New Dream Adventures of Raven Knight

Assassin's Creed: Reptizar Invasion II
I am back in Masyaf, though I don't immediately realize where I am, it takes me a short time to become lucid and remember what is going on. I am in Masyaf, there are mostly Assassins around me, the civilians of the city have all taken cover, and there is a group of Assassins with me who are preparing a defense. Nomad is there, he is looking around, then he transforms into his Nomad form… he looks around a bit more before transforming into a peasant… then he transforms into a Assassin. A couple of the Assassins are looking at him strangely, but most of them are too distracted to notice one among them changing forms quickly. They say the enemy is upon us, and as if that is their cue, the gate rattles with a massive impact, it is hit a few more times, then it collapses. Reptizars come in, huge numbers of them, and they literally tear the first couple Assassins they get to limb from limb and throw the mutilated corpses at the others. The other Assassins attack the Reptizars, but there are so many of them… even while we are engaging some of them in battle, others are breaking into the homes and buildings and dragging out civilians… a Reptizar disembowels a civilian woman and throws her at the feet of one of the Assassins, she is still alive and reaching weakly towards the Assassin for help, but all he can do is put her out of her suffering. This seems to piss him off a lot, and he runs his sword through the laughing Reptizar, practically cutting the Reptizar in half.

There are just too many Reptizars… and soon there are many Reptizars that have civilian hostages, they are threatening to kill the hostages slowly and painfully unless the Assassins surrender. One of the Reptizars says these people will make a worthy sacrafice. A voice from nowhere says, "You will be the ones sacraficed," and then I barely see a shadow behind one of the Reptizars before he falls over dead. The others are all too surprised to react, then a couple of the ones with hostages drop dead as well. The Reptizars seem to think there is some kind of ghost attacking them, and are rather freaking out, threatening the hostages, but not actually being able to do anything to them because those holding hostages keep dropping dead. I am trying to see who is attacking the Reptizars, but not having much luck, and before I know it the Reptizars are the ones surrendering. The person who has been killing the Reptizars from being invisible turns out to be some kind of astral Malkus, he is basically an astral ghost, but he is still able to affect the physical plane. With him helping, the Reptizars are quickly chained and incapacitated as prisoners.

I think this problem is over now, but that is before the civilians come from the houses and buildings, they all come out and start stabbing Reptizars all over their bodies and laughing as the injured Reptizar bleeds out on the ground One of the Reptizars says they will not come back, just as long as they can leave in peace now, these people seem to be having too much fun killing them. While the Assassins aren't participating, they also aren't doing anything to stop it. I step forward and tell them to stop doing that, they are not acting any better than their enemies had been, and Malkus says yes, they need to stop. I am glad someone around here is willing to see reason, but then he says don't stab them, do to the Reptizars what the Reptizars had intended to do to the people… bring wood and kindling, build a fire around the prisoners, and let them be roasted alive in the heat of the flames. Everyone seems to love that idea, and they start gathering the materials, this is definitely not right… something must be wrong with Malkus, and with everyone else here… I am sure Malkus needs healing, I am going to do that, Nomad says he will take care of things here. I am going to help Malkus, but the dream fades.