The Assassin's Creed

Finally, it's over for this town. I thought as me and my Assassin friends cleaned up the bodies that stained this once peaceful town. This is a wound that will heal over time, but this town will survive. We'll try to help as much as we can, but I don't know if we can get to all the places in Equestria. This will take some time no doubt, but I'll try my best.

Currently my friends and I are just sharpening our tools. We're practicing once again and upgrading our own equipment. I set up a target outside the cabin, a far distance away from the cabin but safe enough so that if I miss this target, it won't hit the population.

I extended my hoof and shot a hidden blade at the target. Nice. No smoke nor sound. Perfect. "This'll do nicely." I muttered to myself, allowing a small smile. "Talking to yourself again Ray?" Marnix said to me.

"Well, yeah." I replied a bit embarrassed. "What are we going to do today? We certainly don't have time to relax."

"Of course, well today, we are going to Canterlot, our plan is to go by train, the most unsubtle method to get to Canterlot. They most likely know that the Assassins are back in action now."

"Ah, great, isn't that just amazing. The fact that I'll be recognized by guards now is just an amazing fact to know."

"Well I'm pretty sure you could fight them off. Most likely you'll kill them within a matter of seconds."

"I'd prefer to not overestimate my abilities. When I start thinking I can beat every opponent, I'll become super cocky and this will lead to my downfall. So no, I'd prefer not in a matter of seconds but I'm sure I can beat them."

Marnix nodded and went back into the cabin. The last time I was cocky also led to the downfall to my family too. Will it ever be possible to escape the guilt that has been eating at me since my family died?

Within a few hours, we were on the train to Canterlot. We got up when we reached Canterlot, the guards checking the train cars, most likely for us. "Merda, how do we get past them?"

All of my friends looked at me with raised eyebrows. "We're going to get past them with what we do best." said Kyros, amused while drawing his hidden blades. "Assassinating."

When the guards came to this car, we all got up and I took out one guard as the guard next to him was also taken out. I shot two hidden blades into the next pair of guards, who failed to recognize the threat and react to it in time.

This worked smoothly as we were out of the car the minute those bodies hit the ground. We all started running towards Canterlot and what civilians got to see was four Assassins take out their feared threats one by one.

"Come on! We must get to the Canterlot castle! Let's try to save anypony there if they haven't been killed." I said grimly. Reaching the castle was an easy task, getting in may prove not to be as easy.

Within a good ten minutes of us killing Templars, we made it to the Canterlot castle within a good ten minutes. The rooftops does prove to be very fast and efficient.

"Why are there no guards? This is obviously a trap, too easy to get in." I said, but it was quite obvious. Surveying the area I did not find any guards within the area. Using my Eagle Vision I was able to find them inside the castle. There were many guards in the castle, but putting one or two outside to defend the perimeter shouldn't matter to them.

"There are many in the castle, but I can't get a lock on them!" I started to panic as I was supposed to be able to lock them onto my Eagle Vision but these groups I could not.

Using my Eagle Pulse I managed to get a lock on a few of them but not all of them. But after doing so, I saw heat signatures in the building and I realized that the Templars had prisoners. I viewed around, how could there be no Assassins here?

"Oh stercore, they've got innocents inside. We can't barge in there, they'll kill them." I said, getting a bit frantic, for I have no problem with killing my enemies, but I do have a problem when I have defenseless innocents about to die.

"This may be a problem, one Assassin is going to have to go in there. But who?" I asked as I turned to three heads looking at me. "What? Me? Fine." I said in exasperation. So I have to be the one who does this huh?

I jumped from the roof and into a haystack, landing softly into the haystack. I jumped out of the cart, taking out pieces of hay on my face. Climbing rapidly up to the building's roof, I used my Eagle Vision to view the area and find who is in the top layer.

Nopony is in the top layer of the building? Alright, this will be much easier of an entrance. I thought as I jumped into the rooftops and into the building. Using all my legs, I managed to land silently. I crouched and marked some targets with Eagle Vision.

Silently rolling to my left, I shot two hidden blades into two stallions as I ran towards the third one, bucking their front hooves and my hidden blades finally loaded in, skewering their throat.

I rolled my head around and heard a satisfying crack. We're clear. Rushing down to the second steps, I found a very large group of ponies all with shackles bonded to each other. Stercore.

But something that frightened me? The sight of Princess Celestia and Princess Luna, with ropes around their necks. They haven't hung them yet but they're about to, and forcing everypony to watch.

I waited for the right moment, and I swear I could hear Marnix telling me just to go for it. Waiting behind the pony with the execution lever in hoof, I drew my hidden blades and waited.

When the order was given, I went forward, my blade plunging into the executioner's neck. Princess Celestia and Princess Luna closed their eyes, dreading this moment. They soon opened their eyes in surprise and shock. "What are you doing? I said to pull the lever!" I heard a voice yell as I climbed up and landed behind the last two unsuspecting guards.

"Sorry to do this, but you guys are convicted of treason." I said as I wrapped one hoof around the right side Templar, slicing his throat and letting my blade enter the left guard.

I took out a hidden blade and cut the rope around the Princesses. "Thank yo-" Princess Celestia said before she was cut off by the sound of footsteps around us. I drew my swords, ready for a fight. I signaled my friends to come down but they were one step ahead of me. As one Assassin came behind me, I could hear the loud boom of a gun firing and I saw a silver object penetrate the Assassin behind me.

Xerxes used his hidden guns and fired at the Princesses and hit two ponies behind the Princesses. As my friends arrived, so did the Templars and Assassins. Yep, now this seems more right.

I realized that more and more were coming, in a matter of seconds we were outnumbered. I threw a smoke bomb and my friends escorted the Princesses out. Running through the crowd I used my hidden blades to cut the shackles on many ponies. I looked back to see the ponies that I freed started taking weapons from the already dead Templars.

They bought us some time to escape as we ran. The Princesses' horns all of a sudden had this strange aura and we were brought to a library. I came to a sudden halt, stumbling a bit, attempting not to slam into the bookshelves.

"Sorry about that, we needed to get out quick." Princess Celestia said. Me and my friends bowed to the two Princesses. "Tis fine, thou may rise." I heard Princess Luna say.

We rose and looked out the nearest window. All of a sudden we heard a boom and pulled the Princesses' down to the ground. "Sorry about this, it's just protection." Xerxes said.

We heard two 'thank yous' as we jumped out of the window, firing at our shooters as we landed into four separate haystacks.