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Sacred Lake (2nd)
Items: 18
Kills: 9
Run forward and follow the tunnel as it winds to the right and back to the left and opens to an area with a small pool and two obelisks on a platform in the middle of the pool. Draw pistols as Lara nears the exit of the tunnel and kill three black scorpions (1, 2, 3) that will attack from the right1.

Run forward and turn right. Run forward and drop into the hole. Crouch down and crawl forward until Lara can stand. Turn right, side step to the right and step backwards. Draw pistols and take a side flip to the left. Kill a black scorpion (4) that will crawl out from the tunnel ahead. When the scorpion is dead, run forward, and turn right when Lara reaches the wall. Step forward, pick up a canister of flares (1) and reverse roll.

The crawlspace ahead leads back to the large sacred lake. Instead head back toward the small pool with the two obelisks. To return to the small pool, turn left, run forward, turn left again, and run forward to drop into the hole. Crawl forward until Lara can stand, and vault out of the hole.

Run forward and drop into the pool. Swim forward and pick up a box of regular shotgun shells (2). Continue swimming forward and round two corners, turning right each time until Lara comes to the other side of the pool. In the floor of the pool there is a slightly lower part. Swim down and turn right once more to swim underneath the platform in the center of the small pool. Pick up the small Medi Pack (3) and flip turn. Swim forward and surface.
Sun Talisman
Turn around and pull out of the pool onto the platform in the center of the pool. Walk forward past the small pointed pedestal on the ground and turn around. Combine the sun disk and the sun goddess to form the Sun Talisman. Balance the Sun Talisman on top of the pointed pedestal, and suddenly the talisman will levitate up into the air. Electric sparks will arc from the tops of the two obelisks and strike the disks above the doorways to the north, west, and south and the stone columns that blocked the doorways will lower.

Turn right and run forward, taking a jump over the poll and enter the northern doorway. Once inside, grab onto the crawlspace and pull up into the crouched position and crawl forward to pick up a small Medi Pack (4). Crawl backwards and have Lara lower herself out of the crawlspace.

Reverse roll and run out of the northern doorway. Run to the left of the pool and continue all the way across the courtyard to the southern doorway. Run all the way inside until Lara comes to a chamber with a bamboo pole in the middle of the room and a pool at the bottom. Carefully aim Lara at the pole and take a standing jump and grab to reach it. Slide down to the bottom of the pole and release. Step off the platform and drop into the water. Pick up a set of Uzi clips (5) from the corner.

Swim down into the underwater tunnel that leads westward and pick up a box of regular shotgun shells (6). Return to the shallow part of the pool and swim down into the underwater tunnel that leads eastward. Pick up a box of wideshot shotgun shells (7) and follow the tunnel as it bends to the right and pick up a small Medi Pack (8).
SECRET #1
Flip turn and swim back the short part of the tunnel. Open the stone door on the right and then flip turn and surface for air. Dive back down and swim through the open door into SECRET #1. Follow the tunnel past the narrow slanted section. Follow the underwater tunnel upwards and then to the right, past another slanted narrow section. Surface in a small dark chamber.

Pick up a box of wideshot shotgun shells (9), a large Medi Pack (10) and a quiver full of explosive crossbow bolts (11) from the three pedestals in the room. After collecting everything, drop back into the water and follow the underwater tunnel as it bends to the right. Swim forward and surface back in the room with the bamboo pole.
Get back to the shallow part of the pool and climb back up on top of the stone column. Climb the bamboo pole until Lara is near the top. Turn so that Lara's back is to the small platform and take a backflip onto the ledge. Pick up the canister of flares (12) and walk forward and to the right. Angle Lara to the right and take a standing jump back to the entrance to this room.

Exit the doorway and turn left. Run along the edge of the pool and turn right. Run forward and turn left to enter the western doorway. Follow the tunnel as it bends to the left, heads up some steps and opens into a larger chamber. Turn left and run along the wall until Lara reaches the corner. Turn right and run forward until Lara comes to an alcove in the wall to her left. Turn left and climb up into the alcove. Run forward and pick up a small Medi Pack (13), Uzi clips (14), and a box of regular shotgun shells (15).

Exit this alcove and drop back to the floor. Turn right and run along the wall until Lara reaches the corner. Turn left and run forward past the first huge pillar and turn left. Run forward and vault up onto the brick structure. Step forward and turn left. Climb up onto the top edge of the slanted rock and take a standing jump and grab to reach the handholds on the underside of the platform above.

Turn left and start swinging across the room. When the squeaking of bats can be heard, release from hand holds to drop to the floor of the room and draw pistols. Run around a little and kill three bats (5, 6, 7) that will eventually emerge. When all three are dead, return to the northern end of the room and vault up onto the brick structure.

Step forward and turn left and climb up onto the top of the slanted block. Immediately take a jump and grab to reach the handholds on the underside of the platform above. Turn left and swing forward. Along the way, Lara will have to angle or shift to the left. Continue swinging until Lara reaches the opposite end of the room and is at the very end of the handholds.

Release from the handholds and immediately grab the crawlspace below. Pull up into a crouching position and crawl forward. When the crawlspace opens up, stand and run forward to the top of the slope. Turn left and run to the corner. Grab the edge of the crawlspace and pull up into the crouched position. Crawl forward to the end of the crawlspace and pick up Uzi clips (16). Crawl backwards and have Lara lower herself back to the slope below.

Reverse roll and run across the top of the slope. Grab the edge of the opposite crawlspace and pull up into the crouched position. Crawl forward until Lara can stand and reverse roll. Walk forward, jump and vault up to the ledge above. Run forward and turn left. Take a running jump and grab cross the room below and reach the opening ahead.

Walk forward along the right side of the opening and drop to the platform below. Walk forward and turn left when Lara reaches the small section of the platform that juts to the left. Walk to the end of the small square platform and take a running jump and grab to reach the opening ahead.

Pull up, draw pistols and walk forward. Kill two bats (8, 9) that will swoop down from the ceiling of the next room. When both bats are dead drop onto the ledge in the next room that is just below the opening. Turn right and run to the end of the ledge. Turn right once more to face away from the edge of the ledge and safety drop to the stone platform below.
Uzis
Turn right and run forward to drop down to the floor of the room. Run across the room and enter the small chamber through the red archway. Take the canister of flares (17) and the Uzis (18) from the two pedestals. If Lara is already carrying the Uzis, then they will count as a set of clips. Reverse roll and exit through the red archway.

Run to the other end of the room and turn left. Exit to the sandy area outside with the tapered pillars. Run across the sandy area toward the doorway with the two statues.

Lara runs up to the large doorway to the tomb. She places the Amulet of Horus in a receptacle on the wall and the great stone door grinds open. She cautiously steps inside. The tomb is dark and hard to see.

Lara scans the entry chamber and finds carvings on the walls. The most prominent carving depicts Seth standing over a body. She hears a growl and sees to glowing red eyes peering back at her. Lara's hands instinctively reach for her pistols, but the creature turns and moves away.

She begins to move into the tomb, when she hears the voice of Von Croy behind her calling out, "Miss Croft!"

Lara snaps around but doesn't see Von Croy. Instead, he is cautiously hiding around the corner of the entrance, waving his walking stick in the doorway. Lara hisses his name, "Von Croy."

"You sound concerned, my dear. Have you misplaced something?" Von Croy teases. He is standing just outside the entrance of the tomb. The amulet just within reach.

"Nothing that I shan't be retrieving at a later date, lieber
2." Lara counters while taking a few cautious steps away from the entrance of the tomb.

Von Croy answers, "You know how I admire your perseverance, but I fear this time you may be taking it to the," Von Croy searches for a word, "How would you say? Maximum?"

Lara is unimpressed by his threats and cuts him off, "Always griping, Werner. If it's the leg that's causing all this resentment, I seem to remember that being down to your affinity with pulling hazardous levers." She draws her pistol, and takes aim at the door.

Lara's verbal jabs has incensed Von Croy, and he begins to grow impatient, "Enough of this tedious banter, Miss Croft. It is time for you to realize..." He hears the click of Lara cocking her pistols and peeks around the corner of the tomb entrance and probes, "Miss Croft?"

Lara fires a few rounds at Von Croy, but quickly withdraws around the corner of the doorway. Von Croy no longer wishes to toy with Lara and fiercely tells Lara, "Now let us review your sprinting skills." He removes the amulet from the receptacle and immediately the stone door begins to close. Lara, indeed, sprints for the ever narrowing opening but the stone door grinds shut before she reaches it.

Von Croy holds the amulet in his hands, and in his mind, the sky becomes turbulent. Clouds roll in while thunder claps and lightning strikes all around him. The statue of Seth beside the entrance of the tomb appears to come to life and look down upon him.

But there is only stillness as Von Croy slips his little treasure into his pocket and walks away from Lara, sealed within the tomb.
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Summary
In order of appearance:
Pickups
1 Flares
1 Regular Shotgun Shells
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Uzi Clips
1 Regular Shotgun Shells
1 Wideshot Shotgun Shells
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Wideshot Shotgun Shells
1 Large Medi Pack
1 Explosive Crossbow Bolts
1 Flares
1 Small Medi Pack
1 Uzi Clips
1 Regular Shotgun Shells
1 Uzi Clips
1 Flares
1 Uzis

18 Total
Kills
3 black scorpions
1 black scorpion
3 bats
2 bats

9 Total

Footnotes:
  1. If you explored this area earlier, then there will still be one black scorpion to deal with here.

  2. "Love".