Chapter 11
The Final Chapter/Eur Goes Down
(Insert Eye Of The Tiger song here)
Mark ran down the hallway to where the core could be entered. He just ran into Oom and gave him new orders.
"I'm going after Eur." Mark said.
"Should I help you?"
"No. These are my people that I'm avenging. You need to go and get the Hawkeye ready. It's going to be hard getting out of here."
Mark continued to run down the hallway. He found the beam opening, and entered through its secret door. Eur was they're waiting for him.
"Welcome King." He cackled.
"Sorry Eur, your time is up. Your reign of evil is over."
"I'm sorry. You don't stand a chance. Every challenger that stood before me was killed almost instantly. But that doesn't matter here. Now, your people, again, stand in my way."
"Its not to late. Come join the light side again, all is not lost."
"No, you join me. Think of it even now you take the path of destruction."
"No. I take the path of protection. To protect my people, I will destroy you."
Eur pressed a button and the core platform stretched, and slid over the core. He pressed another button and the center hole closed. They drew sabers and traded blows. Mark got into a deadlock with Eur. Eur pushed mark backwards and his head pounded against one of the rails.
Mark was seeing stars. With blurred vision, he saw Eur approach him and raise his saber to do a huge blow. Mark grabbed his saber and rolled to the side. Eur's attack cut a slit in the metal. Mark launched up and attacked at Eur. He threw his saber over his side and blocked it.
Eur jumped up and landed on one of the extractor droids. Mark threw his saber on the cable that kept it supported and it was cut in half. Without a support, the droid began to fall. Eur leapt off it and landed on the control platform.
Mark said, "Had enough yet?"
Eur retorted "NEVER!"
They continued to trade blows and fight. As Mark got into another deadlock he forced Eur backwards and over the edge. He landed on the metal path that held the control center on top. Eur scrambled up the path back to Mark.
Once again, they got in a deadlock. Eur then forced Mark over the edge. He dropped his Lightsaber and Eur held him suspended over the pit. Eur cackled, "Well King, looks like that your time is up."
I've got to time this just right.
Eur cocked his head to the side. He dropped Mark and waited to hear him screaming. He never did. He looked and saw Mark right behind him. Mark forced him over edge and held him there. Mark said "My, how the tables have turned. It ends for you here. My people will be avenged. I though am not going to let you drop, because if you grab the pipe for the broken miner droid, this will continue."
"Damn, just when I thought I could steal a territory from Halla… I warn you traveler." he said.
Markpulled Eur towards him and slammed him into the core. The core began to flare, and almost instantly, the room grew hotter. Mark ran out and mounted the Hawkeye.
Oom was they're waiting for him. The flare did not care about walls. Mark got in and lifted the ship before he even was strapped in. Mark shot forward, with Oom shooting out any obstacles that were in his way. The fires of the exploding core were chasing him. They sped up, only expecting what might happen.
On Cairn, Jen looked at the exploding station. She couldn't see if Mark got out in time. She thought she heard a noise, but she continued to look out the window. Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around to scream, but saw that it was Mark! She turned around and hugged him.
With the threat of the empire gone for the foreseeable future, the galaxy became peaceful once more.
The End
For Now…
Epilogue
On the darkest of all planets a creature stirs. Just like a changeling, but far more dangerous. A dark creature awaits Mark.