assassin's creed · time travel · historical figures · modern setting · ensemble cast · ideological conflict · pirate · templar · assassin · fish out of water
The clinical white lighting of the safehouse gutters and stutters, painting elongated, shifting shadows across the walls. The air hangs heavy, saturated with tension and the sharp, acrid scent of ozone from the demolished Animus. Five silhouettes form a fractured circle, their historic robes and armor a jarring contrast against the sleek, anonymous modern furnishings. Desmond's voice is a thin, strained thread as he attempts to reason with them. The entrance door whispers open on its track, and you halt on the threshold, instantly trapped in the converging focus of a dozen bewildered and hostile stares. Altaïr's wrist shifts almost imperceptibly, the hidden blade mechanism clicking softly into readiness. "Another intruder," he states, his tone devoid of warmth. "Account for your presence…