*SPLASH* *AAAH*

"Wake up, squirt!"

Cory woke up from the anesthesia as the cold water washed over his face. Followed by an electric shock to his body.

"We know your secret hotshot! The fact you're of Renown descent courts death right this instant. But we have an idea in mind for you. You might even have a ticket out of this planet if you follow our every command!"

"As if you can control me!"

His chair sparked with electricity coursing through his very being. He couldn't even speak because of the intensity of the electrocution he was receiving. He passed out from the pain.

"WAKE HIM UP NOW!"

A man walked to him, glowing light flowed through his hands to his head. This only partially healed him. A bucket was in his other hand. He splashed his face once again. He woke up again, but his scorched lungs struggled to breathe in air. Wheezing was apparent.

"We've got your parents and brother with us now. If you don't comply, we'll simply torture your brother instead. Will you listen now?"

"Tsk-Cough. whatever, what do you want anyway?"

"You will be our assassin. Any attempt to murder allies will cause immediate death to your loved ones. One mistake will also mean the death of one of your family members. They will act as your stock of allowable mistakes. After that, it is the death of you and everybody you knew."

All he could do was weakly wheeze in breaths as he contemplated his situation. Even his A.I. just said to comply for now. His eyes watered up in his misfortune.

"I guess not everyone can be a Hero."

They took it as an answer.

*CLINK*

"Cory, from now on, you are, Silent Echo and this , this is a subsonic, silenced bolt-action rifle. This compact rifle will be your companion from now on. It comes equipped with a glassless blue dot sight. Take care of it. Now for your trial. We'll be teleporting you on sight and your target is a man about 5'10," blue t-shirt and simple black shorts. He's in the kitchen right now, and the time is midnight. GoodLuck."

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Throwing the rifle onto his lap, the man instantly teleported Cory. Cory fell on his back as he was in no condition to even breathe properly.

"What even happened? I see the rifle, but did I just become an assassin, just like that?"

Cory could only mutter things repeatedly until he gained the strength to stand up again. He saw a wall with a window in it and a empty street opposite of the house. He peeked into a window and saw the described man passed out onto the table in the kitchen. Cory fell to his knees from the exhaustion, his hands shook holding the rifle in his hands.

'No way they put me in this situation. I've never even killed a man before!'

'Cory, calm down, and listen to their orders. The death of your family would be a failure of your dream.'

His heart palpitated, and his arms trembled from the pain. He could barely lift the rifle.

*URGH*

'This hurts so badly!'

He judges the light weight of the rifle, wondering why it felt so fitting. With Family the only thing on his mind, he shakily aimed his rifle, spotting the blue dot. A couple minutes passed, as he couldn't even hold his rifle straight.

*pop*

The man died on the spot without an idea, but his body weirdly disappeared into light.

*ZZZZZzz-PANG*

He was back in the gloomy torture room he was in earlier, and noticed that it was completely metal.

"Good work. Kids your age usually need at least 15 minutes before being able to take the shot, while you took 5. Of course... that renowned blood flows through you."

Cory just collapsed from the exhaustion as his body couldn't take the pain anymore.

"oops we can't have you ruining your brand new rifle now can we?"

The world faded to black again before Cory could think of another thought.