Lara lay on the bed, headphones over her ears as she listened to music.
She held a puzzle lock in her hand. Her father had given it to her, and it was said that this kind of lock was one of the keys to unlocking Himiko's labyrinth.
Suddenly, Lara felt the ship shake violently. She took off her headphones and stood up, but the ship abruptly tilted to one side, throwing her back onto the bed as everything on the table clattered to the floor.
What was going on?
Could it be a storm? But everything had been fine just moments ago. Why had there been no warning at all?
But she had no time to figure it out. The ship lurched violently again, hurling Lara onto the deck on the other side of the room. The pain made her cry out.
Lara quickly grabbed the handrail, thinking, No, I have to find Jon. I have to find Professor Jones and the others.
She swept her gaze across the cabin, spotted her backpack rolling on the floor, and hurried over to grab it. Reaching the cabin door, Lara tried to get out, but just as she opened it, the ship jerked violently again. This time was even worse than before. Her hand lost its grip on the doorknob, and she felt as though an incomparably strong giant hand had seized her and flung her away.
Lara was thrown through the air, then her chest slammed hard into the edge of a table inside the cabin.
"Ah!"
Lara screamed in pain. It was not just the agony of the soft flesh on her chest being struck—she knew she had been seriously injured. It felt as though her ribs had broken.
Clutching her chest, Lara knew that staying in the cabin meant