<P> Arno confronts Germain at the top of the Temple, only to find he now has the Sword of Eden . The fight eventually ends in the same Templar crypt in which the game began, where Arno strikes Germain only to have the Sword blow him backwards and trap him under rubble . Elise first attempts to help Arno out of the rubble then goes ahead to take on Germain by herself, but as Arno gets the rubble off of him and runs to protect Elise the Sword explodes, killing Elise and mortally wounding Germain . Arno then kills Germain, who in his memories confirms he is the Sage and that he wanted to purge the Templar Order of all who had forgotten the teachings of de Molay . </P> <P> The game closes with Arno explaining how his understanding of the Creed has changed, and promising to watch over Paris and keep Elise's memory alive . Years later, Arno, having become a Master Assassin, recovers Germain's skeleton from the Temple and places it in the Catacombs of Paris, much to the relief of the Initiate's Assassin handler Bishop, who is now confident that Abstergo will not be able to find it . </P> <P> The Dead Kings downloadable content picks up one week after Germain's death . Arno, still feeling devastated over Elise, finds refuge in Saint - Denis (at the time, known as Franciade). He is contacted by the Marquis de Sade at a tavern, who requests his help in finding the manuscript of Nicolas de Condorcet, hidden in the tomb of Louis IX beneath the city, in exchange for a ship that would take Arno to Egypt . </P> <P> During his search, Arno encounters a group of tomb raiders, led by Captain Philippe Rose, a subordinate of Napoleon Bonaparte, who wishes to retrieve the artifact located within a Precursor temple, buried under the city's church . He also finds that the manuscript has been stolen by a child thief, Léon, who was captured by the raiders . Arno rescues Léon and retrieves the manuscript, but declines to help him stop the raiders . His resolve softens after an encounter with a vision of Elise, as well as hearing Léon's pleas . </P>

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