Chapter 28.

Revelation

Kyra felt dumbfounded, not just on the fact that she was almost killed by her somehow re-borne grandfather, but she was also carrying Maul's child.

Old Daka could see the utter disbelief on the young woman's face. She already knew about the child from the moment she met her. She felt its strong presence, and she knew, this child was going to be powerful and unique. However, she also felt the presence of something else today, something far more dangerous and evil. This man somehow tricked them. He was not who they thought he was, indeed a clever and dangerous enemy.

Kyra was safe for now and that was the most important thing for Old Daka.

As they walked back to the fortress, Kyra started to feel better, but on the inside, she was hurt again, and this pain was eating her up.

How did this happen? How is that her Master, not Master, she thought, even worse, her own flesh and blood, her grandfather came back from the dead by stealing someone else's body. It was unbelievable! He deliberately lured her out there just to torment her and kill her, and not just her but her unborn child as well.

Maul's child, she thought. Oh Maker, how I'm going to tell him this, Kyra thought with despair. She had no idea how he would take this news.

Now she understood, why she has been acting weird and emotional lately, why she couldn't use her Force powers. Now, she could see and understand everything loud and clear. That night, lying in bed, with a smile, she caressed her flat belly thinking about the little person who was occupying her womb at the moment.

Sitting around the fire they built at the foot of the biggest mountain near the Nightbrothers village, Maul and Savage shared a drink while they talked. Their hunt went really well earlier that day. Maul missed being a hunter. He loved the feeling of being in power and be able to sense the prey's fear and terror just before he was going for the kill. It gave him a sense of belonging. In the past, he yearned to be the Sith apprentice to Master. He respected his teachings, even his cruelty toward him because it gave Maul his true dark strength. Especially in times when he thought the end was near, he could always take more pain to survive. That was his way of life and he embraced it with great pleasure.

But what of him now? Who he truly was? Was he still the same person he was before?

These confusing thoughts kept him up at night, and they invaded his meditations as well. He was lost, and he hated this feeling. But on the other hand, he truly wanted to be with Kyra. She meant so much to him. His passion for her was undeniable. She was a ray of light within his Darkness. Even if he didn't want to admit to himself, but she was his as much he was of hers.

They were two sides of a coin, balanced in a perfect way, and he was happy. For the first time in his life, he experienced what it would feel like to …love.

Savage got up and as he walked to his Speeder he asked. "Are you sure you want to stay here, brother?"

Maul nodded and watched Savage mounting the speeder heading back home.

He needed to be alone for a little while, then he started to meditate.

The next day, Maul was ready to get back to the Nightbrother's village to collect his ship. It was getting darker and it looked like a big storm was heading toward his way. He revved up his bike and flew through the red terrain like a hurricane. The storm was almost at the Nightbrother's village. The sky was dark and huge flashes of lightning ripped through its blackness, lighting up the whole area with great brightness. And then the cold hard rain came down soaking Maul to the bones. The rain was not for his liking. When he got close enough, he sensed something was wrong.

Quickly, Maul dismounted his bike. There was another spaceship not far from his Infiltrator. With the rain coming down hard, he couldn't really see what type of ship it was. Lightsaber in hand, cautiously he approached it and walked around it.

It looked empty. As he looked closer, he realized, the ship belonged to the Jedi. The Jedi who came the other day visiting my mother, he thought angrily. What are they doing over here? He looked around quickly but didn't see anyone. There were no movements anywhere near him. He didn't like this. Something was off. On top of that, he was already soaking wet. His clothing cold and heavy was clinging to him. Leaving the ship behind, he started to walk toward the metal buildings, and that is when he saw it.

In front of the main building, at least a dozen or more bodies were lying on the muddy ground. Some were his brothers and some were Jedi. A bolt of huge lightning ripped through the sky enveloping the dead with white bright colors. In the far end of the village, he saw him standing in the rain, with a blue lightsaber.

He was watching Maul with a malicious look on his face. At his feet, there was someone hunched over. First, Maul couldn't see who it was, and then the Jedi grabbed him and jerked his head up, and then it dawned on him.

It was his brother, Savage!

He looked to be unconscious and Maul could sense, he was also hurt. The Jedi face showed no emotions. His cold dark eyes were penetrating into Mauls. It felt too familiar to him. Somehow he knew this man, but how? Then through the drenching rainfall, he yelled to Maul. "I'm glad you have joined us to our union. Your presence will be greatly appreciated."

Maul has heard a man speaking like this before, but that man was dead, he thought, feeling confused. NO! It cannot be!

Then the Jedi grabbed hold of one of Savage's horns, pulled his head upward until his neck was exposed. With a quick and precise move, he stabbed his lightsaber through Savage's thick neck. Then he threw his lifeless body to the muddy ground at his feet. Maul roared with pain and anger. Seeing his brother dying in front of him, to be cut down like a savage animal hurt him so badly, the anguish he felt at the moment was giving him the strength he needed to defeat his Master.

Igniting both ends of his lightsaber, he flew through the air and landed in front of him. His weapon came down fast and hard on the Jedi's. On contact, they made a buzzing sound with a bright purple color. Then Maul felt a force push and then he flew backward landing on his back. He quickly jumped to his feet and sent a powerful force push toward him. The Jedi sidestepped it fast and within seconds, he was on top of Maul.

From afar, their lightsabers looked like beautiful dancing colors in the pouring rain. Blues, reds then purple.

The Jedi was pushing down on Maul with great strength. His raging soaked face was only inches of Mauls. His eyes glowed furiously. Then another huge lightning crashed into the dark sky above them, binding the Jedi for a second. Seizing the opportunity, Maul sent a powerful kick to his abdomen. The Jedi did a backflip and then he swiftly landed on his feet, sliding across the muddy ground. Maul was on him within a second, but the Jedi evaded his attacks with ease.

Maul had to be on edge. He knew whom he was up against. He couldn't afford to make even the slightest mistake. It could cost him his life.

As Maul's foot connected with the Jedi's chest, his other foot slipped out under him and he hit the ground hard, knocking the air out of his lungs.

Breathing heavily, both men lay in the mud a few yards away from each other. Maul's clothing was so drenched, it felt heavy and obstructive. Quickly, he ripped his top off exposing his tattooed upper body. Then he did a kick up jump off the ground and soon as he was up, the Jedi was on top of him. Their lightsabers collided again making a high-distorted buzzing sound through the falling rain.

Simultaneously, they both sent out a powerful Force push, which exploded in between them sending their bodies flying through the air into opposite directions. As he landed on top of someone's body, maul quickly pushed himself off, but when he looked around the Jedi was nowhere to be seen. He quickly looked in all directions, but the only thing he saw was the dead. The rain was making it harder to see anything.

Where is that damned Jedi? Maul thought with madness. Suddenly one of the dead flew through the air toward Maul. He had to duck down quickly so the body won't hit him. Then another one was coming in his direction again. Maul felt the body just passing behind his back.

"COWARD!" Maul roared.

Then he saw his brother's body flying at him, hitting him in the chest. The impact was heavy and painful. Then Maul found himself pinned beneath him. Then he saw the Jedi coming toward him with a malicious smile on his drenched face. Maul tried to push off his brother's body, but he couldn't move. The Jedi placed his foot on top of Maul's right arm just above the wrist and pressed down hard. Maul didn't want to drop his weapon, but the pain was too much and he let go of his lightsaber. The Jedi was looking down on him now with a wicked grin.

"Your resistance is futile my apprentice." He said it amusingly. "You have to understand I always win!" Then he added as he pressed his foot down harder on Maul's wrist. "And now here we are, again. Just the two of us." His smile was the coldest thing Maul have ever seen in a human face before.

"But before I'll destroy you, I want you to know something." He said with a sly grin. "After I'm done with you, I will go and find Kyra, then I will kill her and her unborn child slowly and with great pleasure."

Maul's eyes grew wide with confusion. What did he just say? Kyra's unborn child? My child?

Maul's confusion and shock was a beautiful thing to witness.

"Oh." He said. "You didn't know." Then he laughed with an evil sound and said. "Killing you now will be even sweeter for me."

Igniting his lightsaber, he leaned forward to plunge it into Maul's neck. But before his lightsaber reached in, suddenly a bright red straight line shot through Savage's body and ended in the Jedi cutting through his left side. His utter shock and disbelief were the sweetest thing Maul could have ever ask for.

"Not this time." Maul growled. "You won't win, …Master."

Then Maul deactivated Savage's lightsaber and the Jedi fell to his knees. With a look of shock on his face, he fell facedown into the muddy ground.

Maul pushed his brother's body off him and then grabbed his lightsaber. Placing both sabers onto his wide belt, he grabbed ahold of the dead Jedi's arm, and then he started to pull him through the dirty wet ground toward the Infiltrator.