Our story begins on the planet of Florrum
amidst a duel between two long time rivals. Savage Oppress had just killed Jedi Master
Adi Galia, and Obi Wan last minute pulled her lightsaber and retreated into the facility
that once held him, Dooku, and Anakin at the beginning of the war. Obi Wan caught up with Hondo and his pirates
as the two of them quickly came up with a plan. Obi Wan knew he could hold his own against
Savage and Maul, though that’s not why he was trying to engage with them. Hondo didn’t care, better Kenobi than him. They began running down the hallway and split
up, as Obi Wan caught the attention of the two crazies, as Hondo called them. The rest of the pirates got caught in a trap
set by Hondo. Obi Wan continued running, escaping from the
two zabrak warriors. Maul’s clawed feet echoed through the hallway
behind him as he prepared for this encounter with Maul. Kenobi ran to the edge of the hallway and
turned around. For whatever reason Maul gave Obi Wan the
chance to surrender which led Obi Wan to feeling more confident about his decision to split
off from the group of pirates. Maul then told Kenobi that there was two of
them and one of him. Obi Wan did like the odds, but he responded
telling Maul that they didn’t have to fight. Maul hissed, and moved forward. Kenobi ignited Galia’s and his own lightsaber,
blocking the attack. Savage moved around, getting to Obi Wan’s
other side which forced the Jedi master to divide his attention between the two opponents. Despite his and Anakin’s failure to defeat
Savage before, Obi Wan figured out the approach. Savage was a hulking powerhouse, Obi Wan needed
to be dainty with each counter he made against Maul’s brother. Maul got angrier the more their duel moved
on, but Kenobi was focused. He was unbending in every instance of the
fight. Obi Wan slid out and blocked a strike from
Savage before kicking him in the knee. He knew that the bigger they are, the harder
they fall and so he was testing the theory out with Savage. Maul didn’t take any notice of it, but he
noticed how defensive Obi Wan was being. This was a stark contrast to their last two
engagements. Maul didn’t let it beat him though, he continued
his pursuit of victory as he dodged and parried strikes before being shoved backwards. Obi Wan slammed against the wall and last
second reignited his weapons and blocked Maul and Savage at the same time. They wouldn’t beat him, his ally was the
force. Kenobi turned to Maul and told him it didn’t
need to be this way. Maul shoved his blade down with all of his
strength, but Obi Wan was operating through the force as a vessel of it. An awakening within if you will. For Obi Wan the only thing he locked onto
was Maul. This was really tantalizing for Maul, he’d
never experienced anything like this before. It was like Obi Wan’s focus was becoming
apart of Darth Maul. Savage noticed this but he was not apart of
it. Kenobi had become one with himself, instead
of focusing on the battle at hand, he focused on the moment between the two long time adversaries. He was calming an animal. The primal state of existence that Maul lived
within for so long kept him in a mindset that belonged to an animal. His actions reflected that of the animal,
which Obi Wan caught onto. His few interactions with extremely territorial
and violent animals in the past taught him that they were defending their territory. However an animal does not attack without
reason. He applied these methods and it started to
wind itself into Maul’s subconscious and he slowed down. His eyes focused on Kenobi and then he broke
out of the spell telling Obi Wan to get out of his head. Obi Wan didn’t move he continued the calm
and collected stare, which caught Savage’s attention. The peacefulness of the Jedi Master embodied
what it meant to be a Jedi. He told Maul that they didn’t have to be
adversaries. Maul brought his blade back and slammed it
against Obi Wan’s again, but it made no progress. Obi Wan just looked at Maul and told him the
same thing again, which truthfully made Maul angrier. Obi Wan slipped Maul this time, kicking Savage
in the knee and sliding out under the two of them. Obi Wan instead of cutting through Savage’s
arm, got to his feet and used the force to launch the two of them into the wall. Maul looked at Obi Wan who held the blades
in his hand and extinguished them. He told Maul that he didn’t want to fight
with him anymore. Savage was so confused, so he looked over
to Maul. The former Sith apprentice got to his feet
and told Obi Wan that he languished for years because of him. Obi Wan asked Maul if he thought that the
death of his master didn’t hurt him. Maul stood there for a moment, his brain short
circuited. He didn’t even consider it. Sure he gutted Qui Gon on Naboo but the thing
Maul only considered when it came to Kenobi was the physical agony rather than the mental. This didn’t change anything for Maul, he
still wanted to rip Obi Wan’s throat out. Kenobi held the lightsaber close to him, as
he watched Maul climb to his feet. He looked at Kenobi and told him that he wanted
nothing more than for him to suffer. Obi Wan said he understood that, he understood
Maul because he had seen his village. There was no way for him to understand what
the Sith put him through, but he wasn’t willing to continue participating in his languish. Maul got furious and launched himself at Obi
Wan. The Jedi had a chance to kill Maul. The strike was open but he slid under him,
allowing the lightsaber to slide across Maul’s robes but not contact his skin. Before kicking him in the back and igniting
the other lightsaber near Savage’s neck. Maul slammed into the wall and turned back
around. He looked at Kenobi with confusion and then
felt down to where his robes were cut. Maul told him he missed and Obi Wan asked
if he really thought he would miss that easy of a strike. HE had Maul dead to rights and spared his
life. Maul gritted his teeth and clenched his lightsaber
even harder. Obi Wan told Maul not to try it. There was no point in losing his brother. Maul demanded to know what Obi Wan wanted,
and he just told him he wanted peace for both of them. Obi Wan had more than enough reasons to lament
Maul for having returned from the dead. But instead of doing that he let go and became
better for it. He was asking that Maul do the same. Let go, move on, and leave the past in the
past. Maul looked at Obi Wan with a scowl and then
down to his blade. There had to be a catch. Kenobi told Maul that he understood how important
brotherhood was for his people, he wouldn’t infringe on that, but he would let him know
that the belonging Maul was looking for didn’t sit with the Sith or behind him. It was in his journey ahead of him. Obi Wan extinguished his lightsabers and stepped
away from Savage, who looked at the two of them, not fully understanding the depths of
their rivalry unfolding before his eyes. Obi Wan took a small device off of his belt
and held it out to Maul. He looked at Obi Wan demanding to know what
it was. Kenobi just said that when he needed that
belonging, he could find it by using this device. He stepped back and told Maul that he was
only letting him go on the condition that he would stop harming innocents and stop trying
to engage with pirates. There was so much more to the galaxy than
trying to hurt others for his personal betterment. Maul looked at Kenobi as he told Maul he should
probably get out before the pirates do. They wouldn’t be as forgiving as him. Maul really resented this, but considering
Savage was limping because Kenobi caved his knee in, he knew that this fight was over. Obi Wan nearly bested both of them. He could’ve killed Maul and he almost removed
Savage’s arm, which would’ve likely caused his death. Obi Wan stepped back and the two brothers
got away from him. They made their way to their vessel and got
to it before Hondo and his men returned from their little agreement, which was Hondo bringing
them back into his ranks and turning them against the Sith. Savage and Maul were able to escape, and they
went far away from Florrum. Upon his return to Coruscant, Obi Wan would
address the death of Council member Adi Galia, and hand over her lightsaber. He would also inform them of the entire confrontation
against the two Zabrak brothers. The Council could’ve truthfully been upset
with Obi Wan for having not killed them, but the reason he didn’t kill them is the reason
why Obi Wan was on the Council. He was the best of them. His moral code was much greater than most
Jedi, and his ability to not just hold his own, but reject the dark side, revenge, and
anger made him all the more impressive in his feat on Florrum. Obi Wan wasn’t here to boast either, he
was just simply here to inform the Council of what had happened. Inside of the craft Maul and Savage used to
escape the pirate world, they discussed the events that had just transpired in front of
them. Savage tried to understand it, but Maul wasn’t
speaking. The reason it actually got somewhere with
Maul is because it was tough love. It wasn’t merciful, it didn’t put him
down, it showed him that he was inferior to Obi Wan in a way, and then told him to clean
up his act or he would die. Maul truthfully considered the fact that Obi
Wan was tracking him with the little device he was given, but after searching through
it, it only became more apparent that Maul was being paranoid. Obi Wan just gave him a communication frequency
that he could use to contact him whenever he needed someone. Maul didn’t really know how to feel. Aside from the short stint he was currently
on with his brother, he had always had no one. The longing for belonging always evaded him
and because of the way Sidious had trained him there was never any way for him to feel
like he was loved. While Maul was a brute, and trained in the
dark arts. He was raised to be a monster. He was taught everything by truthfully the
most evil man in the galaxy. Palpatine was a vile creature and he had pretty
much always been that way. Loathing his family from a young age. He instilled all of his hatred into Maul,
and for the first time in his life, Maul was completely embarrassed, but he wasn’t tortured
or disrespected. He was given a chance to completely turn his
way of life around. Of course being that Maul was so new to the
concept he flat out rejected it. He told his student that they would be going
to a planet to start their own regime. Savage was curious as to what this meant but
Maul had a plan. There was a planet on the outskirts of the
Core Worlds that was the perfect place for them to rebuild. Savage asked for the name and Maul told him
it was called Hosnian Prime. It would be the perfect place to be. He was unsure of how close it was to the war,
but due to his previous knowledge he didn’t believe the planet would be too active during
the Clone War. He was sort of correct, the planet was maintained
by Czerka Arms which was a factory complex in the lower levels of the planet that practiced
Slavery. Maul knew about it because he saw a piece
about it during his years with Sidious. Out of all the details Maul was privy too,
none of them were truly important. To Sidious, Hosnian was just another piece
to puzzle. It didn’t matter in the long run, and Maul’s
knowledge of it, only granted him somewhere to go. When the two Sith arrived they began their
work to actively undermine the Czerka factory. Maul got back into the flow of things after
being put off by what Obi Wan did. He and Savage killed some of the heads of
the factory and took over. Because the Czerka factory was on the lower
levels, Maul was able to implement some strategies of manipulation. He learned all of these by being raised any
the Sith Lord. Though Maul had been subconsciously changing
within his mind. The humanity that he was shown lit a spark
for something truly great. On the outside, Maul was still a heartless
monster who preyed on the weak. It’s all he knew up until this point in
his life, so why would he immediately make a course correction. When he wasn’t actively taking control of
the Czerka Arms factory he was sitting in solitude. Reminiscing about the decade he spent buried
in trash, believing that his mere existence would add up to nothing. His only lot in life had been pushing a boulder
up a hill only for it to roll down before he got to the top. Having Savage by his side through this really
allowed him to feel like the darkness would serve them both. Maul did, in a way, listen to Obi Wan. He avoided pirates, mercenaries on the other
hand were free game. He took advantage of those looking for work
in the lower levels of the city world and forced them to either work for the factory
or work for him. He had a lot of good luck with this, but his
mind began racing towards what he could build from this. The Czerka Arms Factory wasn’t galaxy renown
so Maul knew what he needed to do was garner attention from allies. With a number of mercenaries he wasn’t able
to do much of anything. They didn’t have a fleet and they weren’t
super well trained fighters. There were varying degrees to how good or
bad they were. Some were extremely talented while others
could manage to shoot themselves instead of anyone else. It was a tragedy and Maul’s fledgling little
empire had no shot at becoming what he wanted it to become. The early, seemingly, failure of this little
endeavor had Maul looking back at his encounter with Obi Wan on Florrum. Obi Wan was a Jedi Master fighting in a war,
which was all the more ironic, but Maul wasn’t seeking belonging. He had his brother, there was no reason for
him to want to reach out to Obi Wan. But the offer continued to feel all the more
tempting. With Czerka getting no where, he tried to
think of a way to channel aggressive expansion. However that didn’t work when his operation
was discovered by the authorities on Hosnian Prime. While the authorities were not a worry, the
one person who happened to notice was. Maul and Savage had no issue cutting down
the police droids and soldiers who ferried their way down into the district where the
factory and the base were setup. Though when Maul felt a familiar presence
he felt nothing but terror. Savage had no idea what it was, but it was
darker and more brooding than those who called Dathomir home. The nightsister and Mother Talzin didn’t
emit such darkness, such repulsive evilness. Maul woke from his sleep when he felt the
icy cold presence touchdown on Hosnian Prime. Maul looked around and he told his guards
to be ready. They quickly got their weapons ready and moved
out. Maul on the other hand tapped on the communication
device. He hated that he was doing this, but he didn’t
believe Savage to be ready enough for this confrontation. They would need assistance. The onky reason he was doing this is he was
hoping the Jedi would get here in time, sacrifice their lives, and allow Maul and Savage to
escape into the darkness. Maul contacted Kenobi and left him a message,
as he left the message he saw a tracker blink. The device was a tracker but it was an activated
one. He didn’t realize it until this exact moment. Maul placed it on a table inside of the facility,
but last second grabbed it and hid it in his belt. Savage and Maul moved out of the facility. The guards looked down into the darkened streets
of the planet and one by one they dropped to the ground. There was a shadow and some of the men were
lucky enough to open fire, but it didn’t do them an ounce of luck. Sidious pulled them down and cut them to pieces. Maul watched the men run in terror as they
realized that this operation was over with. Maul turned to his brother and told him to
come along with him. Sidious stood in the shadows, keeping his
weapons hidden, he knew his apprentice would come down and try and make an apology. Sidious waited and when Maul eventually got
down to the streets he saw Sidious. He couldn’t see anything other than the
silhouette of his shadowy body. Maul spoke up and told him that he would like
to offer his loyalty once again. Sidious asked for what and Maul told him that
his facility here, it was the beginning of something Sidious could take great use of. Sidious just laughed and told Maul that he
was a fool for believing that he would truly accept this lie. Maul asked what he meant and Sidious reminded
him that there were only two Sith, and Maul was no longer his apprentice, he was now a
rival. Sidious with little effort launched Savage
and Maul. The fight was over before it began. Sidious would enjoy his food though. It was so rare for him to be able to fight
someone. He wanted the two Zabraks to feel like they
stood a legitimate chance against him. Savage and Maul ignited their weapons and
launched to counter attack Sidious. The dark lord ignited two of his own blades
and moved in for the counterattack. The brothers had to be quick, they moved in
and struck. Savage was still so aimless in his attempts. He was trained by Maul for a couple of months
while they were down here building this little factory, but all that time meant nothing to
the lifetime of power Sidious had. Truthfully Sidious was here for Maul. While Maul had no information to offer, Sidious
loved the idea of torturing Maul for having survived his defeat on Naboo. It was the Sith way of doing things. Maul and Savage were trying to keep up with
Sidious, but it was a true show of Sidious’ strength. He wasn’t even going full speed. He was taking his time and he wanted to enjoy
every second of Maul’s defeat. Maul was taking the brunt of the assault,
and all he could do is hope that the Jedi would get here soon, but there was no way
they would. Coruscant wasn’t close enough to the planet
for them to get here. Obi Wan had left Maul a message in return,
but due to the ensuing battle he missed it. Savage was then singled out by Sidious, who
joyfully, without even looking killed the Sith apprentice. Sidious launched Savage into the air then
turned back towards Maul and told him to remember, only two there were. This was a reiteration of what was said earlier,
just because Sidious loved rubbing salt in the wound. He watched Maul run to his dying brother,
who ended up dying in his arms. Maul got angry and took Savage’s weapon
and ran forward. He leapt and slashed down, igniting the other
lightsaber. Sidious was just being disrespectful at this
point, as he kept his blades hidden and just avoided each and every swing without even
making a counter attack. He just watched Maul get angrier and angrier,
and there was nothing he could do about it. Savage quickly ignited his weapons and slapped
his blades up against his opponent, and with a legendary three point saber combo, Maul
lost both of his blades and was on his back, begging for mercy. But there was no mercy. Electricity rang from Sidious’ fingers and
they covered Maul’s body. He was left with nothing but pain. When Sidious was done he had Maul taken to
Stygeon Prime at the Separatist Prison Complex called The Spire. Sidious went there so he could meet up with
his student, Dooku. Maul was held up in a prison configuration
and left hanging there while Sidious went to talk with Dooku. While Sidious didn’t make it clear, the
entire purpose of this operation was to have Maul lure Mother Talzin out. She hadn’t yet been killed and Sidious wanted
her gone. She was far too powerful to still exist out
in the reaches of the force. One could only imagine what would become of
him if she was allowed to continue existing. Her Dark Magick was nightmarish. Dooku just thought he was here to interrogate
Maul to learn more about what operation he was building on Hosnian Prime, and that’s
how he would approach the interrogation. While Dooku and Sidious were talking the doors
were bursted down. Battledroids were thrown into the hallway
where Sidious and Dooku were. Sidious looked over and saw Mace Windu and
Yoda. He turned to Dooku and told him to handle
this. Dooku ignited his weapon and looked at the
dark lord as he made his way to the exit, he couldn’t be discovered and Dooku knew
that to make this plan work, he had to be the diversion. Though he couldn’t help but admit to himself
that he was annoyed that his lot in life was to sit here and stall. Sidious started down the hallway when Plo
Koon, Depa Billaba, and Agen Kolar rounded the corner. Sidious liked his odds. He could hear Dooku, Yoda and Windu engaging
in their duel and so his weapons ignited as he launched himself at the three Jedi. Because the Jedi were prepared for this fight,
they quickly defended themselves from the Sith howl. Sidious’ two blades were incredible with
the speed they moved at. Plo, Depa, and Agen were quick to defend,
but also quick to counter. Dooku on the other hand was struggling against
his foes who pinned him back early on. In Maul’s cell, Obi Wan broke in with Kit
Fisto. Obi Wan asked if he was alright and Maul looked
on in shock, he never expected them to come for him and he expressed it. Obi Wan apologized, telling him that they
were all en route when his location changed. He then asked about Maul but the look on Maul’s
face said everything he needed to know. Obi Wan let Maul down and caught him, hoisting
him back up and telling him that he was sorry for his loss. Maul asked where Sidious was, and Obi Wan
said that the Council was here to defeat him. Obi Wan lifted up a lightsaber and handed
it to him. Maul ignited a green lightsaber, and looked
at Kenobi telling him it wasn’t his color, Obi Wan commented on how he thought it suited
him, before turning. Fisto ran out first and he was flanked by
Maul and Kenobi. They listened for the sound of lightsabers
and they entered the hallway to see Sidious fighting with power and precision. Dooku was on the backpedal and lead Windu
and Yoda towards his master. Maul hissed and told the Jedi that Sidious
was his. Obi Wan grabbed Maul’s arm and pulled him
back, which did save Maul from having his face ripped into pieces by Sidious. Obi Wan told Maul to focus, don’t let anger
get the best of him. Maul looked at Obi Wan and Kenobi nodded his
head, telling Maul he had this. The three Jedi moved in as Agen was kicked
in the stomach and flung into the fall. Plo Koon pressed forward, his heavy strikes
were a threat but the speed of Sidious was too great. The saving grace was the movements of Depa
Billaba. The Jedi had each other’s back, Plo and
Depa were thrown backwards as Sidious charged the other three opponents. Maul, Kenobi, and Fisto moved in tandem, each
of their strikes and movements were a perfect counter to Sidious. Obi Wan’s defense, Fisto’s Form I, and
Maul’s aggressiveness meshed together perfectly. Their blades soared at the Sith Lord, and
he was quick, but not quick enough. He heard the sizzling sound of a lightsaber
and felt Dooku go cold, Windu killed his former friend, the way he should’ve on Geonosis
at the beginning of the war. Yoda and Windu moved forward and watched Maul
swing violently. Kenobi brought Sidious off balance by switching
to form IV in the middle of their duel. Fisto’ Form I was already off putting and
the combination was too varied for him to hold his own against. Sidious slouched back and Maul was the one
to extinguish his life. He cut Sidious in half and championed his
victory before going at him again. Obi Wan ran up and caught Maul before he could
strike the dead body. He held both ends of his arms and told Maul
that he was gone, let him go. Maul was still moving forward and Obi Wan
had to use a lot of his physical strength to hold him back. Maul yelled telling Obi Wan to let him go,
but he stopped. He told Obi Wan to let him go in a weaker
voice. Obi Wan pushed Maul back and looked into his
eyes and told him, it was over. Sidious couldn’t hurt him anymore. The Jedi in the area were still on edge, due
to Maul still holding his green lightsaber. Maul took a heavy breath followed by a couple
more. Obi Wan held him at arms length and told him
that he was okay now, there was no reason to fret. The Jedi had his back, the sound of blades
extinguishing filled the air and Maul looked around and then he stepped backwards. He lowered the blade and looked to each of
the Jedi surrounding him and he told them that he didn’t know what to do. Yoda looked up to him and told him that the
choice now belonged to him. All he had to do was make his choice. If he could do that, then perhaps they could
all find some peace. Maul didn’t know what this was supposed
to mean. But he looked around as the Jedi started to
file out of the hallways. There would likely be battle droids coming
for them and it was time to go. Obi Wan stood next to Maul and he asked the
Jedi master how he was able to obtain such peace within himself. Obi Wan smiled and patted Maul on the shoulder
and told him to let go. What was done, was done. The belonging he was searching for was not
behind him. It was ahead of him. Whether that be with the Jedi or not, it was
up for Maul to figure that out himself. Obi Wan turned around and started away. Maul looked down at the dead body of Sidious
and didn’t know where he should go. He knew being a Jedi wasn’t his thing, was
it? He had no where else to go, so he hurried
up and caught up to Kenobi and followed him and the Jedi out. There was a republic shuttle waiting for them
and they hopped into it and departed. The Jedi were talking about how they could
potentially end the war with the Sith dead. They had checked the body and learned that
Sidious was the Chancellor and realized how odd it would be to bring it up to the republic
that they murdered Palpatine. They couldn’t let anyone become aware of
it. Though with Dooku and Sidious dead there was
a chance for the Jedi to begin getting the war to a conclusion point. The one thing they hadn’t considered was
the fact that the republic senate had the collective braincell as a fusion reactor and
General Grievous also existed. Maul would follow the Jedi to the Temple and
last second get cold feet and abandon the idea all together. Though he kept his new lightsaber and the
communication device that Kenobi gave to him. Maul was set free on Coruscant. The first day wasn’t too eventful, but without
anyone to support him or be around him the chain of the dark side started pulling him
back in. He couldn’t help it, there was no stability
within him that helped him keep himself under control, so he just started to fantasize about
becoming the final Sith Lord. The spot was open, with Dooku and Sidious
gone he could reign supreme as the one and only Sith in the galaxy. It also didn’t help that the force was so
out of balance thanks to the onset of the clone wars. While Maul was getting closer to furthering
himself into darkness, the Senate began to panics it had been a number of weeks since
Palpatine vanished and they needed a new leader. This brought in an unpopular choice, especially
from the corporate greed which had left its permanent stench on the republic for decades,
nearly centuries. The reason this particular senator became
Chancellor, was because of her caucus and the voice some of her closest allies had. Chancellor Amidala was used to having a target
on her head, which is why many people were trusting of her to lead the republic. The issue wasn’t that they agreed or disagreed
with her, it was more of their belief in her to be the leader a wartime government needed. She survived copious assassination attempts
and used her voice to try and bring people back together. Obviosuly this was before the death and assassination
of Senator Mina Bonteri. Without Dooku holding his leash Grievous went
mental. He began getting aggressive and put the republic
into a deeper war. While the republic was militaristically sound
at this point, Grievous and his forces were still many and they were overpowering due
to the sheer size of their military. While Padme hated the idea of trying to enforce
the militaristic side of the war, she had to do it because if she didn’t then they
could lose. All her attempts to reconcile were shaken
away due to what Palpatine left behind. If it wasn’t for his leadership before she
took command, the peace process would’ve been done and over with. The weird thing is both governments, generally,
blamed the other for the death of their respective heads of state. The Jedi kept quiet on the matter but they
actively started to get involved in the senate to make sure there weren’t any other Sith
around. Padme allowed this because she and her allies
were extremely close with Jedi, not quite as close as she and Anakin were but ya know. Maul would continue for months trying to start
down the dark path again, but every time he started he pulled back and rejected something
that made his body recoil. He couldn’t help but feel the poison seeping
into his skin every time he tried. And then after months of solitude on the lower
levels of the city world he called to Obi Wan and requested a chance to speak with him. Obi Wan told him he was off world, currently
trying to hunt down Grievous with Skywalker and Ahsoka. He told Maul that he could send a Jedi to
him. He was at the beginning very apprehensive
about it, but he then agreed. Master of the Order, Mace Windu was present
on the planet and he went down to the lower levels of the city to talk with Maul. He was genuinely surprised when someone with
such a high rank came down to the lower levels to speak with him but he at the very least
felt like he was being taken seriously, which meant the most to him. Mace came down and asked him what was on his
mind, and Maul told him that he didn’t want to be alone and he feared solitude. Mace reminded him that fear was a path to
the dark side, and Maul understood this but he didn’t want to continue being a servant
of it. He wanted a place of belonging and Windu asked
what he could do for Maul to assist him with such wishes. Maul didn’t know, he did express that he
at the very least appreciated the effort to come down here and talk to him. Mace looked to the side and took a deep breath,
he told Maul that perhaps there would be a chance for him to become a Jedi. His efforts in destroying the Sith were incredibly
important to the Order and for the galaxy. Mace told him that he would give him a chance. He had one chance, he couldn’t mess up though. Mace told Maul that he would be under his
direct guidance and he would show Maul how to take that dark side energy within him and
turn it into something positive, something that wouldn’t just help himself but others. But he did tell Maul the risks. If he accepted this offer he would become
a Jedi Padawan, and he would have to learn how to embrace the force in a new aspect. Everything he knew would be stripped away
from him and he would be taught how to be a new man. On top of that he would follow him to battlefronts
across the galaxy in a means to bring balance to the force and the galaxy. Maul was ready, but first Mace had to make
sure the Council approved of these actions. Obviously Maul had done some positive work
which would garner him an audience before the High Council. Being that most of the members were with him
on Stygeon Prime when he killed Sidious, they would likely be confident in his acceptance. On the other hand a stress relief became stress
for Anakin and Padme, when they had twins. Being that Padme was the Chancellor she was
always stressed. And when it came to having not stress whenever
Anakin was in town she took the opportunity. Of course not stress resulted into more stress,
how joyful. Thankfully 3PO would hopefully be a good nanny. During Padme’s time as Chancellor she did
have to convict a Jedi found to be responsible for a bombing on the Temple, though Ahsoka
was never in the talks, simply due to the changing lines in the field of battle. Skywalker was nowhere near Cato Nemodia when
the Temple was bombed, instead he and Ahsoka were on Ringo Vinda. The twins Tiplee and Tiplar were the ones
brought back to Coruscant to complete the investigation for the Jedi. Anakin was obviously surprised by the birth
of his children but he welcomed it. Though there was a war at hand and he believed
that he needed to help end the war before he could be truly apart of their lives, which
is something Padme also agreed with. The peace talks were getting somewhere and
with the survival of Duchess Satine of Mandalore, peace talks were actively being held there,
Death Watch had been destroyed by their own ignorance and the dark saber was lost amongst
the tribe, constantly being fought over nearly daily. Though the one interruption to the peace talks
was General Grievous. But once the Separatists separated themselves
from him, it became even more obvious that the war was being perpetuated by individuals
rather than governments. The cease fire was called, which allowed the
republic to find and hunt down general Grievous. This was a mission that involved Obi Wan Kenobi
and Anakin Skywalker. While Ahsoka joined them on the campaign she
was leading the troops when Anakin and Obi Wan defeated Grievous. The battle was intense, but the combined strength
of Anakin and Obi Wan were more than enough to shred the good general, and ensure the
collapse of the resistance. When Obi Wan and Anakin returned to Coruscant,
Obi Wan got to see Maul for the first time since he was voted on to be allowed into the
order or not. For Kenobi it was so relieving. To see Maul in such a state warmed his heart. It did hurt, every time he looked at the Zabrak
warrior he thought of Qui Gon being murdered on Naboo. But this is what his master would’ve wanted. Had Kenobi tried to kill him or Savage when
they were on Florrum, he would’ve been the antithesis of what Qui Gon was. A Jedi used the force for defense, never offense. And Obi Wan knew that Qui Gon would’ve been
proud of the man he became. Though when Obi Wan saw Maul, he knew something
was up, because he came up to Obi Wan with a radiant smile. Maul told Kenobi that he wanted him to join
him. So they walked together through the Temple. Maul told Obi Wan that he never would’ve
been able to do it if it wasn’t for him. Obi Wan smiled and told Maul that he didn’t
do anything, Maul did all the work. Sure sure, but he wouldn’t be here without
Obi Wan. Maul turned and asked Obi Wan to be by his
side at his knighting ceremony. Obi Wan smiled and accepted it. While it might initially seem like Maul passed
his trials quickly, it was true. But it was again a testament to why Mace Windu
was respected by so many. He was a great master and it showed through
his work. Depa Billaba, his last student, was on the
High Council, and she wasn’t much older than he was when she became apart of the Council. For Maul it was redirecting all of his trauma
into something positive. Mace was really good at assisting Maul with
this and also, not for nothing, being on the active battlefront made it easier for Maul. The companionship he received from the clones
and his master made him feel a sense of completion that he hadn’t ever felt. Obi Wan and him walked together for hours
talking. There was still an awkwardness between them,
but it was being resolved. The thing for Maul and his turn from dark
to light was the completion he’d never had. It was like an addiction, and while it could’ve
turned really negative for him, it didn’t. He was able to feel a sense of fulfillment
and continue to express himself as a Jedi. The code was a little rough, but Windu taught
him some ways to interweave through the code without breaking the trust of the Council. This lesson of course came after Windu finally
trusted him. That was a big thing for Mace, was his desire
to have trust with his peers, students, and fellow Jedi. Obi Wan would be there with Maul when he was
knighted by the High Council. Despite the Sith having been dead since he
became a padawan, the moment he became a Jedi Knight, it felt like the Sith were truly dealt
with, and truly extinguished. Chancellor Amidala in the months prior to
the end of the war would discover a plot by accident that would lead to the mass arrest
of Kaminoans and the imprisonment of Nala Se and Prime Minister Lama Su for their crimes
against the galaxy. It was heinous to believe they could have
a plot to turn the Grand Army of the Republic against the senate or the Jedi or whoever. Everything blew up in the Kaminoans faces,
and while the deaths of Dooku and Sidious would never be uncovered, because they were
covered up by Grievous who learned about their deaths on Stygeon Prime, the newly reformed
Republic would reach for the future. Anakin and Padme had a long talk about how
they would continue forward, and Skywalker decided he would remain a Jedi, but spend
his time with her and their family. Of course keeping it a secret. This kind of mentality did make its way into
Obi Wan’s mind as he had himself a fling with his favorite politician in the galaxy. He and Satine had some destress time and even
concentrated their relationship, in secrecy. Though it was much easier due to Satine not
being apart of the republic as a Mandalorian, and the fact that Mandalore constantly had
to deal with little uprisings of Mandalorians. Obi Wan had a totally valid reason to spend
months on end outside of the Temple. Anakin did catch one eventually and then he
couldn’t believe his master. But when children eventually got involved
with Obi Wan and Satine, it was time to setup playdates with Luke and Leia and Astrid. Maul eventually became a Master to a Twi’lek
Jedi padawan named Daesha Numa, and took her training as seriously as he could. He believed it was his responsibility to become
a Jedi Master after everything the Jedi Order did for him. His eternal gratitude would have him working
endlessly, with joy, to be the best Jedi version of himself. Though nothing would compare to the happiness
Maul finally achieved as a true Jedi Master in the healing galaxy. And that my friends is our story …. Again special thanks to GalavantGaming, Tristen,
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