Hey guys, I know it's a little soon and not many people are currently checking it out, but I wanted to type up another chapter!
Disclaimer: I don't own Assassin's Creed or anything related to the games
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"Jaysus Christ lady will you stop?!" "Yes, we mean you no harm!" "Fuck that, I know about your creed, and I know how dangerous you are!"
This would be all that anyone close by could hear as Ryuko is chased through the treetops by the strange pair of Assassins
Though the chase would be cut short as Ryuko, in her panic, trips on a branch and falls about twenty feet to the ground, making it quite easy for the Assassins to catch her
At this point some other Assassins had arrived on the scene, though they had seen Ryuko being chased and assumed she was an enemy that was a target for assassination, and moved in to kill her
'James' was going to go and help her, until the other Assassin stopped her "Let her fight, perhaps she will surprise us"
And indeed she did, as she didn't go for her swords, but rather a collapsible metal staff that had been on her back, using it to deflect the first two blows from the group of four Assassins with their hidden blades
One pulled out his sword, and the other pulled a halberd from his back, rushing Ryuko, only to stumble as she used their momentum against them before knocking out the one with the sword
The other two come at her again, one male, one female, and get in close, forcing her to use her knowledge of hand to hand combat to stay alive
Ryuko smashes her head into the man's head, knocking him out cold and leaving the man with the halberd and the woman with her hidden blades, who looked rather fast and skilled with them "Strength and speed huh? This feels like a test"
Surprisingly it's Ryuko that charges first, quickly moving between the two and ramming the middle of her staff forward, delivering a solid hit to the foreheads of both Assassins and sending them tumbling to the ground
She huffs and twirls her staff a bit, before putting it away, the one female looking up at her "N-no fair, you were supposed to be on the defensive.."
This makes Ryuko chuckle and smirk "Everything is permitted, is it not?"
The pair previously chasing her decide to jump down from their perch and chuckle "Congratulations, you've beaten some of our more experienced members, I'm very impressed"
Ryuko looks at the man with a fury in her eyes that man him take a step back, something that scared the other "You think I care whether I impressed you?! They tried to kill me, even though you said you meant no harm, I had every right to not believe you!"
The man nods and sighs "Yes, though I did not order them to attack, I didn't exactly jump in to help. I am Ah Tabai, and next to me is-"
Ryuko holds up her hand to stop him "I know him, or rather her, as James Kidd, though I see now that that bit of information is a total lie. Who are you really?"
The woman sighs and nods "Fine fine, you knew me as James Kidd, yes, but my real name is Mary Reed. Mentor, this is Ryuko Nakamura. Ryuko, this is Ah Tabai, my mentor"
She looks at Ryuko with an apologetic look "Sorry for lying about that, but people wouldn't exactly be too thrilled about the idea of a woman helping to found a government, even one made of pirates"
Ryuko nods and leans against a tree "Yeah, that's understandable, I had trouble at first as well, but I showed people that they were wrong"
Ah Tabai clears his throat to gain their attention "While I am not opposed to you two talking about your lives, we have something to discuss"
Ryuko tilts her head curiously "Um... We do? I just got here, and just met you"
He nods and gestures for Ryuko to follow him, which she does, and Mary follows "Mary here had actually been talking about you before our sparring match, about how you can see things in a unique way that others can not"
Ryuko nods as she's lead into a dirt path, leading where she did not know "Yeah, it's like I know where things are before I see them, know how people move before they do, and.. I don't know how to describe it. It's like I can see sounds and hear shapes, I've been like this since I was a child"
Ah Tabai smiles a bit and pulls back some brush in front of them to reveal huts, farmland, and a temple "This is our village, undiscovered by the Templars, until a British man betrayed our cause that is"
Ryuko sighs and crosses her arms "The typical story of broken trust I see. Let me guess, he must die, and you want me to do it"
He puts a hand on her shoulder "Do not think I will send you on a mission like this without training in our ways. Duncan Walpole is more than he appears to be, he is a Master Assassin, not to mention he will most likely be dead by the time you are ready"
Ryuko gives him a dry look "So you wish to train me, is that it? Give me some fancy wrist blades and send me on my merry way?"
Ah Tabai groans in irritation and gives her a look "Miss Ryuko, just give us a chance, perhaps you will see that I do not offer empty promises and lies"
She thinks for a minute, before growling "Fine, fine, let's see what you have to offer"
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Timeskip: 6 months later
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Ryuko rubs the sleep out of her eyes as she walks out of her hut, having just woken up and gotten into her robes, now being black and red (Think of the Pirate Captain outfit, fucking love that thing)
She looks around the jungle, at the Assassins going about their business, and she noticed Mary and Ah Tabai talking not too far away
She decides to make her way over to them, waving as she gets close "Hey you two, did ya start without me?"
Ah Tabai chuckles and crosses his arms "Well with you sleeping in until about noon, we had to get ready without you, lest you start your trip by nightfall"
Mary smirks and gives Ryuko a pat on the back "Come on, let's get ready to go, we wanna make it to Nassau before the British get any funny ideas"
Ryuko nods as she and Mary start running to the latter's ship, leaving Ah Tabai to smirk "She's grown so much in so little time, she learns fast"
He could see the pair rowing out to the ship from where he was, letting his smirk fade to a soft smile "I just hope they don't get in over their heads"