Anubico Oneshots based on prompts

"Not really."

Prompt from reddit u/patrickkseo: In this world, soulmates cannot hurt each other in any way or form, intentionally or unintentionally. You are an assassin hired to eliminate a powerful figure. As you close in for the kill, your bullets miss their mark and knives bounce of their skin. Things just got awkward.

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Nico stared down the scope. He had his target exactly where he wanted him. Anubis' head was in the middle of the cross – the perfect shot.

"I'm taking the shot," he said into his mic.

"Confirmed," Annabeth said in his earpiece.

Nico inhaled slowly and held his breath. He felt the trigger coolly against his finger. He pulled it and took the shot.

Anubis' head fell to the side as his body crumpled.

Nico let his breath out, "Target down."

"Confirmed," he heard Annabeth say.

He raised his head and made ready to pack up his equipment. A movement made him view through the scope again and he felt utterly confused.

The target was standing, holding the side of the head where Nico's bullet should have entered his skull and killed him. However, he was fully alive and looking around for the source of the attack.

Nico picked up his rifle and got behind the wall next to the window he'd been looking through.

"What the hell is happening?" he asked himself aloud.

"What?" Annabeth asked, her voice confused.

"The target is still alive," Nico said, already dismantling his rifle, ready to leave.

"What?" Annabeth said. "You said the target was down."

Nico cursed, "He was down, but then he got up. I know I hit him." He picked up his bag and quickly made his way out of the building.

"Report back to HQ immediately," Annabeth barked in his ear.

Nico cursed again, "Roger that."

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Nico reported what happened to Chiron at HQ and delivered his equipment. He then went to Annabeth's post, knowing she would hunt him down for answers either way.

She sat up when he came over and ordered him to sit, "What happened?"

Nico sat down in a chair and slipped his fingerless gloves on, feeling the nervous sweat on his palms. He shrugged off his jacket and ran a hand through his hair.

"I took the shot, and it looked like it hit, honestly," he said. "He went down and everything."

"Hm, I dunno, it sounds weird," Annabeth mused. "You know, there could be an explanation for this."

Nico stared at her, confused. Then it hit him, "No. No, no, no. That's not possible, it was probably just a mistake."

Annabeth didn't look convinced, "You did get another chance, right?"

"Yeah, a closer approach now."

She winked, "Then we'll know for sure."

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Nico was looking intently at his target across the room, slowly sipping his drink. The chosen location was a meeting at a hotel with some of the biggest names in law in the city. Nico had gained access to the meet-up from his father being of high rank in the bank.

He'd dressed up in a black suit with a black shirt and white tie. He was placed against a wall, having a nice overview of the room.

His target, Anubis, being an aspiring lawyer and the son of the highly regarded judge Osiris, was present and was currently speaking to a young woman with a purple streak in her blonde hair. She was speaking animatedly with Anubis, clearly sharing a close relationship with him, seeing as she kept placing her hand on his arm as she laughed.