Star Wars Fanon:FW/The Duelist

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The Duelist
Nominated by: -- D.W. (talk)(Glorior) 22:11, December 9, 2010 (UTC)

Excerpt
Tilc stopped walking for a moment and closed his eyes. The sounds of the murmuring pedestrians and the whizzing speeders around him vanished, as did the warmth of the sunlight and the brightness of the morning. Instead, the warmth was replaced by the raw heat of spotlights; the sounds of the many pedestrians replaced by the roaring cheers of an exited crowd; the sound of whizzing speeders replaced by the sounds of blaring music and horns. In his mind, he could practically see the beautiful sight: the inside of the Tarisian World Dueling Arena. Flashing bulbs from cameras caused his subconsciousness to squint his already-closed eyes. The feeling of having stiff, old joints was replaced by a feeling of adrenaline and youth.

For just a moment, in his mind's eye, Tilc “Boss” Shiring was back, standing as he once had, as the Galactic Heavyweight Champion. People chanted his name while announcers praised him as the best duelist of his generation. He swore he could almost feel the weight of his body armor covering his body, and his hands moved to grip in non-existent vibrosword.

Then, his eyes opened. Murmuring pedestrians, whizzing airspeeders, bright sunlight, and cool morning air all returned. He was back to what he really was now: nothing.