There is no Dark side, nor a Light side

There is only the Force

I will do what I must to keep the balance

The balance is what keeps me together

There is no good without evil, but evil must not be allowed to flourish

There is passion, yet emotion

Serenity, yet peace

Chaos, yet order

I am the wielder of the flame, the protector of balance

I am the holder of the torch, lightning the way

I am the keeper of the flame, soldier of balance

I am the guardian of balance

I am a Grey Jedi!

Chapter 17.

I am a Grey Jedi!

Master was in complete disbelief. The humiliation and betrayal was overwhelming. Everything was going so perfectly, but seeing Kyra passionately hugging Maul was an unwelcome surprise. Looking at them together was the biggest surprise he could get. His anger toward Maul was incredibly strong at that moment.

This savage Zabrak seduced my granddaughter! How could he do this to me! To his Master!

"YOU!" Master yelled to Maul with an evil rage on his face. "You, savage animal! You dared to seduce her!"

Then looking at Kyra he said. "And you! How could you give yourself to this, …this filthy animal!" Master's voice was rising with anger and frustration. His dark eyes were enraged.

"Your betrayal would not go unpunished, Darth Maul!" He shouted.

In an instant, he jumped out of his chair, ignited his red lightsaber, and lunged at Maul. He was extremely fast and Maul had barely enough time to grab his lightsaber. Their lightsabers sparked with high intensity as they collided with each other. Maul needed to be smart and on edge. He couldn't afford to make not even the slightest mistake. After all, he was fighting Master, the most powerful man in the universe.

He was pushing Maul back with great strength. Maul felt his feet sliding backward on the floor. He had to focus on his balance, otherwise Master would push him off his feet at any second now. With all his strength, he planted his feet into the floor and with a quick move, Maul pushed forward then up to break contact with Master's saber.

Master lost his balance for a split second, and then he kicked Maul in the stomach making him roar with anguish. Seizing the opportunity, Kyra jumped between them holding her purple lightsaber slashing at her Master with fury. Master counterattacked her advances with ease. To him, it looked like she was using her Light side to fight this fight. He pitied her for being unwise to attack him like that. Indeed she was fast, he cannot deny it, but not fast or strong enough. He only wanted to focus on Maul. He didn't want to waste time or energy on Kyra right now. With a sudden move, he Force grabbed her and pushed her to the far side of the chamber. Kyra landed hard on the cold floor. Her left side went numb from the impact. When she tried to get up, Master pulled off a large piece of a wall decoration with the Force and threw it on top of her, pinning her to the ground, beneath the metal. Now, he thought, he could fully focus on Maul. He wanted to destroy him. He wanted this savage to suffer great pain.

Maul saw Kyra flew across the room and then he heard the sound of her impact when she landed on the floor. He knew she was in great pain and this thought fueled his anger and hatred toward Master even more.

Maul flipped and then jumped up as high as he could and brought down his lightsaber on top of Master's. The tremendous impact made the air around them vibrate with high electricity. Maul was pushing down hard on Masters lightsaber. Their enraged faces were just a few inches away from each other glowing in a reddish hue. Then with a powerful kick, Maul brought Master down on one knee. But as sudden he went down as quickly he got up pushing back Maul using his powers. Stepping back, Maul felt another, stronger Force power rushing at him with full speed; he quickly sidestepped it then their fight resumed in swirling red deadly strikes.

The skills and knowledge he gave Maul were backfiring on him now. He had a harder time to counterattack Maul's powerful advances. Yes, he was older and more experienced, but Maul was much younger and fueled by deep passion. When he saw the opportunity, he mustered up his deepest, darkest, and strongest Force power and unleashed it on Maul with enormous strength. Maul felt a strong Force push hitting him in the middle of his chest. Losing his balance, he fell backward sliding across the room. With great impact, Maul hit the wall. The pain in his chest and neck was unbearable. For a second, he felt paralyzed. Then a high electrical current struck into his already battered body. The pain was just too much to take, and then everything went black.

Kyra saw Maul hitting the wall with great force. Then bright white lighting struck into his body and Kyra felt Maul's extraordinary pain. Then she felt him losing consciousness as she saw Master walking toward him with an evil smile going in for the final kill. The heavy piece of metal was crushing her into the floor. She couldn't move it. She felt weak and inadequate. When she tried to push up with her arms, her left arm felt broken. An intense pain shot through her upper arm and Kyra had to clench her teeth not to scream in agony. She had to calm herself and focus. She has to embrace the pain to give her strength. She had to get up and help him before it was too late!

Master looked down at Maul's unconscious body. He looked weak and pathetic. How could I have been so blind to invest my teachings and knowledge into this? His pale face showed pity and disgusts. Then a powerful energy current shot out of his hands again and hit Maul's body with full force.

Seeing Maul's body convulsing with each and every lightning strike, her anger was intensely rising within. All her life was a lie, the man she knew and trusted was a traitor, he killed her mother and killed her father, and now he's about to kill the man she cared about. The man who sacrificed his life to save hers! The man who would die for her if need be!

"NOOOOO!" Kyra screamed with all her might, then the large metal piece forcefully flew high into the air and landed with a tremendous impact on the floor.

Master looked at her and then he lowered his hands. She was fuming with hatred and darkness he could sense it. Her shoulders rose rapidly with each breath and in her eyes, he saw something unexpected. Before Kyra could make her move, he raised his arms and sent a powerful lightning Force into her body. Kyra fell back with an agonizing look on her face. Then she tried to get up but was held down by another jolt of electricity. With a deep malicious voice, Master yelled to her.

"You disappointed me greatly, Kyra! I should have known, you have too much of your mother in you!" Then he added with a sinister tone. "I should have killed you with her that day!"

Suddenly she felt something strange and amazing. It coursed through her veins and through every little fiber in her body. It felt warm and sharp at the same time. Then she looked down on her hands and saw a bluish electrical current on the tips of her fingers. They slightly buzzed around her fingertips, making a small crackling sound.

Looking at Master, with a sudden move, Kyra pushed her hands toward him releasing a strong lightning current. With full force, it struck him in the chest, pushing him back. A great astonishment appeared on his face. Then quickly he regained his composure and fought back sending powerful currents toward Kyra again.

Kyra saw what was coming her way and pushed back with great strength. The two high electrical current collided with each other. It made a thundering sound within the chamber walls.

It was a tug of war between the two equally measured force power. Kyra focused more on these new powers and found that this power was giving her an extraordinary strength, which she never knew she had. It felt amazingly good. It felt like unlimited power! Kyra pushed harder and harder and suddenly she felt that Master's strength was weakening. Then she pushed even harder.

When Maul opened his eyes, what he saw amazed him. Master and Kyra in a Force lightning match. The immense electricity was raging in between them with high buzzing and crackling sound, blinding him with intense bright light.

Down on his fours, Maul looked at Kyra and thought how amazing she looked at the moment. Beauty and power. Then he looked at Master and saw fear mixed with anguish on his face. Turning his attention back at Kyra, their eyes locked onto each other and then he heard her voice inside his head.

"NOW!"

As much strength he had left, Maul sprung to his feet and ran toward Master. Swiftly igniting his lightsaber, he pushed his body off the ground and flew through the air bringing his weapon down on Master.

Master knew he was losing this fight. Kyra was unexpectedly powerful. My own flesh and blood he thought ironically. He knew he was defeated. Through the Force, she called to him. "Dear grandfather." She said with malice. "I could feel your powers are weakening. Yes, I've disappointed you; I couldn't be the person you wanted me to be. I am who I am!" Then she proudly said.

"I am a Grey Jedi!"

A strangely peaceful look appeared on Master's face as he was about to receive a final blow from his apprentice.

Maul's weapon came down fast and strong. The lightsaber cut through Master's body with ease. It split him diagonally from neck to hips. Standing over his Master's destroyed form he looked down on it with great satisfaction. Then his attention turned to Kyra. He rushed to her and hugged her tightly.