Sorry, story chapter. My take on the First Crisis and the Ones Who Came Before. It has a lot of references to scientific theories and ancient literature. Told by my confusing OC, Roberto Cavaliere. (That's Italian for Robert Knight, if nobody had guessed it or gone to a translator yet.)

"I guess it all started about three thousand years ago. The world was ruled by one dominant species, one that predated humans. If you've ever learned about evolution or read about human ancestry, you may have read about an evolutionary dead-end: The Cromagnons," Roberto paused to see if Odd was listening, he was, "They were around during the Neanderthal's time and were believed to have fought with them constantly, and the Neanderthals were believed to have killed them off. That's what the books say at least. Abstergo tries to censor out the true things and hide the ancient technology. The truth is that the Cromagnons existed before Neanderthals even appeared on this world. They were very far ahead in technology and medicine when we came along. They could have helped our species develop, but they decided to enslave us.

"We didn't even fight back, their technology seemed like magic. We decided to worship them like gods, that's were a lot of older religions got their start, including Norse and Greek mythology. Over time, the Ones decided to make a technology that would control us indefinitely. They developed the Pieces of Eden. These machines actually emitted waves that would disrupt the receptors in our brains, making us dumb muscle. They made factories to boost their economy and help with the new interstellar trade they had just started (With who, I don't really know). The Cromagnons, by the shape of the skeletons found and the actual one I happen to know, they were a scrawny people. It made sense why they would use us for their industry.

"Eventually, there were some that wanted to... 'experiment.' They found some very fine specimens of the slaves, and... well... mated with them," Odd's face went sour, he looked like he could throw up just from hearing that, Roberto continued, "That's where the Assassins came from. They are hybrids between humans and Those Who Came Before. The Ones had a few abilities, one was most commonly seen in the hybrids, your Sixth Sense. The Assassins call it Eagle Vision, and it is supposed to show 'the truth.' Not really, though, just hidden doors, people's intentions, and important objects. It's a form of telepathy, that much I know.

"The Assassins -well, two in particular: Adam and Eve, Minerva's children- escaped, and started a revolt. Not wanting to be known as part of the enemy, they donned white cloaks along with their other hybrid brethren. They led the war against their parents, but it went too far, They had only wished to free their people, but one group wished to eliminate the gods once and for all. The army split into two factions, the Assassins, known for their elite stealth and speed, and the Kingdom of Templas, known in history as Mesopotamia.

"The war between the two factions started when Eve assassinated the only hybrid in Templas, Gilgamesh, the God-King. Templas declared war on the Assassins, turning their war into a two-front conflict. The Ones Who Came Before fought with all of their technologies, but, as fate would have it, there was a huge solar flare during the largest battle, it disabled their technology for days, allowing the humans to push them back to their artificial continent, Eden..." Roberto paused, he really didn't like telling this part of the story, "When the technology came back online, Those Who Came Before evacuated, taking as much as they could, so that we couldn't give chase. The ones that couldn't get away either hid, or were slaughtered. There were a few that put their minds into the Pieces of Eden, turning them into AIs, I guess. The Ones that survived the short genocide sealed the Pieces away, in the temples of the appropriate person whose mind was sealed in it.

"There are still a few alive today, one of them works for the Druids. He actually built this Animus," Roberto gestured to the machine by Odd, "His name is Pluto, and he had a bunker hidden somewhere around southern Spain around the time of the First Crisis."

Odd's eyes were wide, this was a lot if information to take in. He formed a question, "What happened to Eden?"

"Ah, according to Pluto, it used some sort of anti-gravity device to stay above the water. Without Those Who Came Before, it collapsed and sank into the ocean. This had made the great floods that are mentioned in just about every form of religious literature. It also created the myth of Atlantis."

"Wow," Odd really didn't understand much of the more scientific or historical aspects, but he understood that there was a horrible war, "That's terrible."

"The creation of man is sick isn't it?" Miguel said.

"Says you, now keep driving," Roberto said to Miguel, then to Odd, "That's just a Templar belief. You can probably guess where the Templars came from."

"I have another question," Odd said, "Is there a Second Crisis?"

"That's what the Assassins are trying to prevent," Roberto said, "It starts this December."

Okay, so it was a little summarized, I might just make a story about that though...