Shadow of the Beautiful World

What I'm going to tell you next is a history that doesn't exist in history, a legend that has never been told.

You just have to listen, and keep it in your heart, and never spread them, unless death comes, or a successor is found.

Lars Al Ghul said to Merlin on the other side of the pool in a deep and serious voice:

You can listen to it as a story, but one day, you'll know what I'm talking about.

Let's talk about it then.

Merlin sat cross-legged on the other side of the pool. At this moment, the son of Sangong of two eras and the son of rebellion of two eras looked at each other, sharing their stories and a legacy that was about to be passed on.

I'm listening.

Merlin spread his hands, and he said:

But if the story wasn't good enough, I might fall asleep.

The old assassin ignored Merlin's sarcasm, he paused, as if trying to organize his words, and after a few seconds, he opened his mouth and said:

Assassin is the oldest profession in human civilization. It represents darkness, shadow, evil, and a world that cannot be under the sun, but in the dark, there are also assassins' creeds in the inheritance.

We are not murderers, we are not killers, we are not creators of chaos, on the contrary, we are defenders, and what we defend is not moral justice, and justice has nothing to do with us. What we want to maintain is to ensure Represents the survival of free will.

Freedom.

Merlin interjected:

Sure enough, it is the perfect excuse for doing bad things. By the way, did you set fire to half of London for the sake of freedom?

yes!

Lars Al Ghul said frankly:

You only saw me burn down London, but you didn't see that the flames I started stopped the spread of the plague that would have destroyed civilization in the British Isles. In a sense, I saved England.

Typical gangster logic.

Merlin commented, while the old assassin shrugged, and he asked back:

A fire that burned an entire city, only killed five people, but directly saved millions of lives and the inheritance of a country. Tell me, Merlin, if you were holding a torch and were in that situation, what would you do? Do?

Merlin didn't answer.

It was a question that didn't need to be answered, and if Merlin had been there, he would have lit the fire as well.

Okay, don't mention these old things again.

The old assassin waved his hand, he said:

In my life, I have indeed killed many people. In the eyes of ordinary people, I am a butcher and a villain. I don't want to defend myself, because I know that I am really not a good person. In fact, every assassin should have this mentality Prepare, after all, all we do is kill to save.

Go on with the story.

Merlin didn't struggle with this concept.

Right and wrong, good and evil, they often show extreme opposites, and they really should be opposite, right is right, wrong is wrong, good is good, and evil is evil.

Just like the words Fury scolded Merlin before, bad things done with good intentions are still bad things. Bad things don't turn into good things just because you want to do good things in the first place.

But that is for ordinary people. For a special profession like Merlin, the boundary between good and evil is not as obvious as it seems on the surface.

Of course, if you continue to struggle with this, it will rise to the philosophical level, and the philosophical level will be left to philosophy. Merlin came to listen to stories and find solutions, not to discuss philosophy with Lars Al Ghul.

The origin of the League of Assassins is an organization called the Brotherhood of Assassins.

Lars al Ghul whispered:

The origin of this organization can be traced back to 450 BC. When the Greek world resisted the attack of the Persian Empire, the assassins walking in the dark were gathered for the first time. They fought for their homeland and the precarious civilization. fight in form.

That war ended with the victory of the Greek world, but when people praised the epic victory of Thermopylae, no one ever noticed the death of Xerxes. It was the first time that the assassins used their Hidden Blades. It brought peace to the world, and that was the beginning of the legend.

bass

Merlin raised his left hand, and the Hidden Blade made of holy silver popped out of his cuff. He put the weapon in front of his eyes, and said to the old assassin:

That's what you said, right?

right!

Lars Al Ghul looked at the silver sharp blade under Merlin's palm, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he said:

You are indeed the successor of the assassin's destiny. The Hidden Blade in your hand is not something that ordinary assassins can wear. It is the symbol of a master.

etc.

Merlin interrupted the old assassin, he said:

This thing doesn't belong to the Assassins, actually, it does

Witcher, I know.

Master Ninja looked tired, rubbing his forehead, and said in a hoarse voice:

That is the weapon used by demon hunters to hunt and kill aliens. I know the power of this weapon better than you. But what you don't know is that Merlin, the first demon hunter in history, is a member of the Brotherhood of Assassins That was the morale at the beginning of the Middle Ages, when the monster dynasty established by the Xia Kela family experienced internal fission, causing the aliens to actively break the rules.

In the face of human civilization being persecuted by aliens, the assassins hidden in the dark started to act again. They joined hands with wizards and warlocks to promote the birth of the first batch of demon hunters, and the battle of demon hunters The method was also born out of the inheritance of the Brotherhood of Assassins, which had been established for nearly 500 years at that time.

In a sense, demon hunters are also a special faction of the Brotherhood of Assassins.

Is that so?

Merlin nodded. He did not deny this statement. It would be foolish to rashly deny a self-consistent statement without evidence.

He glanced at the old assassin, and said:

I'm curious, where did you know these stories?

I know from 'her'.

The old assassin said frankly:

That is something that has honored me all my life. You must be curious about the identity of 'her', and what I can tell you is that 'she' once fought with the master assassin who held the first hidden blade.

etc.

Merlin interrupted the old assassin again, he asked:

You said that the first Hidden Blade appeared in 450 BC, that is to say, 'she' has lived for more than 2,400 years?

Yes.

Lars Al Ghul said softly:

She is the bearer, the recorder, the keeper, the watcher. She is alive, and will live until the end of her divine mission. You will meet her, Merlin, it is destiny, It's just sooner or later.

Keep all your questions about 'her', one day, she will appear in front of you and answer everything for you.

last question.

Merlin raised his finger, and he asked seriously:

'what is her name?

The old assassin was silent for a moment, then said:

Cassandra, her name is Cassandra, she is a demigod.

Demigod? Perseus, like Hercules?

Merlin narrowed his eyes, and the old assassin said seriously:

Yes, a real demigod. Of course, her father is not Zeus, but according to legend, she did meet Hades and Poseidon and beat them.

Do you really believe it?

Merlin replied:

This story is getting more and more fantastic. It's so fantastic that I wonder if your sanity has been infected by the power of the Sangong Demon.

Hehe, if you can accept the existence of the Sangong Demon.

Lars Al Ghul asked rhetorically:

Then why can't I accept the existence of demigods? What's more, if it's not a demigod, do you think an ordinary person can help me get rid of the demons at the level of Sangong? You know that at the level of the king of hell, Sangong How strong is it?

Okay, I won't ask.

Merlin, who was stunned by the old assassin's rhetorical questions, waved his hands decisively, and said to Master Ninja:

Go ahead.

The Brotherhood of Assassins has existed throughout every age of human civilization.

They have been present in every major event you can imagine, from Roman times to the sudden death of Qin Shihuang, from the Middle Ages to the collapse of the Mongol Empire, from the Italian Renaissance to the American South American Wars, from the Industrial Revolution to the World War II we've been hiding, never really existed, at least in history.

The old assassin described the magnificent history of that organization in a brief tone, and he said to Merlin:

But an organization with an ancient existence will also have an equally ancient enemy, but our enemy is actually not a bad person in the traditional sense.

We defend the will to be free, because freedom allows the continuous development of intelligence and the growth of each individual life's personality, which is how we keep the world going. Our opponents also want the world to be better. Unfortunately, they do not. Build a dictatorial world by gaining power by controlling free will.

I heard Thalia say that you were wondering why I rejected Hydra's offer of kindness. In addition to my knowledge of the organization's vicious and vicious style, there is actually another important reason.

Lars Al Ghul said in a serious tone:

The heritage of Hydra is equally ancient, its origin can be traced back to the 6th century AD or even earlier, and from the moment it was born, it has been one of the greatest enemies of the Assassin Brotherhood.

In that era, a group of assassins united together and exiled the first leaders of Hydra, but failed to completely defeat them. Hydra's creed is to kill the will of freedom. What they desire to establish is an absolute dictatorship Hitler's 'New World' in World War II is just one example of this dangerous thinking.

And the most terrible thing is that Hydra is not the only enemy of the Assassin Brotherhood. After discovering that they could not defeat the Brotherhood by themselves, they united together

The tone of the old assassin became low:

During the 200 years between the 19th and 20th centuries, the Assassin Brotherhood continued to suffer, forcing our predecessors to hide in deeper shadows. The brotherhood's apparent inheritance was also cut off at that time, and I I learned about these things from Cassandra, and with her help, I was freed from the tragic fate bestowed on me by Sangong and joined the brotherhood.

I took over the responsibility.

No matter what I do, be it good or bad, I will never forget the oath I made before the name of Master Assassin.

We walk in the dark and serve the light.

We are the ghosts that do not exist, the morning light that blows the practice, and the messengers who attract death.

We use killing to save disasters, and we use Hidden Blades to defend freedom.

We are assassins

Lars Al Ghul's eyes shone with a captivating light, he recited his previous oath, he said:

I have seen the fraternity decline firsthand, and I have tried to turn it around, but I have failed. Their combined power is too great, and we have no choice but to disappear. No one pushes me, no one asks me, but I The Assassin Alliance formed with me has persisted until now.

Unfortunately, I can't hold on anymore. Slade saw through my weakness. He launched an attack at this time because he was sure that I could no longer fight back.

Indeed, I'm too old, I can't do what I want.

The old assassin said to Merlin:

The Alliance of Assassins I established is the last faction belonging to the Brotherhood of Assassins that is still maintaining normal activities.

After me, the flame of this last faction will also be extinguished. Thalia, Damian, Slade, and even Bruce cannot understand the meaning of this inheritance. This does not mean that they are stupid, it can only be said that They have never touched our world, and they cannot imagine the scale of this war across history and time.

From today onwards, the assassins will truly live in darkness. Those evils will think they have won, but they will never really win!

Merlin, I handed over the Assassin's League to my relatives, and I want to hand over this responsibility and inheritance to you.

He said to Merlin:

Take up this legacy, accept your destiny, become a member of the Brotherhood and bring it back up again.

In return, I will tell you how to get rid of Sangong.

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