The Story of forgotten Jedi Owen Sun

Chapter 49: The End of Our Hero

Owen ran through the Temple after his unprotected students cutting down any troopers that got in his way, there was no question now that the Jedi Temple would fall as the clone troopers had wiped out almost all the Jedi with just a handful left still holding out inside. So Owen had to get himself out of the Temple and escape, he'd try to find any surviving Jedi and hope it wasn't too late for the order.

But first Owen had to rescue his vulnerable students as he cared of little else battling his way to them through the Temple, he didn't even know if they were still alive…either way he had to know for certain, Owen wasn't about to leave them to their fate, he sensed their may still be enough time to save them.

Slicing up two clones in his way and tossing a small group aside with a simple force push Owen continued on his way not allowing anything to stop him.

Owen was unrelenting as he tore a path through the clones like a heavy rushing water, he was determined not to let them down. "Hang on children, I'm coming" thought Owen.

Although making good progress Owen began to realize that at the rate he was going stopping and having to fight various clone units it would be some time until he made his way back. So Owen began to move stealthily through various rooms, corridors, and halls of the Jedi Temple avoiding patrols and ambushes set up by the clever 501st Legion, also taking out random clone troopers when need be like a Jedi ghost.

Owen slid back into the shadows as several clone troops approached. "Are there signs of any more Jedi?" wondered the ranking clone trooper.

"None in this sector Sir, they've all been taken care of" informed the clone trooper.

Owen became shaken as he realized just how many dead Jedi there were littered around the hall. "Good, let's link up with our units and give them a hand with the remaining Jedi" ordered the ranking clone trooper.

"Let's move it out" he directed.

As the clones departed Owen made his way through the hall showing great respect for his fallen Jedi brothers, reaching the end he hopped up onto a cement pillar pathway above the balconies and started once again after his unaided students.

Owen was close, very close…


Several minutes later inside the training hall…

The doors to the hall hissed open as Owen had finally arrived at the vast Jedi training hall.

Looking around the dark room Owen could see no signs of combat, venturing further inside he then began to see several Padawan and Apprentice corpses. Moving by the gruesome sight Owen entered the younglings training chamber.

Amid the moons bright gaze in the center circle of the chamber Owen discovered the horrifying truth. "NO…NOOOO!" he cried.

Owen scrabbled down the many steps still in saddening disbelief. "NO…NOOOOOOOOOO!"

Owen fell to his knees as he approached the lifeless spectacle, he was too late they were already dead.

His hand came to his face as he noticed the dark hair of a familiar little girl, brushing the dark hair aside Owen discovered Julia, the girl that he was like a father to was also among the dead. "Why…why did it have to come to this" Owen said to himself silently.

Suddenly just in front of him in the shadows Owen felt the enormous aura of the dark side, it was unlike anything he ever felt almost drowning out the very air he was breathing.

Then abruptly the snap hiss of a lightsaber, Owen looked up and stepping out of the shadows he discovered a very dark Anakin Skywalker.

"Anakin…what have you done?" questioned Owen looking to his many dead students.

"There is no Anakin…there is only Darth Vader" stated Anakin.

Owen looked baffled, Anakin had turned into a Sith.

Flipping his hood back and tossing his robe to the floor Anakin was ready for the Jedi Master.

Owen rose to his feet. "I won't fight you Anakin"

"Then I will kill you" replied Anakin simply.

Owen was a Jedi and he knew what he had to do. "If you cannot be saved then you will answer for what you've done here today"

He drew his yellow lightsaber.

The two began to pace around one another preparing for what was to inevitably come.

Anakin made the first move as he swung at him with incredible power and strength to which Owen had never witnessed before, nonetheless he blocked and parried the swift dominant strikes giving Anakin more than a match for his dark side power.

Owen put some space between them as be back flipped away from Anakin collecting himself. "I don't want to hurt you Anakin" stated Owen holding back against the young Sith.

Anakin started to make his way back over to him. "You can't" he responded confidently.

With all the power he had with the force Owen thrusted his hand forward sending Anakin flying through the cement wall. He quickly went after him jumping through the new hole in the wall now in a different section of the Temple, Owen knew Anakin was close as he could feel him strongly through the force.

Then like a dagger thrown downwards Anakin struck from above lightsaber pointed towards him, Owen rolled out of the way and immediately defended himself as the fierce Skywalker came at him with the dark side burning through him.

With unrelenting speed and precision Anakin clashed with Owen forcing him on the defensive as they battled through the Temples tight corridors. Owen was just barely holding his own as Anakin's new dark power had given him unprecedented strength and skill, defending he thought he could reach him. "Anakin stop this!" shouted Owen trying to get through to him.

Anakin didn't respond as he kicked Owen in the gut in his lapse of judgment and sent him crashing through a cement wall and far down onto the unforgiving hall floor. Lying in pain on the floor Owen had to quickly collect himself as Anakin was coming for him. "This is not you Anakin, not you!" shouted Owen trying to make him see the error of his ways.

"Your right, it isn't…I am Darth Vader now" acknowledged Anakin.

In a ruthless overhead strike Anakin tried to end a battered Owen right then but he got his blade up in time and blocked him, Anakin's remarkable power was slowly forcing his own lightsaber back into his face. Looking into his dark yellow eyes Owen realized that anything that remained of Anakin Skywalker had already been consumed by this new Sith identity that had a hold of him.

Gathering up all his strength Owen kicked Anakin off of him sending him crumbling into one of the many statues inside the Temple. Shaking the debris off of him like a possessed droid consumed by his programming Anakin went after Owen once again. Like true saber masters the two dueled furiously throughout the large hall of the Jedi Temple neither of them gaining any kind of upper hand, until like a break in an unending storm Owens unorthodox wall kick caught Anakin in the jaw sending him tumbling to the ground.

He slowly got himself up. "I've waited a long time for this…I'm going to enjoy killing you" stated Anakin getting back to his feet.

"Anakin it isn't too late, I and the council can help you" pleaded Owen one final time.

"The Jedi Council is no more…and now you and all Jedi are enemies of the Republic" replied Anakin unfazed remembering Sidious words.

Owen shook his head in distress, Anakin was too far gone…whoever had twisted his mind around had done an irreversible job of it. "Aren't you going to say something to try and change my mind" implied Anakin mocking him.

There was a short pause. "No Anakin, you must be stopped…and I will do as I must" stated Owen standing firm in his Jedi principles.

Owen fell back into his saber stance as Anakin swung and slashed his way back at him, the two continued their magnificent duel as they fought with such skill and tenacity throughout the Jedi Temple.

So much so that due to both mans unbreakable stubbornness to be brought down they had clashed their way almost to the top of the Jedi Temple.

Anakin twirled forward in mid-air bearing down on him with a mighty overhead slash, Owen deflected the strike and in a humming backhanded flash he went to behead Anakin, but the skilled Skywalker got his saber up just inches from his own decapitation. Turning back round Owen tried a force push on him but Anakin got his hand up in time blocking the skilled Jedi Masters mind, their fingers bent back and forth as both men's powerful minds refused to give.

But finally with a mighty roar Anakin's overpowering mind prevailed as he sent Owen soaring some 20, 30 feet smashing through the Temple wall. Brushing the chalky debris off him Owen found himself outside on the vast Temple balcony overlooking the entire Galactic City of Coruscant.

As Anakin marched towards him Owen came to the realization that only one of them would be leaving here alive, he knew that in either death or victory he would fight to the end to defend the Jedi Order.

Noticing the huge cement tiles of the balcony Owen steadied his mind and with a concentrated raise of his hand pried the heavy tiles from the balcony floor. As they hung in the air with Anakin still headed in his direction Owen flung each massive tile towards him, the tiles barreled into Anakin knocking him to the ground. Owen continued the onslaught tossing more and more of them towards him but all it did was make Anakin angrier fueling his power so as he directed the last few cement tiles away from him Anakin caught the last one with his mind and flung it back towards Owen.

The heavy cement tile crumbled right into him burying Owen in the chalky debris, as the dust settled it looked like Owen was finished but at the last moment he shot out of the rubble force jumping high into the air. Landing with a bloody lip, torn garments, and a real bad headache Owen wasn't going to go down that easy, firing right back into one another their unending duel started once more.

With their yellow and blue sabers clashing and clanging away Owen and Anakin's fight could be seen for miles as the sun began to rise on the two titans. Picking up one of the many pieces of the broken balcony's railing Owen hurled it towards Anakin only to have him toss it right back, he evaded the heavy cement railing just in time but that didn't stop Owen as he would put Anakin's powers to the ultimate test as he flung all the debris his mind could manage towards him trying to slow Anakin down so he could go in for the kill. But one by one Anakin sent each hurtling piece away from him preventing all of Owens attempts to finish him.

As Anakin sent the last piece away from him the two warriors caught their breath staring at one another, after a few moments not missing a beat they charged towards each other ready for more. But this time it was Owen who was the aggressor as he threw everything he had left at Anakin throwing the young Sith on the defensive.

It was tense and nerve wracking as their lightsabers whined and hissed with each quick motion, every time Owen thought he had Anakin he was right there to match him blade for blade, it seemed as if a victor wouldn't be decided as they were too evenly matched but as their sabers became entangled going round and round Owen gained the upper hand nailing Anakin with the butt of his lightsaber twice on both sides of his face. He fell back but it didn't come without a price as Anakin caught Owen with a hard back handed punch, the two lied in agony on the balcony ground.

Almost instantaneously however both gladiators found their way back up and stormed towards each other flying through the air, Owen got the better of the mid-air exchange as he drilled Anakin in the gut with a firm kick. He fell back once more lying flat on his stomach seemingly defeated.

"It's over Anakin, I've won…give yourself up" stated Owen having no idea what was coming.

Anakin looked to Owen then looked to his lightsaber, using the force Anakin's saber shot like a dart from his hand and into the exact center of Owen Sun.

Looking down Owen couldn't believe what he saw…Anakin's lightsaber was stuck right through him, he fell to his knees beaten as Anakin got to his feet and casually walked over to him.

This was it…it was all over for him, Owens only hope was if there was a trace of humanity left in Anakin…

In a sudden thrust outwards Anakin removed his saber from Owens chest.

Owen looked up to Anakin with his last breath. "A…Anakin"

As the sun rose Owens shadow on the Temple wall told the story, without remorse Anakin cut Owens head right off…his silhouette capturing the beheading.

In an instant Owens days were over as flashes from his life passed before his very eyes…his birth on Solar, his mother and father, his former master Arca, his lost love Milla, his good friend Obi-Wan Kenobi, and a thousand other memories that flashed before him in an instant.

Surveying Owens dead body Anakin simply put away his saber and walked back into the Jedi Temple as if it meant nothing to him.

It was a terrible tragedy as the life of one of the greatest Jedi of all time was over…