Abandoned By the Gods

Abandoned By the Gods was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.

Description

It was as if the gods themselves had infected and cursed Athens with the plague. Having found the clues required to locate her mother, Kassandra returned to find Aspasia.

Dialogue

Kassandra returned to Athens to meet with Aspasia and found a plague waiting for her.

Amidst the chaos, Kleon held a rally outside Perikles's villa, making bold promises to the beleaguered people and whipping the mobs into a frenzy. Phoibe darted past her.

[missing dialogue]

Sokrates approached Kassandra.

[missing dialogue]

Kassandra accosted Kleon.

• Kleon: I didn't expect to see you.

(If players asked "What are you doing?")

• Kassandra: What do you think you're doing? You're driving this mob to madness.
• Kleon: This? This is nothing.

He turned away from Kassandra back to the mob and threw up his arms.

• Kleon: I will make Athens great again!

Kassandra shook her head in disgust and entered the villa. She spoke to Aspasia.

• Kassandra: Aspasia.
• Aspasia: Oh, Kassandra. You've returned to Athens.
• Aspasia: What's left of Athens. The world we've built is crumbling at our feet.

(If players chose "It's not looking good.")

(If players chose "We have to hold it together.")

• Kassandra: It's bleak, but it hasn't killed you.
• Aspasia: You're right. But everything Perikles has built is being destroyed. It's chaos outside these walls. People have forgotten how to be people.

Regardless, Kassandra stated her business.

• Kassandra: I came to talk to you. I found out some things about my mother. Her name, her ship...
• Aspasia: Kassandra, it's not the time. Perikles is dying. He won't see me. He won't let Hippokrates in his room... He only babbles about going to his precious Parthenon.

(If players chose "I'm sorry about Perikles.")

(If players chose "I need to talk about Myrrine.")

• Kassandra: The reason I came back to Athens was to talk to you about Myrrine.
• Aspasia: Your mother will live to see tomorrow. My love won't live to see another sunset.
• Kassandra: You've had many sunsets with him. I've spent all my nights alone.
• Aspasia: [annoyed grunt]

Regardless, she asked Kassandra to assist her.

• Aspasia: Perikles needs treatment, and the gods know he won't let me in. He respects you. Could you go to him?
• Kassandra: I could try.
• Aspasia: If you do, I will make the time to talk about your mother. For now, he needs your help.
• Kassandra: It's worth a shot.

Kassandra made for the second floor and knocked on the door to Perikles's bedchamber.

• Perikles: Aspasia, my light, I told you...
• Kassandra: It's Kassandra.
• Perikles: Yes. Come in.

Kassandra entered and saw the sorry state of the ill Perikles. He sat up.

• Perikles: It's embarrassing - someone so strong seeing me like this.

(Lie - "You look fine.")

(If players chose "You don't look good.")

• Kassandra: I admit you don't quite look yourself.
• Perikles: I don't feel like myself either.

Kassandra presented his medicine.

• Kassandra: I brought your drugs.
• Perikles: Ah, yes. It's usually Phoibe who does the delivering. At least I'm alive... Though I can't say the same for my city.
• Kassandra: It's a shadow of what it was.
• Perikles: Well, it will belong to Kleon now. He will have to lift it out of its sorry state.

Perikles stood and walked to the door.

• Perikles: I wish to see it with my own eyes. Come, to the balcony.

Outside, the two walked to the balcony.

• Perikles: Much has changed. I can't even stand up straight to look death in the eye.
• Kassandra: You'll recover sooner if you let Hippokrates see you.
• Perikles: It's my time. The plague chooses no favorites. I fear I've failed Athens. Its people. Aspasia...
• Kassandra: No, you haven't.
• Perikles: You're kind, but I've lost. Aspasia needs protection. As does Athens. I thought I gave enough to Athena, but it seems it isn't so.

He leaned on the balcony to look over the city.

• Perikles: I should be out there on the streets.
• Kassandra: You'd be overtaken. There are mobs, and Kleon's doing nothing to calm them.
• Perikles: Thank the gods Kleon won't see me like this. But that's all I can thank the gods for. They've turned on me.

(If players chose "You can't blame the gods.")

• Kassandra: It's not the gods' fault. It's the world - it's turned upside down.
• Perikles: Athens fate is decreed. All we can do now is wait.

(If players chose "The gods betrayed Athens.")

Kassandra suggested he rest.

• Kassandra: You should go back inside. You need to rest.
• Perikles: Where I should be is in the Parthenon, my greatest legacy to Athens. We need the gods' blessing. But Aspasia...
• Kassandra: Aspasia's right.
• Perikles: She often is. But not about this.
• Perikles: Yes. I'll go inside. Thank you, Kassandra. Tell my Aspasia I was a good boy and took my drugs.
• Kassandra: I will.

Perikles returned to his bedchamber as Kassandra returned to Aspasia.

• Kassandra: Perikles let me in. He took his drugs without complaint.
• Aspasia: Thank you.
• Kassandra: Something wrong?
• Aspasia: I expected Phoibe back by now.
• Kassandra: I saw her in the crowds outside. Did you send her somewhere?
• Aspasia: I had her go to Anastasios to see about a ferry. As soon as Perikles is strong enough, we're leaving Athens. We have to.
• Kassandra: But now she's missing.
• Aspasia: I'm sure she's alright.

(If players chose "You shouldn't have sent her.")

• Kassandra: Aspasia, there's a plague. You've seen the streets - she's just a child.
• Aspasia: Give her the credit she deserves - she's more of a fighter than I was at her age.
• Kassandra: I told Perikles the Cult is in Athens. It's too dangerous.
• Aspasia: The Cult? I thought it was the sickness talking.

(If players chose "She'll turn up.")

Regardless, Kassandra decided to look for Phoibe.

• Kassandra: I'm going to look for her. Where is Anastasios's house?
• Aspasia: It's across from the Odeon of Perikles.
• Kassandra: Chaire.

Outcome

Perikles had fallen ill, and Phoibe had disappeared on an errand for Aspasia. Kassandra set out to find her.

Trivia

• This quest begins in earnest as soon as the player returns to Athens upon completing Ashes to Ashes, Monger Down, and Island of Misfortune, but the conditions for it are considered fulfilled once those three quests are completed.
• This quest is one of three that makes up the entirety of Chapter 6. All other quests are temporarily disabled during Chapter 6, both within and beyond Athens's city limits, but with few exceptions they will all be able to proceed as normal upon completion of the final quest in the chain, Athens's Last Hope.

• The quests For the People, He Who Stops, and The Liberator are no longer available for the rest of the playthrough as soon as the conditions to enable this quest are fulfilled, even before setting foot in Athens.

• The player is free to explore Attika, but upon entering Athens's city limits, the player is automatically moved to an area in the agora east of Perikles's villa. They are confined to the southern half of Athens and the grounds of the Parthenon until 'Athens's Last Hope' is completed.

References

• Assassin's Creed: Odyssey