Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – Volume 2: Project Rainbow

Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies Volume 2: Project Rainbow, is the second volume of a two-part story to be published in French by Les Deux Royaumes, Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies. It was written by Guillaume Dorison and illustrated by Patrick Pion. The graphic novel was released on 1 December 2017. It was translated and released in English by Titan Comics on 5 September 2018.
==Synopsis==
April 1939, Nazi Germany launch a race against the Allies to build the first nuclear bomb. Soon, Colonel Boris Pash, a member of the Assassin Brotherhood, discovers that the Nazi program is only a decoy to divert the attention of the Allies. Hitler is actually looking for a far superior and striking power, thanks in particular to a mysterious weapon: Die Glocke.
To stop him, Boris Pash sent an English Assassin, Eddie Gorm, with a very simple mission: to neutralize the progress of this weapon. From the Knights Templar plan to the quantum teleportation of Tesla and the Nazi ideology, Eddie Gorm quickly realize that it's a secret war, well beyond his grasp, that is played out in 1943! Discover the continuation of Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies, with Guillaume Dorison in the screenplay and Patrick Pion in the drawing.
==Plot Summary==
In November 2017, in Madrid, technician couple Alice and Thomas Adler check on their subject, Maxime Gorm, who was experiencing the Bleeding Effect and believes himself to be Eddie Gorm. Realizing that Maxime's mind may be deteriorating, the Adler's continue their experiment and put Maxime back into the Animus.
Back in Vemork, in February 1943, the Die Glocke malfunctions as Gero Kramer interrogates Tesla on the machine's issues. Bleeding from the mishap, Kramer starts to choke Tesla, only to be stopped by his soldiers. Kramer is informed that the Pash's Allied forces have broken into the factory and destroyed their power source. Taking the Apple of Eden, Kramer ordered soldiers to accompany Tesla and Gorm away. While the soldiers take Tesla and Gorm away, Julia Dusk comes and kills one of the soldiers, while Gorm regains his strength to take out the other one.
Dusk holds Tesla by her blade, only to be told that Tesla sabotaged the machine and has been in league with Pash and the Assassins from before. Tesla informs Dusk and Gorm that the company funding Kramer, Abstergo Industries, is hiding under Książ Castle in Poland. While knocking out Tesla, Julia leaves with Eddie immediately. Kramer realizes the damage as Tesla informs of his escape. Outside, the Assassins run as Kramer gives chase after them, wanting Eddie alive. Running from gunfire, Gorm and Dusk barely escape Kramer's men.
In present time, Thomas and Alice discussed that Książ Castle was under German control in 1943 during Project Riese and how they need to succeed to save their daughter. Admitting that Maxime and their info from Abstergo was stolen, they have time against them and need to work to find Eddie's knowledge about the Apple.
In 15 July 1943, Boris, Eddie and Julia make their way to Książ Castle as they plan to infiltrate the castle tonight, during Kramer's auction. While Pash and his forces work on disabling the train in the underground, Dusk and Gorm plan to grab the Apple from Kramer. On their way towards the castle, Gorm speaks on his distrust of Pash's intel and his feelings for Dusk, while Julia states to him to talk after the war. Killing two guards on the way, the pair climb to a third floor window and snuck into the palace's auction.
There, they find Kramer hosting and talking with his guests, only to drop a smoke bomb in the middle of the room. Killing the guards inside and the guest dispersing, they attack Kramer. While fighting them, Kramer held his ground and tried to kill Julia. However, Eddie stabbed Kramer from the back through his heart, ultimately killing him. Escaping with Nazi soldiers on their tails, the Assassins make their way to the underground train station, where Pash opens the secret door. There, while they show the Apple, Pash offers them the train as their getaway.
There, they meet with Tesla again, but the scientist reveals Pash's intentions with the Apple of creating their own atomic bomb. Tesla soon reveals Pash's alliance with the Templars before he is knocked out. Shocked, Dusk and Gorm are told from Pash, who wishes to use the Apple to create a new world. Immediately, Gorm attacks Pash, who responds with a grapple hook and stabs him. Realizing the truth, Julia takes out a grenade and wishes not to be part of these massacres. Committing suicide, Julia uses the grenade on the Apple, only for the Apple to remain intact. Bleeding out and yelling at Pash, Eddie is left while Pash and his forces leave him for dead. Yet, Gorm survives his injures, escapes the area, and he yells out in pain.
Back in the present, Thomas and Alice Adler search up of Pash's experiment, Project Rainbow. Breaking into Abstergo's archives using the late Alan Rikkin's password, the scientists find Project Rainbow ended in disaster on the same date of Eddie's death. Despite Maxime waking up, they put back into Animus as they ventured back to Eddie's past.
On 29 October 1943, in a shipyard in Philadelphia, aboard the USS Eldridge, Pash and his scientists work on their experiment as they need Tesla to aid them. Once Pash goes to find him, he realizes a trail of dead bodies and find Gorm alive and Tesla dead. Gorm shoots Pash in the arm as he insults Pash on his part of instilling this war. Pash, readying his Hidden Blade, refutes the claim and states that Templars entrusted Hitler with the Apple, only to lose control of their puppet. Knowing the Inner Sanctum wanted an atomic bomb for the Americans now, Pash came into contact with a rogue Templar, John von Neumann, who wanted to develop a time machine to stop Hitler gaining power and change history.
Pash only wanted to stop the Templars' plan and tries to convince Gorm to join him again. However, he stabs Gorm, who returns with a bludgeoning hit from his gun. Emotional and in duress, Gorm states that the Brotherhood's current responsibility in the war and sees Pash's disregard for not spilling innocent blood. Seeing how their machines and plans have caused mayhem, Gorm takes his gun and commits suicide in front of Pash.
In present time, the Adlers lost their chance of finding the current location of the Apple while they notice someone is in their home. Leaving Maxime alone, they see that their child, Elisa, has come home. Meanwhile, Maxime escapes his restraints and sees that he is not Eddie, but has no idea who he is. Going upstairs, he hears the Adler's talk to their daughter, who was brought home by her specialist, Dr. Florent Carpentier. The doctor explains that the best medication would be Elisa coming home to visit her home and parents.
However, their meeting is cut short by Maxime interrupting the conversation and accusing Elisa's parents for kidnapping him. Yet, the doctor soon reveals his Assassin ties and goes to kill Gorm, only to kill Thomas instead. While Alice tries to stop Florent, she asks Gorm to save her daughter, only to be killed by Florent as well. Within a matter of seconds, more Assassins arrive as they see Carpentier stabbed in the eye and the Adler's work on the Bleeding effect taken. The Assassins set their sight on the information as both Eliza and Maxime watch their assailants from afar in the rain.
==Development==
On June 22, 2017, Guillaume Dorison confirmed that the second volume of Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies would be released before the end of the year.Guillaume [Asenka Dorison on Twitter: "Thank you! Well, I'm working on it just right now ^^. It should be released before the end of the year..."]
==Collections==
*Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies – The Complete Collection
==Media==
===Editions===
*ISBN 9782918771630; 1 December 2017; Les Deux Royaumes; FR paperback
*ASIN B07G3DQVX1; 5 September 2018; Titan Comics; US eBookAmazon.com: Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies #2
==Gallery==
AC Conspirations II.jpg|French cover
==Reference==
Category:Assassin's Creed: Conspiracies
fr:Assassin's Creed Conspirations Tome 2: Le Projet Rainbow