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|name = Shadows of the Scarab
| name = Shadows of the Scarab
|description = ''Lurking in the Wilderness of Sin are a group of bounty hunters known as the Shadows of the Scarab. What this means [[Bayek]] does not know, and how to kill them is an equally complex task. These are warriors with a brute force unlike average legionaries. Do they carry more than just a bounty? As a deeper motivation is revealed, Bayek must truly consider his new role in the [[Hidden Ones]] and what duties it entails.''
| image = ACO-Taharqa-Grave.png
|appearance = ''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
| description = ''[[Bounty hunter]]s calling themselves The Shadows of the [[Taharqa|Scarab]] have found their way to [[Sinai]]. Their motives remain nebulous however their methods are not.''
|type = Side, Level 44
| type = Side, Level 44
|previous = [[The Killer Shadow]]
| previous = [[The Killer Shadow]]
|ancestor = [[Bayek]]
| source = [[Bayek]]
|location = [[Klysma Nome]], [[Sinai]]
| location = [[Klysma Nome]], [[Sinai]], [[Ptolemaic Kingdom]]
|date = 38 BCE|image = File:ShadowsOfTheScarab4_TheHorizon.jpg}}
| date = 38 BCE}}
'''Shadows of the Scarab''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Bayek]]'s genetic memories, relived by [[Layla Hassan]] through the Portable [[Animus|Animus HR-8]].
'''Shadows of the Scarab''' was a virtual representation of one of [[Bayek]]'s [[genetic memories]], relived by [[Layla Hassan]] in 2017 through the [[Animus|Portable Animus HR-8]].<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]] – [[The Hidden Ones (DLC)|The Hidden Ones]]''</ref>


==Description==
==Description==
Bounty hunters calling themselves The Shadows of the Scarab have found their way to [[Sinai]]. Their motives remain nebulous however their methods are not.
[[Bayek]] learned that two [[bounty hunter]]s known as the Shadows of [[Taharqa|the Scarab]] were looking for him. Fearing a deeper motivation behind their actions, he decided to investigate further.


==Dialogue==
==Dialogue==
As soon as a child saw Bayek from afar, he started screaming:
As soon as a child saw Bayek from afar, he started shouting aloud.
* '''Child''''': There he is! The Man with the [[Senu|Eagle]]! I must tell the Scarab's Shadows! I want the bounty!''
*'''Child:''' ''There he is! The Man with [[Senu|the Eagle]]! I must tell the Scarab's Shadows! I want the bounty!''
Surprised, Bayek approached the boy:
Surprised, Bayek approached the boy.
* '''Child:''' ''Oh no, leave me alone! I didn't do anything!''
*'''Child:''' ''Oh no, leave me alone! I didn't do anything!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Quiet down boy, be calm. Why are you saying such things?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Quiet down boy, be calm. Why are you saying such things?''
* '''Child:''' ''There are bounty hunters looking for a man with an eagle. I will receive gold if I tell them.''
*'''Child:''' ''There are bounty hunters looking for a man with an [[eagle]]. I will receive [[gold]] if I tell them.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''What bounty hunters?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''What bounty hunters?''
* '''Child:''' ''They call themselves the Shadows of the Scarab.''
*'''Child:''' ''They call themselves the Shadows of the Scarab.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''The Scarab? Nek. Little boy: I am not the man you are looking for. That is no eagle. It is a pigeon.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''The Scarab? ''Nek'' (Shit). Little boy: I am not the man you are looking for. That is no eagle. It is a pigeon.''
* '''Child:''' ''It is a very brave pigeon. Wait, are you lying? I'm telling the bounty hunters!''
*'''Child:''' ''It is a very brave pigeon. Wait, are you lying? I'm telling the bounty hunters!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''I should find these Shadows of the Scarab.''
Bayek thought to himself as he parted company with the child.
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab1_EgyptianSoldier.jpg|thumb|250px|A Shadow of the Scarab.]]
*'''Bayek:''' ''I should find these Shadows of the Scarab.''
Bayek embarked on a trip to fight against these so-called Shadows of the Scarab. He found the first one and started fighting.
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab1 EgyptianSoldier.jpg|thumb|250px|A Shadow of the Scarab]]
* [[Egypt|'''Egyptian''']]''' Soldier:''' ''There's the old [[medjay]]! Come here!''
Bayek embarked on a trip to find the Shadows of the Scarab. He found the [[Shadow of the North]] and engaged him in battle.
 
*'''[[Egypt]]ian [[Soldier]]:''' ''There's the old [[medjay]]! Come here!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''They know a lot about me.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''They know a lot about me.''
* '''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''Is that really Bayek? The old medjay? I'll put his heart on a platter.''
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''Is that really Bayek? The old medjay? I'll put his heart on a platter.''<br>(laughs) ''You still dress the part, medjay scum!''
* '''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''(laughs) You still dress the part, medjay scum!''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Who do you hunt for? Tell me or face your final breath!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Who do you hunt for? Tell me or face your final breath!''
Bayek took his chance and killed the Shadow. He continued his quest and found the [[Shadow of the South]].
Bayek took his chance and killed the first Shadow. He continued his quest and found the second and final one.
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''See there! The medjay of old.<br>It's Bayek! I will draw and quarter him.''
* '''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''See there! The medjay of old.''
Bayek thought to himself as the Shadow approached.
* '''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''It's Bayek! I will draw and quarter him.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''How do they know me? What brings these men after me?''
* '''Bayek:''' ''How do they know me?''
*'''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''I will bring your head to my master!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''What brings these men after me?''
Despite his boast, the Shadow of the South was also killed. With both Shadows defeated, Bayek confirmed the kill and found a scroll.
* '''Egyptian Soldier:''' ''I will bring your head to my master!''
{{IUNote
Once again, Bayek was victorious. The second Shadow was no longer. After the confrontation, Bayek confirmed his kill and found a scroll.
|Title=Shadow of the Scarab
* '''Shadow of the Scarab:''' ''"Go forth with strength. Go forth with vigor. No tomb will remain unturned until he is found. No light to bright to turn the darkness. Life cannot continue if this path does not find Sekhmet glorious at its end. I will wait in the desert to the south of the Turquoise land. Where the mountains and the sands meet, folded between the dunes, I will wait. Bring me the head of the man with the eagle, Bayek."''
|Text="Go forth with strength. Go forth with vigor. No tomb will remain unturned until he is found. No light to ''[sic]'' bright to turn the darkness. Life cannot continue if this path does not find [[Sekhmet]] glorious at its end. I will wait in the desert to the south of the [[Sinai|Turquoise land]]. Where the mountains and the sands meet, folded between the dunes, I will wait. Bring me the head of the man with the eagle, Bayek."}}
* '''Bayek:''' ''A scroll. Their leader is camped in the southern desert of the Sinai.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''A scroll. Their leader is camped in the southern desert of the Sinai. Signed, the Shadows of the Scarab. Who are these desert hunters?''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Signed, the Shadows of the Scarab.''
Bayek traveled to the southern desert of the Sinai to confront the leader of the bounty hunters. When he arrived, the bloodied remains of a [[camel]] stood out amidst the desert dunes.
* '''Bayek:''' ''Who are these desert hunters?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Blood, hm. A bloody battle took place here.''
Bayek went to the southern desert of the Sinai, to find the leader of these bounty hunters. When he arrived, the first he saw was the body of a camel.
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab2 DeadSoldier.jpg|thumb|250px|A dead soldier buried in the sands]]
* '''Bayek:''' ''Blood, hm. A bloody battle took place here.''
He followed the blood trails. On the other side of the dunes, he found distinctive tracks leading towards a familiar ritual in the sands.
He decided to follow the blood trails. On the other side of the dunes, he found something that looked very familiar to him.
*'''Bayek:''' ''[[Bandit]]s buried in the shimmering sands. Hm. Just like the Scarab.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Bandits buried in the shimmering sands. Hm. Just like the Scarab.''
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab2_DeadSoldier.jpg|thumb|250px|The Scarab's Influence.]]
He examined a body close to him.
He examined a body close to him.
* '''Bayek:''' ''These bodies buried in the desert remind me of [[Taharqa]]. His influence still lingers?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''These bodies buried in the desert remind me of Taharqa. His influence still lingers?''
Not so far from there, he saw a bandit camp, established inside of a cave. Intrigued, he approached it and entered.
He followed the trail to a bandit camp established inside of a cave. He entered the camp and took stock of it.
* '''Bayek:''' ''This is not a typical bandit camp.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''This is not a typical bandit camp.''
Inside, Bayek inspected the place, finding interesting objects.
Bayek inspected the camp, finding interesting objects. First, he examined a statue of Sekhmet.
* '''Bayek:''' ''A statue of Sekhmet? Goddess of Vengeance?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''A statue of Sekhmet? Goddess of Vengeance?'' ''So this is where the Shadows nest? Show yourself!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''So this is where the Shadows nest? Show yourself!''
Bayek kept silent, waiting for an answer, but no one replied to him.
Bayek kept silence, waiting for an answer. But no one replied to him.
*'''Bayek:''' ''Hmm. There is no one here.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Hmm. There is no one here.''
He inspected the scrolls.
He continued his inspection.
*'''Bayek:''' ''A scroll dedicated to the Shadows of the Scarab... They were hunting me?''
* '''Bayek:''' ''A scroll dedicated to the Shadows of the Scarab... They were hunting me?''
His inspection led him to a dead end, but he then saw a crack in the wall. He passed through the other side and saw what seemed to be an exit.
His inspection leaded him to a dead e¿, but he then saw a crack in the wall. He passed to the other side and saw a supposedly exit.
*'''Bayek:''' ''The trail is fresh.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''The trail is fresh.''
Bayek exited the camp and followed the trail.
Bayek exited the camp and followed the trail.
* '''Bayek:''' ''Footprints. what is that further in the desert?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Footprints. What is that further in the desert?''
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab3_TaharqaTomb.jpg|thumb|250px|Taharqa's Last Resting Place.]]
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab3 TaharqaTomb.jpg|thumb|250px|Taharqa's Tomb]]
When Bayek reached the ending of the trail, he found a tomb decorated with flowers, candles, a portrait of Taharqa and a wooden horse toy. After examing all of these, he realized the identity of the leader of the Shadows of the Scarab.
When Bayek reached the ending of the trail, he found a memorial decorated with flowers, candles, a portrait of Taharqa and a wooden toy [[horse]]. After examining all of these, he understood the identity of the leader of the Shadows of the Scarab.
* '''Bayek:''' [[Kawab|''Kawab'']]''.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''[[Kawab]].''
He turned around and saw Kawab, Taharqa's son.
He turned around and saw Kawab, Taharqa's son.
* '''Bayek:''' ''I am not your enemy, Kawab. We do not need to do this.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''I am not your enemy, Kawab. We do not need to do this.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''For the great Taharqa! Forever the ruler of [[Letopolis]]!''
*'''Kawab:''' ''For the great Taharqa! Forever the ruler of [[Letopolis]]!''
Without much choices left, Bayek fought Kawab in an honorable hand to hand combat.
With no other choice besides killing the youth outright, Bayek chose to fight Kawab in honorable [[Fist|hand-to-hand]] combat.
* '''Bayek:''' ''Taharqa's little boy has grown up.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Taharqa's little boy has grown up.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''And you, medjay, have aged poorly.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''And you, medjay, have aged poorly.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''You have come to defend Taharqa's honor but you forget, he never had any!''
*'''Bayek:''' ''You have come to defend Taharqa's honor but you forget, he never had any!''
* '''Kawab:''' ''My father was the great steward of Letopolis.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''My father was the great steward of Letopolis.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''This is foolish! You are not the same as your father!''
*'''Bayek:''' ''This is foolish! You are not the same as your father!''
* '''Kawab:''' ''For his honor.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''For his honor.''
The fight continued for a little longer. Bayek's stamina was increasing while Kawab's was fading.
The fight continued for a little longer. Bayek's stamina endured while Kawab's faded.
* '''Kawab:''' ''No! No!!!''
*'''Kawab:''' ''No! No!!! Cursed, my family is cursed to die at your hands, Bayek.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''Cursed, my family is cursed to die at your hands Bayek.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Your father did, but you don't have to. You are innocent.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Your father did, but you don't have to. You are innocent.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''There is only darkness.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''There is only darkness.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''You fight well, you have bred a fine group of warriors with your Shadows of the Scarab.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''You fight well, you have bred a fine group of warriors with your Shadows of the Scarab.''
Finally, Bayek defeated Kawab. Tired, the Hidden One approached the young man, who lay defeated on the sand.
Finally, Bayek defeated Kawab. Tired, the Hidden One approached the young man, who was lying on the sand, defeated.
*'''Bayek:''' ''Still winning?''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Still winning?''
*'''Kawab:''' ''Just kill me.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''Just kill me.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Kawab, do not make the same mistakes your father did.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Kawab, do not make the same mistakes your father [[The Scarab's Lies|did]].''
*'''Kawab:''' ''What other option do I have?''
* '''Kawab:''' ''What other option do I have?''
[[File:ACO-SotS.png|thumb|250px|Kawab accepting his defeat]]
Without hesitation, Bayek held out his hand to help Kawab to stand. Confused, he accepted it.
Without hesitation, Bayek held out his hand to help Kawab to stand. Confused, he accepted it.
* '''Kawab:''' ''I've tracked you as soon I could ride a horse and kill someone with a blade. Don't try to use your ideas to change my mind.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''I've tracked you as soon I could ride a horse and kill someone with a blade. Don't try to use your ideas to change my mind.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''I can tell you that killing me will bring you no redemption.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''I can tell you that killing me will bring you no redemption.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''Be done with me. Vanish me. My existence was a mistake anyways.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''Be done with me. Vanish me. My existence was a mistake anyways.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''I want to show you something. Come with me Kawab.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''I want to show you something. Come with me, Kawab.''
Bayek walked with Kawab southwest from there, for a while.
Bayek walked with Kawab a while and headed southwest.
* '''Kawab:''' ''Where? Just allow me to join my father.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''Where? Just allow me to join my father.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Your father [[The Scarab's Sting|cut]] your grandfather's tongue out, he oppressed your people. Family is not always our chosen and true brotherhood.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Your father cut your [[Ghupa|grandfather]]'s tongue out, he oppressed your people. Family is not always our chosen and true brotherhood.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''He was revered as a hero as well, and a leader.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''He was revered as a hero as well, and a leader.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Do not be swayed by people's gossip.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Do not be swayed by people's gossip.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''It is true that I never wanted to kill. I was driven to.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''It is true that I never wanted to kill. I was driven to.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''I was driven that way once also, without sense though, doing misdeeds against the gods, yet [[Maat]] taught me a lesson.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''I was [[Hunt for the Snake|driven]] that way once also, without sense though, doing misdeeds against the gods, yet [[Ma'at]] taught me a lesson.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''I am nothing if I do not honor my father!''
*'''Kawab:''' ''I am nothing if I do not honor my father!''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Then ask him why he supported child-killers? You ask him why he betrayed you!''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Then ask him why he supported child-killers? You ask him why he betrayed you!''
* '''Kawab:''' ''What am I suppose to do? I have nothing else.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''What am I suppose to do? I have nothing else.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''You could join us. [[Hidden Ones|The Hidden Ones]].''
*'''Bayek:''' ''You could join [[Egyptian Brotherhood of Assassins|us]]. The [[Assassins|Hidden Ones]].''
* '''Kawab:''' ''Your gang of killers in the shadows?''
*'''Kawab:''' ''Your gang of killers in the shadows?''
* '''Bayek:''' ''We are more than this. We have a code. I had a family before I had this group. I gave it all up because I did not have a choice.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''We are more than this. We have [[The Creed|a code]]. I had [[Amunet|a]] [[Khemu|family]] before I had this group. I gave it all up because I did not have a choice.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''And if I do not join?''
*'''Kawab:''' ''And if I do not join?''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Thre is only one other option.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''There is only one other option.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''This desert is my graveyard.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''This desert is my graveyard.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Or your redemption.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Or your redemption.''
After finishing the walk, Bayek tried to reason with Kawab.
After finishing the walk, Bayek tried to reason with Kawab.
* '''Bayek:''' ''This is what I wanted to show you. Endless deserts and mountains. Do you hear the wind on the sands? The desert calls us at times. Now, will you answer back or be taken by it?''
*'''Bayek:''' ''This is what I wanted to show you. Endless deserts and mountains. Do you hear the wind on the sands? The desert calls us at times. Now, will you answer back or be taken by it?''
* '''Kawab:''' ''All my life has been revenge and killing. But I believe what you are saying. Give me strength Maat to trascend who I am, to become a shadow of power and cause.''
[[File:ACO THO Shadows of the Scarab - Kawab joining Hidden Ones.png|thumb|250px|Kawab joining Bayek's organization]]
* '''Bayek:''' ''Abandon yourself, and you become one of us.''
*'''Kawab:''' ''All my life has been revenge and killing. But I believe what you are saying. Give me strength Ma'at to transcend who I am, to become a shadow of power and cause.''
* '''Kawab:''' ''Then it is so. I will renounce my name, my family. I will find a new one, as a liberator, along side you Bayek.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Abandon yourself, and you become one of us.''
 
*'''Kawab:''' ''Then it is so. I will renounce my name, my family. I will find a new one, as a liberator, along side you Bayek.''
* '''Bayek:''' ''Now you are a Hidden One.''
*'''Bayek:''' ''Now you are a Hidden One.''
[[File:ShadowsOfTheScarab5_HappyFriends.jpg|thumb|250px|The Hidden Ones looking the horizon, smiling.]]
After shaking hands, Kawab sat on the sands to watch the horizon. Bayek joined him for a time, before they took separate paths back to the Hidden Ones' [[Hidden Ones Klysma bureau|local]] [[Assassin bureau|bureau]] in the [[Klysma Quarry]], with Bayek arriving long after Kawab. Before he entered the cave, Bayek spoke to Kawab as he sat in thought on a ledge overlooking the village.
After shaking hands, Kawab sat on the sands to see the horizon. This gave Bayek an opportunity to join him.
*'''Kawab:''' ''This brotherhood is strong, Bayek. Thank you for giving me a chance. Soon I will be headed to [[Levant|Judea]]. King [[Herod I of Judea|Herod]] is causing problems for the people.''


==Outcome==
==Outcome==
Bayek killed his persecutors and managed to appease Kawab's thirst for revenge, convincing him to join the Hidden Ones.
Bayek killed his persecutors and managed to appease Kawab's thirst for revenge, convincing him to join the Hidden Ones.


==Reference==
==Gallery==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Origins]]''
<gallery captionalign="center" position="center" widths="180">
ACO Shadows of the Scarab 1.png|Bayek learning about the Shadows of the Scarab
ShadowsOfTheScarab4 TheHorizon.jpg|Bayek and Kawab watching the horizon.
ShadowsOfTheScarab5 HappyFriends.jpg|The two Hidden Ones smiling at their future.
</gallery>
 
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{ACOMemories}}
{{ACOMemories}}
[[Category:Memories of Bayek]]
[[Category:Memories of Bayek]]
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8]]
[[Category:Memories relived using the Animus HR-8]]

Latest revision as of 02:06, 25 May 2026

Shadows of the Scarab was a virtual representation of one of Bayek's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2017 through the Portable Animus HR-8.[1]

Description[edit | edit source]

Bayek learned that two bounty hunters known as the Shadows of the Scarab were looking for him. Fearing a deeper motivation behind their actions, he decided to investigate further.

Dialogue[edit | edit source]

As soon as a child saw Bayek from afar, he started shouting aloud.

  • Child: There he is! The Man with the Eagle! I must tell the Scarab's Shadows! I want the bounty!

Surprised, Bayek approached the boy.

  • Child: Oh no, leave me alone! I didn't do anything!
  • Bayek: Quiet down boy, be calm. Why are you saying such things?
  • Child: There are bounty hunters looking for a man with an eagle. I will receive gold if I tell them.
  • Bayek: What bounty hunters?
  • Child: They call themselves the Shadows of the Scarab.
  • Bayek: The Scarab? Nek (Shit). Little boy: I am not the man you are looking for. That is no eagle. It is a pigeon.
  • Child: It is a very brave pigeon. Wait, are you lying? I'm telling the bounty hunters!

Bayek thought to himself as he parted company with the child.

  • Bayek: I should find these Shadows of the Scarab.
A Shadow of the Scarab

Bayek embarked on a trip to find the Shadows of the Scarab. He found the Shadow of the North and engaged him in battle.

  • Egyptian Soldier: There's the old medjay! Come here!
  • Bayek: They know a lot about me.
  • Egyptian Soldier: Is that really Bayek? The old medjay? I'll put his heart on a platter.
    (laughs) You still dress the part, medjay scum!
  • Bayek: Who do you hunt for? Tell me or face your final breath!

Bayek took his chance and killed the Shadow. He continued his quest and found the Shadow of the South.

  • Egyptian Soldier: See there! The medjay of old.
    It's Bayek! I will draw and quarter him.

Bayek thought to himself as the Shadow approached.

  • Bayek: How do they know me? What brings these men after me?
  • Egyptian Soldier: I will bring your head to my master!

Despite his boast, the Shadow of the South was also killed. With both Shadows defeated, Bayek confirmed the kill and found a scroll.

Shadow of the Scarab

"Go forth with strength. Go forth with vigor. No tomb will remain unturned until he is found. No light to [sic] bright to turn the darkness. Life cannot continue if this path does not find Sekhmet glorious at its end. I will wait in the desert to the south of the Turquoise land. Where the mountains and the sands meet, folded between the dunes, I will wait. Bring me the head of the man with the eagle, Bayek."
  • Bayek: A scroll. Their leader is camped in the southern desert of the Sinai. Signed, the Shadows of the Scarab. Who are these desert hunters?

Bayek traveled to the southern desert of the Sinai to confront the leader of the bounty hunters. When he arrived, the bloodied remains of a camel stood out amidst the desert dunes.

  • Bayek: Blood, hm. A bloody battle took place here.
A dead soldier buried in the sands

He followed the blood trails. On the other side of the dunes, he found distinctive tracks leading towards a familiar ritual in the sands.

  • Bayek: Bandits buried in the shimmering sands. Hm. Just like the Scarab.

He examined a body close to him.

  • Bayek: These bodies buried in the desert remind me of Taharqa. His influence still lingers?

He followed the trail to a bandit camp established inside of a cave. He entered the camp and took stock of it.

  • Bayek: This is not a typical bandit camp.

Bayek inspected the camp, finding interesting objects. First, he examined a statue of Sekhmet.

  • Bayek: A statue of Sekhmet? Goddess of Vengeance? So this is where the Shadows nest? Show yourself!

Bayek kept silent, waiting for an answer, but no one replied to him.

  • Bayek: Hmm. There is no one here.

He inspected the scrolls.

  • Bayek: A scroll dedicated to the Shadows of the Scarab... They were hunting me?

His inspection led him to a dead end, but he then saw a crack in the wall. He passed through the other side and saw what seemed to be an exit.

  • Bayek: The trail is fresh.

Bayek exited the camp and followed the trail.

  • Bayek: Footprints. What is that further in the desert?
Taharqa's Tomb

When Bayek reached the ending of the trail, he found a memorial decorated with flowers, candles, a portrait of Taharqa and a wooden toy horse. After examining all of these, he understood the identity of the leader of the Shadows of the Scarab.

He turned around and saw Kawab, Taharqa's son.

  • Bayek: I am not your enemy, Kawab. We do not need to do this.
  • Kawab: For the great Taharqa! Forever the ruler of Letopolis!

With no other choice besides killing the youth outright, Bayek chose to fight Kawab in honorable hand-to-hand combat.

  • Bayek: Taharqa's little boy has grown up.
  • Kawab: And you, medjay, have aged poorly.
  • Bayek: You have come to defend Taharqa's honor but you forget, he never had any!
  • Kawab: My father was the great steward of Letopolis.
  • Bayek: This is foolish! You are not the same as your father!
  • Kawab: For his honor.

The fight continued for a little longer. Bayek's stamina endured while Kawab's faded.

  • Kawab: No! No!!! Cursed, my family is cursed to die at your hands, Bayek.
  • Bayek: Your father did, but you don't have to. You are innocent.
  • Kawab: There is only darkness.
  • Bayek: You fight well, you have bred a fine group of warriors with your Shadows of the Scarab.

Finally, Bayek defeated Kawab. Tired, the Hidden One approached the young man, who lay defeated on the sand.

  • Bayek: Still winning?
  • Kawab: Just kill me.
  • Bayek: Kawab, do not make the same mistakes your father did.
  • Kawab: What other option do I have?
Kawab accepting his defeat

Without hesitation, Bayek held out his hand to help Kawab to stand. Confused, he accepted it.

  • Kawab: I've tracked you as soon I could ride a horse and kill someone with a blade. Don't try to use your ideas to change my mind.
  • Bayek: I can tell you that killing me will bring you no redemption.
  • Kawab: Be done with me. Vanish me. My existence was a mistake anyways.
  • Bayek: I want to show you something. Come with me, Kawab.

Bayek walked with Kawab a while and headed southwest.

  • Kawab: Where? Just allow me to join my father.
  • Bayek: Your father cut your grandfather's tongue out, he oppressed your people. Family is not always our chosen and true brotherhood.
  • Kawab: He was revered as a hero as well, and a leader.
  • Bayek: Do not be swayed by people's gossip.
  • Kawab: It is true that I never wanted to kill. I was driven to.
  • Bayek: I was driven that way once also, without sense though, doing misdeeds against the gods, yet Ma'at taught me a lesson.
  • Kawab: I am nothing if I do not honor my father!
  • Bayek: Then ask him why he supported child-killers? You ask him why he betrayed you!
  • Kawab: What am I suppose to do? I have nothing else.
  • Bayek: You could join us. The Hidden Ones.
  • Kawab: Your gang of killers in the shadows?
  • Bayek: We are more than this. We have a code. I had a family before I had this group. I gave it all up because I did not have a choice.
  • Kawab: And if I do not join?
  • Bayek: There is only one other option.
  • Kawab: This desert is my graveyard.
  • Bayek: Or your redemption.

After finishing the walk, Bayek tried to reason with Kawab.

  • Bayek: This is what I wanted to show you. Endless deserts and mountains. Do you hear the wind on the sands? The desert calls us at times. Now, will you answer back or be taken by it?
Kawab joining Bayek's organization
  • Kawab: All my life has been revenge and killing. But I believe what you are saying. Give me strength Ma'at to transcend who I am, to become a shadow of power and cause.
  • Bayek: Abandon yourself, and you become one of us.
  • Kawab: Then it is so. I will renounce my name, my family. I will find a new one, as a liberator, along side you Bayek.
  • Bayek: Now you are a Hidden One.

After shaking hands, Kawab sat on the sands to watch the horizon. Bayek joined him for a time, before they took separate paths back to the Hidden Ones' local bureau in the Klysma Quarry, with Bayek arriving long after Kawab. Before he entered the cave, Bayek spoke to Kawab as he sat in thought on a ledge overlooking the village.

  • Kawab: This brotherhood is strong, Bayek. Thank you for giving me a chance. Soon I will be headed to Judea. King Herod is causing problems for the people.

Outcome[edit | edit source]

Bayek killed his persecutors and managed to appease Kawab's thirst for revenge, convincing him to join the Hidden Ones.

Gallery[edit | edit source]

  • Bayek learning about the Shadows of the Scarab
    Bayek learning about the Shadows of the Scarab
  • Bayek and Kawab watching the horizon.
    Bayek and Kawab watching the horizon.
  • The two Hidden Ones smiling at their future.
    The two Hidden Ones smiling at their future.

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ Assassin's Creed: Origins – The Hidden Ones
Assassin's Creed: Origins memories
Main Quests
The Heron Assassination - Homecoming - The Oasis - The False Oracle - May Amun Walk Beside You - Aya - Gennadios the Phylakitai - End of the Snake - Egypt's Medjay - The Scarab's Sting - The Scarab's Lies - Pompeius Magnus - The Hyena - The Lizard's Mask - The Lizard's Face - The Crocodile's Scales - The Crocodile's Jaws - Way of the Gabiniani - Aya: Blade of the Goddess - The Battle of the Nile - The Aftermath - The Final Weighing - Last of the Medjay - Fall of an Empire, Rise of Another - Birth of the Creed
Side Quests
Special
A Gift from the Gods - Ambush At Sea - Incoming Threat - Here Comes a New Challenger - Lights Among the Dunes - Secrets of the First Pyramids - Trial of Anubis - Trial of Sehkmet - Trial of Sobek
Siwa
Gear Up - Family Reunion - Water Rats - Hideaway - Striking the Anvil - The Healer - Prisoners in the Temple - Bayek's Promise
Lake Mareotis
Hidden Tax - The Book of the Dead - Ambush in the Temple - Ulterior Votive - Lady of Slaughter - Birthright - Taste of her Sting
Alexandria
The Accidental Philosopher - The Last Bodyguard - Higher Education - Serapis Unites - A Tithe By Any Other Name - The Shifty Scribe - The Odyssey - Wrath of the Poets - Symposiasts - Phylakes' Prey - Phylakitai in the Eye - Cat's Cradle
Kanopos
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Sap-Meh Nome
In Protest - Thick Skin - Fair Trade
Sapi-Res Nome
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Giza
The Planetarium - Precious Bonds - What's Yours Is Mine
Memphis
A Dream of Ashes - Blood in the Water - Odor Most Foul - Children of the Streets - Taimhotep's Song - The Baker's Dilemma - Mortem Romanum
Saqqara Nome
Rites of Anubis - First Blood - When Night Falls - A Rebel Alliance
Faiyum
Murder in the Temple - Feeding Faiyum - Curse of Wadjet - Rebel Strike - The Bride - Sobek's Gold - Forging Siwa - The Sickness - Fires of Dionysias - Demons in the Desert
Faiyum Oasis
The Champion - The Man Beast - Sobek's Tears - The Jaws of Sobek - Bad Faith - Shadya's Rest - Fighting for Faiyum
Herakleion Nome
Recon Work - Loose Cargo - Reunion - Predator to Prey
Uab Nome
Seven Farmers
Atef-Pehu Nome
The Matriarch
Green Mountains
Unseeing Eyes - One Bad Apple - The Good Roman - Playing with Fire - Taking Liberty - Halo of the Huntress - Carpe Diem - Shadows of Apollo
Marmarica
His Secret Service
Kyrenaika
The Flea of Cyrene - The Lure of Glory - The Mousetrap - Founding Father - Pax Romana - Cat and Mouse - Absolute Power - Are You Not Entertained? - The Smugglers of Cyrene - Dead in the Water - My Brother for a Horse
Isolated Desert
Plight of the Rebels
Event Quests
Antique Trafficking - Bandit Raid - Control Nuisance - Gather Materials - Lost and Found - Missing Worker - Stolen Goods - Recover the Merchandise
The Hidden Ones
Main Quests
The Hidden Ones - The Land of Turquoise - Where the Slaves Die - The Walls of the Ruler - The Setting Sun - No Chains Too Thick - Sic Semper Tyrannis - The Greater Good
Side Quests
Klysma Nome
Rise of Shaqilat - Howls of the Dead - The Ballad of Si-Mut and Gertha - The Killer Shadow - Shadows of the Scarab
Madiama Nome
Respect Thy Brother
Arsinoe Nome
Shards from a Star
The Curse of the Pharaohs
Main Quests
The Curse of the Pharaohs - No Honor Amongst Thebes - The Lady of Grace - Cleansing Rite - Something Rotten - Soured Libations - Aten Rising - The Heretic - Blood in the Water - The King of Kings - A Pharaoh's Shadow - A Pharaoh's Heart and Name - A Pharaoh's Hemset - A Pharaoh's Ka
Side Quests
Thebes
The Theban Triad - Master of the Secret Things - Perchance to Dream
Theban Necropolis
Burnt Offerings - A Sister's Vow - Idol Hands - Drowned Tools - A Motherless Child - Unfair Trade
Thebes Nome
Crocodile Tears - National Treasures
Yebu Nome
Losers Weepers - Fish Out Of Water - Laid to Rest
Aaru
Love or Duty
Aten
Gods or Creed - The Cat - The Ibis - The Hawk
Heb Sed
Follower or Leader
Duat
Shield or Blade - A Necessary Evil - Khepri's Amulet - The God's Spark
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