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[survivalthroughhate]

"This is Maul. State your business."

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[survivalthroughhate]

No, not things like that. Just a general sense of where you are and how you feel much of the time. [He paused and wondered if he should add on the rest but then went ahead anyway.] I was able to feel when you died as surely as if my master had run me through instead.

[It wasn't just emotional pain then or even the physical that he could sense, he'd been able to feel that tenuous bond that had been building between them unraveling and then disappearing entirely. He had been hurt then worse than anything Maul could have imagined.]

Skywalker is a blind spot for his master. He might end up standing aside until the last moment. We may have to do something instead.

[But Maul wasn't going to act until it became absolutely necessary with Anakin. Might as well have just let things continue on and let the idiot apprentice spiral out of control until there was nothing left to do but reduce him back into the form of a squid.]

Do I?

[Maul said with a smirk in his voice. He knew for a fact he did and had even used that upon his brother upon occasion. He couldn't help it, exasperating Savage could prove to be amusing once in a while.]

No, do not stab him unless you absolutely have to. As of late, he has proven useful. Do stab Skywalker if you get the chance, he is nothing but a nuisance and a headache.

[opress]

[Savage was quiet for a time, and he internally considered what Maul told him.] I knew when you died in Deerington. It felt as if my hearts would stop dead in my chest to follow you. [It had taken his breath away, leaving him struggling to cope for some hours. He'd killed Feral and felt nothing - not allowed to feel anything - but Maul had been full forced.

It was true that his encounters with Anakin had bordered on hostile at all times, and that was fine by him. He had only a few interests when it came to the Jedi, and it mostly had to do with the Fanged God.]

I expect we will do what is necessary in such a case. You always have those plans coming together to deal with the Jedi.

[They had been in relative peace, and by that, he meant they weren't actively trying to murder each other at every turn. That was as close to peace as any Zabrak nation would come anyway. They were always spoiling for a fight if it was brought to them.]

I'll leave Kenobi to you. I don't need the confusion that comes with him. Skywalker doesn't learn from stabbings the way normal species do.

[survivalthroughhate]

[Maul's eyes softened at the mention of what Savage had felt in Deerington when he died. A pang of guilt ran through his hearts at having put his brother through that.]

Yes. That is exactly what having a Force bond is like. It will only grow stronger the longer we spend here.

[He sounded pleased by the idea. Having been isolated for so long in the Force was like being in a dark room his entire life only to have light suddenly shed into it. Yes, it was uncomfortable and a bit weird, but not entirely unpleasant.]

Yes. If it becomes necessary to deal with them as the nuisance they are, we will be ready.

[Maul wasn't dumb and he definitely wasn't going to be caught unaware if they needed to start conflict with the Jedi. He smirked at the mention of Anakin.]

This is because Skywalker is an idiot. I am not entirely sure if he even possesses a brain in his head or not.

[Though Maul was definitely thinking probably not. There was just a series of atoms that bounced around in his skull until a somewhat coherent thought was formed.]

[opress]

[He found it a thrilling comfort to know he and Maul had managed to wrangle a Force Bond between them, and he also liked the idea of it growing. There were going to be drawbacks for certain, if the sensation of Maul dying were any indication of how bad it could be.]

That's fine. But, you're not allowed to throw your life away if we have this. You dying once is enough for me.

[It reminded him of how little he had felt for Feral's death until long after it. He'd killed many creatures before, but his bond with Feral had been something built over years and nursed for the same amount of time. It was only long after that he had felt any sort of regret for the death of his little brother. Maybe that's why he threw himself so heavily at Maul, to protect what could be taken from him again.

He wondered when the point of nuisance would appear because Jedi did seem to wander around being bothersome. And likable. Since death wasn't a permanent solution, he wondered if they could trap them somewhere so they couldn't readily escape. That could be a way of dealing with them.]

We could throw them in a sealed prison and leave them there. That will keep them out of the way.

[Not that prison had held him or Maul for any real length of time. Force users had that advantage and the Mandalorians had certainly underestamated how they could function if given the want to just wander off.]

He's very emotional compared to other Jedi. He's even more emotional than most Dark Side users.