Editing Hunt for the Snake

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{{Quote|Sleep? I never sleep. I just wait. In the shadows. And I will kill you all. Everyone who sniffed the air that day in Siwa.|Bayek to Rudjek before killing him, 48 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Origins|The Heron Assassination}}
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|conc=[[Alexandrine Civil War]]
|date=49–47 BCE
|place=[[Egypt]]. [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]<br>[[Rome]]
|outcome=*[[Bayek]] and [[Aya]] eliminated the Egyptian [[Order of the Ancients]], avenging their son [[Khemu]]'s murder
*Creation of [[Hidden Ones]]|
participants=*[[Bayek]]
*[[Amunet]]
Targets
*[[Rudjek]]
*[[Medunamun]]
*[[Ktesos]]
*[[Khaliset]]
*[[Actaeon]]
*[[Berenike]]
*[[Eudoros]]
*[[Hetepi]]
*[[Pothinus]]
*[[Taharqa]]
*[[Lucius Septimius]]
*[[Flavius Metellus]]
*[[Rufio]]
}}

The '''Hunt for the Snake''' was a years-long personal vendetta carried out by the [[Medjay]] [[Bayek]] and his wife [[Amunet|Aya]] to avenge the murder of their son [[Khemu]] at the hands of the [[Order of the Ancients]], known collectively as "the Snake".

==Prelude==
In 49 BCE, The [[Order of the Ancients]] discovered a [[Siwa Vault|vault]] located beneath a [[Temple of Amun]] in [[Siwa]], believing that the vault was connected to an orb-shaped relic that was in their possession, And hoping to learns the mysteries and possibly power lies within the vault, Several members of the order travels to Siwa.

In order the open to vault, The Order kipnapped the [[Medjay]] of Siwa, [[Bayek]] and his son [[Khemu]], falsely believing that their Medjay bloodline is a key to open the vault, they were interrupted by the news of Pharoah [[Ptolemy XIII]] arriving at the temple which forced most of Order members to leaves and deal with the Pharoah, Wanting to help his father, Khemu stole knife from one of the Order members and gave it to Bayek, the Order members returned and restrain Khemu, threathens to kill him, Bayek uses the knife to freed himself and attacks to Order members and attempted to kill one of the members with the knife, However his attack was redirected into Khemu results in his death, Before Bayek could do anything else he was knocked out unconscious.

==The Hunt==
===The Heron===
{{Quote|I am Medjay to no pharaoh.|Bayek to Rudjek, 48 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Origins|The Heron Assassination}}
[[File:ACO The Heron Assassination 07.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek declaring his intent to hunt every Order member.]]
After year of searching, Bayek learned that [[Saqqara Nome]]'s {{Wiki|nomarch}} Rudjek was one of the masked man known as "the Heron". Bayek tracked him down to [[Sneferu]]'s [[Bent Pyramid]],<ref name="TheHeronAssassination">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Heron Assassination]]</ref> where he fought and defeated Rudjek's bodyguard [[Hypatos]],<ref name="Homecoming">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Homecoming (Origins)|Homecoming]]</ref> then continued on to corner his target. When Rudjek asked why a Medjay hunted him when they were supposed to protect the [[pharaoh]]s, Bayek denied serving the [[Ptolemaic dynasty]] and instead showed his arm covered in [[tattoo]]ed cryptonyms.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/>

The nomarch panicked at seeing his name crossed off, swearing that his brethren would find and stop Bayek, and attempted to avert his fate by [[Throwing knife|throwing]] a [[Short blade|knife]] at his assailant's head. However, Bayek blocked it with Rudjek's mask he had recovered earlier and vowed in turn that he would wait in the shadows to eliminate everyone in the Order who was at Siwa. He then thrust the knife and mask into Rudjek's face, killing him.<ref name="TheHeronAssassination"/>

===The Ibis===
{{Quote|You could not even save your own son, You are no one. Bayek of nothing, Father to nobody.|Medunamun to Bayek, 48 BCE|Assassin's Creed: Origins|The False Oracle}}
[[File:ACO Homecoming 2.png|thumb|250px|left|Bayek fighting Hypatos]]
A few months later, Hypatos confronted Bayek at some ruins on the outskirts of Siwa, determined to avenge his master's death and his wounded pride at being defeated but left alive. In the midst of the fight, he slammed his [[mace]] into the ground and broke it, sending both into a lower chamber, where they continued their duel. Although Bayek offered a truce, Hypatos stubbornly refused in the name of honor. Eventually, Bayek proved the better warrior and killed Hypatos.<ref name="Homecoming"/>

Bayek navigated his way out of the ruins and saw his friend [[Hepzefa]] fighting a group of [[soldier]]s from the [[Ptolemaic army]]. He immediately rushed to protect his friend and killed the attackers.<ref name="Homecoming"/> Hepzefa, surprised to see Bayek after a year of absence, welcomed him warmly and the two men rode back to Siwa. Along the way, Hepzefa told Bayek of the brutality and unfair treatment the villagers suffered at the hands of the [[Oracle of Amun]] [[Medunamun]], otherwise known as "The Ibis", thus giving Bayek his next target.<ref name="TheOasis">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[The Oasis]]</ref>
[[File:The Oasis 02.jpg|thumb|250px|Rabiah treating Bayek's wounds]]
Arriving at Hepzefa's house, Hepzefa told Bayek to rest after his long journey, but Bayek declined, saying he needed to prepare and kill Medunamun. At that moment, the village's healer [[Rabiah]] interrupted the two requesting Hepzefa's aid to deal with disruptive soldiers, only to immediately notice Bayek and tend to his wounds after persuading him to take a rest. His respite was cut short, however, when a villager warned everyone of incoming soldiers sent by Medunamun. Bayek and Hepzefa hid in the yard and learned through [[eavesdropping]] that the soldiers were ordered to kill them both in retaliation for Rudjek's murder. Nevertheless, the soldiers were no match for the two Medjays and were quickly dispatched.<ref name="TheOasis"/>
[[File:The Oasis 00.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Bayek reunited with Senu]]
After the soldiers were killed, Hepzefa took Bayek to reunite with [[Senu]], his female {{Wiki|Bonelli's eagle}} whom Rabiah had nursed back to health in Bayek's absence. Before Bayek set off to kill Medunamun, Hepzefa urged him to improve his equipment and to help solve various problems caused by Medunamun's soldiers. To that end, he suggested Bayek do both by aiding the [[blacksmith]] [[Benipe]], whose tools were confiscated after he was accused of being a member of the [[Egyptian rebels|local rebels]]. Having heard of this, Bayek recovered the tools from [[Camp Shetjeh]] and returned them to Benipe. Now able to open his shop again, Benipe rewarded Bayek with weapons he had hidden from the soldiers during the confiscation.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Striking the Anvil]]</ref>
[[File:ACO False Oracle 16.jpg|thumb|250px|Bayek bludgeoning Medunamun to death]]
Once he armed himself with a new weapon, Bayek infiltrated the Temple of Amun and freed several priests from Medunamun's abusive treatment. Bayek soon found and assassinated Medunamun, but even in the Oracle's last moments, he showed no remorse for his murders and sneeringly taunted Bayek for being unable to save his son. This comment infuriated Bayek, who promptly bludgeoned the unrepentant oracle to death in a frenzy.<ref name="TheFalseOracle">''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]'' – [[The False Oracle]]</ref> With Medunamun's demise, Siwa was liberated and Bayek returned to Hepfeza to drink in celebration, but his vengeance was still far from over, as his friend told him that [[Amunet|Aya]] was tracking more masked members in [[Alexandria]]. After bidding Hepzefa farewell and entrusting him to take his place as Medjay of Siwa, Bayek left for the great city.<ref>''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[May Amun Walk Beside You]]</ref>

===The Vulture and The Ram===
[[File:ACO Bayek Ktesos body.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Bayek finding Kestos' corpse]]
During Bayek's hunt, Aya was also pursuing her own targets in Alexandria, where she suspected [[Actaeon]] was part of the Order. Her suspicions were proven when she found an Order mask in Actaeon's room, after which, she forced him to don it before thrusting a knife through the eye slits, killing him. When Aya returned to [[Aya's Home|her house]], the Order member [[Ktesos]] attacked her in an attempt to avenge Actaeon, though his efforts failed and she also killed him. Both Actaeon and Ktesos' deaths in such quick succession caught the attention of Alexandria's [[Phylakitai]] [[Gennadios]], forcing Aya into hiding upon being declared a wanted criminal.<ref name="Aya">''Assassin's Creed: Origins'' – [[Aya (memory)|Aya]]</ref>

===The Hippo===
[[File:Origins Quest06Aya Part01.PNG|thumb|250px|Bayek and Aya reunited]]
Bayek arrived at Alexandria, where he was supposed to find Aya at the city's [[Library of Alexandria|famed library]]. There, he met Aya's cousin [[Phanos]], who explained to Bayek that Aya was currently in hiding due to her being wanted, before taking the man to [[The Den|the hideout]] in question. After a year of separation, Bayek was finally reunited with his wife. Aya showed Bayek a royal papyrus she took from Actaeon, proof that the Order had strong ties to the royal Ptolemy family, then gave Bayek a [[Hidden Blade]] she recovered<ref name="Aya"/> that was once owned and used by the ancient [[Artabanus' group|freedom fighter]] [[Darius]] to kill the [[Iran|Persian]] King [[Xerxes I of Persia|Xerxes I]] in 465 BCE.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Odyssey]] – [[Legacy of the First Blade: Hunted]]'' – [[Shadow of a Legend]]</ref> After testing the Blade, Bayek strapped it to his posterior forearm, unaware that Darius had actually used it on the anterior side, and set off to reveal the identity of "the Snake" and eliminate Gennadios.<ref name="Aya"/>

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