Prologue
"I have sworn on the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of tyranny over the mind of man."
-Thomas Jefferson
This is an attempt to recount the tale of the Assassin Order during the French Revolution, and their battle against the Templars who threaten the free will of mankind. What may be surprising to some is that the Templars fight for peace, as do the Assassins, but the means by which they would accomplish this task would rob mankind of the creative difference that has shaped the world for millennia. As far back as the times of the Crusades, and then farther back than that, the Templar Order has sought dominion over mankind. The Assassin Order has fought against them at every turn, believing that different ideas spawn creativity and the advancement of life. Even with the Assassin intervention, the Templar goal is not completely out of reach. They seek to use ancient objects left by an extinct race that once inhabited the Earth; the Pieces of Eden. Many forms of these objects exist, and they each contain mystical properties that range from piece to piece. By using these objects, the Templars could rob us of our free will. The Templar discovery of these objects and their mind-altering abilities began after the first millennia A.D., and they have pursued the acquisition of these objects since the Third Crusade. Thanks to the actions of the Assassins, the Templars have been unsuccessful in their goal so far, but the time draws near when the Assassins may fail in their protection of mankind; a time where hysteria, suspicion, and a dark cloud of terror rules the lives of the people. The tale begins with two men sailing from their newly independent country, on request of their friend, pleading that the two help strengthen the Assassin Order in France.
