Stories tagged “assassination”
-
Recent Plans
“Mother?” Melissa replied incredulously. “I’m not your mother.” “You created me, didn’t you?” the character questioned, her voice accented with a light brogue. Her smile faded and she tilted her head inqu...
-
Assassination
I was put up to the task to kill the leader, who had gone well beyond the agreement we had established with him. Of course, leaders do that. I’ve killed every problem we’ve had for the past six hundred twenty-two years, never without a good...
-
Clandestine
Most of the time it’s just so easy to watch through the scope as the target’s body hits the floor. Most of the time you can calmly pack up the gun, check the area, and leave. The killing of the President of the United Economic Nation was no...
-
Profession of the Recently Unemployed
Astonishment. Jaden Kapur’s mouth hung open even after four hours of proceedings. From the Ambassador’s accusation of his incompetence, to the removal of the body, to his swift unemployment, Jaden’s mouth hung open. The air was thin a...
-
Royal Assassin
The assassin’s blade slid across the traitor’s throat, easily slicing through pipe, vein, flesh, and fat. He kicked the obese old Duke away, the body tumbling to the floor in a heap. “You have been found guilty of treason,” the ...
-
One of a Kind
There was only a moment to pause and take a breath. Novan closed his eyes and recalled his Father’s parting words. “When the other members of the council see you, it is not the distinct visage of the Preeoreth, or the transluscent skin tone...
-
The Eye of God
I peered out of the window of one of the anonymous office blocks in this part of town, then lowered my gaze back to the precision sight that, in previous times, would have been more often found mounted on a ballistic weapon. The spotter shuffled a litt...
-
Silver
The conditions were perfect – a blanket of thick cloud covered the full moon, casting the terrain into deep shadow. The two of us were perched high on the hills overlooking the valley, scanning the ground far below. The spotter looked up from his sco...
-
Broken Shadow
In the silence of the night, a few more syllables. I gave the silhouette one notch left on the scope, and two up before placing my finger on the cold steel trigger. “Target confirmed.” It was the biggest I’d ever seen, certainly. A hundred kilos ...