DISCLAIMER: I do not own any characters from any of the Assassin's Creed games nor do I claim to do so. Any fictional characters (such as my OCs) are not meant to have any likeness to actual people. If they do it is circumstantial.

AUTHOR'S NOTE: I have played the games and I know that most of this stuff is made up. The point of this fanfiction is not meant to be historically accurate or to follow the actual game plotline. If you notice any problems, such as date disagreements etc., please try not to point them out unless they're fairly huge. As well I'd also like to say that criticism, so long as it is constructive, is welcome. I hope you enjoy my first fanfiction and story on . :D


Sunset.

The girl sighed as she watched the golden flames sink towards the horizon slowly, blue eyes in a daze. Her heart longed to be back in the open country where she had been born, but her father's job had forced them into the densely crowded cities. Turning back to the screen of her TV the girl sighed once more before pressing the 'start' button on her Xbox controller. As her character began leaping and killing once again the girl wondered idly what it would be like to live in Venetia at that time. To be an assassin would be a dream come true.

Or would it? She thought wryly, lips twisting in a frown. Killing without mercy simply to fulfill some prophecy you had no choice about. Killing simply on the orders of a higher person. "Must be tiring," she mused as she pressed the x-button, causing Ezio to leap down on an unsuspecting victim and assassinate him swiftly.

Snorting as Ezio ran wildly through the city, chased by nearly two-score guards. Ducking and weaving the girl nearly managed to get Ezio out of sight when her game froze. Snarling with frustration, as this was near the end of the game and she really didn't want to restart such a difficult mission, she stood up and slapped the TV soundly, then the Xbox. "You're being stubborn," she growled, lifting an eyebrow at the offending piece of machinery.

Of course it didn't respond. Not that she was expecting it to. However, the light began flashing and the girl frowned. She hoped that she hadn't broken the expensive gaming system. It had been a moving gift from her father, as if he was trying to make up for taking her out of the land she loved. Italia, land of my ancestors, she thought. Part of the reason he had also gotten her Assassin's Creed II. It was certainly interesting to see the architecture of times long gone of her homeland.

"Strange," she murmured, poking the power button gently. The blinking green light faded at that until it was dark. "Dammit," she hissed and pushed the button again. Now it was blue. It's playing with me, she thought hopelessly. Moving to turn off her Xbox for the last time the girl felt a dizzying wave come over her. "Wha-" she murmured faintly before she collapsed.