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The Books of Oyja IV: Mistakes
Chapter 5 Attempt

I looked around the room, it was quiet. Jenar looked at me as if I was crazy. I wasn’t crazy. I was just a man with a price on his head. I saw a dead body that the police were gathered around. A body that seemed to have been tortured, the grace of Tas told me that was the truth. I looked at the body and realized it was the drug dealer that had tried to sell me some stuff a few months back. Lum Ka was good.

“Why are we here again?” Jenar asked. “The police can solve this on their own. They don’t need us.”

“I’m not here to solve anything.” I replied. “I’m here to confirm my suspicions. I…knew Carrie Minaz, I think Ka might come after me.”

He looked at me strangely. “Ka is offering a large reward. I might not be able to help myself.” He said. “Nothing personal, you understand?” I nodded. He was one man bent on getting off Mon Calamari. His greed could help me, or harm me.

I walked closer to the crime scene. “Officer, were any marks made on the body?” I asked and he nodded. After I showed him a badge, he let me in. The badge was of a small security team, I worked there part time. “I think this might be related to this Ka person who is roaming around.”

“Why do you think that?” The officer asked. He was a Mon Calamari. “I think this is too small of a place for any real interest to be shown. I highly doubt Ka would come here and I don’t think his men would be clever enough.”

“That’s a good way to think, it lets them in.” I replied. “But if it’s a mark that shows a circle with a sword inside, it was done by one of Lum Ka’s men.”

“How do you know that?” The officer asked. I wasn’t going to say I was Carrie Minaz and that my life was now in danger.

“An inside source. He got trapped by Ka early on.” I lied, hoping it would work. The officer seemed like he didn’t believe me, but wasn’t going to question me further. I would have to be VERY careful now. I didn’t need the task force of a thousand planets after me.

“Okay, Oyja, I will accept that.” The officer said. “Tell me if your ‘friend’ gives you any other information.” I nodded and went away from the scene. Jenar was staring at me and I looked at a red beam aimed at my heart. I dodged away as it was fired.

Jenar took out his blaster and aimed a shot at my assassin. In here I couldn’t take out my lightsaber so I dodged and ran towards the man. I spoke to the atoms making them release the form of the blaster. Suddenly there was a slight explosion and a yelp. Jenar and I then raced towards the man as the police ran about. We saw him badly burnt but he let out a snarl when we came up to him. I could swear that he was paying special attention to me.

“You…” The man said. “You…” Then he pointed behind me where I saw a flash of movement. Jenar also looked but was knocked down by the man. I was too quick and caught the man and pushed him down. “Sith…”

“Who told you I was a Sith? Because I am not.” I replied. “I am just someone great on reflexes. It doesn’t always have to be about midi-chlorian counts, you realize?” Suddenly the presences of poisonous bugs was all around me. “Sithspawn!”

Many small bugs, kouhuns, were coming for both Jenar and I. “How could he have gotten so many?” Jenar asked. “There are so many of them.” He was turning pale and I felt the same way, though I did not show it. The kouhuns were coming slowly at us, giving us enough time to get away. “Now! Let’s go!” I shook my head. There was more to this trap.

“Come out. Don’t let the kouhuns do your dirty work.” I said. “Can’t you fight or do you need to hide?” The kouhuns then raced for us and I started to push them away with Tas’ glory. I also talked to the molecules to put too much moisture on them. Some kouhuns erupted in water, were pushed into the walls, or were blasted.

Jenar spared a glance at me, but he didn’t question. This was a challenge and I would show my strength, I wouldn’t bow down. A kouhun went onto Jenar and suddenly he was in pain, much pain. I ran over to him and electrocuted the bugger. I cried on where the kouhun had been and he was healed.

“Are you sure you aren’t a Jedi?” Jenar asked. “That was a pretty cool trick.”

“No, I’m not a Jedi.” I said and turned around as the kouhuns were pulled back and a Wookiee stepped through the opening. It growled at us, it was angry and I could see the badge of Ka’s men. “I’m sorry. Tell your master that the attempt has failed.” It growled some more. “I don’t care. I’m not going to die for a long time.”

The Wookiee then took out a picture and showed it to me. I looked at it in horror. It showed Kuhn Tenju and Lum Ka around a table. Kuhn was after me! Why? Why? I thought we had been friends, though I had killed his Padawan. It seemed Kino’s death was now the reason for my own death. I nodded at the Wookiee, he had done what he had meant to do.

“Who is that man and Ka?” Jenar asked but the Wookiee and I remained silent. “Fine, don’t tell me. But, I promise you, I will find out.”

In a standard hour we were back at our ship, making final preparations to leave. I looked over at Jenar. “The man in that photograph was Kuhn Tenju, an old friend. At least I considered him a friend.” I bowed my head down. “He would pay dearly for my head.”

“What did you do to him?” Jenar asked.

“I killed his apprentice.” I said and looked towards the sky. “Come on, Jenar, it’s time to move now.”

Author’s Note: Kuhn Tenju, great character. He is very rigid but will be a joy to write with again. Now Oyja will be in the full blast of his rage. Oh the horror.

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The Books of Oyja IV: Mistakes
Chapter 5 Attempt

I looked around the room, it was quiet. Jenar looked at me as if I was crazy. I wasn’t crazy. I was just a man with a price on his head. I saw a dead body that the police were gathered around. A body that seemed to have been tortured, the grace of Tas told me that was the truth. I looked at the body and realized it was the drug dealer that had tried to sell me some stuff a few months back. Lum Ka was good.

“Why are we here again?” Jenar asked. “The police can solve this on their own. They don’t need us.”

“I’m not here to solve anything.” I replied. “I’m here to confirm my suspicions. I…knew Carrie Minaz, I think Ka might come after me.”

He looked at me strangely. “Ka is offering a large reward. I might not be able to help myself.” He said. “Nothing personal, you understand?” I nodded. He was one man bent on getting off Mon Calamari. His greed could help me, or harm me.

I walked closer to the crime scene. “Officer, were any marks made on the body?” I asked and he nodded. After I showed him a badge, he let me in. The badge was of a small security team, I worked there part time. “I think this might be related to this Ka person who is roaming around.”

“Why do you think that?” The officer asked. He was a Mon Calamari. “I think this is too small of a place for any real interest to be shown. I highly doubt Ka would come here and I don’t think his men would be clever enough.”

“That’s a good way to think, it lets them in.” I replied. “But if it’s a mark that shows a circle with a sword inside, it was done by one of Lum Ka’s men.”

“How do you know that?” The officer asked. I wasn’t going to say I was Carrie Minaz and that my life was now in danger.

“An inside source. He got trapped by Ka early on.” I lied, hoping it would work. The officer seemed like he didn’t believe me, but wasn’t going to question me further. I would have to be VERY careful now. I didn’t need the task force of a thousand planets after me.

“Okay, Oyja, I will accept that.” The officer said. “Tell me if your ‘friend’ gives you any other information.” I nodded and went away from the scene. Jenar was staring at me and I looked at a red beam aimed at my heart. I dodged away as it was fired.

Jenar took out his blaster and aimed a shot at my assassin. In here I couldn’t take out my lightsaber so I dodged and ran towards the man. I spoke to the atoms making them release the form of the blaster. Suddenly there was a slight explosion and a yelp. Jenar and I then raced towards the man as the police ran about. We saw him badly burnt but he let out a snarl when we came up to him. I could swear that he was paying special attention to me.

“You…” The man said. “You…” Then he pointed behind me where I saw a flash of movement. Jenar also looked but was knocked down by the man. I was too quick and caught the man and pushed him down. “Sith…”

“Who told you I was a Sith? Because I am not.” I replied. “I am just someone great on reflexes. It doesn’t always have to be about midi-chlorian counts, you realize?” Suddenly the presences of poisonous bugs was all around me. “Sithspawn!”

Many small bugs, kouhuns, were coming for both Jenar and I. “How could he have gotten so many?” Jenar asked. “There are so many of them.” He was turning pale and I felt the same way, though I did not show it. The kouhuns were coming slowly at us, giving us enough time to get away. “Now! Let’s go!” I shook my head. There was more to this trap.

“Come out. Don’t let the kouhuns do your dirty work.” I said. “Can’t you fight or do you need to hide?” The kouhuns then raced for us and I started to push them away with Tas’ glory. I also talked to the molecules to put too much moisture on them. Some kouhuns erupted in water, were pushed into the walls, or were blasted.

Jenar spared a glance at me, but he didn’t question. This was a challenge and I would show my strength, I wouldn’t bow down. A kouhun went onto Jenar and suddenly he was in pain, much pain. I ran over to him and electrocuted the bugger. I cried on where the kouhun had been and he was healed.

“Are you sure you aren’t a Jedi?” Jenar asked. “That was a pretty cool trick.”

“No, I’m not a Jedi.” I said and turned around as the kouhuns were pulled back and a Wookiee stepped through the opening. It growled at us, it was angry and I could see the badge of Ka’s men. “I’m sorry. Tell your master that the attempt has failed.” It growled some more. “I don’t care. I’m not going to die for a long time.”

The Wookiee then took out a picture and showed it to me. I looked at it in horror. It showed Kuhn Tenju and Lum Ka around a table. Kuhn was after me! Why? Why? I thought we had been friends, though I had killed his Padawan. It seemed Kino’s death was now the reason for my own death. I nodded at the Wookiee, he had done what he had meant to do.

“Who is that man and Ka?” Jenar asked but the Wookiee and I remained silent. “Fine, don’t tell me. But, I promise you, I will find out.”

In a standard hour we were back at our ship, making final preparations to leave. I looked over at Jenar. “The man in that photograph was Kuhn Tenju, an old friend. At least I considered him a friend.” I bowed my head down. “He would pay dearly for my head.”

“What did you do to him?” Jenar asked.

“I killed his apprentice.” I said and looked towards the sky. “Come on, Jenar, it’s time to move now.”

Author’s Note: Kuhn Tenju, great character. He is very rigid but will be a joy to write with again. Now Oyja will be in the full blast of his rage. Oh the horror.