But it wasn't reflecting her.
Her hands gripped the coarse fur of its neck. Her braid whipped in the slipstream. For the first time on this cursed island, Lara Croft smiled—a wild, dangerous smile.
It was reflecting possibilities . In the glass, she saw herself—older, scarred, kneeling before a throne made of antlers. A crown of thorns and circuitry was being lowered onto her head. A voice, ancient and androgynous, whispered from the walls: Lara Croft- Island Of The Sacred Beasts - 3DCG-...
Lightning fractured the sky, illuminating the sheer basalt cliffs behind her. In that frozen millisecond of digital light, she saw them.
The gate groaned open.
She was listening.
She was no longer in the cavern. She was standing on the back of a creature the size of an aircraft carrier—the Great Stag, its single eye a swirling galaxy of blue fire. The island raced below her, a blur of jungle and ruin. The mercenaries on the beach looked like ants. But it wasn't reflecting her
The final line of the litany came back to her: "To slay the beast is to become the island. To ride it is to become the storm."
But it wasn't reflecting her.
Her hands gripped the coarse fur of its neck. Her braid whipped in the slipstream. For the first time on this cursed island, Lara Croft smiled—a wild, dangerous smile.
It was reflecting possibilities . In the glass, she saw herself—older, scarred, kneeling before a throne made of antlers. A crown of thorns and circuitry was being lowered onto her head. A voice, ancient and androgynous, whispered from the walls:
Lightning fractured the sky, illuminating the sheer basalt cliffs behind her. In that frozen millisecond of digital light, she saw them.
The gate groaned open.
She was listening.
She was no longer in the cavern. She was standing on the back of a creature the size of an aircraft carrier—the Great Stag, its single eye a swirling galaxy of blue fire. The island raced below her, a blur of jungle and ruin. The mercenaries on the beach looked like ants.
The final line of the litany came back to her: "To slay the beast is to become the island. To ride it is to become the storm."