Entry 3

I returned to Coruscant with an uneventful trip. Once I got to my masters hideout I went straight to my chambers. Strangely I could not sense my master's presence. I proceeded to meditate. I found his life force and connected to him via the force, "Master where are you?" I heard his raspy voice, "That is not important Maul. What is important is I will be back later tonight. Then we shall discuss your mission." I tried to contact him again but he refused to answer.

He indeed did come a few hours later. But this night was monumental in my strive for evil. It marked the night I became a Sith Lord. I was in a trance when he entered my room. I didn't even notice him until he kicked me hard as he could. I did not show my pain for that is weak. He rapped, "Get up boy. Pack your things you are going away." I did not answer. I obeyed my master. He continued on as we walked to the landing pad, "You are going to a planet. There you will face great peril. If you survive you will become a true Sith Lord. Are you ready for this Maul?" I replied, "Yes master."

I was placed in a sensory deprivation suit as we took off. These things are rather pleasant to me. No sound or feeling or any thing. When you are in the suit you are just there. Most people find it uncomfortable, not me. While you're in the suit you have no sense of time, everything is black and empty like my soul. But I was let out eventually and ushered to the escape pods. The ship was still pretty high in the air. I presumed I would eject in the pod, but my master had other plans. He punched a few buttons in the keypad and one of the pods ejected. I started to get an uneasy feeling as he grabbed me by the neck. He said nothing as he pushed me out of the hole where the pod used to be. I screamed for the first time in my life as I descended way too fast. I eventually blacked out during the fall.

I woke up later and it was dark .Immediately pain shot through me, pinching every nerve in my body. I assessed the damage as the pain flowed through me. My ankle was broken, it cracked during the fall. I let out a curse as I tried to stand up. I finally decided against trying and closed my eyes. I gathered all the pain in my body. I relayed it all to one spot in my chest. I let it grow and hurt me. Once the pain was near unbearable I released it. It flowed through me, became a part of me. The pain was great. I stood up and began to search for a cave as the pain continually pulsated within me.

I found a cave to my liking, it was wet and dark. Pitch black, I sensed an evil twinge to the air in the cave. I could feel the dark side swirling around me. Engulfing me like a pool. I laid down to rest.

I was rudely awoken by three droids. Two had lightsabers and one had a blaster. I quickly leapt up and drew my weapon. I siphoned my energy and transferred it into electricity. I extended the electricity to the droid with a blaster. It quickly sizzled and died. That was the first time I had ever even tried to create lightning. I was astounded but quickly recollected myself. I vaulted high over the remaining droids. I landed behind them and took a swipe. These weren't training droids, they were smart. They zipped around and blocked my blow. I twisted to the side and dug my weapon into it's would be rib cage. The droid let out a beep and continued fighting. I was shocked that it didn't die and got angry. I gathered my anger and let it loose. I became filled with rage and unleashed it on them. I decapitated one droid. That set it down for good. The remaining droid clicked a button and he ignited another lightsaber. I was getting annoyed so I spun to my left and thrust my saber at him. He easily parried it and hit me with his iron fist. The hit sent a wave of pain through me. I felt as if a block of durasteel had landed on me. I unleashed the pain on him and went into frenzy. I sliced the droid in half and it let out a beep and died. I killed my lightsaber and felt where the droid had hit me. It was right in the collarbone; the meat was so tender and wet. I was bleeding badly, and then I felt it. The bone was protruding from the skin, he had snapped my collarbone.

As I was focusing on the pain I heard the swivel of a droids joint. The one from earlier whom I decapitated had risen headless. He ignited his weapon and swung at the air. I used the force and slammed him into a wall. He was out of commission. Shortly after I collapsed from the pain of my collarbone I couldn't take it.

I spent days like this, fighting for my life and food. Then my master showed up in my cave. He told me to get up and he ignited his lightsaber. He told me I was weak and worthless so he would now kill me. I ignited both ends of my weapon and leapt in the air, barrel rolled and swung. He blocked it effortlessly and kicked me on my way down. The blow sent me into a protruding rock, collarbone first. I cried from the pain and ran back at him. I swung harder and harder with each swing. My master soon got aggravated and kicked me again. This time I blocked it and sliced him on the thigh. He let out a shocked cry and became enraged. He let out an electrical blast that fried me. It shot me through the rocky wall into an annex. He jumped in after me, continuing to shock me. He never relented no matter how many times I cried for him to. He stopped suddenly and asked, "How do you feel, Maul?" I grunted as blood spewed from my mouth and collar. I staggered my way to a stand and said, "Fine!" I let him have a taste of his own medicine and fried him with electricity. He deflected it and he poked at my mind, making me fall asleep.

I awoke in a dark room. I heard his voice, "Good you're awake. You have passed the test Lord Maul. You are now a Sith Lord. But one more thing is required. You must resemble the look of a Sith." He picked me up and pushed me into a room with needles and jars of colors. He commanded, "Take off your clothes." I obeyed and removed my pants first. As I was taking my shirt off I came to the collar. It was crusted to my skin and wielded with blood. I braced myself and yanked it off. Off came a scab with it and fresh blood oozed freely. He said, "Lie down." I obeyed again he restrained my arms and legs.

He left the room and came back with a needle. He dipped it in the black ink and began to tattoo on me a black body. After hours of searing poking pain he stopped and said, "Phase one complete." He then took another needle and drew an intricate red design on my head. He also drew designs down my legs and chest. The pain was so real and intense. I could not get it to stop. My eyes were caked with blood so I could not cry. My life felt as if it would end any second. My master dropped the needle and grabbed a blade. He began to sharpen my horns on my head. He shaved them again and again until they were sharp enough to draw blood with just a poke. He then said, "Rise Lord Maul… You are complete."