: As Altaïr eliminates his targets, he discovers a common thread: they were all members of the Templar Order working with Robert de Sablé to unite the Holy Land through control rather than faith.
Altaïr returns to the Assassins' stronghold in and defeats Al Mualim. Upon Al Mualim’s death, the Apple activates, projecting a holographic map of the world that reveals the locations of other Pieces of Eden scattered across the globe. ac1.7z
In the modern day, Desmond is pulled out of the Animus. Abstergo now has the map they need. However, because of the "Bleeding Effect"—a side effect of prolonged Animus use—Desmond begins to see through Altaïr's eyes in the real world. He discovers cryptic messages written in blood on his room walls by a previous test subject (), hinting at the end of the world in 2012. Are you planning to play the sequels, or : As Altaïr eliminates his targets, he discovers
