Assassin's Creed - The Secret of Eden

Part 2

I turned to Arno l could read him like an open book. "I'm sure we will be fine, Arno trust me, you doubt yourself to much". I said. "I don't doubt our methods Nicolette, l know we are good and that's why it's becoming hard, their on to us, these missions are becoming more risky by the day" Arno said as he turned, l grabbed his shoulder, "we are a team, a family l know we can do it. We don't just do this for ourselves Arno we do it for the people, we do it to live, there is no other way". "What would l do without you, Nicolette? He asked pulling me in for hug. I hugged him back, "you would probably be dead, l laughed". We exit the opening and re-join the crowds, Arno leads. We are about 10 yards out from the area and we blend with the beggars, fitting the part to well. I scan over the area using my special ability, l have had this ability my whole life and still l do not know why l have or what it really does but it can be selective and only works sometimes. I mean It allows me to pin point guards, strange I know but why do l have it and why does Arno, Marcel and Andre have it to, this was a big reason why we became so close in the first place. bounded by the power that we uniquely share. But this 'special vision' as Andre calls really helps us, so we use it in every situation, that how were so good. I locate the chest and observe that it is heavily guarded. I turned to Arno who gestures us to get going. As we begin to make our way to the roof tops, this feeling washes over me it stops me in my tracks, it felt as it l was being watched. Nervously l turned around, to my surprise no one was there. "Nicolette?" Arno said cutting my train of thought, "What is it?, Are you alright?" l turned to face him, His eyes scan over me "yeah... l'm fine sorry,". "Well c'mon" he says. Arno is the first one to climb the roof top, he is good climber. After looking back one more time l begin to climb. I run up the wall and use all my strength to pull myself to the top, Arno is waiting there and helps me up. We cautiously run, gazing over the area to make sure there are no guards on the roof. Thankfully today there is not, which is odd because usually there is always a few gunners lining the roofs. Carefully we approached the tie rope, Arno went first and l followed him, the tie rope was nerve racking for me but l managed to focus and get across, just barley though. We are very close to the entrance now. l spot Andre and Marcel they have blending in perfectly with a nearby crowd, they wait for the signal. We jump down from the roof and hide in a bush, 4 extremist's pass and l hold my breath, we wait for the pattern in which they follow, Arno leaves the bush and makes his way to the highest window, l watch his back. My eyes dart back and forth, suddenly l hear the signal and l make my way up to the window.

Arno is looking down at the other side, l join him. My eyes gaze down to the ground, where Andre and Marcel begin to stage a fight, causing all the extremists to leave their position. "Hurry, we don't have much time" Arno said pointing to the chest. Immediately l turned and kneel down to the chest, l ready the pick and begin to turn, Arno nervously darted back and forth keeping an eye out. I twist and turn the lock anxiously, "click" the chest opened, a smile parted on my lips, l reach in and grab the money, there a lot of it so Arno helped to. "Shit" Arno cursed his head looking the other way, we must hurry Nicolette, their coming back". I go to run down the stairs but Arno grabs my arm, "there's no time we have to jump!" "Where Arno!" l yelled running to the window, "there's a hay bale cart right below us, surely it will hold us both" he question, "l'm not doing that! You're crazy! We will die!" I pleaded. "Hey! What are you doing in here!? l quickly spin around standing there is a guard and he looks really pissed off. "No time to think Nicolette!" Arno grabs me by my waist and holds me tight as he jumps out the window. I hold onto him so tight one because l am scared shitless and two because l am angry and want him to feel pain. The rush of wind fills my hair it takes my breath away, Arno holds my head close to him and 'CRASH' we land into the hay bale, quickly Arno pulls me out, still stunned that we are actually alive we begin to run, "Well that was interesting" he said in-between breaths, He shot me a cocky smile, l gave him a nasty look, if looks could kill, Arno would be dead. "Get back here, you thieves!" I heard them yell, they were gaining on us now. We needed to be quicker, the money was weighting us down. "Over Here! l heard Andre yell out.  We take a sharp left and l knocked into a few people, without saying sorry l continue running, Marcel and Andre were now running with us. "We need to split up, now!, Quick Nic throw me the money! Now run and hide!" Marcel said and just like that l throw him the money and we split up, each running in different directions.