Assassin Initiate

I decided to set the animus at home, cause I think that is the only safe place, where it will be in front of my eyes and Jane's eyes...alright fine, I have trust issues, reason? Lucy. Why?? cause the whole situation is abnormal. I see Lucy successfully breaking into Abstergo not once but two times continuously, and top of it, no injuries. If you just think about it, Templars have a long history, so taking someone from under there noses, with not even a scratch seems too abnormal. And what's more, there was no intense reaction from Shaun and Rebecca. At least show some shock. I can only conclude that both of them are in this with Lucy. Before I was all alone, and getting involved with them was my only option. The reason is when Lucy asked me to join, I had a feeling that if I don't agree, my family would be in danger, and I trust my instincts. I have seen Rebecca and Lucy having chats like old friends, and yesterday (or today?) her being in the van seems more than a thirst for adventure. Until I can have more info about the whole situation, I can only go on like this. Also, Why I want to quit my job?? because a laid back job is more comfortable than the desk job. ~heehee.

When I saw Rebecca and Shaun shaking before Jane, I concluded that Jane is stronger than those two. Holy, my maid is strong. So, now I'm thinking to change the status quo. How?? for now let's leave it as it is, cause then I would have no way of knowing about Pieces of Eden, and I think those are important to me.

First, comes the animus...

I skipped going to work today, so the rest of noon was free. We directly went home, now the problem was, where to setup the animus. Hmmm, where indeed? After thinking for a nothing comes to mind,

"Hey, Jane, where do you think we should setup the animus?" I asked my highly reliable maid. She pondered for a bit and said,

"Sir, I think we should set it up on the 1st floor."

"But that's for giving on rent." I said to her.

"Then just give it on rent to me."

"How can I?? You are broke." This stupid maid, doesn't even know this.

"No worries, isn't it only 150$, I stole enough while on street." She said to me with her standard straight face with no change in expression and once again I'm speechless by it. How easily she accepted her crime.

"Why did you?? You should know its a crime." I couldn't get angry on her after seeing her expression so I directly asked her for a reason.

"Because, Sir, I learned that these paper pieces are important and I had no other ways to get it." Again with that straight face. This woman, Now I need to teach her basics too. Who knows what she will do in future if I don't.

"Sigh...just don't do so in future. But now I guess your plan can work." I helplessly said it to her. Then I had a chat with my mom, and after some persuasion mom agreed. Although I had to make up some lies about Jane's past, but everything worked out at last. After paying mom the rent, Jane and me directly went downstairs. After opening the main door, we saw the hall and other rooms with the same template as the above ones, just the paint on the wall is different. The above one it orange with white, whereas this one is purple with white. Mine is green with white. The basic furniture like a bed with a wardrobe in bedroom, a pair of chair with a table in hall and the furnished kitchen were all present. That's the reason I agreed to have Jane move here immediately.

"I think one of the bedroom will be good enough." I said while inspecting the room. This room is the empty bedroom with no furniture. Thee whole space is nearly 10x14 ft. with one wall having purple paint and other three white.

"Yes Young Master, this much space should be enough, for now." Jane said while gazing around the bedroom.

"What do you mean 'for now'?" I asked in confusion.

"Because I believe that in future we will have more than just this animus with us Young Master." She said while turning towards me. Her gaze seems like she is not joking.

"Anyway, let's leave that aside for now. Just set up the animus now."

Jane went at the right side of room and put the suitcase at center there. She laid it and then fiddled with the handle of case. Once again the suitcase started to morph. How cool it looks. After some rotating, pushing, vibrating, etc. the suitcase once again became animus but it was just not shining like before, no lights on it were on. It looks just like a long table instead with some carvings here and there. I wanted to ask her about that, but then I saw her take out the blue crystal and put it on the head area of animus. The a circle opened from nowhere near the crystal on the animus and came out a hand like thing. That hand took the crystal and took it inside. The animus once again started to glow white just like before, but now it had a faint blue light with it.

"Now, first tell me Jane, will I once again feel that pain I felt before??" I said while remembering that pain. God, I don't want to feel that again.

"No Young Master. The pain you felt at that time was not because you entered the animus, but instead you were being transformed for the inheritance of the heirloom." Jane explained to me. So it was like that, for sometime I felt like treating Desmond and other people who enter the animus as a God. Good it was not like that. But heirloom??

"What do you mean by inheritance of heirloom."

"Forgive me Young Master, as even I don't know the details. Just that you have to undergo a transformation for the heirloom. The process you underwent was automatic and I had no idea that would happen if you enter the animus." Jane said while bowing.

"Then why did something like this not happen when I entered animus before when Rebecca forced me to??"

"I think that's because what you entered might not have been a true animus, but just a fake copy of it, and incomplete on top of it. This here is what a true animus is. As I have not experienced the fake animus I can't comment on the difference of these two."

"Oh...So, my guess is they must have got one from somewhere else, and tried to recreate one but failed. And the end result was the fake one. But now what should we do with this, how can I enter it?"

"Do you want to live the life of your ancestor Young Master?" Jane said while looking at me.

After some thinking,"No. I don't want to. I think for the current me, that will be too much to handle."

"Excellent decision Young Master. Indeed for the current you, it might be impossible for you to survive there. You won't even be able to know how you died." She said with that with a smiling face. Now i don't wanna know what will I experience there.

"So, what should we do now." I asked her cause I had no clue what to do now.

"I guess we can start with the past of humans. And Young Master, I have completed all the preparations last night cause I knew it would come to this. I already prepared a genetic sample of someone and I think you will be very interested in it." She said with a mischievous smiling face

"And whose data is it??" I asked her with suspicion.

"His name is Javier Mondragon. I saw news about his father dying in jail, I though he will be a good subject for a test run, but later found out something interesting."

"And what would it be?? Tell me." I asked for more info.

"Just try it, and you will know." why is she is not willing to tell me?

"Fine." I lost and had to let it slide.

I laid on the animus while Jane fiddled with her screen. Just where does she take out that screen from? A glass visor covered my face and then I started to feel sleepy. And then blacked out.

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"Uphold the principles of our Order, and all for that for which we stand. Never share our secrets nor divulge the true nature of our work. Do so until death – whatever the cost. This is my new creed. I am Shay Patrick Cormac. Templar of the Colonial... of the American Rite. I am an older man now, and perhaps wiser. A war and a revolution have ended, and another is about to begin. May the Father of Understanding guide us all." - Shay Cormac,1776.