The Story of forgotten Jedi Owen Sun
Chapter 42: A Tyrannical End
The Sun Gods wasted no time as they opened fire on the surprised clone army, the fighting was ferocious as the clone troops fended off attacks from the CIS and Sun Gods in both directions.
In the sudden attack the wise cracking clone Lieutenant was killed, the clone Commander quickly checked his body for any life signs. "He's dead Sir!" he shouted to Owen over the noise of battle.
"Keep your fire directed at the Separatists, I'll take care of these fanatics" relayed Owen.
Without delay Owen charged right at The Sun God soldiers deflecting the blaster shots fired at him, slashing and sawing his way to the top Owen cut right through the radical faction. Jabbing his saber into the gut of one Sun God soldier and maiming another in half he had reached the top of the smoking mound where they had broken through. Making his way into the blown out hole in the building Owen could sense more were coming but as he stepped through he was blinded by a unsuspecting flash grenade, Owen fell back down to the clone troops as several Sun Gods barreled through.
One of the extremists standing at the top of the mound caught Owens attention right away, the scar on his left eye and his golden, red blooded outfit was a dead giveaway. "Saul" stated Owen.
"There he is, kill him!" ordered Saul pointing towards him.
Priming his lightsaber Owen deflecting each shot back at them as he fought his way through the Sun God onslaught, after dismembering the final Sun God soldier Owen turned his attention to Saul. "You can't win Solaris" stated Owen.
Saul smirked. "I disagree"
With a wave of his hand another group of Sun Gods stepped through but Saul's bodyguards protecting him at the top seemed to be carrying a different type of weapon, the massive weaponry looked like a heavy chaingun to the naked eye but glowed oddly near the barrel with blue energy. Owens heart skipped a beat as the daunting weapons pointed directly at him. "Your move Jedi" stated Saul.
With a heavy surge of blue light Saul's bodyguards opened fire turning the ground to nothing as Owen back flipped his way out of the predicament. Using his Jedi acrobatics he continued to dodge the devastating lithium energy as it powered its way out of the massive barrel, as more and more Sun Gods poured through the breach they were beginning to be overrun as Owen was busy just trying to keep his molecules together from the deadly lithium weapons. A few squads of clone troopers tried to help Owen but they were easily dispatched off as the lithium beam passed over them turning them to ash, seeing their dominance Saul gave his orders. "You two focus the beam on the clone army, the rest of you maintain your fire on the Jedi" he commanded to his bodyguards.
As the beam passed over the clone army everything was liquefied…troops, vehicles, really anything the blue energy could get its hands on. While trying not to be fried in the process Owen knew that the clone army wouldn't survive if the murderous beams weren't silenced, so using the force he sensed an opportunity he had to seize. With a strong throw of his lightsaber his blade journeyed towards a huge cement pillar holding an overpass up, his saber cut right through the hefty pillar at the bottom as it toppled over onto the unsuspecting Sun Gods.
As the dust settled little did Saul Solaris know that more than half his men had been buried in the horrendous collapse, including his own highly trained bodyguards. While surveying the damage Owens thoughts turned to his father. "For you father…for you" he thought remembering his assassination.
Pulling himself out of the ruin Saul was furious. "YOU!" he yelled pointing his sword towards Owen.
"YOU ARE MINE!" he finished charging towards him.
With a blood curdling yell he swatted at Owen with all his might using his long heavy sword to vent his rage, blocking each swift and deadly strike Owen marveled at his skill with the blade. "Surprised…I guarantee there are few in the galaxy you have faced such as me" stated Saul in a break in the action.
As Saul charged towards him again Owen sent him flying with a push of his hand, getting back to his feet Solaris sneered a homicidal grin as he wiped the blood from his head. Pulling out another sword Saul winded his blades towards Owen as he slowly backed off, when the moment was right Owen lunged at him with his lightsaber jumping head on into the suicidal duel.
Fighting their way through the dangerous battle ground they moved in and out of clone troopers, droids, and Sun God soldiers swords clanging and humming. It took just a split second but Owen made a costly error leaving himself exposed trying to get the better of the Sun God Leader, in the brief window of opportunity Saul saw his opening and with two quick swipes cut Owens leg and shoulder.
Owen cradled the wound on his leg while checking his shoulder. "Ughhh" he moaned.
Smiling at the Jedi's injury Saul dropped his second sword and pulled out his coarse jagged knife, the knife itself looked like a small dagger as the metal on the knife was serrated sideways for more flesh mangling action. "Time for the endgame Jedi" stated Solaris brandishing the deadly weapon.
With several quick swipes Saul stabbed at Owen as he moved his body about dodging Saul's terrorizing lunges, but ultimately catching him off balance Saul caught Owen in the chest as he sliced him open from the top of his chest sloping down to the bottom of his stomach, Saul punched him in face with the butt of his knife for a little insurance.
As blood seeped from his nasty wounds through his Jedi garments Owen cradled his sliced up body. "Don't feel bad Jedi, not even the best of you could defeat me" stated Saul referring to his skill with the sword.
Wasting little time Saul brought his blade down to take Owens head but literally saving his life at the last second a lone clone trooper shot Saul twice in the chest as he stumbled back his golden chest plate taking the brunt of it. Solaris promptly took out his custom made pistol from its holster and shot the trooper dead, with the second chance Owen healed what he could on his cut up torso and sent a batch of debris from the ruined building into Saul knocking him out of action. It was ill-fated as Owen looked down at the clone trooper Saul had shot dead, he saved Owens life only to have his taken away.
Owens admiration and respect for the clone army seemed to leap to new heights as he weighed what the lone trooper had done for him.
The fight for Solar continued to rage on the ground and in space as the battle was still very much undetermined, would it be freedom, slavery, or destruction for the planet farthest from the core…
Through the chaos and destruction of battle both men walked back over to one another, each man determined to defeat the other. On his way Saul cut the throat of an unlucky clone trooper and impaled another, while Owen brought down any Sun God that got in his way. Meeting back up in the center of the battle they clashed again as if it was the be all and end all of sword fights, each strike was parried and each slash was blocked as it seemed as if there would be no victor in this fight.
But in an unlucky turn of events Saul's indomitable sword broke in two as the unending duel proved to be too much for it, immediately taking advantage of the defenseless Solaris Owen swiped his saber into his midsection. Saul moved his waist back just enough for just the tip of Owens blade to make contact, falling to his knees holding his wound with one hand Saul used the other to pull out his menacing knife and jam it into Owens thigh. "AH!" Owen shrieked.
"A souvenir Jedi" stated Saul as he started to leave.
Owen pulled the jagged knife from his leg and threw it to the ground as Solaris and a handful of his men began to withdraw. Owen instantly proceeded to go after him as the clone Commander called out. "General, where are you going!" he yelled over the heavy fighting.
"I have to go after him" replied Owen.
"But Sir we need your help were barely holding it together, there's just too many of them!" he shouted back firing his blaster rifle all the while.
Conflicted Owen had to think of what to do, Solaris was important but did he come before the needs of the entire planet, Owen couldn't defeat the Separatists by himself he needed the clone army, even if he was able to stop The Sun Gods it would be a hollow victory at best.
Owens mind raced pondering the outcome as he couldn't remembering a time in his life where he was more conflicted, he had to make a decision fast as Saul was escaping and the clone army was on the verge of being overrun.
But suddenly out of the corner of his eye he spotted the answer as a smashed Sun God weapon lay in the debris of the ruined building, hobbling over to it he picked up the lithium weapon only to find it destroyed. Sifting through the rubble he located another that looked variably intact. Hobbling back over to the clone Commanders position he handed him the weapon. "Sir, what am I supposed to do with this?" the clone Commander wondered.
"Use it" Owen said blatantly.
"But I…" Owen cut the clone Commander immediately off.
"I don't have time to argue with you Commander I have to go after Solaris before he escapes, now figure this thing out and use it against the Separatists" Owen ordered.
"And while your at it have some of your men search those ruins for anymore" he added.
"Sir I…" Owen didn't give him time for a response as he left in a hurry.
Beheading a retreating Sun God soldier Owen jumped into his speeder and went after Saul Solaris.
Speeding through the City of Light Saul and the few speeders following him made a hasty retreat from the battle. "Looks like were in the clear my Leader" informed the Sun God soldier in the speeder with him.
But suddenly from behind one of the Sun God speeders exploded as Owen had tracked them down. "My Leader, it's the Jedi" informed the Sun God soldier.
Another one of their speeders went up in flames as Owen destroyed it with the commandeered speeders blaster cannons. "Increase speed!" ordered Saul seeing the Jedi was gaining on him.
Shooting down the final Sun God speeder trailing behind Saul Owen promptly increased his speed following The Sun God Leader deeper into the city, Saul tried everything to lose the Jedi but it wasn't working as the chase continued into the outskirts of the city. Owens crack piloting skills proved to be the difference as he kept up with Saul even as they broke out into the blistering hot Solarian desert, finally getting close enough Owen knocked out Saul's engines with a well placed blaster shot from his speeders cannons.
Saul's speeder slowly ran out of steam as he was forced to stop right in the middle of the scorching hot desert. Owen stopped in tow preparing to put a final end to all this…
The ground was cracked and tan in the planets dry season from the coarse Solarian sun and the desert was equally quiet as nothing lived for miles out here under the blistering hot sun of Solar.
He slowly made his way towards the stranded Saul Solaris as the only Sun God soldier left to protect him charged at Owen, pulling out his saber Owen cut the Sun Gods hand off and plunged his saber into the soldier's chest.
Solaris stepped out of the speeder ready to defend himself and his ideal. "Fitting that two Solarians would decide the fate of their world" stated Saul.
"I wouldn't have it any other way" replied Owen.
Saul pulled out his second sword pointing it towards him. "You ready for me Jedi"
"As ready as I'll ever be" replied Owen priming his lightsaber that gleamed a foreboding yellow in the harsh sunlight.
With Saul's mighty overhead slash their unfinished duel had begun once again.
Meanwhile in the City of Light.
The battle for Solar had reached a turning point…at least on the ground. The space battle was still very much undetermined but with the lithium weapons leading the way the clone army annihilated all Separatists forces in their path, not to mention The Sun God soldiers that had stayed behind to fight, it was ironic for the extremist faction, they were being slaughter by the very weapons they created.
The clone Commander had obviously figured out how to use the unique weapons as it was only a matter of time until they were victorious on the ground. "Their pulling back!" informed the clone Sergeant over the heavy fighting.
"Come on clones, let's chase em down and finish them off!" cried the clone Commander starting his advance towards the retreating Separatists and Sun God forces.
Back in the middle of the Solarian desert.
Desperation crept into their continuous duel as both men knew that only one of them would win this fight, with a swift kick to his gut Saul fell back cradling his deep wound from before. "I admit, I underestimated you before but I won't do so again…you can't win this fight Saul, not now, not ever" Owen stated.
"And you think you can, you have no idea what you're dealing with Jedi…you can't defeat an ideal" replied Saul.
"Your ideal killed my father…all he wanted was peace but you couldn't live that way could you" stated Owen disgusted.
Solaris chuckled lightly. "Ha-ha I get it now, your David Sun's boy aren't you"
"You want revenge for your father do you, well so do I…your so called Jedi brothers killed my father, I guess that makes us even" he added.
"No Saul, it doesn't…my father was a great man who only wanted peace for our people, your father was a tyrant who killed countless innocents" stated Owen.
"In your eyes maybe…my father was a revolutionary that would have given our people the galaxy, but the fools in the House of Laws couldn't see that and let the stench of Republic democracy rule" shot back Saul.
"Seth Solaris was a murderer that ruled by intimidation and rage" stated Owen remembering the true history of his people.
"Enough!" cried Solaris as he struck at Owen defending his father's name.
In a heartbeat Saul delivered a frenzy of blows each one more deadlier than the next, but this time Owen was ready for the skilled Solaris parrying each blow waiting for his moment to strike. In a sudden move Saul pulled out his blaster believing the Jedi not prepared but Owen sliced his pistol in half ready for whatever he had to throw at him, well…almost as Saul immediately caught Owen with a back handed punch in the face.
Wiping the blood from his mouth Owen stood up ready for more.
"You talked about peace didn't you Jedi, well let me tell you about peace, peace is a fantasy…the strong must always rule the weak, as sentient beings it is imbedded in our nature" stated Saul.
Owen smirked shaking his head. "You're just as delusional as your father"
"We'll see how delusional I am once I rule our planet and the entire galaxy bows before me, you cannot change destiny Jedi" stated Saul.
Owen just stood there silent, Saul was too far gone for anyone to save. "This ends now Saul, The Sun Gods will never rule Solar or anything else" he said.
Charging at Owen once again Saul threw everything he had at the Jedi, blocking one strike after the other Owen saw his opportunity. He instantly seized it as his lightsaber connected with Saul's right thigh, falling to one knee his sword was slashed out of his hand as Owen broke the blade at the hilt.
Holding the burnt swipe on his thigh Saul accepted his demise. "You can kill me if you want to Jedi but you'll never defeat us, never!"
Owen just stared down at the beaten tyrant. "Go on do it!" stated Saul.
"I'm not going to kill you Saul……but I don't have to save you either" replied Owen.
"So you'll let the desert kill me" implied Solaris.
"No, not the desert…our sun" replied Owen looking up.
Solaris looked baffled.
"You should know by now about our planets dry season" stated Owen.
With a stretch of his hand Owen sent Saul flying backwards quite a ways putting a little extra into his force push. Looking up Owen could see that the sun was almost in alignment, jumping in the speeder he left Saul Solaris to his demise.
All Saul could do was hold his arms in front of his face as the sun slowly passed over him burning him to a crisp. "AHHHHHHHHHH!"
Owen peered back as he speeded away seeing The Sun God Leader vaporized into nothing.
It was finally over, The Sun Gods were no more…
"That was for you father" thought Owen finishing what his father started.
Arriving back in the city battleground very little remained of the once mighty CIS droid army, stopping the speeder Owen met back up with the clone Commander. "Looks like you figured out those weapons" greeted Owen surveying the ashen battlefield.
"Yes Sir, they sure turned the tide of the battle" replied the clone Commander.
"Is there any resistance left?" wondered Owen.
"Not much General, a few droid units managed to escape into the depths of the city but I sent several clone scouts to try and locate them" informed the clone Commander.
"What about The Sun Gods?" questioned Owen.
"They've been dealt with Sir, not one was left standing" informed the clone Commander.
"That's good to hear Commander, excellent work" praised Owen.
"We did it, the planets ours" stated the clone Sergeant.
"Not so fast Sergeant we still have a space battle going on in orbit not to mention those droid units that still need to be located" pointed out the clone Commander.
Suddenly overhead several ARC-170's did a flyby sending air gusting through the city, almost immediately after the ship Captain in charge of the fleet in orbit contacted the clone forces on the ground.
The clone Commander handed the receiver to his Jedi General. "For you Sir"
"General Owen Sun Sir I'm happy to report that the CIS capital ship and the rest of their fleet have been destroyed" reported the ship Captain.
"Good job Captain, contact the Republic and tell them that we've secured Solar and all Separatists forces have been eliminated" ordered Owen.
"You got it Sir" replied the ship Captain enthusiastically.
"Well, looks like we can call off the search for those droid units" commented the clone Sergeant as the droids had been severed from their core.
Many hours passed on Solar as the clone army began helping with the cleanup of the battered city, Owen also had the colossal lithium weapon he had found before destroyed and the lithium mines themselves sealed off. He now met with the planets only representative left. "You've done a heck of a job Owen, you've given your people their world back and for that I and every citizen of Solar thank you" thanked Senator Tergen Just.
"I'll do everything I can to help our people and put things back together" he added.
Owen nodded. "Good luck Senator Just and May the Force be with you" he wished as they both shook hands.
Silence hung in the air as Lena glanced at her heroic son.
"So what now, will you be leaving us?" wondered Lena.
"No, at least not yet…I have something to take care of first" replied Owen.
Owen stood over his fathers grave teary eyed reading his gravestone.
Here lies David Sun
Beloved husband and father
"I miss you father" said Owen crouching down to his gravestone.
"I'm sorry…I'm sorry I wasn't there to help you stop all this" he started.
"Don't worry, I'll make sure everything you fought so hard for is taken care of" he continued.
"I know your proud of me…I grew into the man you wanted me to be" he continued.
"I'll never forget who I am and where I'm from…and what you instilled in me as a child" continued Owen.
Owen struggled to find the words as he continued to weep. "I…I don't quite know how to say goodbye, but I'll do my best"
Owen placed his hand on his father's gravestone. "Goodbye father…I will always keep a part of you with me"
He got up and walked over to his mother in the Solarian graveyard. "Did you say goodbye?" she asked.
"Yeah…I did" answered Owen.
"Then I guess…you'll be leaving now" implied Lena not wanting to let her son go again.
"I have to mother, it's my duty as a Jedi…I don't belong here" answered Owen sensing his mothers grief.
"I know, it's just hard to see you leave again" replied Lena.
"You have to be strong mom, strong for the both of us" stated Owen.
Owen leaned in and hugged his crying mother, he held her in his chest for what seemed like forever.
"Listen to me…I don't know how and I don't know when but I will see you again, I promise you" confirmed Owen starring into his mothers sobbing eyes.
Lena held Owens face. "Take care of yourself and always know that your mother loves you"
Owen grasped his mother's hand fighting his inner most emotions to stay. "Goodbye" he said leaving her.
And just like that Owen and his mother parted ways, to leave his mom again was one of the hardest things he ever had to do. Lena sat down by David's grave trying to hold it all together. "Goodbye my son…goodbye"
Owen entered one of the many assault ships just as the Republic reconstruction vessels arrived to help restore the ruined city. He could barely make it into the ship as he stopped at the ramp knowing this was the point of no return and he very well may never see his homeworld again. Finally though Owen knew what had to be done and entered the ship leaving with all the clone forces that had come to the aid of the Republic world.
But shockingly enough as Owen made his way through the ship to his Jedi General's quarters he was abruptly greeted by Master Windu and two heavily armed clone troopers. Owens heart sank upon seeing him remembering everything he'd done to get here. "Master Windu" stated Owen in utter shock.
"Owen, I think you know why I'm here" replied Windu.
Owen sighed hanging his head low. "I have an idea"
"You defied the council and came here after we forbid you not to" stated Windu.
"Master I…" Owen was cut right off.
"Hand me your lightsaber" commanded Windu.
Owen obeyed Mace's order and handed over the weapon that was his life.
"Place Jedi Knight Sun under arrest" ordered Windu to the two clone troopers.
Owen didn't bother to resist as he knew what he had done was wrong.
The severity of it kicked in as his hands were shackled, after saving his entire world the fate of one of the most powerful Jedi of their time was unknown.