Fiat Lux

Fiat Lux was a virtual representation of one of Shay Cormac's genetic memories stored in the Helix, relived by a research analyst through the Animus.

Description
Shay traveled to Sleepy Hollow, hoping that the scientist Benjamin Franklin would be able to activate the Precursor box.

Dialogue
Shay returned to the Morrigan after assassinating James Wardrop. Shay arrived in Sleepy Hollow and joined up with Hope at Franklin's residence. Franklin walked straight past the pair in a daze. Hope and Franklin began their preparations. Shay made his way to Sleepy Hollow's market, where he overheard two guards. Shay began tailing the guard. The guard crossed the Sleepy Hollow Bridge, with Shay following. The guard arrived at the warehouse. As the weather worsened, Shay snuck through the plantation area. Shay recovered the lightning rods. The sound of thunder could be heard. Shay arrived at Franklin's residence. After setting up the lightning rods, Franklin continued tinkering with the box. After two lightning strikes had hit, a third managed to sufficiently charge the artifact, causing it to project a holographic map of the globe.
 * Shay: I have the Manuscript.
 * Liam: Great. Hope is waiting for you in Sleepy Hollow.
 * Shay: What's in Sleepy Hollow?
 * Liam: Benjamin Franklin. The man Johnson hired to make that strange Precursor box work.
 * Shay: So what's the plan?
 * Liam: Meet Hope, impersonate one of Johnson's men, and give the Box and Manuscript to Franklin.
 * Shay: So I'm a messenger then?
 * Liam: Aye. See if this Franklin can figure out how this damned Box operates. And stay with him. Oh, and as far as we can tell, this man doesn't know about the Templars, or the Assassins for that matter.
 * Shay: Oh, a simple task.
 * Liam: For a simple man.
 * Hope: You're late. The sky is getting temperamental.
 * Shay: That's not the only thing, is it?
 * Shay: Uh, Master Franklin, sir. My name is Shay and this is my associate Hope. William Johnson told us to give you these.
 * Franklin: Thank you, but I am afraid I must delay my experiment.
 * Hope: Delay it? Why?
 * Franklin: The army confiscated my lightning rods. They are essential to conducting the electricity I need to vivify your Box.
 * Shay: Master Johnson would not want you to have to wait.
 * Franklin: Perhaps there is something you can do then. Soldiers have been hauling things away all day. Perhaps they could tell you where they have taken my lightning rods so you could get them back.
 * Shay: At your service, sir.
 * Hope: Begin your investigation at the market near the docks. I will stay here and help with the preparations.
 * Franklin: This is intolerable! I can barely conduct my research anymore!
 * Hope: Everyone is having metal confiscated nowadays.
 * Franklin: Yes, yes... the army will melt it down and turn it into weapons... War is upon us.
 * Hope: So, Master Franklin, what is this?
 * Franklin: A . It temporarily stores power in the form of vitreous and resinous electricity.
 * Hope: Really? What will you do with the jar when it is full?
 * Franklin: Ah, what will I do with all my jars! For this experiment, we will need an entire energy storage system. The many units fire at once, so I call it a "battery". It should make your interpretation box operate.
 * Hope: Fascinating.
 * Guard 1: My word, this is heavy.
 * Guard 2: The weather is getting worse. You know where the warehouse is, soldier.
 * Guard 1: Aye, sir.
 * Guard 1: Don't look now, but I think I'm being followed.
 * Guard 3: I'm sure you're seeing things, but I'll take a butcher's.
 * Guard 4: Did you see that strange stuff in Benjamin Franklin's garden?
 * Guard 5: I keep well clear of that place. They say that man messes with lightning!
 * Guard 4: Speaking of lightning, I reckon there's a storm coming.
 * Guard 5: Aye. Let's hope she demurs until we're off duty.
 * Man: Hey darling, you up for a pint?
 * Woman: Sure, if you bring your mates!
 * Man: That's bleak...
 * Guard 2: Is that the last of it?
 * Guard 1: Yes it is, sir.
 * Guard 2: Good, put it with the rest.
 * Guard 6: The citizens aren't happy. Someone threw garbage at me today!
 * Guard 7: So that's what I smell!
 * Guard 6: Don't laugh. If the Commander keeps this up, we'll have a riot on our hands.
 * Guard 7: Well, I'd be mad too if half of what I owned was confiscated.
 * Guard 6: It's the iron we need... mostly.
 * Guard 7: Tell that to the citizens!
 * Guard 6: You know, I bet not one of them will thank us when we win this war.
 * Guard 8: So what are we gonna do with all this metal?
 * Guard 9: Melt it down, I suppose. Forge swords, muskets...
 * Guard 8: Ah, this damned war.
 * Guard 9: I pray King George sends reinforcements soon.
 * Shay: I wonder what Master Franklin plans to do with these rods.
 * Shay: This storm's getting worse. Better hurry back to Franklin.
 * Franklin: Shay! Thank goodness, quick, help me with the rods.
 * Hope: It's a map... Where is that?
 * Shay: Portugal. Lisbon, I'd stake my life on it.
 * Hope: Make yourself scarce, Shay. The militia will be here any minute. I'm sure they will have questions.
 * Shay: What about you?
 * Hope: I'm a devoted housekeeper.
 * Shay: Right.

Outcome
With the help of Benjamin Franklin's lightning rods, Shay and Hope managed to activate the Precursor box and discovered that a Piece of Eden was located in Lisbon, Portugal.

Trivia

 * The memory's title is a Latin phrase meaning "Let there be light".

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed: Rogue