Assassin's Creed: Justice War

Chapter 8: Mission to Masyaf

No One's Pov.

Derek was sharpening his hidden blade when he was told to suit up and go to the mission room. When Creed got there he was surprised to find only Robin and Batman waiting for him. Creed asked Robin, "Where is everyone?"

"Superboy and Miss Martian are on a mission at Belle Reve, Aqualad is helping Aquaman, and Artemis and Kid Flash are at school speaking of which shouldn't you be in school too?"

"No, the Brotherhood makes sure everyone has at least a high school and college level education. So what's the mission," Creed asked, "You?"

"Hacked the system to let me out early," Robin said smiling slyly.

"Ahem." Batman grunted to get their attention."Intelligence has indicated that an unknown group has made a base in an ancient fortress in western Syria called Masyaf, your mission is to discover who and why they have taken up residence there." Batman told them.

"Wait, did you say Masyaf?" Creed asked.

Batman looked at him, "You know of it?"

"Yeah, it used to be an old assassin base for the Levantine branch of the Brotherhood during the crusades but but fell into disrepair after the Mongol seige of 1257 which caused the Levantine Brotherhood to fall and dispersal and led to the death of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad." Derek explained.

"Then you know the layout?" Batman asked.

Creed thought for a moment, though not required by the Brotherhood, his father had him memorize assassin bases, even if they weren't in use. It had been a while since he had reviewed the plans to Masyaf, but he still remembered them.

"Yes, I do." Creed answered then Batman nodded in acknowledgment.

"Manhunter has already reconfigured the bioship for manual control. You leave immediately."

After getting into the bioship and taking off Robin asked Creed, "So what should we expect?"

"Masyaf is strongly fortified. If some group has taken the fortress and is manning the walls getting in could be difficult." Creed replied.

"So what do you suggest?" Robin asked.

"I'm not sure, the walls may be too unstable for people to be using them; they haven't been maintained since The Mongol invasion." Creed answered.

"You mentioned that Altiar guy earlier, who was he?" Robin asked.

"He was a member of the Levantine Brotherhood of Assassins who served as their Mentor from 1191 until his death in 1257. During his tenure as Mentor, through the knowledge of an Apple of Eden, Altaïr made several discoveries and inventions that greatly helped the Order's progression. His leadership saw to the spread of the Assassins' influence throughout Europe and Asia he is also one of my ancestors." Creed answered.

By the time the duo reached the surrounding mountains of Masyaf it was mid afternoon. Robin found a flat pack of ground and landed the bioship. Creed took a pair of binoculars and looked at the fortress. He about two dozen men in black amour, on the walls and in front of the gate, but he couldn't make out the insignia on their uniform.

"Well?" Robin asked.

"They're guards on the walls and in front of the gate." Creed told him

"Can we scale the walls?" Robin asked.

"No," Creed replied, "We would get spotted by the guards before we made it halfway up."

"So how are we getting in?" Creed's binoculars turned towards the road from the town to see a truck slowly making its way to the fortress.