Hey! Sorry for no updates last week. There was the glitch and... yeah.
"I can't understand, why you don't understand me!"- The Steps by Haim
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They got on the ship. While Maul got back in the pilot's chair, Eris just sat on the floor, her back against a wall. She had a headache, most probably from the potion. Eris felt like she was drowning in her memories.
Maul sat right in the pilot's seat. The girl had so much potential. She just had to learn to channel it. Once Eris was ready, she could aid him in the search for Kenobi. And they would make him pay. With his kriffing life.
Eris didn't really open her eyes during the flight, she was more crying and dwelling on her past;The mature thing to do. When the ship landed, Eris opened her eyes to a planet. There was jungle, with mountains of rock rising up. There was a castle in front of the landing pad.
"My private residence," Maul commented, noticing her awe.
"You live all alone in there?" Eris asked.
"Not anymore."
The doors opened with a creak. Eris followed behind Maul, looking at everything.
"We'll start training right away." He said as he opened a door. It was large, the floor was covered in a thin carpet, and two wooden sticks we're propped up against a wall.
"You will start with sticks, instead of real sabers, for two reasons. First, I don't have any more lightsabers at the moment, and second, I would like to see your... raw talent."
Eris picked up one of them. It felt light, but wouldn't break easily.
"Now let's see what you're made of."Maul came running right at her. Wait, when did these sticks have points at the end? The sticks hit with a clack and Eris pushed him off. She tried lunging at him, but missed. Maul striked again, this time Eris blocked, but she couldn't hold it for long. He pushed her off, Eris hitting the hard ground. Her head throbbed, tears started to form in her eyes.
"You aren't strong enough to have been called a gladiator."He said, taunting Eris as she got up from the floor."Look, you're crying after just falling on the floor."
She wiped the tears from her eyes."You should know pain better than anyone else." Eris screamed at him."Why must you remind me of it, and add to my rage? You don't understand!"
Eris striked at him with the wooden saber. Maul deftly blocked it."I do understand. But rage is the only way you'll ever learn to channel your powers."
Her strikes and blocks got more desperate the angrier she got.
"You clearly don't know how to harness emotion. I guess I will have to bring it out of you." He said." You weak little slave."
Anger coursed through Eris. She would show him who's boss.
Power shot through her. Lightning burst from her hands, knocking her off her feet. Getting up, Eris saw that she had charred a large patch of ground.
She sat back down, stunned."I...did that?"
Maul joined her."Yes. You did that. I can teach you to control that, to harness your anger."
The next chapter will deal with more of the Underworld. And maybe we'll get some Eris/Maul ;)