Fear not the Darkness

by DesertMortician

Altaïr thought that he knew the creed. He thought he was the best. He was wrong. Now as the price for his arrogance he must relearn the ways of the Brotherhood as a Novice. And under the watchful eye of an unlikely fellow Veteran Assassin, he learns the secrets that run rampant in this world. That nothing is true, and everything is permitted. AltaïrxOc, slight MalikxOc.

1. Prologue: Escape

I ran. I fled. There were too many of them.

My feet slammed against the hard ground as I ran as fast as I could. Trying my best to avoid the people walking down the street.

"Get her!"

The surroundings changed, I dodged a pot carrier and jumped through a vender's stand. I chanced a quick look back and saw the armored Templar knights following me. Their swords out and running for me, waiting for me to mess up and trip. It was the New York police.

I dodged a couple joggers, all they saw was a black blur. I was honestly surprised that the hood of my sweater didn't fly off.

"Don't let her get away!"

I turned down an ally and jumped on the dumpster, jumped up the wall and to the opposing fire escape.

Reaching the roof I felt an arrow fly by my head. I quickly turned and ran across the roof. My black cloak whipping in the wind as I jumped to another roof. I came to an abrupt stop hearing the sound of a whirling rooter blade. A helicopter raised in front me, and shined its search light on me. I immediately recognized the crest on the door, the same people that locked me away and ran tests on my cousin and me.

The door on the side opened up and my eyes narrowed, my teeth gritted, and my fists clenched.

"A noble attempt Ms Walker, it however proved futile." I looked at the surrounding rooftops, and found they were crawling with snipers. I was surrounded. "You might as well give up and come peacefully. Of course, we could also do this the hard way." He laughed.

Like I was going to give up so easily. I would rather die then go back there.

I started walking toward the copter, but quickly started running towards it. The sniper's all fired at were I was, each of them missing. I leaped from the building right under the helicopter. The world before my eyes changed once again, and I was jumping from a high tower, before quickly returning to the earth.

"Find her! Don't let her get away!" He yelled. The guards scoured the area, looking everywhere, afraid to be the one to report that they had lost the woman. They searched everywhere but found she had disappeared. Vanished, without a trace.

From a park bench nearby, a woman wearing a black sweater smirked under her hood. Before walking away in to the throng of citizens walking down the streets of New York.

I was free.