I will walk through the darkness, shrouded in the silence of all things.
I will be nameless and faceless, and will not strive for any worldly glory or favor.
I will have faith solely in civilization, and will never bow down to gods.
We are assassins, dancers hidden in the shadows, blades that cleave through the light.
Only those without intention will endure!
When Mingyan saw this, his reaction was similar to everyone else's.
"...Yeah, so cringeworthy," Mingyan said. "But it's so cool!"
Everyone nodded in agreement:
"Yes, yes, only someone with chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) could truly capture that ancient medieval feel."
"Although I don't quite understand it, it seems very powerful. Perhaps this is what makes an assassin mysterious."
At this moment, Luke, who was chewing bubble gum nearby, raised his hand and said, "I also think it's cool, just like the feeling Master gives off!"
His master is, of course, Odin, the Demon King and God of Assassins.
Everyone was overjoyed to receive Luke's words.
Like Odin! Like Odin means we're on the right track, and that this message should resonate with the players!
Thus, this statement was finalized and became a line that players must swear when joining an assassin organization in "The Way of the Assassin".
The underlying meaning of this passage is, of course, strongly related to the game's content.
The game "Way of the Assassin" is set in a low-magic world, meaning that while magic exists, it is not mastered by ordinary people; only a few have seen it, and even fewer can use it.
This makes it easy to explain some of the abilities of their assassin protagonists, such as Hawkeye.
Because all those with Hawkeye (such as the protagonist and Odin) possess a certain magical bloodline, which allows them to activate some of their abilities.
The entire background story is set in the Middle Ages.
The Church in the Assassin's Creed world is at its zenith, yet it persecutes those who wield magic—wizards and witches.
Here, magic represents a technological path that allows ordinary people to learn and master it step by step, becoming more powerful individuals;
However, theology represents the feudal path, where everyone must dedicate their entire being to God, that is, to the church that represents God, and is not allowed to have any selfish acts.
Therefore, the church naturally disapproved of magic because it undermined the foundation of their rule.
In such circumstances, wizards mostly live in anonymity, quietly conducting their magical research, or, when appropriate, imparting their knowledge to newcomers.
The assassin organization "Bluebell" is an assassin organization that has been quietly passed down under such circumstances.
They will adopt some children with special talents, teach them some knowledge, and guide them onto the right path for themselves.
They were originally a mercenary-like team used to raise funds.
Later, due to persecution by the church, they went underground and began carrying out more covert assassination operations.
The organization's earliest founder was a gifted individual, just like Odin and the player, who taught many others how to utilize their assassin talents.
The organization's long-term goal is clearly not to make money to support children. Their doctrine is actually "to pass on knowledge," to truly reveal magical technology to the world, so that everyone can improve themselves, rather than becoming a church vassal who only prays.
They firmly believe that there are no gods in the world.
—Only those without intention can endure!
This means that of all things, only those without a heart can endure forever.
If the God the church believes in has a heart, he will die; if God has no heart, he cannot possibly care for the world, so what the church says must be false.
It is this attitude of "I will never believe in God and I will make more people question God" that makes the church hate it to the bone and has been working for many years to eradicate the entire Bluebell organization.
The main story of "The Way of the Assassin" begins in a certain year when Bluebells discovers that the protagonist is a talented person and recruits him into the organization.
Meanwhile, Bluebells were dedicated to protecting a wizard named "Copernicus," leading him in hiding.
This wizard is studying a heretical school of magic, the principle behind which is heliocentrism!
The church's current explanation of the geocentric model to believers is that God created the earth and then directed the sun, moon, and stars to move in their current form.
Don't ask too many questions, don't question, and don't wonder why the sun and moon orbit in this way. Just take it as a gift from the gods.
However, Copernicus's heliocentric theory completely overturned all of this.
He said: Our earth is round, and the sun is the center of the universe. Everything revolves around the sun, while the sun itself remains stationary. Throughout the entire astronomical process, no divine power is involved.
In other words, it means that God's non-existence is acceptable and will not affect the normal operation of our world.
Moreover, his heliocentric model has a high degree of agreement with the observed results, explaining many aspects that the geocentric model could not explain.
It is easy to imagine that the Church must have hated Copernicus's "heretical" views to the core.
They wanted to capture Copernicus, tie him to the square in front of the cathedral, burn him at the stake in front of all the people, and forever bury his heliocentric theory in the shadows.
Meanwhile, Bluebell was busy moving Copernicus and his students to a safer place, while trying her best to spread the heliocentric theory to other wizards.
—The study of the heliocentric theory must continue!
Civilization cannot be forever blinded by the false lie that "the gods guide everything." People must know the truth about the stars and the sea, and they must have their own knowledge and power!