Chapter 49 - One Man Army (2/2)

The stormtroopers placed on the rooftop were as surprised as everyone else and they did not react in time. The person then pulled out a metalic object from under his robes and ignited it showing a sword like object that sent a laser.

- ”A light saber... wait that means...- Meerban immediately panicked remembering the words of his father telling stories of an invincible warrior who had decided the war between the Rebel alliance and the Empire- ”All units gather at the accesses to the rooftop and prepare to engage the enemy. Eliminate the threat at all costs!!”

The video showed the stormtroopers shooting at the person but he defected the blasters and returned them to the shooters who just fell on the floor without moving. Some of the blasters destroyed the cameras making Meerban and everyone in the room blind.

- ”Activate the other cameras... make sure to know his position at all...”- Meerban stopped talking when he heard a terrible sound coming from above. It was like metal being bent over and over and then there was a horrible crack and soon they saw the main battery that was shooting at the bombers from the rooftop fall at incredible speed by the window. Everybody was just in shock and they had the same idea in their minds: ”How could anyone tear apart such big baterry gun... what kind of monster would do that?”

- ”Squad 4 engaging the enemy!”- said a voice for the radio unit and soon the sound of blasters resounded but then the screams and painful shrieks also- ”SEND REINFORCEMENTS... THE ENEMY IS TOO... ARRRRGHHH!”

The signal was lost and then they heard a sound closer and closer wich were marked by the hopeless screams and yells of the defenders who seemed to have no chance at all.

- ”White leader, what's the situation?”- asked the officer trying to contact the different leaders ȧssigned to their protection in this building- ”Blue Leader... status? Someone tell me what's happening!”

- ”They are indisposed in the moment”- said a voice which was calm and collected but in the ears of the people in the room sounded like the inviting voice of the soul reaper- ”don't worry I'll tell you the situation personally in a moment... just wait there for me...”

- ”Formation!”- ordered Meerban and the remaining of the officers and stormtrooper formed in lines all pointing their guns at the two doors which wer the only access to the room. They did not know which of the two would be chosen by the enemy but they knew it had to be one of them.

Ding

One of the doors opened and they all immediately fired on it but a few seconds later the other door also opened and they panicked and half the forces changed their targets shooting blindly to the other door. They did not see a thing and they just hoped to be shooting anything.

- ”STOP SHOOTING!”- ordered the commander trying to retake control of the situation and see if they had hit the enemy.

However, his expectations were broken as much as the walls that were torn apart like an explosion and the debris flew at great speed to the soldiers,many of whom were taken by surprise and knocked down unconscious. The previous shooting and the debris created a wall of dust which covered all the area and made the vision difficult. Meerban then heard a buzzing sound and he thought to have seen a greening light moving all around. Soon, sounds of people screaming and hitting the walls while they tried to shoot made the situation even more chaotic until the moment when every sound stopped around him. He started to tremble while pointing the gun at everywhere since he could see nothing for all the dust around.

- ”I am Aureluis Maxwell Meerban”- said the man trying to make the enemy speak to shoot him- ”I don't know who you are but the reinforcements are on their way and you have no chance...”

The enemy said nothing but Meerban knew he was there which made him even more nervous. He shot twice to try to scare him but the silence continued and then he had the hope that maybe in all the chaos he had been shot down and killed.

- ”Anyone is alive?”- he asked trying to see if he had still any forces under him but then his gun moved by itself and escaped from his hands flying into the dust fog.

- ”Yes I am”- said the voice he had previously heard on the radio and then the figure of a man with gray hair and deep blue eyes looked at him as a wolf watching his prey- ”I told you I would tell you the situation personally.”

- ”Ahhhhhhhhh!”- the commander screamed in terror as he felt his body started to float in the air.

- ”Tell your troops to surrender and they will be spared”- ordered the man in robes with a voice that reflected no patience.

- ”Never!”- said the man gathering all the bravery he had left.

He felt his body moved and violently hit the the window breaking it. Even though he felt a lot of pain for the impact, he felt more terror as he saw himself floating on nothing down to 300 meters fall.

- ”This really is tiring you know so if you dont help Im afraid I'll have to let you fall”- said the man with a boring tone which gave the impression he did not really mind the answer Meerban was going to give..

- ”Alright alright!”- shouted Meerban knowng that the man was serious- ”I'll do it!”

He felt his body moving and he was thrown to the floor next to the radio under the careful look of the man who had literally destroyed an army by itself. He send the signal of surrendering and all the troops threw their weapons and the TIE fighters send the white flag signal while being escorted to the ground by the republic X-wing fighters.

- ”How did you do that?- asked the commander while sitting down in defeat- ”in all my years i have never seen something liek that”

- ”It's understandable, Commander”- said the man who also had taken a seat and now looked at the defeated foe with calm- ”but your decision saved a lot of lives today.”

- ”I presume you are a Jedi”- said the captain who even though angry could not help but also feel admiration for his enemy- ”General Skywalker if I'm not wrong”

- ”Indeed, Captain”- said Luke who took his intercom- The building is safe and the troops have surrendered... prepare the for the next phase...”

- ”I aways thought this invasion was meaningless”- said Meerban who for some reason had the necessity to tell all of this to anyone.

- ”The real goal was not the planet”- said Luke looking at the distance lost in his thoughts.

- ”What was it then?”

Luke simply smiled and did not answer and before Meerban could ask again, the Republic troops entered the building and secured the area while Luke returned to the rooftop from where he cold see his X-wing fighter returning under the control of Artoo. As he waited, he saw the horizon scanning the all over with a a question in his mind.

- ”Where are you, Ben?”

(...)

Meanwhile in a subterranean facility a roar which was comparable to a mythical beast could be heard and even tremors could be felt all over the place. A figure went out from a room which was now completely torn apart and which could be of no use due to the levels of destruction.

- ”Juggernaut training complete”- said a cold voice in old Language and the figure had to use the cold wall as support to avoid falling on the floor.

His breathing was ragged and desperate as if he had not had the chance to use his lungs in a long time. He started to walk with an irregular gait and it looked as if he would faint at any moment. For two months he had been under the excrutiating test reserved only for the best units of the Sith Empire of old times. They tested their limits in every aspect imaginable. He had lost many kilograms but his physique was more bulky as if any trace of waste had been shattered from his body and only the most prime matter had been preserved to sculp his body into a weapon. His steps left sweat and some blood behind but he knew that he should not stop and so he continued until he found a room where there was a Bacta tank waiting for him. He tore apart the last pieces of his pants and entered the tank as he placed the respirator and let the machine do its job. As he felt the cold liquid filling the tank and the sedative gas filling his lungs, he closed his eyes concentrating all of his will to recover as soon as possible to meet his destiny which he knew was in the planet already if all the plans had gone the right way.

- ”Just wait a little more, Skywalker....”- he thought as he controlled his intense dėsɨrė for battle- ”in a few hours we'll meet again...”