Kyu-Jyu-Kyu

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The moon was a thin sliver in the black sky, like the darkness had given itself a silver lining.

Far below, an emperor unexpectedly breathed his last, staring horrified at the sword that had suddenly burst through his sternum.

The assassin standing behind him was ecstatic. He couldn’t help the stupid grin that crept onto his expression, threating to burst past the confines of his face.

Ninety-nine! He counted the notches on his scabbard again to make sure.

This was legend-worthy. Song-and-dance-worthy. Triumphantly-crow-from-the-top-of-a-mountain-worthy.

He did a silent dance as he wriggled the sword out of his target and let the bright blood drip from its tip. He looked at his reflection in the blade. Now there was the face of an assassin. That’s the kind of face that makes it was into scrolls and tapestries, sneering and grinning and stabbing, surrounded by expressions of shock and intrigue.

How would history remember him? As a great champion against tyranny? As a great menacing beast? It didn’t matter, as long as he was great.

He was so lost in thought he didn’t notice when the door opened, and barely flinched when the arrows pierced his armor, traveling through him and hitting the wooden wall in front of him with heavy THUNKs.

Maybe they would build a statue of him. He couldn’t stop grinning. This was a great way to go.

Far above, the moon was a thin sliver in the black sky, like the darkness had given itself a silver lining.

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from The Beyonders, released September 26, 2016

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