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Cain, the First Templar — Description

A follow up to this picture/headcanon thing: moderndavinci.deviantart.com/a…

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In 75000 BC, the horrible war between the human race and the Precursors had come to a close, though in a destructive way. A massive solar flare had struck the Earth, bringing upon what was essentially an apocalypse, an event that would later be called the Toba Catastrophe. Buildings crumbled, the ground cracked, the sky burned. And by the end of it, only a few thousand humans survived, and only a couple hundred Precursors. The two hominids were forced to survive in this new world of ruin and ash. And both species realized that the only way to survive was to work together in harmony. And so peace was finally made.

The new world was formed by the group that had been founded during the war by the humans, Adam and Eve, the Assassins. They used their Creed as a guideline for the world's people. Freedom, equality, and responsibility were the foundations of this new society, and through this system sprung true world peace. Everyone played their part to help rebuild the planet. It was a slow process, and though there was definitely clashes between people, these conflicts were always resolved for the good of humanity. This way of life gave the humans and Precursors true peace that seemed to last for years. Until something went horribly wrong.

The founders of the Assassin brotherhood, Eve and Adam, had conceived two children soon after the Toba Catastrophe. Two brothers named Cain and Abel. Both were of course raised in the Assassin ways, and each played their part to help rebuild. Abel worked with livestock, whereas Cain stuck to harvesting plants. During their late teens, something dark grew within Cain. Cain hated the fact that the rebuilding process was slow, and he hated that there was any conflict between ideals. He hated having to question the idea of truth as the Assassins had taught him. His arrogance and his jealousy of his brother, a loyal Assassin, drove him to horrible action.

Eve had tasked Abel with guarding her Apple of Eden, and making sure that no living soul would ever use its powers of control. One day, Cain’s arrogance drove him to kill Abel and steal the Apple. And when he touched the Apple, the device gave him a mark. A mark that would let anyone who saw it know that it was he who committed the crime. He was a wanted man. His parents were forced to expel him from the Assassin brotherhood forever. Cain went on the run, and started corrupting people as he went to become his followers. Cain and his followers soon formed a new order, one determined to undo everything the Assassins have accomplished, arrogantly believing that it was their right to hold complete control over the world's people. That group would become known as the Templars, and they used the Mark of Cain as their symbol.

The Apple never fully worked for Cain, and more often than not gave him trouble. His mark made him a bullseye for the Assassins. And that wasn't the worst part. The Assassins managed to kill Cain eventually, but the person who did so had the mark transferred onto them. And it slowly corrupted their thoughts, making them turn on the brotherhood. The same thing happened to their killer, and their killer, and the cycle continued. And as that went on, somehow, the Apple brought Cain back to life. And thus he was a target again. And each time he was killed, the Apple brought him back. This effect wasn't shared with those who the mark infected, though. Some say Cain is still alive today living in isolation, trying to keep his curse from spreading.

Whether this is true or not, one thing's for sure: his legacy, while only represented as a Bible story today, continues on. The Assassins are still working to thwart the Templars despicable schemes to this day.