Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin #2 represented the second installment, out of a total of five, in the Star Wars: Darth Vader and the Ninth Assassin comic book mini-series, with Tim Siedell as the author.
A star destroyer is completely destroyed by an unidentified foe. There is an assassination attempt on the Emperor's life. A novel form of wickedness has revealed its presence in the galaxy, and Darth Vader intends to locate and eradicate it. However, the Emperor cautions that this new opponent seems to possess a very ancient and profoundly sinister type of magic.