the first chapter of the game takes place in egypt and occurs several months after the events of "tomb raider". the story sees lara returning to the city of khamoon to investigate a mysterious statue of the egyptian goddess bast. this leads to her discovery of a new temple dedicated to the cat deity, which includes a giant gold statue several stories high. the second chapter takes place before those of the first chapter—after the events of "tomb raider". this chapter starts with lara sliding down the same slope as in "tomb raider"s final level and finishes with her destroying the last remnants of the atlantean race.