Here is a new story. It is an Assassins Creed and Hobbit story.

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The jungle thrived with a joyful chorus. Its many creatures making up the throng of noise as they continued with their lives. None took notice of the small troop of men moving through.

Captain Edward Kenway, feared pirate captain, commander of the Jackdaw and masquerading assassin marched next to the known scoundrel Bartholomew Roberts. Each man was armed to the teeth with weapons of all sorts and a determination to find the Observatory, an ancient piece of technology of mysterious power. The crew that followed carried gear for their quest. None spoke.

Soon the pirate band entered a clearing that was surrounded by large, sharply cut, stone masses.

Roberts approached one of the walls and it seemed to shine as he got closer.

"Is this the entrance?" Edward called.

Roberts touched a part of the wall and it started to pull itself apart creating an opening.

"Yes it is." Roberts said he then pulled out his pistols and shot his crew members.

"Jaysus Roberts." Edward said pointing his pistol at Roberts. The men fell dead with a clatter of gear.

"They are not trustworthy enough now come and bring the box." Roberts said putting back his pistol. Edward mentally debated shooting Roberts, 'was it worth it', he decided he needed Roberts. He placed his pistol back and followed Roberts into the building. In the business of piracy, trust few.

They made their way through the cave towards a large room where in the middle sat a pedestal of sorts with a crystal skull in the middle. As soon as they entered the room the entire building started shaking.

"Roberts! What the devil is it now?" Kenway asked as the room shook.

"Nothing to worry about just a security measure." Roberts said and fiddled with the pedestal. The room stopped its shaking and Edward approached the pedestal and placed down the box.

"Here it is the Observatory." Roberts said gesturing to the skull. He motioned for Kenway to open the box.

"Hand me Torres' vial." He said not even looking at Edward who handed him a vial full of blood from the box.

Roberts placed the vial in an opening in the skull. The pedestal began to spin and reveal a light against the bare wall ahead. It revealed a golden image as if they saw through someone's eyes

"Do you know what the governor is planning?" A Spanish guard spoke, his deep voice echoing through the hall.

"Not in the slightest." Another guard replied.

"That wasn't Torres' blood. There all fakes." Roberts said. But Edward wasn't interested in what the light was showing.

Edward reached forward to the skull and touched it. He had finally done it, he found the Observatory! He could spy on any whom he wished, demand ransoms, sway politics to his bidding! It was all his.

Edward heard the drawing of a sword. He turned around and Roberts sent the blade through Edward's midsection. Edward choked and fell to his knees as Roberts withdrew his now crimson blade.

"I have decided on a new course of action." Roberts said

"Sorry Edward. Say hi to Ed Thatch for me." Roberts said pulling the skull from the pedestal. He held it in front of his face analyzing it.

Edward looked up at Roberts as the pirate yanked the crystal skull from the pedestal. Edward reached for his pistol and Roberts lashed out with his boot. Edward snapped back and fell to the ground. Roberts lifted his sword and prepared to finish him but Edward rolled to this side, drew his pistol and fired. The powerful flintlock shattered Roberts' skull. His now deceased body fell to the ground. The skull fell from his lifeless hand and shattered on the stone. The skulls pieces all of the sudden blazed with a blinding light consuming the room and Edward knew no more.

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Edward prepared himself for the damnation that he surely faced and deserved. But he felt a thud and opened his eyes. He sat on a cliff overlooking a forest. He looked back and saw before him a great mountain. He got up and dusted himself off. But he looked for his wound but it wasn't there.

"Thank goodness for that." He said to no one in particular.

A great roar split the stillness of the night. Edward looked to the peak of the mountain and he saw and avalanche.

Of people, running, at him.

He prepared to fight but the people began to climb the trees.

They were short but armed and moving quite fast into the branches. Their pursuers still not in sight.

"Oy, you!" Edward heard someone call. He turned and faced one of the short men who had a strange hat and a mustache.

"I don't know what ye think yer doin but you better climb the wargs are comin." The dwarf said and made his way to a tree.

"What in the seven seas is happening?" Edward said, but the dwarf didn't hear him. He heard a dog like growl and turned to see an enormous wolf charging on of the dwarfs. He pulled out his pistol to shoot the beast but it met its target and slumped down, dead. Edward ran up and saw the wolf had gotten impaled on the sword of one of the men. Definitely not on purpose. The man grabbed the sword and managed to wriggle it out of the wolf's head and clambered up a tree. Edward looked away just in time to see another wolf charging him. He swiftly brought up his pistol and shot it with an enormous bang. The skull of the wolf shattered as the beast fell to the ground with a series of thuds. The rest of the pack recoiled in shock.

The rest of the pack then charged the pirate. Edward drew his twin swords and readied himself. He crouched low and met the first beast by thrusting his swords through the lower jaw. Edward deflected the force of the wolf by throwing its body to one side. The rest of the pack resumed their run.

"What are you doing you fool!?" He heard a man bellow and he looked back and saw the man in a tree.

"Climb!" He yelled.

Edward quickly got to a high branch and looked out over the large ledge where a pack of these wolves gathered. He noticed several had riders. But he noticed a white wolf march up with a hideous rider on its back.

"Azog." One of the dwarves said in shock.

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