1 Prologue

'I am worse than scum.'

A bloodied man sits in a dark alleyway awaiting his end. Many people passing by would think he's a homeless man or a suspicious drunkard. However, his name is Edward and he is a hitman.

'This isn't how I want to die.'

10 years of killing assigned people will change a person. You see Edward wasn't always a coldhearted man. He once had a family. A wife, kids, even a dog. But, that all ended when they were killed in an unfortunate car crash, and his life came crashing down in an instant.

He spent many months drinking to get over the tragedy. His well-paying office job fired him and his friends and trusted family left him. He had no hope. That is until one fateful day when he ran into an old man when he was a drunk on a street.

He still doesn't remember everything that happened that night but he passed out sometime after speaking with the man. When he woke up he was strapped to a hospital bed with a pile of food on a table next to him.

The old man introduced himself as "Grandfather." He was the leader of a large criminal organization.

"Why am I here. I am useless to you." Edward said.

"Your eyes, there is a certain look in them. It seems like you have nothing to lose. That makes you useful." Responded Grandfather.

Grandfather needed expendable pawns for a plan he was constructing, the assassination of an enemy crime leader.

Edward felt the shittiest he's felt in a long time.

'Some old guy called me hopeless and then says he can use me?'

Grandfather then left the room and Edward was all alone. He was handcuffed to a hospital bed with food next to him.

'I need to get out of here. This whole situation is dangerous.'

Edward thought quickly and noticed the plastic fork on the food tray. He also tore a piece of the food tray so he could pick the handcuff lock. He is somewhat skilled with locks after fiddling with them as a kid.

When he unlocked it, he silently walked to the door and as he opened it he saw Grandfather waiting for him.

'Fuck me.'

"You have passed the test." Grandfather stated.

Seconds after, Edward was knocked out by a large man behind him and this started a new era of his life. For 5 years he was trained by elite criminal masterminds in both combat and intellect. For the final 5 years, he completed missions for Grandfather.

Finally, it was time for his final mission. He had to kill Eduardo, the enemy Crime Leader. But there was a snake in Grandfather's organization and they were betrayed.

Edward was shot 8 times in an alleyway and left to die. And here he is now, cursing his shitty life and shitty luck.

He finally promised himself that if he ever had a second chance at life he would be a better man.