The
Emperor's Hand
Summary: Mara Jade, Emperor's Hand. Just a short thing about one of her assassinations.
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She was pressed against the wall. The cool metal of the blaster was familiar to the assassin. She glanced around the corner, then back behind her. No one in sight. She reached out and sensed the governor's presence. She heard his voice, and that of his secretary's, and their footsteps coming near. One guard was with them. Too easy, she thought. Just as the guard passed the corner behind which she was hiding, she swung her arm into his face and knocked him down. Dazed, he fumbled for his holstered blaster, but as he was bringing it up to aim, she kicked it out of his hands and gestured to it, propelling it past the secretary. She snap-kicked the man's jaw, and he grabbed at his broken jawbone. She bent down and twisted his neck sharply. The crack of his bone was audible. The governor stared at his former guard, then looked up at the assassin, fear visible in his widened eyes. She snapped a shot at the assassin, but the other woman shot at her as well. The secretary fell, clutching at the burnt flesh around a small hole in her chest. She twitched, then lay still. The governor backed away, and grabbed his comlink. "This is-" was all he was able to say before the assassin shot him. She caught him in the hand, prompting a scream of pain from him and a fried comlink. Her next shot caught him in the abdomen. He fell back, and landed hard. His mouth tried to form words, but no sound came out. He licked his lips. She smiled coldly.
"You've displeased my master."
The man paled and asked, "Who? Who's your master?"
"The same as yours. The Emperor."
"Who are you?" he asked wincing in pain. She pulled back her hood, revealing brilliant red-gold hair.
"I am his Hand, Mara Jade."
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