Assassin's Creed: Dynasty
Chapter I. Mission Objective
Zhang Shuiyin, age 19.
As you know, there is currently a war revolving around two syndicates known as "Wei" and "Han". These two groups have caused chaos since 1996 wiping out minor gangs and groups to expand their own territory. Being the Henei Security Operation Force (or the Henei Dragons, as we are called by public), it is our mission to bring down major syndicates terrorising our city. We currently have eleven agents assigned to separate tasks operating on this mission and you, Zhang Shuiyin, will become the twelfth agent. Your mission is to assassinate Liu Yan (right). We have found a connection between Liu Yan and the 2007 bombing of Mianying Train Station. Liu Yan, who is a notorious criminal mastermind and a former Han gang member, was responsible for the explosion which took place at Mianying Station on July 23 2007, killing 53 people and injuring another hundred. The date this mission was issued to you was November 6 2011. The date this mission is expected to be completed by is November 12 2011.
She held the document in her hand. She didn't bother to read it all, she simply searched for the name of the victim and the date of the assassination. She searched again for any conditions before smiling and standing up. She dropped the document and yawned. Before she had time to make another move, her cell phone went off. She quickly grabbed her phone and answered, placing the cell phone against her ear.
"Who is it?"
'It's me, Ren,' he spoke through the phone. 'I have a new assignment – to assassinate the powerful Han gangster Ding Yuan in order to help Dong Zhuo break away from the gang and help out in our investigation.'
"Listen, Ren," Shuiyin shouted into the phone. "I'm not going to help you assassinate Ding Yuan! Every single assignment you get, you expect me to start a diversion so you can kill the bad guy but I have to do everything all by myself without any help whatsoever. Forget you!"
'No, here's the deal,' Ren shouted back. 'I'll give you half of my pay if you help me.'
"I'm sick and I'm tired of helping you all the time," she screamed before ending the call. "For crying out loud!"
She slammed her phone into the table and stormed out of the room before slamming the door. She searched her pockets for a pair of purple fingerless gloves and pulled them over each hand. She thought about Liu Yan. She knew it would be difficult to assassinate one of the greatest masterminds of all time in a week. But she knew the sooner she did it, the more she was paid, so she was going to do it now.
She rushed down the stairs and grabbed a handgun off the tableside and pushed the front door open. As she closed the door and walked into the front garden, she spotted an old man across the street holding a Swiss army knife and pointing at her. She looked at her handgun – a Glock 19 – and gestured an apology by placing her gun on her belt. Suddenly, she felt a vibration in her back pocket. She almost forgot that she had bought a second phone in case she lost her last one. She answered.
"Who is it?"
'If you're on the case then here's a hand. There's a festival today held by "The Emperor" himself. I need you there at twelve o'clock sharp. Liu Yan is going to attend but be careful out there.'
"Why?" she questioned, scratching her eyebrow. "It should be easy. Just pop one and get the hell out of there."
'It isn't that simple this time,' he rebutted. 'Our undercover man in Luoyang had recently discovered that the Wei Syndicate is planning an unexpected arrival at the Raindance Festival in which they intend to kidnap either Liu Yan or the Emperor. You must ensure that your target is eliminated before the Wei Syndicate can cause any damage. We don't want them to get any bigger now, do we?'
"Guess so," she sighed. "Wouldn't it be easier if I just blew their heads off?"
'This is no debate,' he argued. 'If the target or the Emperor is kidnapped then our objective will be incomplete. The target must be killed and the Emperor must survive. Is this understood, Shuiyin?'
"I guess it is," she muttered. "Fine, I'll be there for twelve o'clock and I won't screw us over."
'I best be off then, Shuiyin,' he replied. 'Don't let me down.'
He went offline. She turned around and pulled her car keys out of her back pocket and pressed a button. The doors of her MG 6 unlocked. She smiled as she walked towards her car and pulled the door open. As she got in and began to feel comfortable in her car, she slammed her door and turned the key. This was going to be an enjoyable day.
Chapter I. Mission Objective Finished
Chapter I is the shortest chapter there will be. The next ones will be longer.