Geothermal Caverns

 is the fourteenth level of Tomb Raider (2013).

Overview Spoiler
The Geothermal Caverns is a totally gruesome murder site hosted by the game's main Antagonist, Mathias. After Lara escapes the collapsing bridge she enters the cavern in which Mathias has captured Sam for sacrifice for the Sun Queen, Himiko.

Lara is determined to save Sam but she investigates her surroundings only to find a whole army of Mathias's people whom she knows she cannot go up against alone.

Lara then shoots an arrow to the man who almost lit the pyre in which Sam was binded to and causes chaos and to lose cover. A few men addressed to Dmitri and Nikolai, began to attack Lara violently in anger. Mathias calls them to bring her forth not before they strip her clean of all her weapons.

After lighting the pyre, a gust of water and winds blows the flames out and thus losing hope for the murderers but giving hope to Lara whom is now guided away from the men to the Throne room as Mathias addresses.

As they are crossing a bridge, Lara attempts to knock the men off by swinging a few times but fails. She however, recollects her bow but only to find herself standing inbetween both men with no where to escape. Her last resort is to jump below into a gruesome pond of collected blood and gore which she does. The men think she doesn't survive the fall but they are still skeptical as you make your way out uncovered.

Throughout the cavern are belted in cages in which the victims they murder are kept. Lara witnesses the distress and insanity between the people who are held captive. Also in most locations is toxic and flammable gas which she uses towards her advantage in most puzzles. She also must save her friends, Reyes, Jonah and Alex in a broken plane from the ceiling of the cavern. Soon after blasting it off to their escape, the cavern begans to fall apart and the place has been under kept by hot molten the entire time.

Her friends leave her behind as she insists so she can find Sam. After finding the Throne room and Mathias with a few men, an epic fight of flames and chaos take place making this moment in the game the most adrenaline taking as you stumble across flaming bridges and buildings and witnessing Mathias's men trying to escape along side.

This stanza of fighting takes place for quite some time but it is all worth it after the somewhat tedious exploration through the long gorey caverns. Through the fighting, Lara picks up a grenade attatchment for your assault rifle which helps proceed through to the next safe camp.