I am not too happy with this update but I did not like any of my other ideas for this update so I deleted the others and chose this one.
Hope you guys like it and thank you all for the great reviews hands out cookies for all :P
Chapter 11
"Karel?"
Lara felt cold water rush over her as she splashed into the deep water, she kept sinking further and further excepting to feel the bottom of the pool but it never came. She was running out of breath and she was already so deep it was making her ears pop. She stretched out her arms and started to swim up to the top.
Lara could feel her head starting to pound and she felt heavier as she desperately tried to swim faster to the surface.
She flew out of the water and took a deep breath of air, her head still aching and her lungs slowly filled with air. She felt a strong hand grab her from behind and pull her to the shallow part of the pool.
"Are you okay?" Kurtis asked
"Just peachy," Lara panted, "How do we get out of here?"
"Through there." Kurtis pointed behind them into a dark tunnel, Lara stood up and took the torch from him then shone it into the darkness of the tunnel.
They walked through the tunnel guided by the torch light, the dust sticking their wet boots, water dripped silently from Lara's plait, their footsteps making the only noise inside the dark tunnel.
They walked for what seemed like an eternity searching in the dimming light for the end of the tunnel or an exit.
"Am I hallucinating or is there light up ahead?" Lara asked Kurtis
"No I see it too." he replied
There were thin strips of light coming from the wall and ground at the end of the tunnel. As they neared the light, they realised that it was a door, and the light was coming from behind it. The door was made of strong steel, it had bolts connecting to the sides of the walls and in the middle, there was the same symbol as that was on the tree.
"Okay…now what?" Kurtis asked making Lara sigh and roll her eyes "Hey you're the tomb raider."
"Well, first of all maybe we should try to figure out how we solved the tree problem as that may help us." Lara replied as she put her hands on her hips
"Well it probably had a lot to do with your blood."
"Probably," she looked down at her hand that had the bloodstained bandage wrapped around it "I'll try again." she unravelled the bandage and pressed the cut against the cold door on top of the symbol. She winced slightly as she felt her tender flesh sting against the steal, and then she withdrew her hand leaving a few drops of blood behind. She rewrapped her hand then stood back next to Kurtis waiting for something to happen.
But after 5 minutes, there was no movement at all from the door
"I don't get it, what did we do differently last time?" Lara said as she sunk to the ground and stared at the door "We have got to hurry and figure this out, for all we know Karel could be here already."
"Thank you Captain obvious." Kurtis said sarcastically, and then a loud noise came from the door, the bolts were moving.
The bolts sunk into the wall then it swung open covering Lara and Kurtis in a bright light, they exchanged confused looks then gingerly walked through the door. They were now in a long hall, lined with oil lanterns hanging from the ceiling, great stone pillars stood in the middle creating a long aisle and along the floor, there was a beautiful mosaic of the same symbol that was on the tree and the door
"How did we open that?" Lara said in awe
"I have a hunch." Kurtis said then he turned around facing the door muttered "Karel."
The door shuddered as he spoke then it slammed shut and the bolt slotted back into place
"Now I am really confused." Lara shook her head
"Ditto," Kurtis agreed "But it will probably explain itself later on, let's move on."
They walked down to the end of the aisle to a set of stairs.
Kinda short I know, sorry the next will be better and longer I promise