1498 Firenze
“The Illustrious Doge of Venezia has been assaulted in a cowardly ambush. If you see a man in noble's clothing without an air about him that suggests he is of aristocratic background, then please call the guards for that man may be a suspect in the crime against the Doge. This vile man must be brought to justice and suffer the punishments for the crime he has committed.”
The herald spoke commandingly to his onlookers. But not long after he had finished speaking, he was thrown aside by a man running across the stage. He was trying to lose the guard that was chasing him but to no avail. Another guard tried to cut off his path, but he only fell victim to the man's sword.
The moment it took for him to take out that guard, the one whom had been chasing him had caught up and struck him from behind. He grunted in pain as he grabbed onto the sword stuck on his body. Turning to face the guard resulted in the guard being disarmed. The guard began to vacillate between looking at his empty hands and the person he was chasing as fear began to well up inside of him. Ultimately the fear overwhelmed him and caused him to flee the scene.
Guard ran past a monk who was enraptured by a golden sphere that he found on the ground. He could feel the power emanating from it just from held it in his four fingered hand. Dark thoughts began to swirl in his mind as he imagined what could be done with the power. His previously virtuous thoughts took on a dark tint. The monk placed the sphere into his sleeve and began to walk away when another man shouted at him.
“Wait! You cannot take that. It's power will corrupt you.”
“No. I can't be corrupted. I am a man of god, and with this everyone else shall be as well!”
“NO! You cannot force people against their wills to be what they're not! Now peacefully hand over the Apple. It's for your own safety.”
“Never.”
The monk began to run away, but the man was not caught off guard and gave chase immediately. Without too much effort, the man leapt onto the monk and stabbed him with the Hidden Blade. The monk was coughing heavily beneath him, but he paid it no mind and grabbed the Apple of Eden. Soon a group of monks came onto the scene and immediately flocked to help their brother. The man clicked his teeth and ran away.