The Assassin's Heart
One day a girl was commissioned as an assassin for her remarkable skills in thievery and murder. On a mission she found herself in love with the man with which she was supposed to kill. Shocked by how she could let her emotions get in the way, she saved him and replaced his body with a double; due to his richness he could afford one. Together they stole away, but she was soon found by her employer. A long chase ensued and the love of her life didn't want her to have to run for his sake and gave himself up. He forced her onto a departing boat and stole back to shore. She yelled back to him but found it too late when she arrived on shore. All that was left intact from his brutal attack was his bleeding heart. Still in love with his very essence she preserved it and had a coffin made to embody it so that their hearts would never be parted. In constant pursuit of her master she swore to never die until she avenged her love.
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