"You guys are all here?!" I grinned
"Yup!" A blond woman said. Her name was Amy, and she is probably one of the smartest people I know. And she was really good with researching stuff.
"It's about time you showed up," Louis said, nodding to the wall on his right. "We've been looking for you for ages!" Louis was a very athletic person, and if I recall correctly, new a lot more about technology than any of us did.
I walked over to the wall, and it was plastered with magazine and newspaper articles. Five found dead, one missing. Terrorist Attack? Numerous titles adorned each page, and they all said the same thing. I tore a page down and read its contents.
On October 11, 7:46am, a family was found dead outside their burned down home. Five Falconers were found with signs of being shot on the sides of their heads, but one body was missing. Several car tire tracks were found all around the house, but where they lead no one knows for now...the search continues for the missing Falconer...no trail indicates that the last Falconer, Artemis, is still alive...friends of the family are devastated.
"Artemis was my best friend...I just hope she's alive somewhere.." Amy Rose, a close friend to Artemis says. The family will be buried at the local cemetery...
I crumpled the page up in my fist, and let the paper drop to the ground.
"Sorry about your family Artemis." Amy said, standing behind me. I sat down in one of the empty chairs, and buried my face in my hands, trying to hide my tears. For the last ten years, I had tried to forget what happened, to forget the pain. But I guess you can't run away from your past.
"It's okay." I muttered, not daring to speak louder. Looking up at all my friends I asked.
"Are you all part of the Brotherhood?" I asked.
"Yes." Louis confirmed.
"What is your plan?" I continued.
"Our plan was to find you, and bring you into the Brotherhood, but it seems like you've done that on your own." Amy said, nodding at my hidden blades.
"Now what, you've found me, what's our next move?" I pressed on.
"What do you think it is?" Seth asked, leaning against a pole. After a pause, I finally came to a conclusion.
"Killing Templars, specifically, those who killed my family." I said. Louis grinned.
"Then lets begin!" Louis pulled down a sheet, revealing a wall covered in photos of Templars, and their names under them. Some already had a red 'x' over their faces, and this brought a grim satisfaction to me. There were at least nine photos. They were all organized like a hierarchy chart, starting with those who shot my family, to the people who gave away our location, to the one who ordered the attack.
"So who's first?" I asked, grinning.
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Once we had found some sleeping bags for all of us we situated ourselves in the corner of the warehouse, and had agreed on who would be taking the first watch, (Amy), and soon we all fell asleep.
It took awhile for sleep to come to me though, but eventually it did, and the nightmares arrived.
I was running through an endless forest, my face and hands stained with blood that shone silver in the moonlight. Looking up I could see no stars, no clouds, only the full moon. Hearing muffled groans behind me, I quickened my pace, my feet barely touching the ground. I leapt over fallen trees, ducked under low hanging branches and kept running. I didn't dare look behind me, I feared what might be there. Finally I came upon a clearing, and in the center was a dead oak tree, and hanging from one of its branches, was my family's mangled bodies, and I let out a blood curdling scream.
I woke up in a cold sweat, and I was trembling. After taking a moment to calm down, I sat up, and looked into the darkness.
"Amy?" I whispered.
"Yeah?" She yawned.
"Get some rest, I'll take the next watch." I whispered back. Shuffling could be hear from where Amy was, and soon she was asleep. I sat there in the darkness, my eyes scanning for any movement and my ears pricked for any sounds. After waking up Louis, I go back to sleep, and thankfully no dreams came.
