Chapter 1: Cinematic Trailer

The screen then changes to white with lines in the background as the girls hear one of the most awesome pieces of music ever.

1486, Venice, Italy

"Must be the setting of the game." Weiss deduce, wondering how just how Italy must look like and what kind of culture it has since it is on another planet "And the music sounds mysterious. I think this game might be interesting."

"I bet they have some awesome weapons in it!" Ruby squeals in excitement already imagining the weapons she can make based on the weapons of another entirely different world since she's a weapons nut.

"Whoa sis, let's not get too carried away just yet." Yang calms her down knowing how she is when seeing new weapons, like when they arrived in beacon on the first day.

The scenery changes into a city they've never seen or heard of before as fireworks are in the nighttime background and a boat of sorts comes up into view, rowing down the canal. The gondola is occupied by three armed guards and two masked passengers in nobleman attire.

"The game looks surprisingly nice" says the raven haired Faunus coolly, she might not look like it but sometimes when she isn't in the mood for a book, she often plays a game or two.

"Yes, it certainly looks a whole lot better than the games I am used to" says Weiss surprising the rest of the girls.

"Wait, since when do you play games?" The blond haired brawler says, surprised at the fact that Weiss actually plays video games. "Aren't you supposed to be the prim and proper rich girl who has learned to play the piano and violin and stuff?"

"Hey, you take that back! Just because my father is rich and that I'm a civilized human being, and not some wild savage like you doesn't mean I can't play some video games once in a while." Says Weiss as she is clearly offended.

"Awww." The scythe wielder groans in disappointment. Seeing as there are no guns in this game since she sees that It plays in the past "I thought that there's going to be weapons that are also guns."

Suddenly, a note pops out of thin air and lands on Ruby's lap. She picks it up and reads it aloud.

'First of all, that's very bias/offensive to me and Earth's history. Secondly, not everything is about melee/firearm hybrid weapons (though there are a few of them in the later games). And if you want to a bit about our history, the game's setting takes place during the Italian Renaissance (which means 'rebirth'), an era where art and science flourishes under the guidance of some of Italy's inspired minds. It is also where the Middle Ages (an era that includes knights, crusades, etc.) transitions into modern society.'

Ruby immediately regrets on what she said and felt really sorry for offending the people of Earth. Her teammates notice this and went to comfort her.

"Hey, it's okay. We know you're excited about seeing transforming weapons, but he does make a good point. Tython didn't boast about whose weapons are cooler and superior. Do you really want to make us look bad to him and his people?" Weiss calmly lectures her partner.

Ruby slowly nods her head 'no', understanding what she means. "I'm sorry. It's really wrong for me to say that and I regret it."

Yang pitches in and briefly hugs her half-sister. "At least he's not angry at you. He's only trying to help you not become bias and hurt people's feelings by accident."

The scythe wielder now understands and smiles. "Okay. I'll do my best to not get too excited next time."

"That's the spirit, sis."

With that out of the way, the girls continue to watch as the scene changes to an unknown figure behind an opened door talking to two women and lends them a pouch of money with an odd-looking insignia that looks like an eagle's head or an upper case 'A' on it. From what Team RWBY is seeing, it looks like he's hiring them for a reason.

"Those girls…" Yang comments. "They look like prostitutes, given the clothes they're wearing."

"Ugh. I don't know how they tolerate having sex with random men." The heiress says in disgust.

"Either for money or companionship." Blake simply says, not liking it either.

Ruby, however, feels uncomfortable about it and another note appears as she reads it aloud.

'Just so you know, there won't be any on-screen sex and will only show beginning parts as this is a game. However, these courtesans play a vital role, so stay tuned for that.'

She sighs in relief. "At least that's good news."

"Courtesans. Another name for prostitutes, I suppose." Blake curiously comments as she has never heard of that word before.

They continue to watch as the scene transitions back to the people on the gondola earlier, as they now walk the streets of Venice. The scene changes again, and it looks to be a masquerade party as they dance in celebration. The people present are wearing different types of masks with different paint markings.

"Wow! Everyone's wearing masks!" Ruby says in awe.

"It does look interesting." Blake admits. "I wonder what they are celebrating."

Another note appears and the cat Faunus reads aloud.

'To answer your question, it's called 'Carnevale di Venezia' (which it's Italian for 'Carnival of Venice'). I won't go into too much detail, but it's an annual festival held only in Venezia (Sorry. Italian names for certain words sounds much cooler than English) as it's world-famous for its elaborate and artistic masks.

By the way, I forgot to mention that this is a form of communication I've been working on. Therefore, I can see and hear what you are doing now, and I really enjoy your reactions. And no, I'm not a pervert if you're asking, so when you want to take a break for the day, I'll stop monitoring you four.'

From what they just read, they seemed to be more interested with this kind of festival and it reminds Weiss of the masquerade parties Atlas would throw. She's even heard of a festival similar to Carnevale that happens annually in Vale's commercial district during the spring. As for their new friend watching them, they felt it's a bit of an invasion of privacy but recalls that he's not some creep wanting to take advantage.

The two noblemen are observing the party with their guard escort next to them. Meanwhile, the courtesans from earlier notice them and went over there to seduce the two. One of them respectfully declines while the other accepts the offer and goes with her (as she pulls his arm) for a dance with the people one of the guards attempt to stop her but the remaining nobleman staying behind motions him to stand down, believing that it's not a problem for his colleague.

Unbeknownst, as the other nobleman and courtesan dance, a shot of someone's leather boots appear. The music begins to tense up and Blake raises her eyebrow in suspicion that something wasn't right. As they enjoy dancing, they look up in the air as they spin around (while the courtesan discreetly leaves), colorful fireworks banging in the night sky. When the nobleman looks downward (as the girls see through his eyes in first person), he notices that the woman is no longer there.

The music then starts to become suspending as the huntresses watching start to become nervous, believing that something bad is gonna happen. When the man turns around, a flashing blur (in first person) came in so fast that the man yelps in pain as sliced flesh could be heard.

The girls flinched really hard as they put a single hand on their own throats.

"Ow…" Yang could only say; her eyes widen in shock.

"I knew it." Blake deduces with the same reaction. "Whenever there's a party like this one, someone is sure to be murdered. And that courtesan lured that guy into a trap."

"I-I can't imagine what it be like if it happens to us." Ruby says, scared of dying that way.

"That has to be the scariest way to be killed." Weiss opinions with a similar reaction.

The man turns around to where his colleague and the guards are watching. The one with them notices him and feels that something wasn't right. The man that was surprised gasps as he grips his throat, blood leaking out of it before collapsing to the ground, revealing the one who killed him while in a kneeling position with a blade sticking out from his left wrist. He is dressed in white with the upper body featuring a white hood with the center shaped to resemble an eagle's beak, which was connected to the robes, with the torso bearing an open collar. The lower part were doubly layered, with the back of the robes trailing down to be longer than the front. Around the waist was a long red sash with pouches attached to a belt (smoke bombs, bullets, poison and medicine vials). The belt also held together an ornate emblem, which Team RWBY recognizes as the same one on the money pouch. The robes also features a leather spaulder (game cover art/cinematic trailer version) where a black (red on the inside) cape was attached, draped over and around his left arm and shoulder. Lastly, he wears a brown leather bracer with the attached blade mechanism is held in his left arm and a single brown leather glove in his right arm, as wells as leather greaves.

The hooded man simply smirks at his remaining target which sends chills down the girls' spines. Whoever he is, this is one they should never have to cross.

People who witnessed the assassination screamed in horror and some begin to run away. As the remaining nobleman flees the scene, his guards charge toward the Assassin. However, the Assassin runs and jumps over an obstacle and lands on top of one of them before proceeding to punch him in the face, knocking him out. Another guard runs toward him and raises his dagger with both hands to cut him down, but the Assassin was fast enough to catch it in time and makes the guard stab himself in the stomach, killing him. A third guard attempts to run him through with a pike, only for the Assassin to sidestep and grip the weapon. He then punches the guard in the face and disarms the pike from him with a kick. He then twirls it a bit and kills the yielding guard through the stomach. The Assassin then turns his attention to the last guard on the ground, scared for his own life, as he aims the pike at him. With a cocky smirk, he then drops it and begins to chase down the fleeing nobleman.

"Hold on, he killed them so easily?" Weiss questions on what they just saw. "I thought they have Aura protecting them!"

"Looks like Earth doesn't have people with Aura." Blake concludes. "Then again, it IS a different universe after all."

"That has to be the most badass thing I have ever seen!" Yang admits.

"And those weapons are so awesome!" Ruby shouts in excitement. "Not as awesome as Crescent Rose, but still!"

The fleeing nobleman runs for his life through the streets of Venezia, knowing that the Assassin is coming for him. The chase music was so cool for the girls to listen as they watch. Knowing that his target already has a running start ahead of him, the Assassin takes an alternate route as he free-runs over the parked gondolas and parkour jumps on each wooden beam over the water before leaping to a Venetian building and begins climbing all the way to the rooftops. The sun could be seen as it rises in the awesome view of the city as the Assassin sees his target crossing a bridge. He then free-runs and leaps to another rooftop as pieces fall into the water.

The nobleman arrives outside the Basilica di San Marco through an archway under the Torre dell'Orologio (St. Mark's Clock Tower) where Venetian guards are seen near the Basilica.

"Guards!" He shouts as he runs toward them for aid. "He's behind me! You have to stop him!"

The man stops running as he pants from exhaustion. The guards – having heard him – run to his aid.

"To the entrance." He orders the guards as they proceed to hide beside the entrance with two guards on each side. "Don't let him see you. Wait for my command."

He finishes recovering and walks to the entrance leading to the alleyway. In the alleyway, the Assassin is seen up close on the rooftops and the nobleman looks up and sees him. The Assassin then jumps down from a tall height and lands on the brick streets, creating a very small crater from the landing impact he made.

"Superhero landing!" Yang and Ruby exclaims, seeing how awesome that entrance he made.

"A jump from that height would've killed him." Weiss says. "Still, I'm surprised he survived that, considering he has no Aura."

The Assassin slowly stands up as his target from a distance mockingly claps.

"Bravo! What an impressive display." The nobleman sarcastically praises him.

The Assassin then flicks his wrist as a blade pops out of the sheathing mechanism and walks toward his target, ready for the kill. The nobleman still stands where he is as the guards remain hiding besides the archway where the Assassin can't see them.

"Wait, if he's going towards that guy, he's walking into a trap." Ruby realizes.

Her teammates agree with her as they continue to watch. Just how will he be able to get to his target now if he doesn't know that it's a trap?

"A pity you could not let your father 'live' to see it." He continues to speak. This caught the girls' attention once more and wonders what he means.

"Guys…" The cat Faunus says. "I think the one in the fancy clothes is a bad guy."

"Huh?" Her friends ask in confusion.

"That man mentions the Assassin's father to him." She explains. "Something must've happened in his life that lead to killing that previous target at Carnevale."

"Yeah…" Weiss places her finger on her lips. "I'm beginning to think so, too."

Another note appears and Yang catches it before reading aloud.

'Good eyes, Blake. Your deduction skills are rather impressive. However, there's more to it than what you just heard from him. You'll see.'

Blake slightly blushes at the compliment and Yang notices it.

"Awwww. Is the kitty cat flustered from being praised for her detective skills?" The blonde brawler teases her partner.

"S-Shut it, Yang." She mutters in annoyance.

The Assassin is now seen in the sunlight but stops as he realizes that it's too easy. He then steps back into the shadows and flicks his hidden blade back into the sheathing mechanism.

"Looks like he notices that it's way too easy for him and knows that it's a trap." Yang comments.

"Yep." The cat Faunus agrees with her partner. "But he needs to find a way to take him out without springing the trap."

"As for your mother…" He mentions. "Once I've dealt with you…"

The Assassin twists a switch on the blade's mechanism, and the girls notice it but continue to watch.

"…I promise I'll give her my full attention." He finishes with a smug grin on his face as he sweats nervously.

The Assassin then raises his left arm forward and grips tightly with his right gloved hand. Pulling the trigger, he fires a bullet leaving a loud bang in the distance as pigeons fly away from the sound.

The nobleman gazes in shock as the sound of a clock bell is heard, and he bends backwards and falls onto the ground, now dead. His mask falls off his face and shatters into pieces. The guards move out of cover and search for the Assassin that killed him but sees that he is already gone as more of them arrives to check on the man's dead corpse. The camera zooms in, showing a cross necklace as blood spreads all over the brick streets. And finally, the screen flashes briefly as the girls see the Assassin up close with that same smirk on his face before the cinematic trailer ends with the awesome crescendo the music made.

The girls' mouths were agape, and their eyes widen in shock at what they just saw.

"Holy shit." Yang curses in surprise.

"That. Was. Awesome!" Ruby squeals in delight at how badass it was. "His wrist-mounted blade is also a gun! So cool!"

"That wasn't what I was expecting." Weiss says, still caught off guard that his hidden blade had a pistol attached.

"At least he took out his target with that opportunity in hand." Blake agrees. "That hidden blade of his… It looks rather advanced. Never seen anything like it, and I doubt Huntsmen, or the White Fang built one."

"It's an Assassin weapon after all." Yang says. "I guess he didn't 'see' that one coming."

Her teammates groan at the worst pun she made, and another note from Tython appears.

'That pun is just so… awful. I bet my grandma can make better puns than you do.'

This cause her eyes to turn red and blush angrily.

"WHAT?!" She yells as her teammates cover their ears (mostly Blake since she's part cat). "He thinks he can diss on my puns and get away with it?!"

They had to calm her down as she is pissed that someone from a different reality is able to get away with savaging her since he's not here with them. A few minutes later, they we're successful.

Yang calms down and sighs. "Okay. Now I'm calmed down."

"That was too close." Ruby sighs in relief.

"Yeah. We really don't need your sister to wreck our room again." Weiss agrees with her partner.

"Well since Tython knows almost everything about us, I'm sure he's not fazed by Yang's wrath and manages to get away with roasting her and her terrible puns." Blake says. "Glad he's not here, or he would've ended up in the hospital."

"Aside from that," Yang speaks with a hint of anger from how he savaged her and her puns. "What did you guys think? Should we start playing Assassin's Creed II?"

"Yeah!" Ruby exclaims. "I can't wait to see what kinds of weapons this game has and I'm looking forward to the that gun he used!"

"I'm interested, too." Weiss replies. "The history, culture, and setting of the game looks vibrant and beautiful."

"Same for me." Blake agrees with her partner. "The story is what I'm more interested, and wonder who the main protagonist is (referring to the Assassin they saw in the trailer)."

Yang smiles that her teammates are on board. "Then it's settled. Time to see what this game has in store for us!"

And so, Team RWBY finally begins to play one of the best games that's ever made. A trilogy that tells the story of a young man seeking revenge against those that killed half of his family and his rise as a legend: Ezio Auditore da Firenze.

To be continued…