Beyond - Legends Justice (L/M, Caedus, Action, Angst)

Title: Justice
Author: Soulman1
Timeframe:Legacy of the Force
Characters: Luke, Mara, Caedus
Genre: Action, Angst
Summary: Luke Vs. Caedus 'Nuff said.

Justice

Luke Skywalker walked down the streets of Coruscant oblivious to the architecture and massive air traffic that he?d been in awe of the first time he?d seen it. He?d never fully lost that child like wonderment in all the years he?d called this planet sized city home, until now. It wasn?t home to him anymore, no place was. Home had been a cabin on a ship or hotel room on whatever planet he found himself on or the apartment he?d lived in for the last twenty years because Mara was there. With Mara beside him, a cold, damp cave, with a rock as a pillow and a diet of ration bars and tepid water, would feel like home. But Mara was gone now and he didn?t think he would ever feel like anyplace was home again.

He shook the thoughts out of his mind and pushed the grief that threatened to overwhelm him back down inside himself and continued on his way. The ache never left him but he?d found a way to hold it at bay so he could function when he had a job to do and that?s why he was here. He?d come to stop Caedus once and for all. It was a job that apparently only he could do. Others had tried and failed many losing their lives in the process. Kyle Katern had led a team of Jedi to capture him and lost most of his team and almost died himself from his injuries. Jaina had tried to kill him twice but lost and was left for dead. Luckily she?d been found in time because he didn?t think Han and Leia would have survived the loss of the only child they had left. Even Kyp wasn?t able to defeat him and that meant it was up to him to stop the sith lord that had once been his nephew.

Part of him was thrilled that he would get to face Mara?s killer but that was another emotion he struggled to keep at bay. It was part of the bitterness and anger he felt towards the man he once loved like a son and had hoped would one day lead the Jedi Council after he was gone. His desire for revenge was strong and he?d long thought that he would turn to the dark side if he went after him but Caedus had to be stopped, and since no one else was able to do it, he?d reluctantly accepted the mission. He was walking a tight rope between light and dark and knew that if he fell off into the darkness the galaxy would be worse off even if he defeated his nephew. At least that?s what he thought at first.

As he prepared for this showdown he?d meditated a lot hoping the force would show him a way to complete his mission without falling to the dark side. The force didn?t show him much about the coming battle but instead had showed him the past. It had shown him why he hadn?t turned to the dark side when he fought his father on the second death star; because he had chosen not to. In the end, the Emperor couldn?t force him to turn to the dark side; he had to make that choice himself. During the battle with his father he had felt the power his anger had given him and used it to defeat him but as he stood over his father, lightsaber raised for the killing blow, he saw what his future would be if he let the new found power take hold in him.

It was that realization that caused him to toss away his weapon and choose the light. He knew now that he would only fall if he chose to and also knew he would never make that choice. His desire to be with Mara again when his life was over is what would keep him in the light. He knew she had become one with the force and that?s what he would have to do to be with her again. That hope would anchor him to the light because he?d lost her once temporarily but he wouldn?t let it happen again.

He saw the Jedi temple in the distance as he walked. He had hid his presence in the force until now including disguising himself so he wouldn?t stand out from other pedestrians and allowed the wave of beings to carry him closer to his destination. The time had come to reveal himself so he opened himself up to force and immediately felt someone respond to his presence

 

Welcome!! Great duel and characterizations!!! Enjoyed Luke's POV very much.

 

Thanks! Glad to be here. I actually joined some time ago but didn't have the time to get involved. I'm Hoping to spend alot of time here in the future reading and writing lots of great stories. Glad you liked it. I've alway thought legacy should have had a battle like this between these two that was reminiscent of Ben Kenobi and Vader's last battle. There's alot of similarities between the two relationships and since they didn't explore it in pro fic, I decided to. Plus I always thought it should be Luke that Stopped him instead of Jaina.