MMORPG: Reincarnated Assassins

In the heart of a modern city, a figure walked down the dimly lit street, the soft glow of streetlights barely enough to chase away the looming darkness. His short white hair reflected the faint moonlight, making him stand out even more against the night. His sharp blue eyes, well-sculpted nose, and chiseled jawline gave him an almost ethereal appearance- too perfect, too striking.

The whispers followed him, as they always did.

"Who is he?" one girl murmured to her friend.

"His name is Henry" another giggled.

Henry barely noticed. He was used to the stares, the admiration, and sometimes the envy. None of it mattered to him. Right now, all he wanted was to get home. His stomach growled in protest, reminding him that he hadn't eaten much since leaving Ella's house.

Ella.

A small smile crossed his lips as he thought about her. She was the only person who made him feel like himself. While others saw only his perfect exterior, she saw past it. They had spent the entire afternoon playing the newly launched online game "Red online", losing themselves in digital battles and quests.

*Sigh*

Henry sighed, stuffing his hands into his jacket pockets as he approached the darker part of the road. The shortcut would get him home faster, but it was far from the safest route. The main road had more people, more lights, and the safety of traffic. This one? It was an alleyway shrouded in silence, with only the occasional flickering streetlamp and the distant hum of the city behind him.

Still, he hesitated only for a moment before stepping forward.

"Where's my money?" A voice shouted.

Henry heard the shouts and his head turned towards a warehouse, there was a single wooden door and the shouts were coming from over there. Henry didn't know what pushed him to peek but he would forever remember this day.

He walked towards the door slowly, the street was dark and there was no passersby, the door had a small crack so he peeked through there.

The warehouse contained nothing but humans, the warehouse was well lit enabling Henry to see clearly even though he was peeking through a small crack, all of them were dressed in black clothing with blue tags on the chest.

Henry looked around till his eyes settled on the man shouting and he was frozen to the spot, the man held a gun with a silencer and he placed the gun at the head of another man tied to the ground.

The man on the ground was bleeding from all the beating he had received earlier and the man with the gun was asking for his money.

"My gang won't let this slide,.....even if you kill me they will come after you all, Including you Mark"

"Dam! This niggers are rough, I guess I've seen enough let me continue my journey" Henry mumbled and turn to leave.

"So the Red Rock boys sent you to spy on us" A voice spoke behind Henry.

Henry turned around but before he could take a step or speak a punch landed on his face and he fell to the ground, he was dragged into the warehouse and was kept close to the half-dead man.

"I found him outside spying on us" the man who dragged Henry inside spoke to his boss Mark.

"So a kid was sent to spy on us" Mark spoke in a calm voice.

"I wasn't sent to spy on you, I was passing by so I heard shouts, I took a peek and wanted to leave that's all" Henry spoke with fear.

"Wow, I love the way you lie kid. Butcher take care of him and leave no trace" Mark spoke in a calm voice.

Henry couldn't believe his eyes, he knew what Mark meant by taking care of him, that meant he was going to be killed and buried and no one would know. Henry's head began to spin around his legs were shaking and tears began to drop from his eyes.

He wanted to speak but no words came out of his mouth, the man known as Butcher carried him from the ground and dragged him towards another side of the door that led to the forest.

Henry knew this was the end of his journey, he didn't even get to graduate from high school or play Red online for the last time.

Butcher was a huge man who was able to drag Henry with one of his hands so Henry didn't struggle to move instead he accepted his faith. It was his fault for peeking into Mafia's hideout.

As Butcher walked towards the back door, the front door was slammed open and one of their member with black clothing ran in but before he could speak a bullet entered his head and he fell to the ground immediately.

"The Red Rock boys" one of them shouted.

"Release fire!" Mark shouted and bent down, few of his members ran in front of him as the shoot-out began.

Butcher was the first to be shot and Henry fell to the ground, the gang that came in saw Butcher holding Henry so they knew Henry wasn't part of them and they quickly killed Butcher.

"Holy jessss!" Henry screamed as Butcher's blood stained his clothes, his jaw dropped and his eyes widened as he saw a human being drop dead from a gunshot, this was the first time he had seen such a scene.

The two gangs engaged in a gunshot battle and Henry lay perfectly still on the ground, he could only hear whizzing sounds as the gun had silencers.

Henry looked and spotted the door beside him widely open, he was so afraid and didn't make a careless move so he wouldn't become the target.

*Sigh*

Taking in a deep breath he crawled towards the door even do he was tied up. He had no choice but to crawl, and as soon as he arrived outside the warehouse he quickly stood up but the mafias caught sight of him before he dashed away.

"Ass hole... you two go after that kid and kill him.. he's the reason all this happened" Mark shouted as he saw Henry trying to escape.

Henry ran as fast as he could because his life depended on it. He looked back and caught sight of two men running after him with guns in their hands.

Henry jumped behind the first tree he could find as they shot towards him. The tree blocked their bullet but he couldn't stay there forever. When he was sure that they had stopped shooting he dashed forward quickly.

"Ohh, fuck, I can't die now, no, no, noo" Henry mumbled.

"I can't find him" a voice alerted Henry and he stood perfectly still.

*Beep*

Henry's phone suddenly beeped, breaking the silence. He reached into his jacket pocket and pulled out the device, his fingers wrapping around it with a familiar ease. He glanced down at the screen, his eyes scanning the message Ella sent.

[Hey Henry guess what? I just defeated the dungeon Boss, I guess that was because you spent enough time with me today]