A long time ago in a galaxy far far away...
Unknown Imperial Captain:
4 ABY, Space - Above Endor
The explosions... they were beautiful in a strange and insane way. The way it could reshaped or destroy metal of ships, the way it could take a life or hundreds of lives with the snap of a finger. Earlier it was the rebel ships that had been exploding around him, but now it was something else. Something imperial. The Death Star, he thought, slowly, yes, that's what had exploded and took thousands of lives with it. His Emperor's life too. Without Palatine, he felt... empty. But now the explosions would take his too. He saw a country sized piece of metal flying towards his Star Destroyer. He knew he might have time to escape, he knew he would die if he stayed there, but he didn't move. In the background of his mind he could hear screaming and felt someone trying to pull him away, but he didn't budge. He turned and saw people, people who he once knew the name of, starting to run out of the bridge. Our Emperor is dead, he thought, and he would want us to die with him. He pressed a button on his comlink and the door quickly shut and sealed everyone inside. He could hear the faint sound of blasters firing and banging on metal, he dropped his smile and started to turn to see what was going on but stopped. The Emperor is dead, he thought one last time, and he wants us to join him. He began to smile again, and insane smile of a person without their sanity.
He was still smiling when his ship exploded.
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Star Wars: Crimson Commander
FanfictionThe destruction of the second Death Star is still fresh in the minds of the galaxy, many thought the war was over on that fateful day. But a new war has just begun. A new threat lurks in the shadows of the greasy and lawless Outer Rim, slowly tearin...
