Temple of Sand (memory)

Temple of Sand was a virtual representation of one of Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad's genetic memories, relived by Desmond Miles in 2012 through the Animus.

Description
Discovering the desert temple's location, Altaïr set out to recover the Chalice.

Dialogue
Approaching the temple, Altaïr stepped on unstable ground, causing him to slide into a lower chamber of the structure. Making his way through the underground caverns, Altaïr stumbled upon a man. Altaïr interrogated the man, applying pressure to his back. Altaïr killed the man and made his way to the first pressure plate, kicking a column to keep the plate pressed. Altaïr moved a metal crate over the second plate, ensuring the gates would not shut on him. Passing through the gate, Altaïr climbed the stairs to the next level, eventually reaching a large gap. Altaïr destroyed the pipe, raising a wooden plank for him to cross the water. Moving forward, he was attacked by an axe warrior. After defeating him, Altaïr pressed on, solving a puzzle and gaining access to the main chamber. Altaïr approached a statue in the center and encountered Basilisk. Altaïr entered the statue, somehow ending up outside the temple. Altaïr ran from the sandstorm as the temple outskirts began to collapse. Altaïr defeated the guards and entered the shelter.
 * Altaïr: This must be the Desert Temple...
 * Altaïr: You! Open the door, and don't make me repeat myself.
 * Man: I cannot... Lord Basilisk will kill me!
 * Man: Stop, please stop! It's useless! You have to press two switches at the same time. They're far apart! You'll never make it on your own!
 * Altaïr: That's for me to decide. Sleep now, old man.
 * Altaïr: I need to get to the other side. Perhaps I could use my bombs to destroy the other pipe.
 * Basilisk: Looking for something, Assassin? This game of our is amusing, but it grows old quickly... Still, you have kept me entertained so far.
 * Altaïr: Thank you, I did my best to keep you slightly amused.
 * Basilisk: I didn't know that your Order had men with resources like yours. But this advantage of theirs is coming to an end now. One last thing, though. I am strangely compelled to feel that I owe you an explanation. The Chalice, the thing you are looking for. Do you know what it is?
 * Altaïr: No.
 * Basilisk: It is flesh and bones, Assassin. A woman.
 * Altaïr: ...
 * Basilisk: Indeed. And now, welcome to your end. Good luck in the afterlife! Guards! Don't let him escape!
 * Altaïr: Where... Where am I? Everything is falling apart... That sandstorm! It's coming this way!
 * Guard: The Assassin must not reach the shelter!
 * Altaïr: Basilisk said that something awaits him in Tyre. Hopefully I'm not too far behind him...as it means something awaits me in Tyre, as well.

Outcome
Having escaped the sandstorm and finding out the truth about the Chalice, Altaïr followed Basilisk to Tyre.

Reference

 * Assassin's Creed: Altaïr's Chronicles