Dark Raven: An Assassins Tale

Bring Me To Life

"Dark Raven. Take these. These are the weapons you shall possess on your journeys while you belong to the Assassins Brotherhood." Night Shine told me. She was my mother. She rubbed my cheek as she stared at me with her beautiful gray-blue eyes. Then she held in her hands a rode woven with the softest of cotton dyed a rich black as dark as my jet black hair. "With this robe, I want you my dear Dark Raven to wear with pride. Remember, even in your darkest times, your father Flame Strike and I will always be with you. This robe represents the person who is you, the brave, young, daring child you are. Make the Illuminati proud of who you are. The Brotherhood is counting on you and the other four. She soothed as she kissed my cheek.

"Of course, mother. I'll do whatever it takes." I said as I put the robe over my body. The red lace that hung fro the robe draped down my legs onto the floor. The soft black sleeves hung over hands and I tried to stretch my arms out farther so they'd show. And my hood fell over my face. Muffling my yelp of panic as the world around me turned black. My mother laughed.

"My, dear. You'll have to do some growing before you for into that.

Well I was only Twelve years old... I thought to myself as I looked down at my small body.

"Yes, Dark. Your time will come soon. The harder you train, the faster the time comes when you become a full member of the Brotherhood." My father said in his deep voice as he entered the room from the hallway. He walked over and kissed me on the head.

"Yes. My time..." I whispered closing my eyes as I thought of jumping from the rooftops and aiming my bow amy targets on the ground below. Fighting my enemy with my long sword. Sneaking up behind my victims and slashing their throats open with my small iron daggers. Yes. Most of you may enjoy reading journals like mine, or running around frolicking with the other village children, but this is my way of enjoying life. I live in the large city of Florence Italy 1534. When I'm finally twenty one, I can classify as a full member of the Assassins' Brotherhood. I may be training to live most of my life as a killer, but it's what I was born to do. Though I am a girl, it doesnt mean I cant fight like a man. Fierce, dangerous, daring, skillful. This is my story. The shadow of the ravens' wing who flies over Italy, I am Dark Raven.