DominicG had made his way out to LA for a normal run for Midas to check on the Cheese factory. While he traveled to the factory, he could feel that something or someone was following him. Stepping out of the car and having an urge to look behind him. When he looked he didn’t see anything but a dark silhouette of a hooded figure in a dark alley across the street from his Cheese factory.

Shaking as if he had the chills, then making his way in. The plants manager came up and began to discuss the business. Making his way into the back with the manager, he expressed his concerns lately as some of the trucks have been hit as if they knew the contents in the cheese.

Dominic clearly frustrated took a deep breath and looked over the manager. “I will take a walk to the hotel and think of what I need to do to fix this.”

The manager nodded and walked Dom out of the factory.

Hotel was not to far from the factory, so Dom pulled out a pack of cigs, and lit one up. Dom took a drag of the cig as he walked, remembering Mr. Lombino Ralph’s nephew. Tapping his chin as he exhaled the smoke. He noted that Mr Lombino had been working in LA.

Walking past what looked to be a run down building called “The Phoenix” he walked up to the front door. He could have sworn Mr Lombino owned bar with that name. Pulling the caution tape from the doors and pushing it open.

The place was beat to hell, bullet holes everywhere dust was so think, he had to place a rag over his face as he walked into the building. He looked around, what an establishment this must have been thinking to himself.

Following the hallway back he made his way into the old office. He saw Mr Lombino’s coat hung up on the coat rack. Looking over to the bookshelf he noticed a book standing perfectly up with a symbol that Dom remembered Mr Lombino wore all the time. He took Mr Lombino’s heavy coat and shook the dust off of it. Laying it over his arm, he reached for the book and when he pulled it the bookshelf moved to the side.

“What the fuck?” He spoke out loud without thinking.

Dom was the curious type, following the path into some catacombs looking thing, he entered what looked to be a giant hall. With the same symbol engraved on the wall in front of him. Noticing two mean in hoods standing before a fire staring at him.

“He said you would come.” The hooded figure spoke to Dominic.

“He as in Mr Lombino?” Dominc put his hand into his suit coat unhooking holster to his pistol. As he went to pull it a third man appeared pinning Dom’s arm into his coat so he couldn’t get his gun out.

“Shut up.” The hooded figure spoke stern and firmly. “Dominic Lombino has entrusted us with making sure you join the Brotherhood. His legacy is yours.”

Dominic spoke sharply, “And what if I don’t want it? What makes you think I want any of this or what even is this?”

Smirking at the hooded figure holding Dom, “Please release him. I assure you that you do. Much of your history is placed here and so is Dominic Lombino’s. Come forward, you know this mantra all to well":

"Where other men blindly follow the truth, remember.."

Dom responded, "Nothing is true.."

"Where other men are limited by morality or law, remember..."

"Everything is permitted.." He responded.

And in-sync they all responded, "We work in the dark to serve the light. We are Assassins."

The hooded figure removed the tongs from the brazier, Dom extended his hand, the tongs placed on his ring finger burning it.

"And the final part of our initiation is the leap of faith."  The hooded figure walked over to the cliff in the catacomb. Looking at Dom as he jumped down into the water below that he couldn't see. Returning up to the main hall of the catacomb he came back up.

"Now you are a member of our Brotherhood. Go forth and help us serve the light." The hooded figure said, “Now wear the coat of Dominic Lombino, you might see we altered it some for you. Carry on his legacy of the Brotherhood to Philly, setup up a bureau and we will be there shortly to help you. Once it is completed.”

The sunlight was beginning to fall as Dominic walked back out o the abandoned building. Ralph Looked up as he exited, and smoothly walked out of the alley he had been standing in.

"So it's you now is it lad? Following the Old Man?" 

Ralph put his arm around the younger man, and steered him towards the car that was waiting. The driver took off at Ralphs nod, and They settled back for the drive.

"Cant say as it's a bad thing. My uncle had a way of accomplishing things I never thought possible. and it started much as it ended, in that building there. I said no, He said yes, and after that, I never really knew who he had talked to that night."

Ralph lit a smoke and closed his eye, remembering.

"But be careful Dom. Uncle Lombino knew what he was getting into, but he also knew that he would never...could never, betray the family either. Whatever you do with this newfound knowledge of yours, It'd damn well better be for the betterment of your city."

Dominic spent the last the few weeks training with the fellow members of the Brotherhood. As he finished up he placed the newly modified jacket that Dominic_Lombino once wore on. Reaching into the coat he pulled the hood up and stepped outside. Rubbing his face with his gloved hand he couldn't help but be thrown off as ralph_lombino. 

"Wait what? The old man, oh yea I guess so."

Being moved towards the car by Ralph he listened to him carefully. 

"I know this Mr. Lombino. I knew what I was getting into when Dominic first asked me to look into things for him, back when I was in Chicago. What I do now is not just for my family or city but for the future of mankind."

Dom leaned into the seat of the car. 

"The future of mankind? Thinking pretty damn big there kid. Hell, I can just barely keep track of one city, let alone all of them, let alone the whole damn world. That's a big fucking chunk of people to keep track of."

Ralph leaned back and closed his eyes thinking hard. His thoughts were interrupted by a crash as the car hit something in the street.

"What the fuck was that? Are we..."

The gunshots cut off Ralph's words, pinging around the car, and off the reinforced steel of the doors.

"Yes mankind, there is more that you don't.."

Dominic's words where cut off as the car hit something, trying to focus after flying into the seat in front of him. Leaning up trying to figure what that was he looks to Ralph hearing the gunshot instinctively jumps on top of him. The popping of the car being in and trying to focus on where the shots came from. 

He took a deep breathe in and closed his eyes. He began to visualize where the bullets where coming from, Dom reached into his coat unhooking his holstered pistol. Eyes still closed he sat up, turning and pointing the gun out the window it make a soft sound as Dom's pistol was silenced, and breaking the glass as he shot threw. 

Dom could feel one man down turning and shooting again, second man down. Taking a deep breath trying to feel out the others. No luck the bullets come flying back at the car ducking down again on top of Ralph. 

"Mr. Lombino are you okay?"

Ralph checked himself over. a little blood, a scratch from landing hard, but no bullets where they weren't wanted.

"I'm alright Dom. thanks."

Ralph rolled low out of the car, his own pistol ready. There were two bodies across the street, their guns still smoking slightly. they were wearing a distinctive suit, if not one Ralph knew. He headed over, staying low, and searched the bodies. No ID. 

"Damn, they're clean. But what the hell are they wearing? Dom? I think this might've been as much about you as me. You konw this get-up?"

Dominic followed Ralph out the door. Moving watching for the men. While Ralph was searching the bodies, Dom closed his eyes feeling around the area. 

Looking down at the men turning the side of his coat and noticing the insignia of the Templar Order. Rubbing his hand on his face as this was the Brotherhoods rivals for centuries. 

"I know who they belong too..." As he went to continue he heard a crunch behind him, turning quickly and disarming the man. Dom's hidden blade was at the mans throat.