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"Do not seek retribution or revenge in my memory, but continue the search for truth, so that all may benefit. My story is one of many thousands, and the world will not suffer if it ends too soon."

―Ezio in a letter to his sister, Claudia.

An elderly Ezio Auditore da Firenze, wiser and now the Grand Master of the Assassin Order, embarks on a journey to discover the answers left by Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad and unveil the weapon hidden in his library which would be the one thing to end the feud between the Templars and Assassins. Sleuthing through the city of Constantinople and forming new allies, Ezio discovers the keys which would bring him one step closer to the end of his quest.

Discovery in Masyaf

Main article: Pilgrimage to Masyaf

The journey

"When I first set out from Roma ten months ago, I did so with a single purpose - to discover what our father did not."

―Ezio in a letter to Claudia.

Ending the Borgia's reign of power in Rome. Ezio scanned through old documents he had found in 1509, documents that belonged to his late uncle, Mario Auditore. Among them was letter from Ezio's father, Giovanni. Inside the letter, Giovanni made mention of a locked library hidden below a fortress in the Syrian mountain city of Masyaf, the birthplace of legendary Assassin Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad. Ezio, unknowing what or whom would be there to greet him, journeyed for the fortress in later 1510.

Arriving in Syria and finding himself in need of rest, Ezio sought shelter in the coastal city of Acre. While there, the people warned him of mercenaries and bandits that had taken control of Masyaf. Ezio, before leaving, wrote a letter to his sister back in Rome, detailing of what obstacles he suspected to be on the road ahead and explaining his last wishes if he should die. Once he had arrived, he found the city in ruins and its fortress under the control of Byzantine Templars, confirming his suspicions.

The fight

Leandros: "Nowhere left to run."

Ezio: ""Not for me, and not for you!""

—Ezio and Leandros.

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Ezio in a battle against Byzantines.

Trying to fight the Byzantine soldiers, Ezio was soon distracted by a vision of Altaïr and was overpowered. The Byzantines dragged Ezio by his arms to the fortress' watchtower where he would be hanged. His hands bound, Ezio was pushed forward towards the platform and Leandros, a Templar, placed the noose around Ezio's neck. Swiftly, Ezio knocked Leandros and, after untying his hands, threw the rope around Leandros' neck. With the noose now around his shoulder, Ezio threw it off and fell safely to a wooden platform below.