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Whoever they were, they were good - Willard's guards continued to blindly guard something that wasn't there. But who? The telegram had warned of someone else.

'Lara, for once, was at a loss - someone else had reached the Fifth Artifact first. As the vault is empty, it seems that the artifact was stolen, leaving Lara with no further leads. Managing to avoid the dangers, Lara uncovers an open vault, surrounded by a bizarre glowing substance that seems highly corrosive. A dungeon - perfect for subversive activities and hiding things! The best way to go? Find a locked gate and get on the other side of it.' - Lost Artifact ManualДЄs Lara travels deeper into Willard's estate, she uncovers a myriad of traps and numerous kilted enemies ready to dispatch Lara for intruding. It's obviously not in the main part of the castle - perhaps the Loch's natural seclusion hides a deeper, darker secret. 'They must not know about the failure of his experiment - but the telegram said that the Fifth Artifact was here. 'Willard must have been holding something pretty special to have all those guards around,' thought Lara. Lara is able to locate two Thistle Stones that unlock the heart of Willard's estate. As she explores Willard's estate, she is confronted by numerous guards, guard dogs and even the Loch Ness monster itself. Where's that helicopter of mine?' - Lost Artefact ManualДЄrriving back in the UK, Lara uses her personal helicopter to travel to Scotland and infiltrates Willard's Loch Ness estate. Delivery confirmed to your Loch Ness Estate stop.' There's more in the message, but the rest is unreadable except to mention that someone else knows about the Fifth Artifact. It's a telegram to Willard from one of his henchmen. attached.' A yellow piece of paper catches her eye. 'Well, well,' mused Lara, 'it looks like I have a fan. A map of England, and what seems like a photo of Willard's estate. Some foreign currency a few English Pounds, Dutch Gliders, even Japanese Yen. Why would a dying man hold out his wallet to someone who just put an end to his life? Was Willard trying to tell Lara something? A warning, perhaps? 'Hmmm.what have we here?' Lara wondered, picking up a monogrammed leather wallet no doubt made from the hide of some poor, endangered species. 'It has been said: 'Dead men tell no tales.' Fortunately for Lara, Willard's wallet was screaming at her. Lara heads to Scotland in order to procure the Fifth Meteorite Artifact. Using the now departed Doctor's wallet as a guide, she learns that another person is after the artifact, but the name has been obscured so she is unsure of who it is. Set immediately after the evens of Tomb Raider 3, Lara discovers the existence of a fifth artefact, held at Doctor Willard's Loch Ness estate.

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'So there is a fifth.' - Lost Artifact Manual 'The Adventures continues,' says Lara, to nothing but Willard's dark laughter still ringing in her ears. Before her, a telegram urging an immediate return to take possession of another artifact now secure beneath the Scottish mists at Willard's Loch Ness Estate. but this cannot be! A familiar expression glides across Lara's face - an eyebrow raised by a wry and knowing smile. Inside, the usual collection of tattered mementos, a hodge-podge of foreign currency and. A wallet, its monogrammed 'W' now standing sadly against Willard's last earthly remains. With snow already forming a ghastly shroud over the body, Lara quickly tears an object from the dead man's grasp. A hand gestures wildly, a final guttural laugh tears through the silence, the figure slumps forward and is still. Suddenly a ragged figure emerges from the dark, gaping hole of the meteor cavern - it is Willard, a human reborn, but in the throes of death. Lara looks on silently, oblivious to the press of the bitter Antarctic wind. The Experiment had failed, the gleam of immortality returned to the stars from which it came.

Willard had become gasped the last breath of its violently short life cycle. 'Only minutes have passed since the hideous creature that Dr.

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