Hilary I know." Lara replied a little sad. "I understand that daddy's business is very important, but this was meant to be our day together."
"I know Lara & he will be here soon, as soon as he finishes his phone call." Hilary said smiling, moments later a portal opened above the altar dropping Alexandra on to it.
She rolled off pulling out a laser pistol pointing it at the portal, while using her other arm to cover her pregnant belly.
"Where am I?" Alexandra demanded.
"Stonehenge in Great Britain." Hilary answered.
"On the planet Earth." Lara offered confused by the entire situation.
"When?" Alexandra demanded as the demon dropped out the portal, & she shot it several times in the head, leaving Hilary & Lara in shock. "What is the date?" Feeling labour pains.
"21st June Summer Solstice." Lara answered feeling very bright.
"What year?" Alexandra demanded feeling her water's break.
"Now let me help you." Hilary said trying to move forward to the mother, but having the pistol pointed at himself.
"What year?" Alexandra demanded.
"!978, now let me look at you." Hilary answered rolling her over.
Alexandra nodded rolling over gasping. "Save the baby, I don't matter."
Alexandra then passed out.
"Lara fetch your father quickly." Hilary said examining Alexandra.
Wiltshire,
Sainsbury Hospital.
19:00.
Alexandra began to come too, opening her eyes she realised she no longer felt the pains of labour, panicking reaching for her stomach finding no signs of a pregnancy but a scar across her stomach.
"No, where is the child." Alexandra said sitting up panicking.
"Don't worry she is safe." A male voice answered. "Now you need to rest."
Alexandra opened her eyes seeing two gentlemen there looking at her. "Who are you two & where is the baby?"
"I am Lord Richard Croft this is Hilary." Lord Richard Croft said introducing himself & Hilary nodded.
"Where is my child?" Alexandra demanded.
"Being taken care of." Hilary answered. "She is in very good health, but you are not you need to rest & heal, & let the nurses care for the child."
"I don't matter the child does." Alexandra stated.
"Of course you matter." Hilary stated. "But don't worry the child will be safe."
"No it won't, there are those that would kill it before it even turns one." Alexandra stated. "I cannot rest until I know she will be safe, that she will be protected until she is ready to complete her destiny."
Trying to stand. "We cannot stay here the child will be as risk."
"No you need to rest the child will be safe here." Richard answered. "No one knows who you are, you will be safe & protected here I assure you."
"No you don't understand those that seek to kill the child, can look into files & records & find where the child was born, come here & kill her." Alexandra said swinging her legs over the bed. "I can't risk the child by waiting here any longer."
Standing on her fight she stumbled & fell against the bed, to have Richard & Hilary catch her.
"Now you need bed rest, I promise you no one will find your child here, I know several of the doctors." Richard answered.
"It doesn't matter they can just look from the future to see where the child was born, & send an assassin back here to kill her." Alexandra answered. "I can't rest until I am sure, the child is safe & protected until the time of 16th birthday."
"We will protect her you have my word." Richard stated.
"You can't know what you would be going up against, I can't ask that of you." Alexandra stated.
"We will protect her claiming she is my sister's daughter." Hilary answered. "I will raise her as my own child, & my sure she is well protected & never needs for anything."
"Take the child to where I arrived on the night of her sixteenth birthday, from there destiny will take care of itself." Alexandra said & Lord Croft & Hilary nodded & she lay down & died in peace knowing her work was done.
An hour later as they looked at the child in the hospital cresh.
"Hilary I will raise the child as my own." Richard said. "I will make sure she never needs for anything."
"Of course sir, but that doesn't mean I won't protect her." Hilary commented.
"Of course I would expect no less." Richard answered.