The last development of Assassin's Creed's modern-day storyline came at the end of Valhalla, where to stop a second catastrophe, Layla gives her life to join The Reader in The Grey. The two are working to find a timeline that doesn't end in some kind of disaster, while Basim escapes Yggdrasil with the aid of the Staff of Hermes, re-emerging in the modern-day storyline. Now, many fans are curious how Assassin's Creed Shadows addresses this, if at all, especially with the introduction of the Animus Hub.