Assassin's Creed Fractures in Time

Lordernst089

Summary: Years after Bayek of Siwa has killed the Men responsible for the death of his son, Bayek discovers a ancient First Civilization temple where he will encounter a sage, that will hand him an ancient artifact that will give him a second chance to travel throughout the time line, he will discover the legacy of the brotherhood he's just begun and, fix the wrongs made.

Over time he will come to Fulfill a prophecy as old as time itself. And if Bayek is lucky he will get something else out of this adventure. A little bit of closure to his years of grief. A second chance at a family.

Prologue

In the course of his adventures across Egypt, trying to avenge his sons death by hunting down his sons murderers, Bayek of Siwa has found himself in many strange and sometimes unexpected situations. He is a sad and desperate man who will go to any lengths to gain closure over his son Khemu's murderers. That desperation takes him through the treacherous sands of Egypt and back, through the densest Sandstorms of which Senu cannot fly across, to cities of wonders, to villages razed to the ground, to open fields, to the very Depths of the Nile, through the currents of the Duat itself.

And to the Tombs of the Ancient pharaohs.

He really shouldn't keep venturing into those, and yet he does. And the more tombs he sees, the more it dawns on him that the tombs go into two categories. The ones that he was more or less raised to expect resting places for ancient pharaoh's, sacred places where they were laid to slumber in preparation for their journey to the field of reeds. Bayek definitely knows how to react to those reverently and with every ounce of respect he was raised with, considering he was intruding on their final resting place.

And then there are the other tombs. The older ones made out of strange, unnaturally smooth black stone, the ones where strange voices speak to him in an indescribable language. It doesn't exactly take a genius to figure out that these tombs- or innermost sanctums- are not Egyptian. But it is only after coming upon a few of them that he gets a... a feeling of sorts for them. These tombs are also apart of a ancient civilization. There just not apart of the Egyptian civilization.

They're extremely fascinating, but to be honest with himself he has a lot on his mind these days, and just doesn't have time in his life right now for another mystery. When he does come across these tombs Bayek will listen to the nonsense words, and marvel at the sheer scale and complexity, but then he will move on. He doesn't expect this time to be any different, except this time as soon as the message starts, Bayek hears a second voice, and this one he can understand

"Absolutely none of this is for you, you know," it says. "it is all for her."

Bayek turns, hand instinctively going to his sword, eyes scanning his surroundings . There's a man standing thirty yards away, older than Bayek by maybe five years. His hair is an unruly mane of dark curls, and when Bayek approaches cautiously towards him he's shocked by his eyes- two very distinctly different colors."who is all this for then?" he asks "and who is she?"

"she-that is unimportant right now. The animus will prioritize the message over your memories, so this is the safest time to talk."

Bayek hesitates "None of this makes sense," he says. "Who are you".

"I am what's known as a sage"

"i meant your name-"

"That doesn't matter,"the man- the sage- says. "Listen Bayek."

"So your name doesn't matter, but you just so happen to know mine?"

The sage seems genuinely amused by that. "if a man will travel the length and breadth of Egypt , saving every lost child and innocent in distress that you happen upon. "that mans name will spread."

Bayek hesitates, dropping his blade just a fraction of an inch. He has a point.

"Bayek"the sage says. "I know your hurting inside. I heard about what happened to your son, and I'm extremely sorry. But you will get a second chance."

Khemu. As always, even the faintest reminder of his deceased son is enough to direct a throb of pain to the very core of his being, and his grip on his blade tightens, but this time there's a anxious excitement that follows the words."In this time and place." the promise almost sounds like a prophecy from ancient times-and there is nothing Bayek desires as badly as to be a father again. "What do you mean by that?" he asks. Another chance how...?"

"Someday," the sage says. "When your work in this time is finished, come find me. I'll explain everything."

"In this time-"

"Until then take this," the sage then reaches into his pocket and produces what appears to be an orb, similar to the one the oracle gave him.

"Take this Bayek," when we meet next I will explain its use."

"What is this-"

"When you work is finished," the sage says." Come find me. Your eagle will find the way."

The voice behind him, speaking in that unknown language, suddenly dissipates into silence. Bayek glances around him instinctively, but of course there's no one physical speaking there, and nothing to look at. When he gathers himself, and looks back for the sage, the man is already walking away. He seems to know the place better than Bayek does, because even though Bayek immediately runs after him putting away the orb in the process, the sage rounds a corner that Bayek just cant see, and Bayek doesn't manage to spot the sage again.

Years pass by before Bayek gives any serious thought to tracking down the sage again. But when he finally gets his revenge- for what its worth-and Aya leaves him forever, only to be replaced by Amunet a person that Bayek doesn't recognize, and there is nothing else in the whole of Egypt that seems...worth trying,Bayek's mind then returns to that promise of a second chance. By now he knows that there is not going to be no more children in his future, his life as it used to be is gone forever swept away just like the sand around him, and he will never again be a father. So he sets out again, Senu above him flying at a distance, searching the length and breadth of Egypt for the sage. After more than a week of searching, Senu seems to spot something, and leads Bayek off at a new angle. They keep traveling for a while after that, and then they come upon a village in a valley where the sage awaits them.

Bayek recognizes the face, the hair, the mismatched eyes-but this man appears to be five years younger than him. The sage he met had been older.

"Bayek" the sage says, with a grin. Despite sharing a face, the voice is different Greek, instead of Egyptian, and there is a less serious cast to his features that had been missing in the other man. Still, he says, "I've been waiting for you."

"I was actually..." It's hard to look at his eyes. "I was actually looking for somebody else."

No; he says. "You were looking for me. The sage you originally met died a few weeks ago, but that's why I'm here. He explained to me everything I needed to know about how to keep my identity and be a sage, he helped me sort through Aita's memories before he died, and he explained to me what I need to do to help you as well."

"Which is what exactly?"

The sage shakes his head and gestures for Bayek to make himself comfortable. "We have some things to sort through first," he says. "It might take awhile. See there was another race of creatures on earth. Millions of years ago."

"The Gods; Bayek says.

"No the Isu," the sage corrected. "They were...well, complex, and I'm sure we'll get back to them . But what you need to know at this moment is that they were very intelligent. They had technology we can't even comprehend, and before they went extinct they left... artifacts behind to try to influence humanity to a eventual outcome that they desired."

Bayek frowns-skeptical, but a little bit curious, despite himself. "Tell me more."

So the sage does. Over the course of the next several weeks, he tells Bayek a lot about the Isu, about the pieces of Eden they left behind, the apples, the shrouds, the staffs ,the swords, the tridents,and the keys. He tells him about the impending solar flare that will eventually come close to wiping humanity out. Bayek starts out skeptical, but as he hears more he begins to be convinced. It makes sense these pieces of Eden are exactly what the Order of Ancients sought out this whole time. He's actually seen the effects of these so called apples himself, and it's exactly as strange as what the sage is describing to him.

"So is this what sages do?" he asks, when all explanations were finally over, and he and the sage are sitting together over a low fire in the near darkness of a cloudy, starless night. "You... find random people and tell them about the history of the Isu?"

"No" the sage says. "Only on very rare occasions, and only certain people. I mean, us sages are a genetic anomaly. One of the Isu named Juno was trying to bring her dead husband back to life, and just tinkered with the human genome messing up a bunch of us. She couldn't bring him back, but we have his face and some of his knowledge. And as long as each sage is able to sort through Aita's memories, retain their identities, and reach out to one another to help each other out... we'll have a purpose." He shrugs. "I mean, I don't know how long that will last. I worry that someday we're going to lose the struggle and become Aita, and then what will we be? Just a group of conquerors, or tyrants who know a little too much ." He's gazing into the fire. It only takes one mistake a sage dying before the next one is born, and then that unbroken link of sages going all the way back to the Isu is broken, and then there's going to be no one left that fully knows how any of this works."

"I'm certain that won't happen," Bayek says, although he feels completely out of his depth making that claim.

"Someday," the sage says. "But anyways, no. this isn't normally what we sages do. We need you to do something, Bayek. And your going to get your second chance,"

Bayek hasn't forgotten that. "For Khemu," he says. "But that's...it's too late for me. There are no more children for me, Sage."

"No." the sage grins. "But there is the Brotherhood."

it takes Bayek a second to figure out what he means. "The Hidden Ones?"

The sage leans down to the sand, and draws their symbol there in smooth, clean lines. "Bayek; he says quietly. "Your Brotherhood that's going to last forever." A chill goes through Bayek at those very words. In almost the exact same way as he had looked upon that first sage in that Isu temple, and known with absolute certainty that he was telling the truth, Bayek believes this sage now. And to tell the truth that frightens him a little bit. He wants his brotherhood to last, but forever is a long time. "Hundreds and thousands of brothers and sisters."

Bayek lets out a shaky little breath, letting that sink in.

"Remember that solar flare I told you about?"

Bayek nods, a little confused. "The one you said was going to happen in more than two thousand years?"

"That's the one," the sage says. He's grinning and clearly enjoying this. "Bayek, if they're going to prevent it-the correct way-they're going to need your help."

"that is what that orb the first sage gave you is for,it will allow you to travel through time" the sage says.

A moment of silence, then Bayek repeats, quietly, "Two thousand years."

Authors Note: this is the first chapter for this story, depending on how many reviews this story gets I will either post the second chapter in three weeks or in two weeks. Until then peace out till next time.