Prologue

Humans.

This is who we are. We, the sole inhabitants of the earth. We are, and always have been, the smartest species on the planet.

Or so we thought.

Before the humans, there were the Precursors. The ones like Minerva, Jupiter, or Juno. They covered the world, making large cities, living hundreds of years; all seemed liked paradise.

Many things were invented during this time, humans were one of the many things born from the minds of Those Who Came Before.

Another, more dangerous, invention was the Apple. We know not their original name, but over the countless millennia since their creation, they have been known only as the Apples of Eden.

These Apples turn belief into reality. The more people that believe, the more that can be done through that belief.

This was the beginning of the End.

As with all things, the great Era of the Precursors ended. The sun, with all it's life-giving power, can also take life away just as easily.

The Precursors knew of this Cataclysm that was to come, and tried to prepare themselves for it. They used the Apples to, hopefully, save them from their impending Doom.

The Apples gave the Precursors a way to save themselves. But, alas, they were too late.

By the time the Towers to save them were completed, there was no stopping the solar storm that was too come.

None of the Precursor Race survived the solar storm that ended their Era.

But they designed us humans to be resilient.

A few of our number survived. Adam and Eve. They hid the Apples around the world, so that none may use the mind-controlling powers they possess.

Their son, Cain, however, wanted all the Pieces of Eden for himself. He wanted to control the world through their power.

He was the first Templar.

Abel was against his brother's evil objectives, and tried to stop Cain. Abel's was the first blood spilt in the coming War.

Seth, Abel's replacement, fought against Cain. He strove for freedom in all things, because he knew that Cain's goal would only bring War.

He was the first Assassin.

As the years past, the Assassin-Templar war grew in infamy, the Assassins fighting for Freedom through Peace,and the Templars fighting for Order through War.

As even more time passed, the War turned to stories, to myths, to legends, before it was forgotten altogether.

But the War was still being fought, just behind the veil of perception. Assassins for Freedom, and Templars for Order.

Some Pieces of Eden have been found throughout the years. One by the Great Assassin Altair Ibn La'Ahad. Two by Ezio Auditore Da Firenze. More by others, who did not provide any written record of their findings. They too realized the power the Apples possessed should be used for Peace, not Order, and hid them away so the Templars would not find them.

The Assassins are Those who work in the Dark to serve the Light. While others are blinded by the Truth, they know: Nothing is True. While others are limited by Morality and Law, they remember: Everything is Permitted.

This is the Creed of the Assassins.