The Brotherhood

> *“We are the Shepherds that lead Society from the Shadows for a Better Tomorrow. For in the Shadows we are Formless, a figment of imagination that will forever be Timeless. We stand at the Edge of Life and proudly say; for we have become Legend.”*
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> — The Creed of The Brotherhood
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AmenemhetAntipatros Nasir Alihikma

Jonathan Bruce Morgan

In Egypt around the year 1275 B.C. Amenemhet was born in a Noble Family. His mother was a trustworthy advisor to King Ramses II and his father was The Pharaoh’s Medjay. Amenemhet would grow to be a strong man and soon, he would follow in his father’s footsteps and become a Medjay. The Medjay were an elite Egyptian paramilitary police force who served and acted as desert scouts and protectors of areas of pharaonic interest throughout the Old, Middle, and New Kingdom periods of Egypt. The sword guardians of The Pharaoh and the nation, at their peak; The Medjay were highly esteemed and perceived as the very symbol of true honor, courage, and duty. For this reason, their badge was an emblem representing the protection of the Egyptian people. The Medjay were originally established during The Old Kingdom of Egypt and were tasked with the protection of The Pharaoh’s people. As the most trusted guards of The Pharaoh, they were considered as the ultimate protector of the Gods and the people. Their ranks were hereditary at least in part, for Medjay would pass on their duties from one son onto the next. This created lineages whose family tradition revolved around serving as Medjay.

> ☥ “*I speak The Prayer of The Medjay, a promise to those who are in need. “I’m a Medjay, a feather under Horus’s wing… a living dagger plunged from the sky into the heart of chaos. A truth unknown… a scabbard unfilled… a son of the Nile… and a defender of the people. You cannot kill me, for I walk among Amunet. Come forth by day, and I will guide you home.”*  ― The Medjay Prayer spoken by Amenemhet ☥
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From this foundation, The Brotherhood was built up, their similarities evolved as a direct result of The Medjay teachings. The Medjay had their own guiding principles that dictated their way of life. Just how The Assassins let their Creed dictate theirs. The Prayer of The Medjay was passed down orally; Amenemhet reminisced about it as his own childhood, which had been taught by his father, who at the time was a Medjay as well. And so the mantle of Medjay was passed down from generation to generation.

### **The Fall of The Pharaoh**

With Ramses II as Egypt’s Pharaoh, the country would strive into a new age. Amenemhet was Ramses II’s next Medjay. He was a strong believer in The Pharaoh and saw a great deal of potential in King Ramses II. With him as Egypt’s Pharaoh, their country would achieve great achievements throughout the years. However, while Amenemhet had a great deal of respect for Ramses II and believed in his ideals and his leadership. He soon was deriving his path of righteousness into one of complete darkness.

Pharaoh Rameses II learned about beings in The Kingdom of Helmitki Kunin that wore magical jewelry that granted them mystical abilities, known as Conduits. The Pharaoh ordered the greatest magicians and artisans in all his Kingdom to replicate The Helmitki Kunini’s magical artifacts. Eventually, they forged a magical golden Ankh necklace, imbued with dark magic and other sorcery that was drawing upon the power of The Heavenly King known as The Emperor. The magicians informed Ramses II that as long as he wore the necklace, he would have immortality and wield the power and forces of the desert itself, but at a small cost: his humanity, which would slowly slip away over time.

Even despite this, King Ramses II did not share any concern but his greatest Medjay, Amenemhet, did. Still, he wouldn’t question his Pharaoh, because he believed that since he was chosen by the Gods - his destiny was rich in power. Upon having these newfound powers, The Pharaoh led several military expeditions into The Levant, reasserting Egyptian control over Canaan. His reach didn’t cut short, as he led another expedition to the south, into Nubia. The early part of Ramses’ reign was focused on building cities, temples, and monuments. He established the city of Pi-Ramesses in The Nile as his New Capital, and he would use it as his main base for his campaign in Syria.

Amenemhet would have watched from afar as his Pharaoh brought Egypt into a new age of conquest. Uncertain if it was the right way or not. His Medjay still followed him without question. Time and time again he was at the side of his Pharaoh and he was a very important figure during his warring campaign. Amenemhet would have worked as a leading general and assassin. Nevertheless, King Ramses II was enjoying his power too much, and eventually, he slowly was losing his humanity. He became cruel, his heart was heartless, and the power was consuming him. But still, Amenemhet blindly followed him, hoping that The Pharaoh would return to his senses. But towards the end of his life, The Pharaoh became obsessed with in believing to be a divine being.

He proceeded to make plans for ensuring that his reputation would survive - so that there will be a legacy left behind after his death. His victories increased Egypt’s wealth, but his building projects over-stretched the treasury. Ramses II was getting old, and with his advancing age, he became more ruthless. Amenemhet could no longer hold his distrust in The Pharaoh, so one night he walked inside The Pharaoh’s throne room, requesting an audience with him. The Pharaoh had many Medjay but Amenemhet was his favorite. And he held the most persuasiveness onto The Pharaoh than any other member of The Medjay. Amenemhet expressed his worries to The Pharaoh, believing that the source of his great power, The Ankh necklace, was consuming him and turning him into a monster. The Pharaoh did not take such accusations lightly - almost feeling insulted and betrayed by his most trustworthy Medjay.

Ramses II ordered Amenemhet out of his throne room, to which the latter obliged by his Pharaoh’s orders. Little did he know that next time he visited his family, they were all brutally murdered due to Amenemhet questioning The Pharaoh. He was seen as a traitor of The Pharaoh, The Gods, and most importantly The People. His blasphemous accusations stripped him away from the people he loved in this world - as well as The Medjay badge - which was the ultimate disrespect. Amenemhet, heartbroken and betrayed, managed to escape the guards and went into hiding where he would mourn.

## **The Birth of The Assassins**

Fortunately for Amenemhet, he wasn’t the only Medjay that doubted The Pharaoh. In fact, quite a few others shared his opinion. They were mostly childhood friends, that had the same ideals and values as Amenemhet. However, more of The Medjay would see the corruption that irked inside The Pharaoh. Soon, a few select individuals would meet with Amenemhet. This was the beginning of The League of Assassins. Amenemhet expressed the situation at hand. They were at a great disadvantage, due to The Pharaoh being more powerful. But with the blessings of Amunet, they would stay in the shadows, and kill in the shadows: The Medjay became The Assassins.

Amenemhet and the rest would receive the first-ever built hidden blades, guantlets which retraction mechanisms built into them which allowed for a concealed blade to be ejected from it. They were hidden in plain sight. No one would suspect a thing and the blade sprung so fast - it moved in a blink of an eye. For months, the new organization named simply as The Assassins would plan to dethrone Egypt’s false Emperor. Ramses II’s achievements of extending his life would not last long as The Assassins stormed The Royal Building and eventually assassinated The Pharaoh.

It was Amenemhet who took the life of Ramses II, with his own hidden blade. As the pharoah lay dying, kneeling on the ground in a pool of his own blood, he told his former Medjay of the ritual he had performed - he bound his soul to the Ankh and cursed anyone who dared enough to wear it besides himself. The curse would drain their life-force, and their bodies would be possessed by his *Ka*. However, it did not matter, for Amenemhet would not allow anyone in Egypt to anymore wear such an accursed artifact. He then took it upon himself to guard it.

The Assassins weren’t as heartless as King Rames II, and so they performed the mummification ritual for Ramses II. His mummy was interred in a tomb in The Valley of The Kings. The Ankh, however, remained in Amenemhet’s possession, safely stored in a vault in a secret temple. For years he would study it and write Egyptian hieroglyphics - which was the equivalent of scripts. Scripts upon scripts he would describe how The Amulet was calling unto him to use it but time and time again, he overcame the temptations.

## **The War Between The Assassins and The Servants**

In the following years, a split in The Egyptian Era dawned upon them. The Assassins, the ones that stood for truth, justice, and welcomed The True Pharaoh of Egypt, would face an enemy that had the same twisted, corrupt ways as the previous Pharaoh, Ramses II. They were known as The Servants of The Pharaoh. Later on, during the modern era, they would be known as The Constitution to which their War that waged for many many years would stop, with the declaration of The Council of Order.

The Assassins and The Servants clashed for several years. The Servants had one goal and that was to find Ramses II’s Ankh and achieve immortality themselves and spread Ramses II’s legacy but to no avail, as The Assassins stopped them. When the waters calmed down, Amenemhet would venture far out of Egypt in the search of Helmitki Kunini ruins. Upon discovering a secret location and a vault, he buried The Amulet. Its location and its legends were forgotten, its remembrance lost through time.