Assassin's Creed: Origins 4
Assassin's Creed: Origins 4 is the fourth and final issue of the Titan comic book series Assassin's Creed: Origins. The comic, written by Anthony Del Col and Anne Toole and with art by PJ Kaiowá, was released on 13 June 2018.
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Direct tie-in to the smash-hit videogame Assassin's Creed: Origins. Witness the very beginning of the Assassin's Creed!
The shocking climax to the birth of the Creed, as the first assassin faces her nemesis in a conflict that will have consequences for millennia to come![1]
Plot summary[edit | edit source]
30 BC: Alexandria, Egypt. Octavian's army continues to close in on Cleopatra. As she engages in tactical discussions with her closest advisors, the sounds of fighting begin outside of the nearby doorway. Suddenly the doors smash wide open...
44 BC: Rome. Aya, Brutus, and Cassius remain surrounded by the mob led by Mark Antony. A battle commences, with the mob easily outmatched by the Hidden Ones. Brutus knocks Antony to the ground and holds a dagger over him whilst remarking that he turned his back on the Roman Republic. Aya warns Brutus that he pledged to save the Roman people, and by killing Antony, he will condemn them all to fear. Brutus smashes the dagger in frustration upon the ground, as Aya helps Antony to his feet.
Later that day, Aya and Brutus discuss the situation in Rome atop an aqueduct. He acknowledges that he must leave the city now, and intends to make for Crete. He urges Aya to create a new bureau and to lead it correctly from the shadows. Aya gifts him his reforged dagger for his travels. Aya recalls, as history recorded, that Brutus never returned to Rome, and was eventually tracked down and killed by Mark Antony's allies in Macedonia. Though rumours suggest he may have in fact survived under another alias.
Aya takes on the name of Amunet, reflecting her new status as The Hidden One. Caesar's adopted son, Octavian, takes over the power vacuum left in Rome. His influence eventually spread to other countries, such as Egypt...
30 BC: Alexandria. With the doors wide open, Cleopatra's guards rush out and are summarily killed by an unseen assailant. A fearless Caesarion runs out into the fray and is knocked unconscious. Cleopatra calls out to Octavian to show himself, but in response Aya emerges from the shadows to confront her. Cleopatra believes her son killed and tries to strike Aya, but her blow is blocked. Aya warns that she did not kill Caesarion, but that if Cleopatra does not step down from power, Octavian will likely kill them both before long. She argues that Egypt suffers under a needless war, and for the good of the country, Cleopatra should surrender.
Cleopatra reluctantly agrees, on the condition that Aya take Caesarion safely away to train with her. Aya gives a small vial to Cleopatra and leaves. A short time later, Cleopatra sits upon her throne and orders her generals to stand down. She thanks Akila for her loyal service and drinks from the vial she received from Aya. Within moments, Cleopatra succumbs to the poison and dies on her own terms.
On a nearby boat, Aya reunites with Phoxidas and sails away from the area. An unconscious Caesarion regains his bearings and realises that he is leaving Egypt. Aya tells him to keep Egypt in his heart, for they are to travel to other places where they will remain in the shadows.[2]
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