[Oh, he's seen that look twice before. Every time Maul takes someone away from Obi-Wan that he's truly loved, he sees that expression. But this time he hadn't even been given the chance to say goodbye. It had all happened so fast.]
Yes. He was out of control. I could sense so much fear and anger in him. We dueled and he lost.
[ yes, obi-wan has sensed the same. couldn't tell the cause of it. oh anakin. his heart was breaking. his instincts tell him there's more to this story than maul killing anakin, but losing anakin so soon felt like a lance through his soul. ]
[Maul hardly knows how to respond to that. So he ignores it, the way he tends to do whenever anything doesn't suit the image of the world he's created in his mind.
Oh that's right, Obi-Wan's never experienced a death here before.]
There will be none left for you to retrieve. When one first dies in this place, their body turns to purple dust and creates a ghost that shows the moment of death over and over again.
[Which means on a street somewhere in Deerington right now Anakin's ghost is being eternally cut down by Maul's blade.]
[ so the victims are eternally punished. obi-wan lets out a shaky breath. anakin, anakin. what had happened? why wouldn't he let obi-wan help? why couldn't he wait just a little longer?
his boy. his padawan. obi-wan never wanted this. to outlive him. he thought, no matter what, they would go together or he would go first. he shudders. ]
[It's only after experiencing Savage's death that Maul has even begun to have the slightest inkling of what he'd put Obi-Wan through now three times over. The pain, the grief, the helplessness to be able to do anything to stop it. Knowing all you could do was hold onto the person you loved as they slipped away into a place you could not follow. He knows that well enough now to keep the small part of him that wants to gloat about this in check.]
If you need something to do, start thinking up a way to banish his ghost. That will remain until a ritual is performed to get rid of it, but what that is varies from person to person.
[ his ghost. what an aberration. to die and be punished for it over and over. to lose your ability to reach for the force, to connect with it. how cruel to punish victims in such a way. ]
It varies. Some sacrifice physical objects that mean something to them, others use a more spiritual path. I suggest trying to connect with the Force to get it to banish.
[He's too drained right now to remember to tell Obi-Wan the ghost will attack him. He'd experienced it when he'd seen Ben's ghost in deer form.]
[Maul nods. Give the man a project instead of letting him sit there and wallowing in his grief seems like the best strategy.]
I--
[But Maul can't tell him he's sorry about what happened because he doesn't feel bad. He's not quite there on the path of his own personal quest towards becoming a better person.]
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What is it?
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I just killed your apprentice.
[He sounds neither happy or sad about this fact. It simply is. Water is wet, the sky is blue, and Maul had just killed Anakin.]
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— Anakin?
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Yes. He was out of control. I could sense so much fear and anger in him. We dueled and he lost.
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So you killed him.
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Should I have just let him kill me? He was hardly in the mood for a friendly chat!
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Odd. Isn't that the reason I used when you claimed your vengeance?
Where is his body?
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Oh that's right, Obi-Wan's never experienced a death here before.]
There will be none left for you to retrieve. When one first dies in this place, their body turns to purple dust and creates a ghost that shows the moment of death over and over again.
[Which means on a street somewhere in Deerington right now Anakin's ghost is being eternally cut down by Maul's blade.]
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his boy. his padawan. obi-wan never wanted this. to outlive him. he thought, no matter what, they would go together or he would go first. he shudders. ]
There must be something.
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If you need something to do, start thinking up a way to banish his ghost. That will remain until a ritual is performed to get rid of it, but what that is varies from person to person.
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What kind of ritual?
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[He's too drained right now to remember to tell Obi-Wan the ghost will attack him. He'd experienced it when he'd seen Ben's ghost in deer form.]
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I--
[But Maul can't tell him he's sorry about what happened because he doesn't feel bad. He's not quite there on the path of his own personal quest towards becoming a better person.]
Take care, Obi-Wan.
[That's as close as he can come to saying it.]
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