Project Legacy Chapter 1: Giovanni Borgia

I own nothing of the assassin's creed series. Wish I did though. There would be more modern day stuff. Seriously what happened?

-Memory Loading-

I was standing in a light blue void, the occasional white hexagon floating by my field of vision.

When I looked down I noticed I was not myself.

I was a child. A very young child.

Where am I? What am I?

I don't remember what I was doing before all this…. Why am I so scared?

I want my mom…

The DDS is going to try to synchronize you with the memories of a child. This may be confusing for you at first, as you will lose your ability to convey complex thought, but your mind should quickly adapt.

I- huh?

Okay I now have a few questions answered.

That still doesn't explain why I was here. I needed answers, I took off into a sprint hoping to reach some kind of wall. If I find a wall I can find an exit.

Then the world brightened blinding me. Once my eyes adjusted I realized I was no longer in that area, I was now in Italy. Specifically a Borgia house.

How did I know that? What the fuck is going on?

The truth behind the real parents of Giovanni Borgia, the "Child of Rome," has long baffled historians. But even more perplexing is Giovanni's insignificant life that followed. How does one stand right in the center of the hurricane and remain untouched? Your task is to learn what history has hidden from us.

-Memory Loaded-

Papà tells me that Roma is not safe for me. He says people want to hurt me. They want to hurt our family. When I ask him why, he says because they know we are better than they are. He says our family must stay together. They will teach me to be strong.

I blinked looking around I was inside a building, in 16th century Italy. In a simulation I guess? What do I do now?

Then I noticed an exclamation icon floating in the distance 20 meters ahead of me. I- or Giovanni started to jog towards the front door to this villa. Wherever that was. Looking around I noticed that the people I looked directly at glowed slightly. Yeah, that would make sense in a simulation. I finally reaching the outside I saw my "Papà" standing in the courtyard. Cesare Borgia.

What.

I flinched and wondered if there was some way out of this situation. From what I remember Cesare was a fucking sociopath. A sociopath with a kid. Joy.

I walked up to him and noticed that he was not responding to my approach. As I got closer the man glowed and I saw mission 1 appear.

It said Might. Nest to it was an icon that said start mission. I steeled myself and confirmed the decision.

There was a flash and suddenly Cesare was animated and tossed me a wooden sword.

Shit.

-Loading-

Papà teaches me how to fight with a wooden sword. He says one day I will use a real one and I need to be good at it. He plays too rough! Sometimes I think he will hurt me.

Was that Giovanni? Also double shit, Cesare is more fucked up than I thought.

Then he started to speak," Boy I will make a warrior of you. Hold up your sword, don't drag it!" Giovanni flinches and lifts it up. Cesare walks towards me and before I realize that I have control again he strikes me. That fucking hurt.

I swing at him hoping to return the favor. I only hit air.

Curse my child body! I swing angrily at the jerk. Every swing I miss Cesare hits me in return. Before long Giovanni is crying and I'm just wondering if I can call this mission a success. Then I lose control again.

Papà tells me to calm myself. He says I have done good today. That if I need to cry and get angry before I can fight, then he will make me cry and get angry again tomorrow. He says I am learning.

Double shit! How long was this memory? Do I have to go to bed now?

Then the world was engulfed in blue light.

I was back in the memory corridor. How did I know that? As I felt myself dislodge from this virtual world I felt my senses returning. I remembered who I was.

-Exiting DDS-

I pulled the headset off my face blinking rapidly. I was back in my office. In modern day. Hopping out of my chair I put as much distance between the machine and myself. I struggled to recognize where I was. Don't be going crazy. Just relax and think. There's the desk, my chair, my computer screen, my posters of the other projects. I remember everything of my life.

Staring at the blue Abstergo symbol floating across the screen I finally calmed down. Okay my brain isn't melting. So back to the main problem.

What was that? I was supposed to lose complex thought. Not forget who the fuck I was! Why did I agree to test out the DDS 2.0? I sighed and walked out of my room. I should have asked to join the Sample 17 project. I think I would've been fine shoveling shit as a sheep herder.

I need to talk to Melanie. We are going to have a long conversation about all the side effects this machine is supposed to have.

Gonna be a long fucking day.

The empty room was illuminated in the blue screen of the DDS screen. Then for a split second the screen turned red and the Abstergo symbol flipped upside down.

Then the room returned to its normal color.