A/N: Happy Thanksgiving/Black Friday to all of you! I hope you all have had a good holiday! I just have now finished "Rise of The Tomb Raider" and I am not really pleased with how it ended in a way. However, we are now seeing the beginning of "Rise" in this chapter after Ana (Lord Croft's former lover) convinces Lara in her apartment to get her life straightened out. This letter is written that night Lara says she's traveling to Syria in search of the Prophet's tomb.

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SPOILER ALERT: *Rise of the Tomb Raider" spoilers beyond this point*

DOCUMENT: LETTERS TO SAM: SYRIA

I've found the Prophet's Tomb, but I hardly believe that I'm the only one searching for it. I'll be leaving London in a few days...I'll carry you with me.

Darling,

I've found something, rather unsettling. It involves this.. ancient military organization, Trinity. They have been following and watching my father and I for years before his death. I'm not quite certain of what they want. But I fear that their intentions are far from honorable. When we went back to Yamatai, I had found a few things that I had missed. They were also interested in the mystery surrounding Himiko and Yamatai. They had sent an operative in the order to acquire this "Star Phenomenon". At the moment I didn't have time to make sense of it. Who were they? How did they know about Yamatai and what were they after? My father believed that they are bent on controlling the future of humanity. There is so much work to be done, and not enough time to do it. I'm almost certain that they had something to do with his death. I've found some of his old recordings. I have been listening to them for hours on end, trying to make sense of everything. And I think I have found out what they are after.

What does Himiko and this Deathless Prophet have in common? Himiko was an immortal soul, changing vessels whenever her current one was decaying. The Deathless Prophet is just that, deathless. There are mentions that he had a tomb, but where? I've been studying an old manuscript that was my fathers. It shows records of The Prophet and his life that Dad had about a quarter of the way translated before he died. I've spent days translating it and I have found the tombs location. It's located in Syria. I have a flight scheduled to leave London in two days.

Someone was in our apartment today. I'm growing more paranoid by the second. Jonah has been begging for me to get some sleep. But after knowing that these people...are watching me, after everything that we have been through it's hard to sleep let alone turn my back. The press has been attacking me, mocking me. Ana has begged me to let this go, but I can't. Losing you, the love of my life was the the last straw. She told me to get my life sorted, but how can I do that without you? Nothing other than this makes sense to me without you. Perhaps if it had been you, grabbing my arm and spinning me around, looking deep into my eyes and telling me to give this all up, then perhaps...I would.. I think about you constantly, and I feel nothing but complete and utter anguish and emptiness when I'm alone. Jonah is constantly reminding me that I have too much to lose, and you Samantha Nishimura, my darling girl are the one that I would have lost it all for.

I hope I find some answers. I'm praying that I find answers. I just need you to know that I am now, and will always be in love with you. Himiko or not.

Yours Always.
Lara

A/N: I hope you guys are enjoying this collection of letters. I would like to acknowledge the heartbreak and loss that I have dealt with this past year to help me truly capture Lara's pain. I would like to thank everyone who has reviewed, favorited, and followed. Also the messages that I have gotten on my tumblr regarding the story. I appreciate the support you guys. Enjoy the rest of your days off for the holiday!