Shadows Over the Villa || AC Origins

After scouting the villa with Senu, the infiltration began with a silent rooftop attempt that quickly went wrong. Alerted guards turned the approach into a chaotic lookout, forcing a tactical retreat into the streets.

After Shadya pointed out the villa, she headed back to safety, and I leaped from the rooftop to begin my approach. Before making a move, I called upon Senu to circle the estate.

From high above, I marked the guards and mapped out their patrol routes as I needed to know exactly what I was walking into before I set foot inside the perimeter.

I spotted my first target guarding a section of the villa's roof and moved in for a silent assassination. However, things didn't go as planned. He was a trained soldier, and my blade didn't finish him off.

He managed to alert the others and scrambled back to join a group of archers, who immediately began raining arrows down on my position.

I held my ground for a moment, keeping my shield raised to deflect the incoming fire. But the guards were tactical; someone threw a smoke bomb right at my feet, choking the air and blinding me.

Through the grey haze, one of the soldiers rushed in to press the advantage, forcing me into a frantic melee. Realizing I was being overwhelmed, I made the call to retreat. I jumped from the balcony and sprinted away from the villa to reset the encounter.

I expected them to return to their posts once I left the immediate area, but these guards were relentless, they abandoned the villa and began hunting me through the nearby streets.

The pursuit finally split them up. I noticed one soldier had wandered off on his own, so I circled back to ambush him. Even though he was isolated, he proved to be a tough opponent, parrying my strikes and forcing me into a duel that risked drawing the others back to us.

I decided to use the environment to my advantage. I broke line of sight and slipped into a patch of tall grass, waiting for him to lose my trail. He came searching for me. When he stepped close enough, I came out from the shadows and finally took him down.

The noise must have picked the curiosity of another guard, because he came investigating the perimeter shortly after. I stayed low and waited for the right opening.

This soldier was much weaker than the previous one; once I had the right angle, I moved in and dispatched him quickly, finally thinning the herd.

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The screenshots are taken by me personally from my gameplay and I borrowed the game's logo from DevianArt.