The Assassin Guild of the Godwin Estate
"Whew! There all clean!" Connor said looking around at the clean Marianne as he saw Zero walking in holding a woman on a stretcher with Isaac as they approached and walked on the ship as they set her down as Connor eyes widen to see the old wrinkly woman with the glowing white eyes.
"Okay mother, you will be safe where they will take you" Isaac said taking her shaking hand.
"Oh you're such a good lad" she said.
"So this is Jasmine?" Connor asked.
"Yep, Reaver had all sorts of goons at her home they were easy to take out but he'll be suspicious of Isaac now, so that's why Isaac and I came up with a plan" Zero said.
"What?" Kyle asked.
"The Assassin will be hold her for a ransom in exchange for Reaver" Zero said.
"That will keep him occupied for a while but not long" Isaac said as they carried Jasmine into the captain's courters and set her on a bed.
"Okay if we follow this route we should reach the Godwin Estate in one day" Zero said showing them the map on the table.
"Okay then, I've got this entire ship set it wasn't easy getting a generator but we now have electricity" Kyle said pointing to the newly put in lights and fridge holding their food.
"I checked the weather forecast you should have a smooth sailing till you get there" Isaac said.
"You better getting going, don't want Reaver to show up and find you not around" Kyle said.
"Good point, you take care of her and we'll stay in contact" he said tossing Connor a cell phone before walking off the ship.
"Okay then let's set sail" Connor said heading to the wheel of the ship and touched the wheel as the ship began to move and set sail out to the sea.
"So what's the plan?" Kyle asked.
"Once we reach the island you are all to stay here while I speak with my guild it has been...a while since I last seen my Mentor and my fellow brothers and sisters" Zero said.
"And how long would that be?" Silver asked.
"A year since I left" Zero said.
"A year! You haven't been in contact with anyone in your guild for a year!" Connor yelled.
"It's not my fault, I'm a very solitary person I still don't know how I put up with you guys for this long though" Zero said.
"How many people are in your guild?" Kyle asked.
"Six, there is my Mentor well all our Mentor, Lorenzo he is the Mentor of the Bowerstone Assassin Order, then there is my brothers Francis and Gordon and my sisters Maloney and Bella under our Mentor we all trained for years in the art of the Assassin, though not related by blood our Mentor consider all of us his children, he's the closest thing to a father any of us will ever have" Zero said.
"Must be good to see them after a whole year" Connor said.
"Yeah, though I fear my Mentor will not be please considering a year ago I ran off to try and change Albion for the better without his permission I fear I may get a scolding" Zero said shivering.
"How bad is this Mentor scolding's anyway?" Kyle asked.
"Eh!" Zero shivered "I still flinch to this day when I think about!"
"This guy must be very dangerous" Connor whispered to Silver.
"Yeah, a good ally but a dangerous one too" Silver said.
"Now then the Albion Assassin Order will be a difficult one to persuade, my Mentor is one of the powerful Master Assassins and a council men for the order once we convince him to join us he will go to the Order and try to convince them, but I do have a feeling convincing my mentor will be more difficult than convincing the order" Zero said.
"Well the sooner we get somewhere the better" Connor said as he looked out to the sea.
"So what are the other members of your guild like? What do they specialize? Obviously you specialize in Strength, Skill and Will like Connor" Kyle said.
"My Master also uses all three he was once known as the Hero Assassin Zero but now that tittle he passed to me, Francis is the Sniper Assassin, Gordon the Silent Swordsman Assassin, Maloney the Enchantress Assassin then Bella she is the new comer so she doesn't have a title or unique skill yet that I am aware of" Zero said.
"Tell us more about them, what are they like?" Silver asked.
"Hmmm well our Master is an old coot and powerful one at that, yeah he strict and most of us had to beg him just for him to train us, and the punishment...ugh!" Zero shivered.
"Scary" Kyle said.
"Francis he's a little older than Isaac, he's a real laid back guy but a damn good marksman he even tried to shoot an apple off someone head, Master wouldn't allow that so he had to stick with practice dummies and every time he hit's the apple and knows every kill point on the body" Zero said.
"Sounds like a cool dude" Connor said as Zero shivered.
"No not really, he's a total pervert" Zero said glancing away.
"Oh" Kyle and Connor said.
"Gordon on the other hand he's what you'd expect from a forty something year old man who is an ex-military commander" Connor said.
"Whoa! He was?" Connro said.
"Yep, he's a damn good swords man but the man is stubborn as hell you can never win an argument with that man" Zero said.
"Maloney is an expert in seduction that's how she gets her targets just when she gets them alone and open BAM! She walks out of the room leaving a dead man, and she is one beautiful woman but hates it when men come onto her so if you value having your dicks don't make a move on her" Zero said as Connor and Kyle cringed.
"Is everyone in your Order messed up in a way?" Silver asked.
"Not really it's just our guild that has a reputation for being 'somewhat unstable' I may be the only sane person there" Zero said.
"And Bella?" Silver asked.
"I left the day she joined so I don't know anything about her" Zero said.
"So tell me why do you guys dress like monks?" Kyle asked.
"Makes it easier to disappear into the crowd but the Order is somewhat religious, trust me one day these hoods may come in handy" Zero said.
"And when are you finally going to trust us to remove your hood?" Kyle asked.
"Oh I trust you, I am just waiting" Zero said.
"For what?" Connor asked.
"The right moment" Zero said.
"You said before that you never kill innocent people right?" Kyle asked.
"Correct."
"How do you know? If you never seen the target before" Kyle said.
"Excellent question for me I have a unique gift passed down in my family and very few Assassin in the order that gives us a very useful Sixth Sense it's called Eagle Vision and allows me to see peoples true colors" Zero said using it to see his allies colors.
"Now that sounds like a cool trick" Connor said.
"Red indicated enemies, blue indicated allies, white indicated sources of information or hiding spots, and gold indicated targets or any person of interest" Zero said.
"What are we?" Silver asked.
"Your all blue, I used this before and saw that Isaac was blue but Reaver was gold, he's been a target of the Order for a long time and I know I'm not ready to take him on yet" Zero said.
"So what else are Assassins good at besides killing?" Silver asked.
"Were master interrogators, oh and were not afraid to die" Zero said.
"I see" Kyle said.
"We should be there in a few hours" Zero said as he looked over to a approaching ship, "Shit!" he said climbing up to the Crow's Nest.
"Well Jacob are the enemies or allies?" Connor asked from below as Zero reached the Crow's Nest and his Eagle Vision came on as he spotted a ship full of red solider.
"Enemies! A whole lot of them! If they open fire on us this ancient ship may sink!" Zero said as they heard all the cannons around them load themselves and aim all on their own.
"Looks like the ship going to help us" Kyle said.
"You are in restricted area! Please stop sailing or we will open fire!"
"Fire on them Marianne!" Connor yelled as all the cannons began to fire as Connor powered up an Inferno-Shock spell as Silver charged for his Inferno attack and Zero above did the same as they launched the fire balls at the ship as they watched the ship begin to sink.
"Now that's what I call a good sea fight" Kyle said.
"We better hurry, they probably radio other ship about us and the last thing we want is them finding my guild" Zero said.
Later that night they reached the Godwin Estate on a remote island as Zero jumped onto the dock with the other as they looked to the house on the hill with some lights on.
"We discovered that the previous owners the Godwins did more than collect animals but also experimented on animals below in a massive lab and Marry Gowin herself tried to create a potion to turn herself into the bests themselves, she was almost successful but the King at the time stopped her but some mad loon from Ravenscar tried her experiment and turned into a perfect replica of the King, the imposter was defeated and lab and all its research was destroyed, we made use of the massive lab and turned it into our training area and other things that I cannot say to you" Zero said.
"What happened to all the animals here?" Kyle asked.
"We kept them, the Master has a thing for animals and while here it was apart of our chores to keep the animals feed and their pins cleaned but some of these animals are dangerous" Zero said.
"Balverines?" Connor asked.
"Not just those there are Hobbes, Sand Fury, Nymphs, Giant Beetles you name it it's probably here" Zero said.
"Wow" Silver said.
"Come on, let's go say hi to my guild from all the ships here I'd say everyone is here" Zero said walking past several boats.
"Your whole guild here?" Connor said.
"Yep" Zero said as they headed up the stairs.
"These statues are really creepy" Connor said walking past the Balverine statues.
"Yes, the Godwins had strange taste in décor" Zero said as they approached the house as Zero tried to open the door.
"Locked" Zero said.
"I guess we should find another way in" Kyle said.
"No need" Zero said as he began to pick the lock, "oh you three need to move."
"Why?" Connor asked as they all moved to the side as Zero opened a door and a knife trap was activated and the knife flew and stabbed into a nearby tree.
"That's why" Zero said.
"Do they have traps rigged everywhere?" Kyle asked.
"Yep" Zero said heading inside as the other followed cautiously.
"Whoa" Connor said as they looked around the massive Assassin Guild in the once falling apart Godwin Estate.
"Cool flags" Kyle said looking at the flag for the Assassin Creed.
"Well look who it is" they all heard a man said as they looked up to see a man in similar clothes as Zero but his hood was down revealing the forty something year old man Gordon with two swords strapped to his back and leaning on a rail on the floor above them.
"Hey Gordon" Zero said.
"Jacob it's been a while everyone in the order been hearing rumors about you, they say you ally yourself with a group of wanted criminals but other say it's a hero and the Crucible Champion and a mutant mutt" Gordon said.
"I am not a mutant!" Silver growled.
"Oh so the rumor it talks is true as well, so Jacob care to explain what you've been up to? The Master is very curious to your sudden change in actions" Gordon said.
"That's why we're here I found Albion true heir to the throne and I have faith he will change Albion for the better like his hero ancestors before him" Zero said.
"A true heir?" Gordon said looking at Connor, "don't look like a hero to me."
"Yeah and you look pretty old to me" Connor shot back.
"OHHH!" Kyle said.
"A smartass huh? The Master in the library waiting for all you, seems he was expecting you already" Gordon said.
"Must have gotten my message then" Zero said as they followed him up the stairs.
"Okay when we meet my Master please reframe from saying anything that may offend him just be quite and let me do the talking" Zero said.
"Okay?" Connor said as Zero pushed opened the doors to the library as they approached some stained-glass windows where a desk was and a black hooded man stood there in a similar style to the white Assassin robes and a graying beard coming from the man face.
"Master" Zero said.
"Jacob" the man said turning to them.
"So this is the hero you've joined forces with" he said eyeing Connor.
"I've heard he's a Will user like you and Jacob" a very beautiful blue eyes brown hair woman in assassin gear said entering the room.
"Hello Maloney" Zero said.
"Oh Jacob I missed you!" Maloney said hugging him tightly with her very large breast in his face as she jumped up and down.
"Can't breathe" Zero said.
"Oh sorry about that, I just missed you so much since you decided to leave on your own and not tell anyone!" she said hitting his arm.
"Yes your leave was very sudden" Francis said entering the room.
"So Jacob care to tell us your reason for leaving?" Master Lorenzo asked.
"Those reasons are mine alone, what we need to discuss is the future I am aware you've gotten my message Master and what I am asking" Zero said.
"Yes, you wish to have the entire Assassin Order fight for this hero against Lucifer and Reaver and get him on the throne" Lorenzo said.
"What you're asking is a very risky Jacob, this would mean the Order going to war with an army" Gordon said.
"That's the thing he's gathering allies, soon we'll have an army of our own" Zero said.
"And your thoughts on this hero?" Lorenzo said.
"All I want is to safe my sister but if the path requires a war to save her then I'll do it, with or without the Order help" Connor said.
"Is that so?" they heard a girl say as a hood woman around their age entered the room.
"Bella you're just in time" Maloney said.
"So you expect the Order to fall you into war? I am sure Zero must have told you the three laws we follow: stay your blade from the flesh of an innocent. Hide in plain sight, be one with the crowd. Never compromise the Brotherhood, what you are asking is for us to put the entire order on the line just to get you on the throne" Bella said.
"Look" Connor said a bit annoyed about her attitude towards him, "I don't want the seat of power all I want is to save my sister yes I would like the Order help I am not forcing them I am asking so I would appreciate it if you take your tone elsewhere" Connor said.
"And if I don't?" Bella said.
"Then you will have me to deal with" Silver growled.
"Like I'm scared of some mutant dog" Bella said.
"His name is Silver and don't forget it! Why am I wasting my time with you? Please Master Lorenzo sir could you speak for me to the Assassin Order and ask if they can fight to help stop Reaver and Lucifer" Connor said turning to the Master.
"I would consider it but I need you to demonstrate some of your talents to me so I can convince the Order otherwise" Lorenzo said.
"What do you want me to do?" Connor asked.
"Not too far there is another island Clockwork Island it used to be a place of inventions for the future and once a popular tourist site but now Lucifer and Reaver turned this place into a weapons factory to build a robot army, I want you to go there shut down the production of these robot soldiers and give the Assassin Order power over this land, we want this place to be what Dr. Faraday once wanted so many years ago a place of learning and peace, take out all the soldiers, free any slaves kept there and destroy the robot army already built" Lorenzo said.
"That's it? Okay let's go guys" Connor said.
"Wait your just going to go?" Gordon said.
"Yeah, he said if I do this he will speak to the Order and his intentions for this place is good so I will do it no questions asked" Connor said.
"Spoken like a hero, good thing I'm going" Kyle said.
"You coming Zero?" Connor asked.
"Yeah, I am" Zero said following as they left the room.
"Master you can't honestly expect us to follow that guy into a war" Bella said.
"I don't know I think he was cute" Maloney said.
"Well Master what is your true motive for this quest?" Gordon asked.
"If the boy truly a pure as I see he will indeed change the world for the better and this little quest is a dangerous one, one I never expected Zero to willing join in" Lorenzo said.
"He's changed so much, the very thought of working with someone disgust him before but now he's willing fighting alongside people he now call friends" Francis said.
"Zero has indeed changed his aura feels different and he himself is letting someone in" Gordon said.
"This hero may indeed be the king we need and the friend Jacob needs" Lorenzo said.
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