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The Last Magi was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan in 2018 through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description[]
Kassandra met the Order of Dominion member who had written a note to her.
Dialogue[]
Having read the letter received from Pebble, Kassandra travelled to the graveyard of Aipeia. There, an older man stood before her.
- Unknown: Eagle Bearer. Well met. I see you got my note. I'm surprised I'm still alive.
- Kassandra: That could change.
- Unknown: Hasty. No need to be hasty, Eagle Bearer. Let me introduce myself. My name is Gergis, the last Magi of the Order. I've been eager to meet you, Kassandra. May I call you as such?
- Kassandra: I don't really care what you call me.
- Gergis: Confident. I like that.
Gergis walked to a horse.
- Gergis: I'll show you how beautiful our world can be. Shall we?
- Kassandra: One wrong move—
- Gergis: I understand. This way.
Gergis and Kassandra mounted nearby horses. The misthios followed Gergis.
- Kassandra: Where are you taking me?
- Gergis: Somewhere nice. I want to learn more about you.
- Kassandra: I don't trust you.
- Gergis: I've followed your journey from the beginning. I've written quite a bit about you, actually. In fact, some of my most popular work is about the Eagle Bearer. In addition, I've heard of your tales from our friends.
- Kassandra: The Kosmos? I didn't think the Cult made friends.
Gergis chuckled at her remark.
- Gergis: Allies then, if you prefer.
They rode up a wooded hill leading southwest.
- Gergis: I've written many stories scattered across the Greek world. I spread the word of our doings, of our heroic deeds.
- Kassandra: "Heroic"? You call murdering innocents and burning villages "heroic"?
- Gergis: Narrow. The Order sees things from a broader perspective. We do not seek ephemeral peace. Our work is eternal.
- Kassandra: Maláka.
They reached the top of the hill.
- Gergis: Look around us—such promise! You must be wondering why we hunt you.
- Kassandra: I've killed enough of you to have an idea.
They rode down the hill and continued southwest through the valley.
- Gergis: You're a force of nature, Kassandra. Have you noticed? Danger is drawn to you like vultures to a battlefield. And so we simply cannot allow you to exist.
- Kassandra: You would kill someone because of their blood? You disgust me.
- Gergis: We're not the enemy. Have you considered yourself? In our eyes you are the manifestation of turmoil, the disruptor of peace. Don't be so quick to judge, Kassandra. There are many perspectives.
Gergis and Kassandra continued riding, reaching the edge of a cliff overlooking the sea and a small island in the distance. They dismounted from their horses. A small memorial had been set up for Pactyas, Phila, and The Immortals.
- Gergis: We've arrived. Look at that view!
Kassandra inspected Pactys's memorial.
- In your absence, my old friend, we shall continue to keep our vow to protect Persia. Your death will not be in vain.
She inspected Philia's memorial.
- I fought to change your course in life, but in the end you couldn't escape your fate.
Gergis turned to Kassandra.
- Gergis: Messenia. Quite a beauty, isn't she?
- Kassandra: Get to the point.
- Gergis: I know what happened in Dyme. How Natakas died. Are you brave enough to hear the truth?
- Kassandra: I want to know everything.
The scene shifted as Gergis recounted the night in Dyme. He and his guards had searched for Natakas and Elpidios at a shipwreck.
- Gergis: We saw no one at the beach that day—no Natakas, no child, They had escaped. Or so we thought... until we heard a cry. It was coming from a ship, wrecked on the shore—the soft but unmistakable cry of a child.
A guard investigated the origin of the cry, coming from behind the hull where Natakas and Elpidios were hiding.
- Kassandra: Elpidios...
- Gergis: There was nowhere to run. Natakas tried to resist, but... it was futile. The baby was all that remained.
An Order guard cut down Natakas. Gergis held Elpidios and looked from the slain father to the baby with pity in his expression. The scene returned to the present as Gergis finished his tale.
- Kassandra: I will find Amorges—
- Gergis: I'm sure he would expect you to try.
- Kassandra: I want to be remembered as someone who never backed down from a fight, even if the odds were stacked against them.
- Gergis: Insight. Such wonderful insight. Thank you. And now, we must part. The question is, will you allow me to leave with my life?
- Kassandra: I can't let you live—not now, not ever.
Gergis frowned at her answer but expected it all the same.
- Gergis: We are what we choose. I will live and die by my choices. Know this—you cannot stop the Order. Even in our deaths, we live on. We are everywhere, now and in the future. It was a pleasure to meet you, Kassandra.
- Kassandra: Leave, before I change my mind.
Gergis prepared to leave.
- Gergis: Your baby. Elpidios. He's safe. That much I can tell you.
Kassandra heaved a sigh of relief.
- Gergis: It was a pleasure to meet you, Kassandra. The next time we meet will likely be the last.
Outcome[]
Kassandra learned from Gergis about the connection between the Order of the Ancients and the Cult of Kosmos. The Magus also offered to tell Kassandra how Natakas died, leaving Kassandra to decide whether Gergis lived or not. Regardless, their meeting ended and she left to rendezvous with Darius.
Behind the scenes[]
If Gergis is not manually unveiled in the Order of the Ancients' target menu prior to the initial conversation with him, he will be automatically unveiled afterwards.
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