Three - Kill the King.

JADE

(6 YEARS LATER)

I moved my hips along with the beat of the drums. The steady movement had the attention of the prey before me. I moved slowly towards him in a seductive manner. His eyes were glazed over in lust. I smiled.

With a small gesture of his hand, the drummers stopped playing and exited quietly. I trailed my hand down his cheek, teasing him. I straddled him and I mentally snorted in disgust when I felt his bulging erection. I smiled seductively at him and ground down a little on the bulge. He groaned and held my waist to stop.

"You're killing me."

"Oh, I haven't even begun", I muttered into his ear.

I pulled his head close to me and thread my fingers in his hair. I felt his breath fan my neck and I fought the shiver of disgust that was threatening to crawl on my skin. I trailed one of my hands to his chin then,

Crack!

I twisted his head to an angle, instantly killing him. I got off his limp body and began the preparations for covering my tracks.

I wouldn't want to be executed.

I dragged his body to the bed, removed his clothes, and placed him under the covers. I removed the pins holding up my hair and shook it vigorously. I slipped one strap of the top off my shoulder and messily arranged my clothes.

I grabbed a silk cloth, walked over to the huge chest in the room, opened it, and grabbed as many gold coins as possible. I tied the cloth and waited for some minutes. As I waited, I poured myself some wine.

Finally deeming it as enough time I fixed up my veil and walked out, swaying my hips a little.

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"It was an easy kill, nothing exciting now I'm bored."

Rishab laughed that in his annoying way he knew I hated. He sounded like a dying walrus when he did that.

"But the client paid a lot for that particular one, I mean the guy was a kingdom official so that's explainable. You'll just have to forget about that."

"I don't care about the pay."

He gave me a look.

"Well, not that much anyway."

"Yeah right."

"Whatever."

"You going out to see those kids again today?"

"Yeah, I promised them."

"You're very attached to those kids, aren't you?"

"Yeah..... I know. It's too dangerous to be attached to them but I can't help it."

"After....."

"Altair's death. I'm over that now. And yeah, you're right. Maybe I'm just trying to help them as she did to me."

"Mhmm."

"And they also remind me of me."

"I see that. Got to go an important client was scheduled to come now."

"Okay, bye."

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"Hey, munchkins."

"Jade!", the children cried out when they saw me.

The little ones hugged my legs. I laughed and ruffled their hair. The older two of the six, Jamil and Irisa, hugged me after the younger ones let go of my legs. They all smiled at me with their beautiful childish smiles. I chuckled.

"I got something for you guys."

I pulled out a bag from behind me and handed it to Jamil. He opened it and looked at me, surprised and shocked.

He began to stammer.

"But-but-but-"

I rose my hand to stop him and then I shook my head smiling.

"This is the least I can do. Please ration it, I don't know when I'll be back but I pray to the gods that it is soon."

They all nodded, teary-eyed. I opened my arms for them and the hugged me.

"May the gods watch over you and protect you", I said as I kissed their foreheads.

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"An assignment? But I just got back. Can't Mahab or Kiran take of it?", I argued.

Rishab shook his head and sighed.

"It is an important client who came here. She asked specifically for you. Plus this is a highly paid job and she knows you are the best."

I groaned and rubbed my temple. I had no choice anyway. I should just get this job over with and be back here as soon as possible. I nodded and he grinned.

"I'm so proud of you and I know Altair would be proud of you too. If only she could see how you turned out to be the best assassin, better than her. I remember that day you broke my nose."

I laughed.

"I said I was sorry."

"And I said it was okay. It was kind of amusing. A little street kid beat me."

"Hey! I wasn't a little kid, I was thirteen."

"And I was thirty - four."

I chuckled and shook my head.

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Meeting the client was an important part of the assassination business. The important things happen. Discussing the kill, the amount being paid by the client, and being surprised at the kind of people who want others dead at any cost.

Who would have ever thought a lowly killer like me would ever meet the third queen of late King Teremunm IX? A royal. The amount was outrageously high and the kill shocked me to the core.

Queen Kimaa V in all her glory sat gracefully in her seat telling me about who I'm supposed to kill. Who would have thought I'd have to kill.....the King of Yaznak of all people

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Once again I didn't reach a thousand words on the main chapter. Still typing this on my phone. Need a massage for my back and neck. Fingers have been moving like crazy

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Jade has a new assignment. Will she have to kill the king or will something out of the ordinary happens. We meet King Amon Raqar Ankham IV in the next chapter(if I get time to write)

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Okay. So. I guess have to go.

~Sayonara~