Nero's POV

We had barely made were sailing towards Rome right now and I must say, the last 2 days were eventful. At first, we had to deal with Phorcys along with the Scolopendra that his wife sent at us, then, the next day, we had to deal with the Romans who came to attack us. We had managed to defend the ship from them, and by we, I mean mainly me. I used ice to make the soldiers slip on the floor. Then, I built a massive storm of ice around the ship. Hazel helped by making the swords and weapons of the soldiers extra heavy. Piper used the new dagger her mom had given her to make sure that anyone who got past our defences wouldn't be able to touch anyone. By the time Jason, Leo and Frank had arrived, I most of the Romans were recovering. Then, Annabeth had to go off and get some map from some island. By the time she was done, I was feeling slightly light headed. When we finally managed to set sail, I almost passed out. I had just enough time to use one of the ancient techniques that Altair had discovered to heal myself. When I was done, I saw that everyone aboard the ship was staring at me like I grew another head. I stood up and could see that Ethan had his jaw on the floor. I was about to go to my room, when I felt someones hand on my shoulder. I turned around and saw it was Ethan. I couldn't help but feel displeased. I removed his hand from my shoulder and said,'What?'. He looked at me for a second.

He said,'I want you to teach me how to do that, so I can use it against anyone I want to defeat them'. I couldn't help but laugh at him. He thought I would teach him how to use the technique. I came up with a plan that would show Ethan that I was way stronger than him. I said,'How about this, if you can beat me in a fight, I will show how to do it'. I saw him smile and I walked over to the mast of the ship, with my back to him. I closed my eyes and could feel him running towards me as stealthy as he could. He swung his sword at my head and using Altair's eagle vision, I ducked. The sword hit the ground with a thud. A smile crept up to my face. He pulled the sword out and swung again. As he attempted to cut in directly in half, I moved to the left a bit and using my palm, I hit the sword and it hit the ground right next to me. I could feel him getting frustrated. I said,'I'll tell you what, you can get everyone on the ship to help you, even Coach Hedge'. I felt him turn around and nod. Everyone spread around me. As quick as lightning, Jason charged forward and I sidestepped and stuck my foot out and Jason tripped and fell flat on to his face. Hazel charged seeing her idol on the ground. She used her spatah to slash at my waist. I jumped up and landed on the blade. As she raised her blade, I jumped and in the air kicked her sword so hard that it flew away and struck the mast. Just as she was shocked, I feinted a roundhouse kick which she ducked before doing an enzuigiri. She hit the ground hard. I could feel Frank getting angry and decided to take him out. I run towards him and did a hurricanrana on him.

His head hit a mast and he dropped unconscious. I felt Leo charging at me from behind. As he got close to me, I jumped up and wrapped my legs around his neck before twisting it in such a way that Leo flew through the air. He flew through the air and hit the ground with a thud. Only 4 people remained. I opened my eyes for the first time in the fight and saw that Coach Hedge was charging at me. He was going to kick me, but I grabbed hif foot and using my strength, lifted him onto the air before throwing him into the air. As he came down, I stuck my foot out and he landed on it. He began groaning in pain. I saw piper was slowly charging at me. As she swung at me with Katropis, I ducked and grabbed her hand. I quickly hit a nerve point in her head and she fell unconscious. I made sure she landed gently. I looked at Annabeth and Ethan who both had looks of worry in their faces. They looked at each other and nodded. They both charged at me at the same time, but, seeing as I had many hidden weapons, I thought it would be best to use one. As they both came near me, I moved my hand in a certain way before the twin hidden blades escaped my vambrace. They both looked surprised, and I could see a form of recognition in the eyes of Annabeth. Just as they were about to recover, I rushed forward and held both blades at their throats. They both put their hands up and I retracted the blades. Slowly, everyone began to recover. When they saw that Ethan and Annabeth were at the side avoiding me, they looked at me and said,'How did you win?'.

I smiled and said,'If you truly wish to know, you best seat yourselves'. They all nodded before sitting down on some chairs. I began. 'I am special, well, more special than most of you. I was born into a truly powerful family. The heir of many believed warriors. The list is very large, but, I shall start with the biggest ones. Ezio Auditore da Firenze, Altair Ibn La Ahad, Connor and Edward Kenway, Aya, Aguilar de Nerha, Adewale, Arbaaz Mir, Darius, Bayek, Shao Jun, Shay Cormac, Alexios, Kassandra, Eivor, Desmond Miles and finally, Achilles Davenport'. I looked over at Annabeth who had figured out what they had in common. Jason asked,'What did they do?'. I pointed at Annabeth and she managed to stutter,'They were all assassins, the best of the best'. I nodded and could feel the eyes of everyone on me again. I continued,'I am the very last descendant of all of these assassin's, and through a machine that accesses memories of my ancestors through my DNA, I have inherited their abilities, hence why I am very able with each and every sort of weapon. My descendants, they each had an effect in an empire of sorts. Shao Jun, China, Darius, Persia, Aya and Bayek, Egypt, Arbaaz Mir, India, Edward Kenway, he was part of the Golden Age of Piracy, Connor Kenway, America, Altair, Syria, Ezio, Italy, Alexios and Kassandra, Greece, Eivor, he was part of the Vikings that invaded England, Shay Cormac, America and Arno Dorian, France.'. I turned around and looked at them.

'So, you see, I am much more than just a demigod. Now, questions'. I sat down on a chair and looked at them. Annabeth was the first to ask,'Why is your name Nero?'. I sighed and said,'My mortal parent knew of my ancestry so they named me Nero, Latin for powerful as that is what my ancestors were'. She nodded and asked,'What rules do you follow, seeing as you are an assassin?'. I said,'I am part of the Brotherhood, therefore, I follow the creed'. She nodded. Jason raised his hand,'Hold on a second, what on earth is the creed'. I couldn't help but smile.

I began,'The creed, or Assassin's Creed as it is known in history, consists rules which Assassin's must try their best to follow, and those who don't they are punished. The maxim is,'Nothing is true, everything is permitted'. This teaches assassin's to see the world and society as a fragile thing, easily broken or misled. It reminds us that we each hold the responsibility of our own actions and that we must weigh the outcomes of our actions. Then, there are 3 tenants. The first,'Stray your blade from the flesh of an innocent'. This is to teach us that anyone who has done nothing wrong should not be punished. The second,'Hide in plain sight'. My assassin ancestors strived at being secretive and shaped much of history from the shadows. The last one,'Never compromise the Brotherhood'. This means that we are not to tell anyone where the bases of the Brotherhood are, or where the bases of the Order of Assassin's remain'. They all nodded and Annabeth asked,'What is the history of the Assassin's Brotherhood'. I sighed.

I began,'When the world was created, Chaos felt lonely as he had no true children to look after. So, what he did was created 2 beings who had his very blood infused into them. They were named Adam and Eve, it is where the Abrahamic religions begin from. Most of the primordial children of Chaos were okay with them, but some hated them as they were weak. When Gaia had her children, the Titans, she used them to try an get rid of them, but Chaos, he used his power to help them. He trained them and gave them some special objects. They were incredibly advanced objects, disguised as normal everyday things. Chaos gave them a special sword, a ring, a trident, some apples, some staves or staffs as they are now known, a special shroud and some skulls. The apples gave you the ability to control a persons mind and in a way, control them. The sword gave the wielder the ability to lead very well as some other skills. The ring gave you the ability to make a forcefield surround you and protect you from anything made from metal. The shrouds, disguised as cloths, enabled you to heal any wounds. The staves, they had the ability to control the body of a person and with the aid of an Apple, gave you total control of someone. The skulls, they were made of a special diamond which gave you telepathic abilities. The trident gave the user the powers of a god. These objects became known as pieces of Eden. When some humans began to discover these objects, 2 groups were formed. The Order of Ancients which was then succeeded into becoming the Knight's Templars and the Order of Assassin's which became the Assassin's Brotherhood'.

I took a deep breath and continued,'In history, mortals who are believed to be special, they were not, they used pieces of Eden. Alexander the Great, he used a stave of Eden to control his soldiers. The sword of Eden was passed down through history and it ended with one of my ancestors, who hid it in order to keep it safe. My mortal parent retrieved it and I now wield it. I have located one of the Apples and I plan to get it in Rome. You may not know, but Alexander the Great used the Trident of Eden as well as a stave of Eden to make sure he stayed in power, and as a descendant of him, I inherited them and can summon them when I need them. As well as this, King Leonidas I had a staff of Eden and used in in some of his battles. It was passed down to his daughter and then his granddaughter, Kassandra, who is my ancestor. And as such, I inherited it as well and can summon it at will. I looked at them and asked, any more questions?'. Frank put his hand up and said,'Not that it isn't cool, but why do you have 2 f those hidden blade thingies?'. I smiled and said,'I have both of them as it helps my prowess in battle and help if I need to assassinate 2 people at the same time. It also shows my rank. Having one shows you are a normal assassin, but because of my training, I was given the rank of master assassin'. He nodded and then Hazel said,'How did you become an assassin?'. I sighed.

I said,'I did not chose to become an assassin, it was chosen for me when I became 12'. She nodded. I felt slightly tired and said,'That is all for today, we will continue tomorrow'. The all nodded.