Dying Starlight.
A/N: Set during The Force Awakens, slightly AU as it involves a beloved fave EU Legend Character, who I personally think should be made cannon! This is also a short POV of Luke's dealing with the tragic loss the way his sister Leia reacted.
Disclaimer: I do not own Star Wars in any shape or form; it is the property of both Lucasfilm (Formerly George Lucas) & Disney.
*Hope this goes ok fellow fans!
I felt it.
It was as sharp as any blade piercing through the very core, a flash of pain searing through the heart, burning into ash and disintegrating into a void of blackness.
All so familiar yet different at once, as the glowing light burned red fire and then suddenly it was gone completely.
That flicker of life I recognise all so well, like a star it shone brightly before it had been extinguished from existence.
A pain I felt years before, one life lost, then countless others who were my friends.
Han.
A crushing blow like a tidal wave had reached the very end of the galaxy, to this very planet.
It couldn't be, no not him.
Through The Force, two life forces of Light and Darkness confronted each other, a Father and son.
Memories of very trying days came rushing back to me, when I had confronted the Darkness that was once my Father.
I thought I had gotten myself through those times, to move onwards and start anew.
Only where there is Light, shadows still remain and the Galaxy had become a much darker place.
I am ashamed of myself for what had happened to Ben. Through our family lineage, The Force is strong with my nephew; he had been given the name of an incredible man who changed the way I used to see things in my life.
My heart feels heavier than before as Leia's pain collided with my own. A love and hope completely shattered.
Is this the price of ignorance? To atone for letting the darkness seep into Ben's heart, echoing what had become of mine & Leia's father?
This is a scar that is probably beyond healing.
A man's life taken by his own son and the woman I loved by her own nephew.
Mara.
I cannot ask you to forgive me, but you showed me a love that I never known and Han, the adventurous smuggler, a good friend and brother-in-law and the brother I never had.
The light of your stars may have burned out, but holding the darkness, many little lights continue to flicker brightly.
May your souls continue to shine, as you both reunite and find peace.
I love you both.
Additional Note: I Added Mara Jade into this scene to fit in the story, where Luke did had a wife, which is similar to the how she was killed in the EU Novels by her nephew known as Jacen Solo (Darth Caedus). *Sighs* Not sure what is happening in the new films to come and am I the only one who wishes that Mara is Cannon?
Hope you enjoyed reading!