The next few chapters will mainly focus on Maul building a bond/relationship with Ezra

Enjoy

Maul approached Malachor and landed his shuttle

Ezra was still not willing to go with Maul but Maul had managed to convince him

The temple was really dark and scary

It was a really long climb up the temple especially for a 5 year old

"Where are we?" Ezra asked while catching his breath

"This planet is called Malachor and this is a Sith temple" Maul said

Ezra observed his surroundings

It was quite dark and Ezra was afraid of the dark and there were also a lot of statues

"Why are there so many statues?" Ezra asked

Maul didn't really know how to explain this so he decided to be truthful

"These were once people, Ezra"

"And these people turned into stone"

"How can people turn into stone?" Ezra asked

"I honestly, don't know myself" Maul said as he laughed

"What are we doing here?" Ezra asked

"I came here with my former master , years ago, we tried to unlock the secrets inside the temple, but we failed"

"Ezra , i want to know something. Do you trust me?" Maul asked

Ezra nodded because he didn't know any better at that age and also because Maul protected him from the man with the red blade

"Now my young apprentice , let us go for a walk"

Maul soon realized that Ezra stood no chance in helping him

Maul encountered a stone door which he lifted without great effort but he realized that a untrained 5 year old stood no chance to lift these doors and Maul couldn't accomplish this without a seconds person

Most jedi masters wouldn't even manage to lift one of these doors let be a 5 year old

He had to train the boy first and they could come back in a few years

"Well Ezra , we are leaving" Maul said in a harsh tone

Ezra was really glad that they were leaving this place gave him the creeps

Ezra was way to exhausted to walk back to the ship

Not to mention that he required sleep and some food because he was hungry

"Savage, I'm tired" Ezra mumbled

Maul turned over and looked at the boy realizing that he hadn't even told the boy his own name yet

"Well alright than" Maul said as he lifted Ezra into his arms

The boy was so small

he looked like a 3 year old and not a 5 year old

The boy did have a lot of hair, it had a dark blue tint

Maul decided to tell Ezra about his real identity, including his name

He explained to Ezra that he was once part of an organization called the Sith

He also explained on how he wanted to destroy the Sith for killing his family

Ezra was listening with close attention but he got kind of terrified since Maul was yelling around blaming the Sith for all of his problems

Maul finally stopped ranting after a few minutes as they made their way towards Maul's gauntlet

As Maul was walking back to the ship he noticed that Ezra had fallen asleep in his arms

"What had he gotten himself into?"

Maul had gotten attached to Ezra rather quickly, something a Sith didn't do, but Maul wasn't a Sith anymore

He realized that he couldn't get to attached

Attachments led to suffering

Maul was still grieving for the death of his brother and mother, it had been 6 years ago but time didn't heal all wounds, especially disconnected limbs, well ... unless your a Trandoshian

Maul climbed into his gauntlet and put Ezra on a medical bed at the back of the ship, leaving the boy to rest as Maul set course for wild space