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"Request"
Lara hadn't seen Karel or heard of him since they got to the underground city. She had to admit to herself that she wasn't quite shure jow long she had been here. It was really difficult to know what the time was because there were no windows to the outside world. There still was some light and that really surprised her. Where did it come from?
The man in the next cell had been quiet for a long time and she had began to wonder wether he was still alive. Maybe he had been taken away again but how would that be possible. She would've heard something. Unless the man was so used to it. Like the dogs of Pavlov. Beaten up so many times that he knew when to shut up or better said when to open his mouth. Lara had only heard him talking once. It had been the night a little while ago and sounded like he had lost it long before Lara had the joy hearing him.
Suddenly the door opened and Karel's little helper stood there. Great. Where had all the good manners gone? Wasn't it polite to knock? Something told Lara that these creatures didn't know about manners.
"Come", said the man in a very frustrated voice. He shure knew how to use words efficietly. At least he didn't use them in vain. Lara didn't say anything. She straightened up and walked through the door not looking at the man. As soon as she had gone through she felt the familiar barrel of a gun pointed at her back. They walked through the ruins. Every step was hard to Lara who wanted nothing more than to examine the long deserted buildings of the city. She had never seen architecture quite like this and she had seen a lot.
They seemed to be heading towards a small building. It was absolutely no palace but it was one of the only buildings that stood up. Something had been unleashed in this place for the buildings didn't seem to be so old. Besides they were made of stone. Like pyramids of Egypt but it seemed that they were crafted from the very rock like someone had just decided to dig this cave and hall with all of its buildings. It was an idea she didn't like a single bit because it could not have been made by human hand. Maybe it had been one of the places were the nephilim and Lux Veritatis had faced each other and there was no telling wich side had won.
The building they entered had only one room in it. The walls had suffered from serious burnings and in certain places it looked like the stone had began to melt. It was difficult for her to think something as hot as that. Lava perhaps but then the whole house would've been destroyed. She had a nasty feeling about this. Inside were Karel and some other men she didn't know. Karel wore a vivious grin on his pale lips and something that seemed to mock her being a human twinkled in his eyes. The other men didn't look at her. And then there was Kurtis's father. He stood in one corner of the house lookinh at floor like someone who hadn't been invited to the party. She heard none of them speaking but it seemed that they were discussing together. Except of course Kurtis's father.
He glanced at her every once and a while with apologising look in his eyes. The man really seemed not to enjoy his own company..
Karel's assistant seemed to join in their conversation while Karel himself kept staring right into her eyes with his own soulless ones. Something rather old anger towards the man kind seemed to be boiling in the depths of those pale blue orbs.
"Glad you were able to join us", Karel said and every other person in the room looked at her even Kurtis's father. "Well Konstantin...it's rude not to say hello while there's a lady in the room". Nothing happened for a while. Then Konstantin mumbled something that sounded like "hello", but Lara couldn't be shure. Konstantin was a name quite out of the ordinary Johns and Michaels.
"It is business that caused us all to come here", Karel continued and all the other strange men nodded. "Except for ms.Croft here who really didn't have a choice". He had that look in his eyes again and only thing it told Lara was that there was more to come.
"This here town", Karel started. "Was one of the cities of the nephilim" So Lara had been right but she remembered reading that the nephilim were based in Turkey. Perhaps they were like cancer spreading everywhere in ones body. Maybe this town or city was a metastasis of a cancer based in Turkey. "In the days of glory of our species this city was filled with life but everything ended that day when they found out" Lara noticed that he was staring at Konstantin. "Humans are feeble creatures", Karel continued. "Filled with feelings that have not a bit of rationality in them. They're weak-willed beigs without understanding of anything greater than them" Then he looked back at Lara. "That's the way it should've stayed for eternity!"
Lara felt puzzled. She hadn't really thought what part Karel played in all this and what were his motives.
"As well as weak-minded they believe in themselves too much. How could they possibly have thought that the nephilim were only based in Turkey? It's because they believe life is simple", Karel stopped for a while and stood still. "They always believe the most reasonable answer is the correct one!"
His tone didn't sound good in Lara's ears.
"But all the nephilim didn't die after all. The sleeper was only one of us and not really important", Karel stormed.
"But what about Eckhardt?", Asked Lara. When she saw how Karel looked at her she knew she shoul've kept her mouth shut. Sometimes it really was too big.
"He was a fool!"
Perhaps something in Lara's eyes made Karel continue. "And his death benefitted us all"
Lara couldn't believe she was hearing this. Not important? Had that also been a part of some greater scene? Getting rid of Eckhardt didn't sound very reasonable to her.
"Miss.Croft here must be wondering why she is here", Karel said to his companions. "Maybe we should lighten it a bit* then Karel turned to stare her again with his eyes that showed no emotions whatsoever. "Of course it would be boring if we nephilim inhabited this planet all alone and now we come to my little test subject" A siqn of some sort was given and one of the men brought Konstantin to Karel. For a moment she thought she saw sympathy in his eyes but it was something else that lurked in their depths. "It took surprisingly little to break this creature's mind. Bring in the other specimen!", Karel yelled.
Two men Lara hadn't seen before walked in with a white faced woman who didn't seem to realize where she was. Lara guessed that she had once been beautiful but now all she could see was a ghost. When she glanced Konstantin a terrible thought crawled up her spine. This woman had once mattered more than anything to him and his eyes told she still did. The two orbs in his face that had seemed dead to her suddenly sprang to life and she could see all the pain gathered in them along the years passed. She although didn't see him and Lara thought that her mind was no more linked in to this world. It had ventured beyond the limits of her body long time ago. Somehow she reminded her of Kurtis laying on the hospital bed his face all white.
"And I enjoyed it, every second. Seeing him grovel. The once so mighty man had become like a slug"
Lara hadn't really listened Karel for a while but his last sentence had brought her back and made her boil inside. He was a monster without human feelings.
"And now to your part Ms.Croft. There's a little place I would like you to visit"
"And how come you won't go yourself?", she asked with a voice that seemed to pull all the wrong strings.
"Silent! Even though we are "immortal" there are some things we don't like to do and places we don't want to go to. One of these is a little cave called "the Halls of Doom. So you'll be doing it for us"
She hadn't heard of the place before. The name although didn't sound good and if some creature like nephilim didn't want to go there was something evil there.
Reviewers: Thanks. =) =) =) =)
Tell me if this one is any good....
"Request"
Lara hadn't seen Karel or heard of him since they got to the underground city. She had to admit to herself that she wasn't quite shure jow long she had been here. It was really difficult to know what the time was because there were no windows to the outside world. There still was some light and that really surprised her. Where did it come from?
The man in the next cell had been quiet for a long time and she had began to wonder wether he was still alive. Maybe he had been taken away again but how would that be possible. She would've heard something. Unless the man was so used to it. Like the dogs of Pavlov. Beaten up so many times that he knew when to shut up or better said when to open his mouth. Lara had only heard him talking once. It had been the night a little while ago and sounded like he had lost it long before Lara had the joy hearing him.
Suddenly the door opened and Karel's little helper stood there. Great. Where had all the good manners gone? Wasn't it polite to knock? Something told Lara that these creatures didn't know about manners.
"Come", said the man in a very frustrated voice. He shure knew how to use words efficietly. At least he didn't use them in vain. Lara didn't say anything. She straightened up and walked through the door not looking at the man. As soon as she had gone through she felt the familiar barrel of a gun pointed at her back. They walked through the ruins. Every step was hard to Lara who wanted nothing more than to examine the long deserted buildings of the city. She had never seen architecture quite like this and she had seen a lot.
They seemed to be heading towards a small building. It was absolutely no palace but it was one of the only buildings that stood up. Something had been unleashed in this place for the buildings didn't seem to be so old. Besides they were made of stone. Like pyramids of Egypt but it seemed that they were crafted from the very rock like someone had just decided to dig this cave and hall with all of its buildings. It was an idea she didn't like a single bit because it could not have been made by human hand. Maybe it had been one of the places were the nephilim and Lux Veritatis had faced each other and there was no telling wich side had won.
The building they entered had only one room in it. The walls had suffered from serious burnings and in certain places it looked like the stone had began to melt. It was difficult for her to think something as hot as that. Lava perhaps but then the whole house would've been destroyed. She had a nasty feeling about this. Inside were Karel and some other men she didn't know. Karel wore a vivious grin on his pale lips and something that seemed to mock her being a human twinkled in his eyes. The other men didn't look at her. And then there was Kurtis's father. He stood in one corner of the house lookinh at floor like someone who hadn't been invited to the party. She heard none of them speaking but it seemed that they were discussing together. Except of course Kurtis's father.
He glanced at her every once and a while with apologising look in his eyes. The man really seemed not to enjoy his own company..
Karel's assistant seemed to join in their conversation while Karel himself kept staring right into her eyes with his own soulless ones. Something rather old anger towards the man kind seemed to be boiling in the depths of those pale blue orbs.
"Glad you were able to join us", Karel said and every other person in the room looked at her even Kurtis's father. "Well Konstantin...it's rude not to say hello while there's a lady in the room". Nothing happened for a while. Then Konstantin mumbled something that sounded like "hello", but Lara couldn't be shure. Konstantin was a name quite out of the ordinary Johns and Michaels.
"It is business that caused us all to come here", Karel continued and all the other strange men nodded. "Except for ms.Croft here who really didn't have a choice". He had that look in his eyes again and only thing it told Lara was that there was more to come.
"This here town", Karel started. "Was one of the cities of the nephilim" So Lara had been right but she remembered reading that the nephilim were based in Turkey. Perhaps they were like cancer spreading everywhere in ones body. Maybe this town or city was a metastasis of a cancer based in Turkey. "In the days of glory of our species this city was filled with life but everything ended that day when they found out" Lara noticed that he was staring at Konstantin. "Humans are feeble creatures", Karel continued. "Filled with feelings that have not a bit of rationality in them. They're weak-willed beigs without understanding of anything greater than them" Then he looked back at Lara. "That's the way it should've stayed for eternity!"
Lara felt puzzled. She hadn't really thought what part Karel played in all this and what were his motives.
"As well as weak-minded they believe in themselves too much. How could they possibly have thought that the nephilim were only based in Turkey? It's because they believe life is simple", Karel stopped for a while and stood still. "They always believe the most reasonable answer is the correct one!"
His tone didn't sound good in Lara's ears.
"But all the nephilim didn't die after all. The sleeper was only one of us and not really important", Karel stormed.
"But what about Eckhardt?", Asked Lara. When she saw how Karel looked at her she knew she shoul've kept her mouth shut. Sometimes it really was too big.
"He was a fool!"
Perhaps something in Lara's eyes made Karel continue. "And his death benefitted us all"
Lara couldn't believe she was hearing this. Not important? Had that also been a part of some greater scene? Getting rid of Eckhardt didn't sound very reasonable to her.
"Miss.Croft here must be wondering why she is here", Karel said to his companions. "Maybe we should lighten it a bit* then Karel turned to stare her again with his eyes that showed no emotions whatsoever. "Of course it would be boring if we nephilim inhabited this planet all alone and now we come to my little test subject" A siqn of some sort was given and one of the men brought Konstantin to Karel. For a moment she thought she saw sympathy in his eyes but it was something else that lurked in their depths. "It took surprisingly little to break this creature's mind. Bring in the other specimen!", Karel yelled.
Two men Lara hadn't seen before walked in with a white faced woman who didn't seem to realize where she was. Lara guessed that she had once been beautiful but now all she could see was a ghost. When she glanced Konstantin a terrible thought crawled up her spine. This woman had once mattered more than anything to him and his eyes told she still did. The two orbs in his face that had seemed dead to her suddenly sprang to life and she could see all the pain gathered in them along the years passed. She although didn't see him and Lara thought that her mind was no more linked in to this world. It had ventured beyond the limits of her body long time ago. Somehow she reminded her of Kurtis laying on the hospital bed his face all white.
"And I enjoyed it, every second. Seeing him grovel. The once so mighty man had become like a slug"
Lara hadn't really listened Karel for a while but his last sentence had brought her back and made her boil inside. He was a monster without human feelings.
"And now to your part Ms.Croft. There's a little place I would like you to visit"
"And how come you won't go yourself?", she asked with a voice that seemed to pull all the wrong strings.
"Silent! Even though we are "immortal" there are some things we don't like to do and places we don't want to go to. One of these is a little cave called "the Halls of Doom. So you'll be doing it for us"
She hadn't heard of the place before. The name although didn't sound good and if some creature like nephilim didn't want to go there was something evil there.