To hear any music when playing TR2 custom levels:
Put the "Tomb Raider 2" or "Tomb Raider 2: Gold" CD in your CD-ROM while playing. (not needed since the update)

                            THE LOST TEMPLE OF [ALPHA] AARIS
                               Created by: Raven of Asgard

        Special thanks goes to all of the tomb raider level creation community,
        and very special thanks goes to TPascal for developement of the editor
        that made this level possible.


  HOW TO INSTALL:

  You must have Tomb raider 2 on your harddrive to play this level.  Rename your WALL.TR2
  to OLDWALL.TR2 and place this WALL.TR2 into your data folder.  Then start a new level.


  STORY:

  Long before creation, before the birth of the stars, the galaxies, and the planets all 
  matter was thought to have been concentrated in one location. A great blast of massive 
  energy forced the matter in all directions. From this great event all celestial bodies 
  were though to have been formed, this thinking however may be incorrect. A myth 
  originating from an ancient civilization of northern people negated such an idea.

  The legend was cast away by many astronomers and thinkers of modern time, but contains
  a logical and accurate record of actual astrological history, as well as many 
  space-events that had occurred, like that of novas, collisions of asteroids, and 
  paths that comets traveled.

  The archives of this astrologically enriched race highlight a certain occurrence that 
  negates the actual birth of a galaxy to something along the lines of an 
  [end to equilibrium] or a dive into chaos. The planets are thought to be that of 
  corrupted [essences] or more or less dead. A haven , or a shell that attracts other 
  lost or corrupted essences. To explain, all life on earth would be that of another 
  actual life essence. To better understand this we can assume that {humans] are all 
  of one life essence and [cats] are of a different.

  While planets are though to have been dead by the thinking of this race, the essences 
  that take refuge on these shells are thought to have been fragments of essence that 
  still exist. Death was not at all a feared aspect of their lives. Death was thought 
  to return them to their previous state of purity. Hence an aspect in relation to souls.

  Being as planets were dead; asteroids and comets fell into the same category, as they 
  are parts of a planet or like that of a planet. Stars on the other hand were quite 
  different. Stars were thought to be the essence at its almost purest form. Stars were 
  believed to be the massive form of essence still holding onto its original structure, 
  but failing. 

  Because of a certain unexplained event in the universe’s past all stars were thought 
  to have been corrupted at some point by something--what exactly? The people did not 
  know. From this thinking many of the astrologers of the race formed this hypothesis.

  Stars are dying essence, planets are what come from a dead star, and from this dead 
  start, or now [planet] essence is once again attracted to this form. THEN, from this 
  we realize that a form existed before that of a star. Particals of essence come 
  together to form a star [space dust = essence] but before this space dust was dust, 
  it was something that was SOLID. This solid form or PUREST form pre-dated that of a 
  star BEFORE the chaos or corruption.

  From this hypothesis the myth presents its greatest form of proof. The writings tell 
  of the archaic civilization discovering that which they called an [Aqazar] or, basically 
  the purest, uncorrupted form from which all planets, stars, and life evolved, or was 
  created from. The race also believes that an Aqazar contained ALL essence, or universal 
  essence. Which means an Aqazar was made of purity, and when corrupted shattered 
  producing a bit of several different types of essence.

  The writings forbid anyone to ever see the Aqazar, and reasonably fail to explain how 
  it was attained, or where they hid it. They did however name the Aqazar [Alpha] Aaris, 
  or [the beginning of purity].

  Not too long from present, an expedition into a very remote location in Antarctica 
  tells of a lost temple built entirely of ice that was impossible to penetrate and 
  would not melt. The temple was also said to have been protected by the spirit [or 
  essence] of tigers... Inscripted on the sealed entrance to the temple a warning to 
  any who try to enter and a small poem that reads:

  [Born from a great light our soul has strayed and lost its way, until the time we 
  once again return our lives experience the universe from another point of view, and one 
  day we shall slumber back to purity.]

  And now... Lara ventures to uncover the secrets of The Lost Temple of [Alpha] Aaris.



  -- Raven of Asgard


