Ace's Backstory
Growing up, Ace was close to his parents and his older brother, Spade, who was around five years older than him. They had their fights and arguments. but were normally on good terms with each other. They'd often hang out, and Spade would often teach Ace some neat things he found out. One of Ace's favorite things he learned from Spade was how to flick a card. Spade also tricked him into thinking fifty-two card pickup was a real game. Spade had a pocket knife collection that he like showing Ace once the younger brother got to middle school. Spade even let Ace pick out one to keep, and Ace still has that pocket knife to this day.
Ace was always interested in card games growing up. He'd often play some kind of Solitaire when he was bored, or find fun card games to play with his family. He could even do some card magic tricks after he figured out how to do them right! He'd normally have a deck of cards on him when he left the house, and would play something when he was bored and had enough space. He'd often play cards at school during lunch or recess.
One day, during recess he and his friends were seeing who could hold their breath the longest. Ace was amazed to discover that he turned invisible for however long he held his breath! He got in trouble for using his magic to scare some of his friends, and even his big brother! He learned that he couldn't go invisible every single time he held his breath, and was quick to find the limits of his magic. Ace could only do it so many times per day for a limited amount of time. He practiced holding his breath longer just so he could stay invisible longer.
During highschool, Ace noticed that Spade was gone more often. He didn't think much of it at first due to thinking that Spade's job was keeping him late, but he noticed that even on days off, his brother wouldn't be home as often as he use to. One night, Ace followed his brother to Unity Casino. He was spotted by Spade before he could get inside. Spade made Ace promise to not bring this up to their parents, and sent Ace back home. Ace just thought his brother developed a gambling addiction for awhile. In reality, Spade was a part of the Blackjacks, and was trying to protect his little brother and family. It wasn't until after Ace graduated that he learned it wasn't a gambling addiction, and that his brother was really an important part of the Blackjacks.
After the next few years, Spade trained Ace in self defense. He told Ace that he didn't want anyone else getting involved with the gang, and to protect their parents if anything happened to him. Once Spade overheard that the Blackjacks were planning something big, he trained Ace to become an assassin, and hoped that Ace would only use those skills when absolutely necessary.
Ace managed to stay hidden from the blackjacks, but Spade was caught snooping into top secret plans. Ace had been worried when his brother didn't come home one night, and eventually found Spade in an alley way. Ace managed to get to the hospital in time to save his brother, but quickly found out that Spade was left in a weakened state. Spade needed help getting around, and tired too quickly to do anything with the Blackjacks. Spade asked Ace to not go after them, but Ace had already made up his mind to continue looking into how assassins work, and get back at the gang. While Spade doesn't agree with Ace's choice, he still gives Ace advice on how to keep himself safe.
Ace later moved out of his parents house and got a job at Galaxy Dollars. Spade often comes to stay at his house for awhile before going back home. Ace spent his days silently judging the coffee choices of others, and spending time with Jack at the Cat Scratch Bar his friend owned, then spent his night researching, and even making his own assassin outfit so he could blend into the night. He took on easy jobs at first under assassins that Spade trusted with his life, and had no affiliation to the Blackjacks. Ace developed his own moral code for assassination while taking on these jobs, and decided to only take jobs where he believes the victim he's going after should be killed. To this day, Ace is doing both jobs, and is hoping to take out the Blackjacks sooner rather than later.