Best answer: Yes, the modern-day sections return in Assassin's Creed Valhalla. Layla, from Origins and Odyssey, will once again be the playable protagonist. Valhalla will allow people to play as Layla in the historical sections set in the past as well.
Past and present collide: Assassin's Creed Valhalla ($60 at Microsoft)
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