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Birth of an Assassin
In the small town of Aylmer, Ontario, Ross and Sarah bore their first born son, Scott Graham. With their family beginning to blossom, Ross decided to pursue his job more, forcing the family to move West, to a small farm community. The family was even able to build their dream house, and three years later, Sarah was pregnant once more. Things were normal for the family, they grew older and enjoyed life as it came to them, with Scott and Alyssa continuing to dream of the future, and who they would be when they grew up.
Come high school, at the age of sixteen, Scott's life took a drastic turn. The first thing he and his friends began to notice, was Scott's capability in his gym class had greatly improved. As teens that were more driven by trying to impress the girls, and ensuring they were getting good marks, the topic of why was quickly dismissed. Although in truth, Scott could never completely shake that he had begun to feel as if he were something more. Within a few months, the high school was holding a football tournament at their own field; Scott's friends opted to go, while he insisted on staying home to study for his big exam the following day.
Thus, Scott began studying for the night, on the odd occasion imagining what the game at school was like, and the subtle, hidden want to be there instead of cramped in a room studying. Before Scott even realized it, his setting had changed, and he was standing on the field. Unfortunate for Scott, he'd ended up in the way of the opposing team's very large player. Without even really thinking, the opposing player went to tackle Scott to the ground with little mercy; a blow that likely would have crushed quite a few of Scott's bones.
Scott was able to react in record time, breaking the player's leg in the process. Once the referees learned that Scott was on the field and had "attacked" a player, he was given disciplinary action. Considering the circumstances, he got off lucky writing an apology note, and two-weeks of suspension. During those two weeks, Scott began intensely researching what had happened. It was during this research that he learned of the Battle of Detroit, and other similar events plaguing the globe. His small town that he'd known most of his life was primarily sheltered from threats, leaving him very new to the experience of "super-powers".
With determination to control what was given to him, and lead a normal life, Scott began devoting his time under suspension to finding somebody willing to teach him. A few days after asking around, Scott was met with a man willing to teach him for a price. Scott was somewhat naive, and accepted the offer from the unknown man.
Gaining to Lose
Scott met up with the man named Sebastian, and learned of the price he had to pay. Sebastian wanted no money from Scott, only a favour. The favour was that after Scott was trained, he'd work with Sebastian in their job. Scott would get paid for it, and meet interesting people. Scott felt he had little choice in the first place, and promptly agreed. Thus began his training in dual-swords, and using his mutation his it's fullest.
Five months passed, between balancing school work and training, Scott could tell it was tiring, but he pressed on. He had finally completed his training, and was now going to work alongside Sebastian. It was then he realized he was in far deeper than he could have ever anticipated. Opting to skip school, Scott and Sebastian went to their first job, meeting up with the rest of the crew, the plan was laid out. The higher-ups had made a deal with another group, offering a "loan". Scott's group was to retrieve the funds that would be loaned. They were robbing a bank.
Scott's ability was made use of, using him to bypass most of the security measures and begin retrieving the money. Everything went smoothly. Feeling he had no choice, Scott continued to work under Sebastian's direction. Approximately a year later, Alyssa had reached ninth grade, joining the high school with her older brother. She seemed ecstatic about seeing him around the school, and being able to bug him. But she, along with Scott's friends noticed a change in the young-man. He wasn't quite the energetic person he once was; Scott seemed to be aloof and distant.
He continued his work with Sebastian, growing ignorant of Sebastian's own change. Sebastian himself had become somewhat crazed; he believed Scott was intending to turn against him in some way, and took matters into his own hands to ensure it never happened. In the middle of the night, Scott awoke to the smell of burning. His honed senses allowed him to gather his swords, and take a look around the house for his family. It was walking into his sister's room, and subsequently his parent's, that Scott was met with the passed-out figures of his family. They were already burning in the fire that was raging through the house.
Scott's abilities were not at their peak, nor honed enough for him to teleport, or even consider teleporting his family to safety. With little choice, he teleported out. Scott stood under a tree in the cold snow, watching as flames ate the cherished life he lived. The dream house Ross and Sarah built was rural enough that the fire department was only notified in the morning when a farmer passing by found the smoldering remnants.
The investigation hit too many dead ends, and the local police department concluded that it was faulty wiring in the house that burnt it down, and the entire Graham family with it. Scott and his family were determined deceased.
