Lava oozed all around the two men, but either could care less. They eyed each other dangerously, each waiting for the other to make the first move. The two men had been pulled together by something stronger then the force. This battle would ultimately decide the fate of the rest of the galaxy.
Both of the men were Jedi. Jedi are sacred warriors that were now almost extinct, thanks to the evil doings of Anakin Skywalker. The young Jedi is now known as Darth Vader, a powerful soldier of the Sith. Anakin had prepared his whole life for this final showdown between his old friend and master Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Yet, Anakin was not always this treacherous. He was once a noble boy, a friend of the Jedi Council at that. Few remember that blonde-haired boy who almost spent his whole on Tatooine as a slave. He was a friendly boy, with a lot of potential. Also Anakin had been a tremendously skilled pod racer, no one predicted this kind of fate.
Anakin and Obi-Wan were alike in one way. The blue light sabers they held by the helm fiercely were there only resemblance. Anakin was young and agile. He wore his flowing brown hair down to his neck, and almost always dressed in black. While Obi-Wan looked entirely different. He looked aged, aged like someone that had endured one to many losses in his life. He sported short blonde hair combed neatly to the side, and wore tan and brown clothing.
They both walked in circles, each of them trying to find the words that would maybe show the other one the error of the there ways. Obi-Wan believed that Anakin had been corrupted by Darth Sidious, and that he was now a slave to him. While on the other hand Anakin believed that Obi-Wan was a traitor to the Republic, and that now he had come to betray him.
Obi-Wan chose the first words. The words came slowly at first, and then they picked up speed as he noticed the determination in Anakin's eyes. "You have allowed this Dark Lord to twist your mind until now, until now you have become the very thing you swore to destroy."
"Don't lecture me Obi-Wan," Anakin spit coolly as his light saber roared to life. "I see through the lies of the Jedi. I do not fear the Dark Side like you do. Don't make me kill you Obi-Wan."
"I will do as I must." Obi-Wan replied as his light saber returned the faithful call. Each of them kept circling, waiting for the right time to strike.
"You can try…old friend."
Anakin's attack came first, he hurtled himself forward suddenly putting all his strength into the first blow. He defientley felt that he had something to prove to his old master. Now was his chance…
Obi-Wan parried the attack quite easily.The older Jedi had seen the attack coming, knowing thatAnakinalwaysbeganfiercely, and quite recklessly. His blue light saber sparked as he returned the blow and caught Anakin in the chest. His black shirt was tore, and drops of blood were slowly oozing from the cut.
"Learn the ways of the Dark Side," Anakin shouted as he extended his hand and caught Obi-Wan with a force throw. Obi-Wan flew back off his feet suddenly and crashed to the ground. His light saber flashed off momentarily but he regained composure and stood. He hadn't expected such an attack from his young friend. Maybe Anakin had learned more then he thought?
Obi-Wan and Anakin's eyes connected for a quick second and for the first time Obi-Wan had realized what Anakin had done. He had killed off most of the remaining Jedi, and even killed young defenseless padawans. This was defiently not the same boy that he had trained for years, and would never be.
Obi-Wan grimaced, trying his own luck with the force. He sent Anakin backtracking, but Anakin had been ready for the attack. He did not fall down like Obi-Wan had, but only skidded backwards. Keeping on his feet the whole time.
Anakin now charged for the second time and finally got his own swing in. Anakin's light saber collided with Obi's left arm and sent blood everywhere. Obi-Wan raised his light saber in the air as the same time as Anakin and there light sabers caught in the air.
Both men stood gazing into each other eyes as there light sabers battled for supremacy.
"We can right your wrongs Anakin! You don't have to resort to this!" Obi-Wan shouted meagerly over the roaring light sabers.
"What's wrong master? Afraid?" Anakin's grin was from ear to ear as he pushed forward and knocked Obi-Wan to the ground. Obi-Wan's light saber fell out of his hand and skidded across the rock floor.
"Know, I am the master..." Anakin said as he lowered his light saber to Obi's neck and let it hang for what seemed like an eternity.\
"YOU WERE THE CHOSEN ONE!" Obi-Wan shouted desperately. He didn't welcome death easily like the other Jedi; truthfully he never thought the day would come. On the ship to Mutsufar he never saw it like this. Every time he had played through this final confrontation in his mind Anakin had never defeated him. But now, the tables were turned.
"And I have chosen the Dark Side." Anakin said hideously as he turned his light saber off and reached down with both hands, picking up Obi-Wan by the neck. He waited for a moment and thought about the possibility of returning to the light…could he successfully return to Tatooine and live life like he used to?
"No…" Anakin shouted, "No! NO!" He reared back and tossed Obi-Wan over the mountain and into the lava pits below.Anakin stood for a moment. "What have I done?" A part of him died slowly as Obi-Wan hurled down the side of the mountain to meet his treacherous fate.
Anakin turned his back slowly on the man that was like a father to him and began walking away quickly toward the ship he had arrived on. He tugged his hood over his head and smirked as he saw Darth Sidious in the front of the ship waiting to welcome him. In front of Sidious were a dozen clone soldiers lined up neatly.
Anakin raised his hand in acknowledgement and stopped formally directly in front of Darth Sidious. "It is done master," Were the only words that needed to be spoken.
"This is a revolutionary day for the Sith, Darth Vader. All of the Jedi are now extinct." Sidious reached into his black robe and pulled out a light saber handle. A grin was hardly noticeable under his shadowed hood. He tossed the handle to Anakin, who caught it easily. "This is your new weapon, while you're working for me."
Anakin flashed on the new red light saber and twirled quickly. Out of no were he thrusted the light saber forward, cutting through Sidious' chest. The soldiers jumped forward but made no attempt of stopping Vader. Sidious fell to the ground in a heap of black.
Anakin stood back, turned off his light saber, and placed it neatly in his pocket. "Now, the galaxy is mine…" He walked up the steps slowly and turned. Looking back and taking in the fiery planet that was Mutsufar. "…for the taking." Anakin boarded the ship, his plans of conquering the galaxy already set in motion.