With Robert's dead, it meant one less competitor in the hunt for the Observatory. Now it was only one opponent left Governor Torres. Duncan Walpole's betrayal and Kenways unwitting aid had given him the initial advantage early on but the actions of the Pirates had taken it's toll on him depleting his allies, money, ships, and Manpower over the course of 7 years. By the time Kenway and Caedus turned their attention towards him, Torres had been weakened enough to be taken head-on.

Caedus and Kenway made for Havana hoping to catch Torres before he left for the Observatory. They both knew that once he got the location Torres will come with everything at his disposal which likely included his best troops that served as bodyguards. No matter how stealthy the native guardians were they would stand no chance against such a force of battle-hardened soldiers armed to the teeth and intent to kill. When they reached the city, they found the entire place was under a curfew with not an ounce of activity to be seen.

"I've seen Ghost Towns more lively," Caedus remarked

"Our doing no doubt," Kenway replied.

Caedus chuckled, "I always did aim to please."

Knowing that traveling on the ground would attract attention, the pair made their way along the rooftops killing any guard that happened to be patrolling up there. Hiding the bodies in haystacks they met up with assassin Rhona Dinsmore. Caedus noted to his amusement that the female assassin had an infatuation with Edward despite his past sins.

"I assume this is the friendliest face the two of you have seen since you dropped anchor?" She asked beaming.

"More like the friendliest face we've seen all year," Caedus replied.

Rhona laughed, "well, Torres thinks someone's comin' after him, so he's got the entire city on lockdown."

Kenway nodded, "Torres has every reason to be afraid," he said pulling out the crystal skull."

"A manky looking thing?" Rhona eyed the object curiously. "Is that what I think it it is?"

Kenway nodded, "aye watch this," he took out a blood vial and placed it in the skull"s opening. "Through the blood of the Governor we can see through his eyes, he explained as the skull projected an image.

Rhona's eyes widened in wonder until she recognized parts of the image, "that...that's by the church," she said.

Caedus nodded, "then that's where we'll go."

Kenway deactivated the skull and handed it to Rhona, "keep this safe, just in case, he ordered.

Rhona took it cautiously wary of having such a dangerous device in her possession, Kenway held out his hand for her to take but instead, Rhona stepped forward and gave him a quick hug. "I'll be at the bureau," she said climbing over the ledge, "good luck." She leaped off and disappeared into the alleys.

Caedus and Kenway headed for the church and quickly found Torres, they followed him to the fort killing more guards on their way to the fort, both decided to take the more scenic route into the fort, Kenway went left and Caedus went right. By the time they were inside most of the guards had been subdued. Walking along the top they observed Torres with his bodyguard El Tiburon down below. Balancing on ropes overhead Kenway made his move driving his blade into Torres' neck but when he flipped him over he found not Torres, but a decoy. El Tiburon tried to take him out from behind with his axe only to be tackled by Caedus.

"Go get your man," Caedus yelled to Kenway, "the big guy is mine."

Kenway nodded and rushed out of the fort as Caedus drew his Sai and Jian Sword to face the brutish man. Had it not been for the multitude of guards Caedus would have finished the man. El Tiburon tried to shoot him only for his shots to be blocked by guards Caedus used as a shield. with his pistols used, El Tiburon picked up his axe and charged, his heavy armour protected him from most weapons but it did have a distinctive vulnerable spot. And so their duel ended with Caedus driving his blade into the exposed face of the Brute's helm. El Tiburon gurgled for a moment before collapsing to the ground. With the brute dead, Caedus headed back to the Gideon and sailed after Kenway, When he reached the observatory he found the Jackdaw fighting off Torres' two Man O Wars. Caedus quickly engaged and together the Gideon and the Jackdaw manage to sink the last of Torres' ships. Once they had been taken care of Caedus made his way ashore.

During the battle at sea, Kenway had followed Torres to the heart of the observatory. Despite Torres activating the security system, Kenway as able to reach him and finally finish his mission once and for all. Mortally wounded but still alive the Torrez was able to exchange a few words with his old nemesis.

"Captain Kenway," Torres sighed taking painful breaths, "ever a splinter in my side. does this murder fulfill that hole in your life?"

"I'm simply seeing a job done." Kenway replied. "you would have given me the same courtesy."

Torres nodded in agreement, "indeed, but what is left for you now? You have no more family, no more friends, and no future. Your losses far exceed ours I think."

Kenway shrugged "Perhaps, but killing you, rights a greater wrong than I ever committed."

"Do you honestly believe that," Torres asked with a smirk. "you abandoned your family, your honor, your dignity and for what? to play brigand for a decade?"

"You would see all of mankind corralled in a neatly furnished prison. Safe and sober, but dulled beyond reason and sapped of spirit. So aye, with everything I've seen, everything I've learned in these past few years. I now believe it wholly."

Torres looked at him with sad eyes before nodding in acknowledgment, "You wear your convictions well Edward Kenway, they suit you just fine." With that Torres exhaled and slumped to the ground closing his eyes for the last time.

As Torres died Kenway knelt down and placed a hand on the man's forehead, "leave this life for a lasting peace, down among the dead."

Kenway turned to see the Ah tabai and the rest of the assassins had gathered but were blocked by the energy barriers. Adewale, Anto, Alonzo Batilla, Upton Travers, Rhona Dinsmore, Opia Apito and Olivier Levasseur.

"Torres activated a security measure," Kenway announced, "can you stop it?"

Ah Tabai nodded, "with the device returned, I believe so."

Anne gaze at the observatory in awe and wonder, "amazing, she whispered, "what do you call this place?"

Adewale smiled, "Captain Kenway's Folly."

Navigating their way through the security measures, the Assassins reached the armillary sphere where Ah Tabai placed the skull inside deactivating the lethal barriers. Ah Tabai turned to the others, "we will seal this place and discard the key until another Sage appears the doors shall remain locked."

Kenway nodded but then he looked around and found something was amiss. There were vials here," he said, "vials that contained the blood of ancient men, but now they're gone."

Ah Tabai nodded, "then it will be our job to find them."

"Oh I wouldn't worry about that mentor, a voice said behind them. "For after today none of it will matter." Kenway and the assassins turned to ee Caedus standing there with his arms crossed and he wasn't alone. with him were all the reavers. Joseph Flint, Christopher Raven, William Crest, Joseph Read, Douglas Brown, Billy Leach, Inigo Montoya, Emilio Di Roccabruna, Rodney Radcliffe, Milo Van Der Graff One-eyed Willy and Tom Wogen. He turned to Torres body, "take this one and give him a proper burial," He told Samson, "he was a man of integrity, he crossed whole. Samson nodded and picked up Torres and carried him outside.

"What do you mean by that?" Adewale asked his fingers twitching ready to draw his blades.

"I mean that once we have finished our business with this place the vials are about to become useless to whoever stole them as well as anyone else."

Adewale and the other assassins jumped forward. "I should have known it." He roared. all your interest in the observatory, You and your reavers want to use it for your own personal ends." Hearing this the other assassins revealed their hidden blades, while the reavers drew their own weapons. Caedus, however, remained still and his arms remained crossed.

Then he started laughing, "I find your virulence amusin' Adewale. Just like a typical assassin, always puttin' their keen skills to a certain goal and drawin' the wrong conclusions. We have no intentions on usin' it. Nor will we allow anyone else to use it either

"Then what are you going to do?" Edward asked slightly nervous.

Caedus rubbed the chin of his mask, "well I 'could' tell you," he said. "But I think it would be better to show you." Caedus then pulled out a platinum rod no longer than a foot with sharp points at either end from his overcoat. He clutched the rod then flicked his wrist. The rod suddenly extended to about 6 feet and from one end two prongs came out. The small rod had opened up into a trident. the assassins looked in surprise as he stepped up to the sphere and raised the trident up before addressing both the reavers and the assassins alike.

"Brothers and sisters, before us, is a symbol of oppression and corruption, an instrument of the enemy. The imperialists seek to use it bend the world and it's people to their twisted will. It is with this observatory that the enemy would turn us all into their own little puppets." The Reavers snarled as Caedus shook his head. "If the enemy thinks that we will just bury our heads in the sand and allow that to happen then THEY ARE DEAD WRONG! For today we bring an end to the enemy's twisted scheme and free the world of this instrument's influence Forever!"

The Reavers cheered, as Caedus turned trident in hand and aimed the prongs at the skull. Then he spoke four words. Unum Minus Telum Iuno (One Less Weapon For Juno). As he said this Caedus rammed the Trident into the skull, the skull let out a sound that resembled cracking glass and a light began shining as bright as the sun forcing the others to shield their eyes, they the skull shattered walling to the base of the armillary sphere reduced to a fine powder.

The Assassins looked in shock but before they could say anything the whole chamber began to shake light began resonating from every glyph and crack there. Caedus removed his weapon from the sphere and turned to the others. "We best get out of here he said before taking off in a sprint grabbing Anne along the way as she quickly followed. The Reavers followed their leader before the assassins regained their senses and took off after them. The shaking became more violent and they knew it would not be long.

Kenway was the last to get out of the observatory ensuring everybody got out safely before the whole place began to collapse. The reavers cheered and the assassins looked on in shock as the Observatory and much of the area around it was leveled. When the dust cleared all that remained was a small sunken crater, where the ancient structure once stood, The assassins looked on in disbelief. "What-What have you done," Ah Tabai exclaimed still getting over the shock of what had just happened.

Caedus turned to him, "what does it look like I did? I eliminated an obstacle."

"You had no right to do that!" Olivier Objected

Caedus hmphed, "I believe I just did, and you do not tell me what my rights are, I know them by heart."

'But why?" Upton Travers asked.

"Why not?" Caedus asked, "were you going to use it?" Or how about you?" Caedus gestured to Ah Tabai. "Or you?" he looked to Kenway, "perhaps the assassins want to use it to spy on us as well as the Templars."

Kenway observed the rubble picking up a handful of dust and watching it slide through his fingers. He then turned to Caedus, "So you spend all this time helping me look for the observatory so you could destroy it?"

Caedus nodded, "now if another sage comes along it won't matter it the Templars find him or the observatory." He sighed, "she was so close to the end though. Pity Mary didn't live to see it."

"But, there is no more observatory," Rhona pointed out

"Yes," Caedus agreed, "but the Templars don't know that. They'll be goin' on a goose chase lookin' for somethin' that no longer exists, with vials that no longer work."

At that moment the guardians arrived at the site hearing the commotion they turned to the groups babbling rapidly in their native tongue, Opia responded in their language and pointed to Caedus. The Guardians turned to the pirate cursing at him and drew their daggers waiting to attack him then Caedus turned towards them and that's them they noticed the trident in his hand. Caedus drew himself up and stuck the trident into the ground as if daring them to attack. But to everyone's surprise, the guardians backed away seemingly in fear. They began muttering to themselves and from their jabber, two words repeated constantly stuck out 'Manu Martis'. Caedus stepped forward and the guardians backed away slowly disappearing into the jungle.

Caedus hmphed, "a curious bunch, clinging to the past like mother would an infant. He then flicked his wrist causing the trident to revert back into the compact rod before he tucked it into his surcoat. Then he turned to Kenway. "So the observatory is destroyed and the Templar influence in the west indies is destroyed. Only one question remains, what are you going to do now?"

Kenway sighed, "I'm going back to England, I need to fix what I mangled back home."

Hearing this Ah Tabai reached into his robes, "I almost forgot Edward," he said pulling out a letter. "It arrived last week."

Edward took the letter and began reading. with each word his face fell, his mouth fell open and silent tears started to form."

"What is it Edward," Caedus asked.

Edward slumped against a tree as his hand dropped, "Caroline is dead." he said in a shaky voice. "The pox, took her along with her mother."

Caedus sighed deeply and placed a hand on Edward's shoulder, "I'm sorry my friend, I know how much she meant to you."

Edward turned to the others I have to go, my daughter needs me."

Caedus nodded, I'll be coming with you, I have business in england anyway

"As will I," Anne said taking hold of Caedus arm.

With that the pirates headed back to the beach, where they saw the Templar fleet burning out at sea. "Wait," a voice called out, They turned and saw the assassins had followed them. Ah Tabai looked at Caedus. "Before you go, I have to know," Ah Tabai stared at Caedus, "what are you?"

Caedus turned to him and replied in a deadpanned voice, "I...am the solution." Ah Tabai was unsure how to respond as the pirated hoped on a boat and rowed to their ships.

After the pirates had left the assassins returned to the beach village where the guardians were sitting around talking quietly amongst themselves. They were no longer hiding, in fact, when they saw the assassins they barely reacted.

"What's wrong with them?" Adewale asked.

Opia shook his head, "don't you get it? Protecting the observatory is all these people have known. They have done so for thousands of years, then in an instant, it's all gone. Now they don't know what to do since Caedus literally robbed them of their purpose."

"Then we must give them a new one." Ah Tabai replied turning to Opia. The assassin nodded and began talking with guardian leader. Offering them to join the assassin the Guardians talked among themselves and agreed to join Opia's branch since she spoke their tongue. Opia consoled them for their loss and asked if they wished to go after Caedus for destroying the temple they held sacred.

The guardian shook his head, "going after him would be pointless. We knew this day was coming, it was preordained long ago. Yet despite this, we still weren't ready when it came."

"What do you mean?" Opia asked.

The guardians led the assassins through the forest until they came upon a particular wall, on it was engravings. Most of which seemed irrellevant, but one stood out. A group with their swords raised before a set or ruins, the one leading them a tall black figure with a skull head and in his hand was a Trident. Kenway and the others didn't fail to note that the skull head bore a resemblance to Caedus' trademark mask or they they were wielding the very same weapon.

The Guardian leader began talking rapidly but only Ah Tabai and Opia understood him

"What's he saying?" Asked Alonzo.

Opia frowned, "the guardians say it was fortold that the observatory would fall to a hunter of the Sage. Once brothers now enemies, he is called Manu Martis the Hand of Mars."

A week later found Caedus, Edward and Anne in Great Inagua, taking a chance to resupply and rest before making the final journey to England. Edward, did not take the death of his wife well and was drinking heavily. "I can't believe she's gone" He slurred draining another glass. "So much I wanted to tell her, so much to make up for. Now I will never get the chance."

"You need to stop torturing yourself Edward," Anne said placing a hand on his. Rumm will do you no good if your at the wheel."

"Aye," Caedus agreed sitting down next to him, "Listen, you may have failed Caroline but you can still do right by her by doing better with Jennifer. You may have lost a wife but you now have a daughter."

This seemed to snap Kenway out of his trance, "your right," he said. "I need to make things right with her." Then something caught Kenways ears about what Caedus had said. "I never told you I had a daughter, nor do I recall telling you her name." Kenway stood up and twitched his fingers releacing his hidden blades. "Who are you, Caedus."

Caedus stared at Kenway for a moment before gesturng with his hand, a silent order for the Reavers to leave them. The reavers nodded and left for their ships. Caedus pocketed the Trident. With a long sigh he turned towards the group and pulled back his hood, everyone looked at each other a Caedus gripped the chin of his mask and pulled it off revealing the face underneath.

Kenway and Anne looked in surprise as they looked upon the face of the mysterious captain Caedus for the first time. He was younger than they expected of a man with his reputation about a few years behind Kenway. His face was pale from all those years behind that mask of his, yet it was clean shaven, with well grommed black hair and a scar across his left eye. All in all, a comely and one feature that stood out were his eyes, which gleamed like two pieces of pure silver.

A silence followed before Kenway was the first to speak, "David?"

Caedus smiled and nodded, "hello cousin."