The France Revolution

The Ace of Cups

Chapter 3

Arno walks through a door as it lead him into a hall that was very clean, "Took you long enough, pisspot." Bellec calls out from the shadows, Arno stops and looks at him, Bellec was in his Assassin attire. "What is this place?" Arno asks him, Bellec then uncross his arms and pushes himself off the wall, "The sanctuary. A place we can train and prepare, away from the eyes of our enemy." he informs him and walks on, Arno follows him. "Didn't we just escape from a dungeon?" Arno asks him, "This is no dungeon." Jackson calls out, Arno looks over at him seeing him leaning against the wall of the bigger room, "It's a nerve center." James answers as he appears out of nowhere.

Bellec looks over at them, "Jackie. Romeo. Where's Elizabeth?" he asks him, Arno looks away from hearing her name. Jackson narrows his eyes at him, "She's just up ahead, waiting for you to arrive." James answers him. Then grips Jackson's arm and pulls him into a different direction, Arno watches him go. "What's his problem?" he asks, Bellec just chuckles "He doesn't like you." he answers and walks off.

"From these tunnels we can get anywhere in the city, all without being seen. We have eyes everywhere." Bellec informs him. "Really seems visibility would be a problem. Wouldn't you prefer something with a view?" Arno ran his mouth off. "This place as served us well for six hundred years, pisspot." Bellec informs him. "Uh-huh. And how long where you standing in the dark waiting for me?" Arno questions. "Not long. Guillaume spotted you from the bell tower and Elizabeth inform me that you were following her." Bellec informs her. Arno just looks at him, "Don't be so surprise, she's the child of Eden, no matter how you tried to hide, she was always know you're there." Bellec warns him. Arno scoff, "Well it was quite the entrance." he mutters. "Are you mocking me?" Bellec questions him, "No, no! God's truth. Very theatrical." Arno informs him with sarcasm. "Shut up. We're here." Bellec tells him.

"The candidate will approach." Mirabeau states, Arno walks to the center, he looks over and saw Elizabeth was sitting on the rail, her leg pulls to her chest, arms wrap around it and her chin resting on her knee and the other leg dangled over the edge. Arno steps for as Pierre walks up the steps. He flashes a quick smile at Elizabeth and stood next to Trenet, who stood from their chairs. Arno shot a quick look at Elizabeth then back the council. "So the son of Charles Dorian returns to us. Bellec thought you wouldn't come. What made you change your mind?" Mirabeau asks him.

Bellec and Elizabeth looks at Arno, "I'm tried of running from my failures. Monsieur De Le Serre, my father... I want to make it right." Arno tells him. "The death of Grant Master De Le Serre weights on you. Why? Did you wield the blade yourself?" Guillaume asks him. "Does it matter? The blame still lies with me." he tells them. "waqal 'annah yahmil dhanbih alththaqila. hal 'ant mtakd mn hdha wahid?" Trenet asks Bellec. "ana. waqal 'annah yumkin muajahat almhakmat. kan yumkin 'an takun kabira." Bellec tells her, then she looks over to Elizabeth, "wa'ana 'aelam 'annah lm yuqtal di law siri. kunt hunak, waqal 'annah bari', walikun yurid 'an yajeal alhaqq." she states and looks at the four, "'inn bi'iimkanih 'an yufeal dhalik." she informs him.

Then they turn to Arno, "Very well. Out of the dark, you come into the light. From the light, you will return to the dark once more. Are you prepared to travel the eagle's path?" Mirabeau ask Arno. "If that's a fancy way of saying "Do I want your help?" Yes." he answers them, Elizabeth suppress the urge to sigh. "Then drink." he tells him, Arno looks at the cup at sat in the small structure, he slowly walks up to it, took the cup and drank it. He then starts to cough, shortly after fell to his knees and was out, like a light. "Well, that was fast." Elizabeth states and looks at Pierre. "Tell me about it." Pierre agrees with her.

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Arno opens his eyes and found himself in a cave, but there was a tunnel before him and he walks down the steps and into an area full of his memories. "What's happening? Hello!" Arno calls out, then looks at his memories seeing everything he had lived through "These are you're memories." a woman calls out, Arno turns back and saw Elizabeth was standing before him, "What is this? How are you here?" he asks her in confusion, Elizabeth fiddles with her fingers, Arno knew she was nervous, she would always fiddled with her fingers, "I am something you created or you invited me in, whatever choice, it is yours to make." she informs him, he nods at her and then looks back at the paintings, "What is this place?" he asks her, she steps up next to him.