"Must relax, reach out with my mind, and reach inside through the pain to touch the Force. Knit bones…. mend flesh…renew!" Ki-Adi-Mundi, during the battle of Hypori
Chapter 13.
What binds us Part 2.
Maul knew what he had to do. He just hoped he had the strength to do it. He gently lifted Kyra in his arms and walked out of the room. She was losing consciousness rapidly; there wasn't much time, he had to hurry. After getting on his speeder they took off toward the mountains.
The mountains grew bigger and bigger as they fastly approached it. He dismounted the bike and with Kyra in his arms, he walked into the dark cave. She was getting weak. He could sense that she was using the power of the dark side just to stay alive, but he knew soon she would be too weak to hang onto it much longer. Maul walked past the huge dead lizard and headed toward the larger cavern. Using his powers, he navigated through the pitch-black caverns. When he reached the other room, he rushed to the middle where the other long-dead creature laid. Gently, he laid Kyra down in front of it. In the dim glow of the cave's walls, he could see her pale flesh and felt that she was getting colder with each passing second.
Maul sensed that this place, this ancient cavern could help him to achieve what he was about to do. Within its walls, he could feel the powers of both Light and Dark mingling with each other in a perfect balance. The Force was strong here.
With a sudden move, he ripped open her already torn shirt exposing her pale chest that was rising shallow. Between her breasts was a huge dark gash, from where her life force was slowly slipping away. Closing his eyes, Maul started to concentrate. He had never used this Dark Force power on anyone before. He had used some of the healing powers on himself in the past, but this was completely different. He just hoped that he would be able to go through with it without losing her or killing himself in the process. As he delved deeper and deeper into his dark conscious, it took him tremendous control to concentrate on one thing and one thing only. In his mind, he saw Kyra's limp body shimmering with a fusion of Light and Dark. It looked like there were in a strange, beautiful dance, swirling around her, within her.
Then Maul concentrated his powers on the wound. Slowly, he started to mend her organs from within. First, he mended her torn lungs, then the blood vessels in it with every little fiber attached. Then he mended her slowly beating wounded heart. To achieve this, he experienced extraordinary pain and anguish. It felt like he was feeling her pain and suffering while fixing her. Placing his hands on Kyra, he concentrated even harder, bringing forward the deepest darkest power he could muster up. This immense power traveled through his hands, and fingers into Kyra.
Next to them, the ground started to tremble. Small stones and pebbles started to float around them. Then her whole body begun to shake violently. Maul had to hold on with great strength. He could feel every single part of the process. This excruciating pain was unbearable to take. The full power of the Force was traveling back and forth from Kyra's body to Maul's. Through clenched teeth, Maul let out an agonizing growl.
It felt like hours had passed when he opened his eyes and looked at Kyra. What he saw in her eyes filled him with agony and fear.
With a sudden realization, Maul understood the disturbing images of chaos and confusion. In a matter of seconds, he saw everything that the Jedi showed Kyra back in that room. An absolute rage swelled within him. Now he knew the truth he wanted to know so badly and it infuriated him to the highest level.
When Kyra regained consciousness, the first thing she saw was Maul's agonized face. Then she realized, she was back at the cave where she slew the lizard. When she looked around, she noticed that they were in the larger cavern, with the dead creature. Slowly, Kyra moved her trembling hands to her chest where her wound was now completely healed. Only a thin scar remained on her pale skin. Then in a split second, she realized her chest was exposed. She tried to cover up, but there was not enough fabric left from her torn shirt.
In an instant, her face flushed red. As Maul became fully aware of Kyra's thoughts, he swiftly removed his shirt and draped it over Kyra. Keeping his intimate, and unconventional thoughts for himself. As he gazed into Kyra's eyes, he felt a tremendous weight lifting off his shoulders.
For the very first time in his life, Maul felt happy. Lifting her up, they left the cavern behind.
When they emerged from the cave, the sun was already coming up on the horizon.