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"King Hasan…?" Mark asked.
"Yes, perhaps not many would know of him, he was a religious and military leader, founder of the Nizari Ismai'li sect widely known as the Hashshashin or the Order of Assassins, as well as the Nizari Ismaili state." Rose said, very knowledgeable about these subjects. "You could say the word "assassin" as we known it originates from this ancient sect. Well, although it is thought across the modern world that such a sect is long gone, that couldn't be far from the truth. Once their King was gone, his descendants and other various assassins that took over his title as the "Old Man of the Mountain" funded various separate sects. Most perished in wars for power and resources, ultimately, after over a thousand years, the last remaining sect the Black Hand, remains."
"S-So they originate from the middle east?" Mark asked. "What the hell are they doing all the way in Canada?!"
