Chapter 3: Assassins and Templars
A/N: I do not own KH or AC or any of the characters. And by the way, this is not a slash story. Both Ezio and Sora are 100% straight.
"And over there is the Duomo, it's where the people have their weekly mass" Said Ezio, pointing to the tallest building in Florence.
Sora was amazed. He had seen only half the city, but it was far beyond superior to any one he has seen. He and Ezio were continuing to explore, until one building caught Sora's eye.
"What's that building?" He asked. Ezio froze. The Palazzo Auditore, his old home, where he, his father, mother, brothers, and sister had lived happily until that dreadful day.
"Oh that's nothing, just an old house. No one lives there anymore and hardly doubt that anyone will soon."
"I see" said Sora.
They walked pass countless stores. "Does anyone even go to these stores?" asked Sora.
"No, not really. I'm the only one in town who can actually afford it. The people here aren't very rich. They go crazy over this amount of money" Ezio held up a very small bag, shook it, to indicate that there wasn't very much money in it "Watch" He then threw it on the ground.
Suddenly, the people around them started running, pushing, and strangling, to the tiny pile of money. Shouting, "Money! Money!", "It's my lucky day," and "Gold!"
"You see?" Ezio said, holding his hand out to the fighting people. "I'm debating on throwing 100, but the whole town will probably have a riot if I do."
Sora chuckled. While this man seemed serious in appearance, he seemed very amusing.
They walked for several minutes until they approached the gate.
"Um, I think we're going the wrong way" Sora said.
"Oh, no this is the right way, I don't live here" Ezio explained.
"Well why did you come here to get to my island?"
"It was the only city that had the barrier to reach the island, and besides, I just come and go between town to town in this country. It's just another day's work." Ezio said.
Ezio and Sora walked towards the travel station of the town.
"Two for Monteriggioni, please" Ezio asked.
The man controlling the station nodded and got out of the booth. He unlocked the gate containing a carriage, and two horses and led the horses out.
"That'll be 200 florins" The man said. Ezio nodded and gave him a much larger bag than he had thrown to the ground.
"You can either get inside the carriage or ride in front with me, it's your choice" Ezio said to Sora.
Sora climbed up with Ezio to the front with him. Ezio grabbed the straps and whipped the horses to go forward.
"Hyahh" He cried. The horses began to move out of the city and ran across a dirt road.
Half an hour went by and things seemed to be going alright, until Ezio heard something and froze.
"Sora, get in the carriage" He ordered
"What? Why?" Sora asked.
"There's no time, just get in the carriage!" Ezio practically yelled.
Sora did as he was told. He looked out the window and saw men wearing armor on horses coming toward them.
The men started get closer. While Sora was wondering why they were chasing them, one man jumped on the side of the carriage.
Sora moved back as quickly as possible as the answer came to him. They wanted the both of them dead, but why?
Ezio turned the carriage toward the left, where the side the man was holding. He got smacked by a large stone and fell off.
The other man jumped on the other side and pushed himself onto the carriage. He moved towards Ezio and grabbed him in the chest and held a knife close to his throat.
Sora was terrified. He pulled out his kingdom key. He started to target the man, but Ezio had already pushed him off.
Sora was speechless. How in the world did Ezio do that? He got out of the carriage and got back at the front.
"What was that?!" asked Sora.
Ezio sighed. "It's a long story, I'll explain once we get home"
After another half hour, they approached Monteriggionni, a small grey looking town, not the bright colorful Florence they had explored hours ago.
They both got off the carriage and walked to the end of the small town to a large house, where in the front yard, two men in a circle, fighting, while another man was watching them.
They approached the door and opened it. Sora was just wowed. Paintings everywhere, a chandelier. It looked like the inside of a mansion.
"Alright, my uncle and sister aren't home at the moment, and my mother's probably sleeping, so we have to be quiet" Ezio said.
Sora nodded and followed him up the stairs, down a hall, and up a ladder, to what appeared to be Ezio's room, an office like room with portraits of random men on the wall.
"Here, Sit" Ezio said, gesturing to a chair. Sora did so and Ezio did as well.
"Now, I know you haven't forgotten about what happened with the two guards. You have a lot of questions, I'm sure, but you must realize what I'm about to tell you may frighten you" Ezio said.
Sora nodded and said, "I understand"
Ezio sighed. "Years ago, my father and brothers were sent to prison for treachery. They were innocent, and could have been spared, but a man named Uberto Alberti let them be hanged after I gave him evidence that he could have used to save them. I was angry, depressed, but most of all, I was confused. You see, Uberto was my father's best friend, and it seemed that they would do anything for each other. Like you, I felt betrayed, so…I killed him"
Sora widened his eyes. He looked at Ezio with fear.
"Please, don't be afraid. I won't do anything to you. Let me finish"
Sora took many breaths and slowly shook his head.
"Thank you. Now it turned out Uberto belonged to a group called the Templars, a union dedicated to seek immunity over man. They seek to rule the world and everyone who lives on it. But another grouped formed dedicated to putting a stop to it. They are called the assassins. Both have been fighting a war for thousands of years."
Sora couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had heard of an assassin before, but he had thought they had killed for no purpose, not to fight a war.
"I joined the assassins when I was 18. And from then on, I turned my life to hunting down every man who is responsible for my father's death, to stop the Templars for making the world their toy, to stop them from making everyone in the world slaves. And I would like you to do the same. I want to take you under my wing and become my apprentice "
Sora couldn't speak. Him become an assassin? To kill for the greater good? To live as one until you die?
He took a moment to think about it and looked at Ezio. "Alright, I'll do it.
