A hint of Brotherhood. · 12:49am Aug 31st, 2015
Just a hint of Project Brotherhood, the remastered version of Harmony's Creed. As Harmony's Creed is coming slowly, but surely to an end (expect another chapter soon), I'd like to show a little of what to expect.
Octavia peered through the smoke that rose gradually from a thin chimney. Her target, the Templar Mistress Suri Poloman, was finally in sight. As the sun started its trek below the horizon, the shadows crept along the streets, making them darker than what they already were. The Assassin's heart started to slow down. The tension was being let go and her eyes watched everything.
From her perch behind the chimney she could see that the Templar was not alone. Templar Knights, in their silver armor adorned with red drapes, patrolled around the street as singles. Their tracks rounded the corners, trying to appear like they were marching much farther than what reality would tell. The wide spread of the guards made it seem like the Knights were not affiliated with each other. That may have been the conclusion to one observant civilian, but Octavia knew better.
Suri was speaking with one ragged man. The fellow hunched over with a thick hood over his head and his hands were arched awkwardly. The two did not look at each other but instead opposite directions. The Templar appeared to be speaking to another woman of her class and not the peasant. Just another trick of the Order. The Mistress's eyes never held the other woman in regard or even with care. It was a clever trick, but one poorly executed and thus Octavia saw right through it.
Octavia stepped out from behind the thin smoke. Her eyes ever present on her target, she slithered to another white rooftop and entered the shadow of a tall minaret. Her robes fluttered in the slight wind that flowed down from the mountain. The roof was quiet, unlike the lively street below where people crowded in a single moving mass. Across this mass was Suri, still chatting away with no knowledge of the watching Assassin.
Suri stood in front of Wisdom's Cathedral, a large church made for the purpose of instructing wisdom. It was a monument of hope to some, and control to others. The ancient structure reached far above Canterlot's skyline. Its dome and four minarets that lined the corners were quite the landmark to the pilgrims from southern and eastern Equestria. What reason for a Templar Mistress to conduct business here was hidden from Octavia.
"Doesn't mean I can't find out..." Octavia rounded the spire beside her and crossed a rope to another roof. Her feet met the edge of the white-washed building and her eyes darted to the ground below her. Two Royal Guards were discussing a ghost they saw in the Eastern alleys of the city. By the purple markings on their golden pauldrons, they were two of Shining Armor's men.
Looks like we have another exciting story on the way!