Duel of Legacy

The duel of legacy was a brutal fight between Jedi Master, Durja Lanew, and High Sith Lord, Darth Octil, in 143 ABY. Octil had recently learned that over a century ago, Durja had killed his ancestor, Darth Octillious. Infuriated that such a murderer was still breathing, he decided to track him down and kill him. Durja found this out and knew that in his old years that it would likely be his last stand, win or not, if he fought. He accepted the possibility and contacted his pursuer himself. Days later, he met with the zabrak Sith on the forest planet, Nonderan, in an abandoned Jedi encampment that Durja himself used in 36 BBY. The enraged Sith drew his double bladed lightsaber and challenged the elderly Jedi. Accepting, Durja Lanew drew his own lightsaber and beckoned for his final opponent to come and face him.

The Duel
Darth Octil charged head on and the duel erupted into a flurry of saber work. Durja, using some of the finest and precise saber flurries he had ever done, drove Octil away. The zabrak quickly came running back and drove him into a boulder. Durja kicked his assaulter away and jumped onto the top of the boulder and taunted Darth Octil, saying that the reason that Octillous was killed so easily was because he was weak. Octil was now so filled with rage that he made a running jump onto the boulder and tackled Durja Lanew. They both proceeded to fall of the massive boulder and then landed on smaller and sharper rocks. Darth Octil began to slam his lightsaber onto Durja Lanew’s until the human could not take any more. In desperation, he slashed at the boulder, causing a section of it to collapse on the Sith. They both got to their feet and Darth Octil started to assault him again. Durja led him down a path eventually leading to a small opening. After a brief discussion about the importance of the spot, it being the place where Durja cut off Octillious’s hand in 36 BBY, they resumed their duel. Durja ran through underbrush until he found another opening and stood there for his last stand.

Meanwhile, Kau-Ja Manew, a fellow Jedi, sensed the conflict and immediately departed to help his former master. He was too late. Shortly after his arrival and before he could even activate his lightsaber, Darth Octil stabbed Durja Lanew through the chest. Kau-Ja ran to his fallen comrade and saw his former master’s final moments. Moments later, Durja Lanew died.