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Chapter One: Decipherer
I could hear his steady breathing next to me, but I couldn't bring myself to open my eyes. I imagined what he looked like next to me. I didn't want to open my eyes and break the peacefulness between us. As my senses slowly rumbled back into working order, I began to feel the aftermath of my little swim. Pain was pumped through my body, as if it was in my blood. A small yelp was ripped from my throat as the pain reached the overbearing-point. A warm hand caressed my cheek lovingly, and I leant my face into it.
"Where am I?" I croaked, allowing my eyes to flutter open slowly.
"Your ship by a large wave – a tsunami, even. You were the only one to survive. But only by a heartbeat." A familiar American accent explained; somewhat unsympathetically.
"What? I don't understand! The weather was perfect, there was not a breath of wind-"
"Yeah, I, um… created the wave. Special powers, you see." Kurtis cut me off.
"You what!? You selfish idiot! Why?" I cried. Why would he kill so many innocents?
"You didn't think the most top-secret Lux Veratatis vault would be on a populated island, would you?"
"But the dagger reads-"
"Yeah. Where is the dagger anyway?" He hasn't changed.
I un-tied the somehow still-intact bag off my wrist and emptied the contents onto the sandy beach. The clothes were soaked and a little torn, but the dagger was still where I left it. He snatched it away quickly.
"Damn it." He muttered.
"What?"
"I don't read this language." He admitted reluctantly.
"Give it here." I held my hand out. Kurtis placed the dagger in my waiting palm.
"What's with the clothes?" Kurtis sniggered.
"Shut up, Kurtis. I'm thinking." He sighed, clearly in a strop.
"Aha. The entrance to this vault shall stand tall in the…. City of Lies?" I frowned. "What the Hell's the City of Lies!" I exclaimed.
"We'll soon find out."
"I thought you knew all this stuff? Mr. Kurtis Too-Lippy-For-His-Own-Good Trent?"
"Top-Secret," He shot back. "No-one younger than 1000 odd years old knows the precise location. Ms. Lara Presumes-Too-Much-And-Knows-Too-Little Croft."
"You're despicable."
"It's one of my best traits."
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