CH 21: Family heirlooms

They parted ways for a little bit from then as Ezio went to open the secret door and Ali went to the room that he had stayed in for all the few months that he was with the Auditore family. But well, even though it was nice, it still wasn't home.

So Ali still wasn't comfortable with leaving all his precious stuff here. After walking for a little while with a fast pace, he finally reached his room and opened the door. But instead of going to this secret place that he told Ezio he hid his stuff in, he just reached out for his waist bag!

Yup, that's right! Even though he didn't have them on him, he was in actually always equipped with his sword and daggers! They were all just in the waist bag that he always wore. And after opening it, even though there seems to be nothing but just some money, only Ali knew just what is in his inventory.

So he took out his two handed sword that could also be used with one hand but would need a lot of strength, something that Ali had, and put it on the bed. He then carefully took out the daggers that didn't have sheathes and the broken hidden blade.

And after placing those on the bed as well, he finally reached out for what has been killing him to try on, but kept his will firm and never gave in to the temptation, his own Assassin's clothes, baby! Yup, the omniverse had also given him that, but just placed it in the inventory.

Assassin clothes (image):

Assassin symbol (image):

After he took his time to put it on, he just enjoyed the texture of the clothes for a second before moving to stand in front of the mirror to take a look at himself. And when he saw himself, he just marveled at the sight of his hooded self.

He then equipped the sword and the daggers before placing the hidden blade in the waist bag which nobody but him and Ezio could use and hurried towards where he and Ezio parted. And when he saw her, he nodded with an impressed look :"not gonna lie, not bad at all." 'I guess uncle Giovanni prepared a female version of the clothes for Ezio as well and took care of the other one.'

She smiled at him and that's all Ali could see thanks to the hood of the outfit covering half of her beautiful face. She chuckled as she looked him up and down :"you don't look half as bad yourself. Where did you get it? I've never seen it.

Ali chuckled as he stretched his arms :"a parting gift from my old man. He said that I shouldn't wear it until I feel like it's the right time to do so. And right now, my gut feeling told me that I should finally wear it. Did you find the letter?"

Ezio nodded "All jokes aside, I've got the documents. we should hurry up now." They walked out with a sigh, but just when they were about to deliver the letter, two guards showed up suddenly :"traditori (traitors)!" but they weren't just there for any normal business, they were carrying swords.

Ali got in front of Ezio with his arm in front of her :"hey! What's with the swords? Aren't you supposed to arrest us?" but all he got in response was a simple :"no." from the guard before they got near to attack.

Ali and Ezio also drew their swords as they got into a fighting stance :"what do you want then?" but the hostility of the guards was proven even more as he attacked with his sword :"for you to die." But come on now, of course Ali would have already trained somewhat with the sword.

So when he was certain that the two were after his and Ezio's life, the two didn't show any mercy and killed the guards after counter attacking their attacks after Ezio's remark :"well, that's not going to happen. So we're going to decide on what should be done. Right, Ali?"

Ali just let the enemy strike before moving his body in a flexible way of spinning in place and cutting the guard from down to up and then swinging his sword down on his back and killing him :"you've got that right, Ezio. Are you alright?"

Ezio took a deep breath before she gulped with a slightly sickened look and nodded while looking at him :"yeah, not the best I have been, but I can manage. What about you? How are you feeling after killing them?"

He sighed with face that wasn't any better than Ezio's and burped after a gulp to keep his stomach in check :"just like you, I could've been better. But I guess because of my certain way of thinking and philosophy, I'm still better than you and will get used to it. Let's go now. Follow my lead."

The small road was smooth, until they got to the street where this Uberto bastard was that two more guards showed up :"they're here! Kill them!" causing Ali to sigh frustratingly through gritted teeth :"of course there are more idiots to come."

While Ezio killed the other guard by blocking his strike and kicking his ball to make him fall to the ground and then slash his neck, Ali blocked the upcoming sword and guided it away before spinning and slashing the guard's guts, killing him :"alright, we're almost there! Let's hurry up!"

They both let down their hoods and revealed their faces before Ezio hurriedly knocked on the door that Ali told her to knock. It didn't open at first, but opened a few seconds after the second knocking and Uberto showed up :"Ezio Auditore? What are you doing here at this hour?"

Now that their small journey had come to an end, Ezio realized that she hadn't prepared an explanation as she panted slightly :"it… *pant* I-I don't…"

Uberto :"wait, child. Take a breath. Collect your thoughts."

Ezio :"my father and brothers have been imprisoned. I was told to bring you this." She took out the letter with a slightly panicked voice and handed it to Uberto who looked at it for a second and pulled off an read the entire thing shit.

Uberto :"ahh. I see now. It's a misunderstanding, Ezio. I'll clear everything up." and just as he said that, Ali saw a hooded man behind him to spared them only a glance but then walked away as Ezio continued to question :"how?"

Uberto :"the documents that you've given me contain evidence of a conspiracy: against your family and against the city. I'll present these papers at their hearing in the morning and they will be released."

Ezio :"thank you, signore."

Uberto :"of course, my child. Do you need a place to stay? You're more than welcome here."

Ezio :"no, grazie (thank you), I'll meet you at the piazza."

Uberto :"don't worry, Ezio, Ali. Everything is going to be fine." And that was all he said before he shut the door.

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It was already pretty late when they gave the letter to Uberto, so they only had to wait a few hours for the hearing to begin. They spent those few hours on the rooftop so that no problem would bother them.

Ezio was a very strong girl, but even she was really worried for her father and brothers as she spent the time resting her head on Ali's shoulder while he soothingly rubbed her cheek with his other hand and rested his head gently on top of her head.

The poor girl at least fell asleep and had a few hours to rest along with Ali who set his map to alarm him if there were any dangers nearby. But they finally woke up and hurriedly made their way towards the prison.

But when they reached the place, they saw a big, bustling crowd that had already gathered in front of the place where they hang the criminals. But that same place wasn't eempty, Giovanni, Federico and Petruccio were there with the ropes around their neck and their hands tied behind their backs.

One or two guards were also there along with the hooded man that Ali saw and Uberto who was giving a speech :"Giovanni Auditore, you and your accomplices stand accused of the crime of treason. Have you any evidence to counter this charge?"

Giovanni :"yes. The documents that were delivered to you last night!"

Uberto :"I'm afraid I know nothing of these documents."

"he's lying!" Ezio roared, but there was no way of it reaching their ears or the people hearing it with how loud the place was as Ali beside her stated :"we are too far away! They can't fucking hear us with how loud these idiots are!"

"we need to get closer." Was all Ezio said before she started gently pushing the people in her way away and walking forward as Uberto continued :"in the absence of any compelling evidence to the contrary, I am bound to pronounce you GUILTY. You and your collaborators are hereby sentenced to DEATH."

Giovanni :"YOU are the traitor, Uberto, and one of THEM! You may take our lives this day, BUT WE WILL have yours in return! I swear! We wil-" but he couldn't finish his sentence before the guard pulled the switch and hung them.

"FATHER!" was all Ezio roared before she and Ali started shoving the people in their way away as he hooded man whispered something in Uberto's ear who then pointed at the two :"there! Grab the boy and the girl! They are with them!"

The guards came to them as they held Ali and Ezio back by their arms as Ezio roared at Uberto with pure rage :"I'LL KILL YOU FOR WHAT YOU'VE DONE!" before each of them shoving the guards off of them and drawing their weapons. Only this time, Ali drew his daggers as Uberto pointed at them :"guards! Arrest them!"

One of those heavy armored guards showed up and swung his axe at Ezio's sword, swatting it away as Uberto ordered once again :"uccidili (kill them)." As the guards circled the two, the thief from before whispered to them from the sideline :"you'd better run, kids. And fast!"

And so, that's what they did as they followed his advice and started running away after Ali cleared a way by stabbing the guard stopping them right in the neck with one of his daggers and then both of them running away.

He noticed how Ezio was gritting her teeth and desperately trying not to cry as they ran from the persistent guards who just wouldn't let go of them and leave them alone. But thankfully, they lost them after a bit of running and then climbing.

After they finally lost them and stood on a roof that couldn't be seen from the streets, Ali gently grabbed Ezio's hand and slowly hugged her :"it's alright, Ezio. Let it all out. I'm here. Cry as much as you want."

That was all the poor girl needed as she let her heart loose and began to cry and sub to Ali's shoulder and chest. She may be a strong girl, but she just saw her father and brothers die right in front of her eyes.

So of course she would cry as tears streamed down her beautiful face and onto Ali's clothes. But he didn't even notice that about his clothes and neither would he care as he hugged his lover tightly with all the love that he could show.

Her legs started to go weak and Ali gently led her down as he sat down without letting her out of his embrace as she hugged while on her knees. Her hands that were around Ali were holding onto dear life as the terrifying thought of him also dying flashed in her mind.

But she grew calmer and calmer as she cried her until she was just sniffing. But Ali still didn't let go of her as one of his hands was on her back and the other was on the back of her head, reassuring her that he's there and won't go anywhere.