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imported>Soranin Created page with "{{Era|Memories|ACMir}} {{Spoilerhd|18 February 2026|Valley of Memory}} {{Imageneed|Valley of Memory}} {{IncompleteMemory|Mirage}} {{Memory Infobox |name=The Heart of Corruption |image= |description= |appearance=''Assassin's Creed: Mirage – Valley of Memory'' |type=Main |reward= |fullsync= |heroclass= |previous=Wares and Shadows |next=House of Memories |concurrent= |source=Basim ibn Ishaq |location=AlUla, Abbasid Caliphate |date=860s }} '..." |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Basim was taken by the robbers to a prison they controlled, keeping him alive for human experimentation of | Basim was taken by the [[Bandit|robbers]] to a prison they controlled, keeping him alive for [[human]] experimentation of [[poison]]s. | ||
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==Dialogue== | ==Dialogue== | ||
[] | [['Abis]] spoke to Basim. | ||
*'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Ah, my new pet. Mark my words, your stay here will be most disagreeable.'' | *'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Ah, my new pet. Mark my words, your stay here will be most disagreeable.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I must keep watch for any chance to slip free... though opportunities are scarce in this place.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I must keep watch for any chance to slip free... though opportunities are scarce in this place.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I wonder what has become of Enkidu...'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I wonder what has become of [[Enkidu]]...'' | ||
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*'''Servant:''' ''I hear the | *'''Servant:''' ''I hear the [[silver]]smith has gone forty days without so much as a crumb. If true, it is barbaric!'' | ||
*'''Guard 3:''' ''Stop fretting, cook. He does not get to eat. That is the order of 'Abis. One of his little experiments. You are new here, but soon you will understand.'' | *'''Guard 3:''' ''Stop fretting, cook. He does not get to eat. That is the order of 'Abis. One of his little experiments. You are new here, but soon you will understand.'' | ||
*'''Servant:''' ''{{'}}Abis is a stain on all this land.'' | *'''Servant:''' ''{{'}}Abis is a stain on all this land.'' | ||
*'''Guard 3:''' ''Shut up, wench. Or maybe you would like to become the next experiment?'' | *'''Guard 3:''' ''Shut up, wench. Or maybe you would like to become the next experiment?'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I cannot help but pity this silversmith. As for the cook, was that Hind's servant?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I cannot help but pity this silversmith. As for the cook, was that [[Hind]]'s servant?'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''This cell is a sentence of death. Forget 'Abis or the food, boredom here is the cruelest of killers.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''This cell is a sentence of death. Forget 'Abis or the food, boredom here is the cruelest of killers.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I was looking for someone...'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I was looking for someone...'' | ||
*'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''Who?'' | *'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''Who?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Have you heard of a man named Ishaq ibn Khalid?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Have you heard of a man named [[Ishaq ibn Khalid]]?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''The old fool who claims to be the Caliph's architect? He dwells in the oasis—a house with a blue door, in the farmers' quarter.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''The old fool who claims to be the [[Al-Mutawakkil|Caliph]]'s [[architect]]? He dwells in the oasis—a house with a blue door, in the farmers' quarter.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''You are certain?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''You are certain?'' | ||
*'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''In AlUla, everyone knows everyone. We are a small community, after all.'' | *'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''In [[Al-Ula|AlUla]], everyone knows everyone. We are a small community, after all.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Nimlot did not know of him.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''[[Nimlot]] did not know of him.'' | ||
*'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''Nimlot? The foreign merchant from Misr? He is rich. Why would he care about the likes of Ishaq ibn Khalid?'' | *'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''Nimlot? The foreign [[merchant]] from [[wikt:مصر|Misr]] ''([[Egypt]])''? He is rich. Why would he care about the likes of Ishaq ibn Khalid?'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''What more can you tell me? About Ishaq?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''What more can you tell me? About Ishaq?'' | ||
*'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''What more do you want?'' | *'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''What more do you want?'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Whoever left these marks must have been touched by madness. May I not follow the same path.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Whoever left these marks must have been touched by madness. May I not follow the same path.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I pray the robbers learn nothing of Dervis. With me confined, he stands unguarded against their threat.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I pray the robbers learn nothing of [[Dervis]]. With me confined, he stands unguarded against their threat.'' | ||
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*'''Guard 6:''' ''{{'}}Abis himself nearly had us the other day. It was a close call.'' | *'''Guard 6:''' ''{{'}}Abis himself nearly had us the other day. It was a close call.'' | ||
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*'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Time to see if my newest brew is all it promises to be...'' | *'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Time to see if my newest brew is all it promises to be...'' | ||
*'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''No, no! Please! Have mercy!'' | *'''Neighboring prisoner:''' ''No, no! Please! Have mercy!'' | ||
*'''Guard 8:''' ''Not even a dog deserves that...'' | *'''Guard 8:''' ''Not even a [[dog]] deserves that...'' | ||
*'''Guard 9:''' ''I am not going to tell him to stop.'' | *'''Guard 9:''' ''I am not going to tell him to stop.'' | ||
*'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Useless fools! Get in here and hold him down!'' | *'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Useless fools! Get in here and hold him down!'' | ||
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*'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Your turn draws near, friend... Then the true entertainment will begin.'' | *'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''Your turn draws near, friend... Then the true entertainment will begin.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''This confinement, the threat of torture... I feel as if I have lived such a fate before... In some distant memory I cannot fully grasp...'' | *'''Basim:''' ''This [[Alamut Temple|confinement]], the threat of torture... I feel as if I have lived such a fate [[Loki|before]]... In some [[Isu incarnation|distant memory]] I cannot fully grasp...'' | ||
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*'''Guard 10:''' ''For a man who starved to death, he is heavier than I expected.'' | *'''Guard 10:''' ''For a man who starved to death, he is heavier than I expected.'' | ||
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*'''Servant:''' ''To steal the key would be far too dangerous for me. But if you can find a means to slip free of these bars, I may be able to aid you in some other way...'' | *'''Servant:''' ''To steal the key would be far too dangerous for me. But if you can find a means to slip free of these bars, I may be able to aid you in some other way...'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''How exactly?'' | *'''Basim:''' ''How exactly?'' | ||
*'''Servant:''' ''There is mandrake in the kitchen. With it, I can try to brew a sedative strong enough to lull the guards to sleep.'' | *'''Servant:''' ''There is {{Wiki|mandrake}} in the kitchen. With it, I can try to brew a sedative strong enough to lull the [[Soldier|guards]] to sleep.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''That would be a tremendous aid.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''That would be a tremendous aid.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Where have you gone, Enkidu? If you still draw breath, I would welcome your help.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Where have you gone, [[Enkidu]]? If you still draw breath, I would welcome your help.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I should have known you would find me. If only you could aid me. The key to my cell... It is somewhere in this forsaken place.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I should have known you would find me. If only you could aid me. The key to my cell... It is somewhere in this forsaken place.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''That plunge is too great, even for me.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''That plunge is too great, even for me.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''That list of weapons I stole the other day... one of the hiding | *'''Basim:''' ''That list of weapons I stole the other day... one of the [[hiding spot]]s lies within these walls.'' | ||
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*'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''We tread this path as one!'' | *'''{{'}}Abis:''' ''We tread this path as one!'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''That | *'''Basim:''' ''That [[poison]]ed blade... I can feel its filth in my blood, stronger than anything I have felt before. Perhaps Dervis can offer aid... I must reach him, and endure until then.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''I must reach Dervis... only he can cure me.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I must reach Dervis... only he can cure me.'' | ||
[] | [Basim collapsed. A [[civilian]] saw his body and alerted Dervis.] | ||
*'''Civilian:''' ''Dervis! Come!'' | *'''Civilian:''' ''Dervis! Come!'' | ||
*'''Dervis:''' ''What happened? Is he alive?'' | *'''Dervis:''' ''What happened? Is he alive?'' | ||
*'''Civilian:''' ''If so, for how much longer I do not know.'' | *'''Civilian:''' ''If so, for how much longer I do not know.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' | *'''Basim:''' (groans) | ||
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*'''Basim:''' | *'''Basim:''' (gasps) | ||
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*'''Dervis:''' ''Drink.'' | *'''Dervis:''' ''Drink.'' | ||
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*'''Basim:''' ''Nimlot did warn me. I was a fool to walk right into their trap in the market.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''[[Nimlot]] did warn me. I was a fool to walk right into their trap in the market.'' | ||
*'''Dervis:''' ''Perhaps you still have some lessons to learn, Basim. You will mend soon enough.'' | *'''Dervis:''' ''Perhaps you still have some lessons to learn, Basim. You will mend soon enough.'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''Thank you for recovering my things.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''Thank you for recovering my things.'' | ||
*'''Dervis:''' ''I may be old, but I still have a few tricks left. I also took the liberty of grabbing a rather fine dagger. The same one that almost ended your life. While you were away, I sought word of your father. The oasis came up...'' | *'''Dervis:''' ''I may be old, but I still have a few tricks left. I also took the liberty of grabbing a rather fine [[Short blade|dagger]]. The same one that almost ended your life. While you were away, I sought word of your father. The oasis came up...'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''During my captivity, I spoke with another prisoner. He said my father is there—the house marked by a blue door. With 'Abis dead and his men leaderless, | *'''Basim:''' ''During my captivity, I spoke with another prisoner. He said my father is there—the house marked by a blue door. With 'Abis dead and his men leaderless, nothing can stop me from finding him.'' | ||
*'''Dervis:''' ''If you wish, I can come with you...'' | *'''Dervis:''' ''If you wish, I can come with you...'' | ||
*'''Basim:''' ''I know you yearn to see him again, but for now, I must go alone.'' | *'''Basim:''' ''I know you yearn to see him again, but for now, I must go alone.'' | ||
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==Outcome== | ==Outcome== | ||
Basim escaped the prison and killed the leader | Basim escaped the prison and killed the bandits' leader 'Abis, but not without being poisoned himself. Dervis found Basim and nursed him back to health. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 01:41, 25 November 2025
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The Heart of Corruption was a virtual representation of one of Basim ibn Ishaq's genetic memories relived through the Animus.[1]
Description
Basim was taken by the robbers to a prison they controlled, keeping him alive for human experimentation of poisons.
Outcome
Basim escaped the prison and killed the bandits' leader 'Abis, but not without being poisoned himself. Dervis found Basim and nursed him back to health.