There should be a mark nearby indicating where the gamma ray energy had struck but he cannot find it amidst the moving limbs of the bodyguards. Very shortly, though, they should be moving the principal away from his position bent down over the podium to a more protected location. Kordite is surprised that he hasn't been moved already. Finally, the bodyguards begin to move the principal towards the rear of the stage, only not very far. They lay him out flat behind the podium.
Fluids spill out from the torso.
The intense gamma ray pulse had struck the target in the back of the skull, the brain had absorbed the energy and changed to a superheated steam. The head exploded, delivering the High Council's message in what must have been a spectacular display. Kordite begins to laugh.