CH 54: The dead Doge

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Antonio :"If you are not born one of them, acceptance is impossible. So I ask you, Ali, Ezio: who are the true nobles of Venezia? Men like Carlo Grimaldi and Marco Barbarigo?

No! I say WE are: the thieves, and mercenari and whores. While we work to save this city and its people, the nobles seek to make it their plaything..." Neither of the two answered, Ezio stayed silence since she knew that he was right, and Ali stayed silent because of two reasons:

1: He didn't see any reason why the nobles were in the wrong. That's what power is for, to control and do whatever you want. The reason why these people complain is because they are not the ones enjoying it.

He always believed that there is no right or wrong, only different perspectives. Right and wrong were the bullshit that humans created because of brainwashing. Killing is wrong? Then are animals criminals for killing to stay alive?

What about humans? Life is life. Animals are equal to humans. Both parties live, both parties die. There is no difference. But humans created the bullshit "right and wrong" to do whatever they want.

2: He was too busy trying not to burst into laughter. Even in his previous life, the moment he heard Antonio call the whores "nobles" in the game, he was wheezing!

They continued walking in silence before they reached the Palazzo Ducale, the heaviest guarded place in Venezia.

Antonio :"We need to scout the palazzo carefully; see it from every angle. We just might find a way in. I know of a tall Campanile behind the palazzo. Or we might find a way to climb the back of the Basilica. Do you have any ideas?"

Ali :"*Smirking* Maybe they'll let us in through the front door if we ask nicely?"

Antonio :"Va bene, we'll try the front door as well, saputello (wise ass)."

They all walked to the back of the tower outside the palazzo as they looked at the iron door protected by multiple guards while a shit load of them were patrolling the area.

Antonio :"We're not getting in this way. They'll have time to murder the Doge before we're able to get through all these guards."

Ali nodded with a sigh as he looked around :"Facciamo il giro del palazzo, magari troviamo un posto in alto per controllare i tetti (Let's go around the palace, maybe we can find a high place to check the rooftops)."

Antonio and Ezio nodded before they all went around the palazzo and climbed up a tower on the other side.

Antonio :"Look at that. Archers everywhere."

Ezio :"And the walls are impossible to climb on this side."

Ali gave a tilted nod as he looked at another place :"Se questo lato non va bene, allora controlleremo solo un altro lato (If this side is no good, then we'll just check out another side). Let's go."

Following Ali's words, they circled the palazzo once more before they finally found a place suitable to use to get inside the palazzo without any fights.

Antonio :"Bene (Good)! We're in luck. Looks like there's a perfect path up the scaffolding to the roof of the Basilica. Shall we?"

No words were exchanged as they all climbed up the walls before running up the rooftop, but stopped when Antonio pointed at somewhere :"Ali, Ezio, look! Isn't that him? Grimaldi?"

As the three focused on the two people, Carlo and the Doge talking, they took cover as they eavesdropped. <*Sarcastic* Thank God they have super human senses>

Carlo :"Don't you understand what I'm offering you, Signore? Listen to me, please! Or this will be your last chance..."

Doge :"How dare you?!"

Carlo :"I'm sorry, mi dispiace (I'm sorry). I meant nothing by it! I'm only looking out for your safety."

The two of them entered a hallway. Ali and the two would have followed, but there was a tall metallic fence stopping them.

Antonio :"We're running out of time! There's no way through this fence and there are guards everywhere. Diavolo!"

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The three of them returned to the base of the Basilica as Antonio huffed with impatience :"It's impossible! There's no way in or out for men... only birds."

"Yes... Birds..." Ezio let out with a look of realization as she grabbed Ali's hand and walked away as Antonio shouted from behind :"Where are you going now?!"

"To see our friend Leonardo." Ezio smirked without stopping as Ali chuckled :"Let me guess, you think that we can get inside using Leonardo's flying machine."

Ezio chuckled as she nodded at him with a smile :"Puoi essere intelligente quando vuoi, eh (You can be smart when you want to, huh)? Yes, that's what I want to find out. Now let's go and see Leonardo."

And so, the two immediately made their way to meet Leonardo. They didn't really have much time to spend since the Templars were planning on striking tonight, so they just went straight towards Leonardo's workshop.

When they reached there, Ezio just simply knocked before opening the door and walking in and immediately getting straight to the topic :"We need your help, Leonardo. Does it work?"

"What? What are you asking?" Leonardo was a little taken aback when Ezio pointed at his flying machine :"Does it work, Leonardo? Can it really fly?"

Leonardo :"I don't know... It's only a prototype, an idea. It's not ready yet."

Ezio :"Have you tried it?"

Leonardo :"No! It's too dangerous. To test it, you'd have to leap off a tower. Who would be mad enough to do a thing like that?"

Ezio :"Leonardo, I think you just found your madman."

-

Leonardo protested at first for a bit, but well, Ali and Ezio couldn't really accept his refusal. They all took the flying machine to the top of a tower and positioned it.

Ezio :"So, how does she work?"

Leonardo :"Have you ever watched a bird in flight? It's not about being lighter than air, it's about grace and balance. You must use your body's own weight to control your elevation and direction. Good luck, Ezio."

Ali sighed as he held Ezio's hand with worry :"Ezio, why won't you let me do it? E se qualcosa va storto e ti succede qualcosa (What if something goes wrong and something happens to you)?"

Ezio squeezed his hand in reassurance as she shook her head :"Nothing will happen hopefully. And don't worry, you know that I'm tougher than that for just this to take me down.

Besides, if something happens, it better happen to me. You're the heavy hitter, if things don't go as planned, you can take down the most guards. Wish me luck."

Ezio positioned herself before leaping off the tower and actually flying! Leonardo was like an excited child as he looked at his invention actually fly.

However, it didn't stay in the air for too long before it came down. Thankfully though, nothing happened to Ezio and they all returned to Leonardo's workshop.

Leonardo :"I can't believe it! It really worked! You flew, Ezio! You flew!"

Ezio :"*Frustrated* Sì (Yes), but not very far."

Leonardo :"Well, what were you expecting? The machine wasn't designed for distance. Alright, look, let me go over my plans here. Maybe I can find some way to extend the duration of the flight."

Just as he got to work, Antonio appeared hurriedly with an impatient look :"You two! My men tell me Carlo has the poison! We must hurry!"

Ezio :"Antonio, this is Leonardo, the master inventor who built this... this... pezzo di merda (piece of shit)."

Leonardo :"Hey! It's not the machine's fault, it's mine. I've checked and rechecked my blueprints. It's just impossible! I don't know how to extend the flight! Ah, che idea del cazzo (crazy fucking idea)!"

Frustrated, Leonardo threw a blueprint into the fire. However, he was surprised to see that it actually flew for a little while because of the heat.

Leonardo: EUREKA! Of course! Genio (Genius)!"

Antonio :"What is he doing now?"

Ezio just shrugged while Leonardo got up from his seat and started writing on his papers :"Heat rises... It needs fire. Heated air under its wings will lift the machine..."

Ezio :"Leonardo, what good is one fire going to do?"

Leonardo :"Not one fire, Ezio. A dozen! Built all across the city. Enough to carry you from here to the Palazzo Ducale!"

Antonio :"How? Oh, capisco (I understand)! My men could do that... But you're forgetting about the guards."

Ezio :"Don't worry, we will take care of them."

Antonio :"I'll give the order to have my men move in behind you and hold the locations. They'll light them all up the second the sun goes down over San Marco..."

-

After the two killed all of the guards that were guarding the places where the flames were going to be on and Antonio's thieves had set up bonfires for the flying machine, they went to the thieve's guild, where the flying machine was.

As they once again stood on a tower beside the flying machine, they checked out the view of the flames all over the city.

Leonardo :"It's time. You did it! It's beautiful!"

Antonio :"Sì (Yes)! Now let's hope your idea works. Because we're nearly out of time."

Leonardo :"Listen closely Ezio, you're going to want to fly from fire to fire. The heat of each one you pass over should lift you back up into the air."

Ezio :"Bene (Good)."

Antonio :"Be careful! There's archers out on the roofs tonight. Avoid those arrows, or it'll be a short trip."

Ezio :"I wish there was some way for me to use my sword while flying this thing."

Ali :"Don't worry, I will try to take out as many archers as I can while I follow you on the rooftops."

Ezio :"*Smiling* Thank you, my love."

Leonardo :"Well... you do have your feet free. If you get close enough without taking an arrow in the head, maybe you could kick them off the building?"

Ezio :"Nice."

Antonio :"It's now or never, amica mio (My friend)."

As Ezio leapt off the building and started flying, Ali immediately jumped on a building as he started running, following her. "Ma cosa (What the)?! Shoot! Shoot the flying demon!" A guard shouted as he and his buddy got ready to fire.

"You're mom's the demon, bitch!" Ali shouted as he threw a few knives at their throats, successfully killing them before he started running as fast as he could.

After flying for a little while, Ezio finally reached the palazzo before letting go of the flying machine, causing it to crash onto a few guards and throw them down towards the ground before it fell into the water.

Mocenigo (Doge) :"What was that?!"

Carlo :"Probably just kids with firecrackers. Come, it's your move."

As Ezio quickly ran towards the room where the Doge was, she jumped in through the window to see the Doge about to take a sip from his drink :" STOP! Signore, don't drink that!"

However, Carlo got up as he made the king chess piece fall :" You're too late, the Doge is dead."

Mocenigo :"What?! Carlo...?"

Carlo :"Apologies Signore, but you should have listened to me when you had the chance. Seems you failed, Assassin."

Ezio: Forgive me, Signore. I tried..."

Mocenigo :"Why...? What was it all for...?"

Carlo ran out into the courtyard as he began shouting while the Doge started coughing up blood :"Assassino! Assassino! She's killed the Doge! The Doge is dead!"

But Ezio wasn't going to let him escape. She immediately jumped out of the window as she began chasing the sneaky bastard as the gates opened and the guards started running inside. However, Ali and multiple thieves also ran inside as they fought them while Ezio killed Carlo.

Ezio :"It takes one Assassin to kill another, it seems."

Carlo :"We kill thinking it's best for us, do we not, Signora (Mrs) Ezio?"

Ezio :"I do this not for myself. Compio questo sacrificio per il bene superiore (I make this sacrifice for the greater good). Requiescat in Pace (Rest in peace)."

As Ali killed even more guards, the Doge stumbled out into the courtyard with a bloody mouth and neck :"You... You killed me? You killed ME!?" And then he dropped dead while Ali, Ezio and the Thieves escaped.