[Maul continues his work until he's sure he has gotten as much of the muck out of Anakin's head as he possibly can. Since this is his first attempt, he's not sure if he did this right or even if it will be effective, but since when have things ever been anything but desperate for him or Obi-Wan?
Finally, the last handful of black smoke dissipates into nothingness, and Maul opens his eyes. He feels drained in a way that doesn't happen when he uses the Force, like he's overstrained a muscle that has barely been used and exercised it far too hard.
He glances at Obi-Wan. That damn troll post has given him much to think about. Now is neither the time nor the place to address it with the Jedi Master but it's made Maul question his motivations for doing this in the first place. Had he done it merely because he wanted to balance things out with Obi-Wan, give him back something after Maul had taken so much away from him? Or was it something more that involved the way his feelings towards Obi-Wan had shifted from pure hatred towards something...something else? An emotion the Zabrak Sith Lord was loathe to give a name to. But at his core, Maul knows it wasn't pure altruism that had motivated him here today.]
That's all I can do. [He says softly.] We'll have to see if it worked when he wakes up.
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Finally, the last handful of black smoke dissipates into nothingness, and Maul opens his eyes. He feels drained in a way that doesn't happen when he uses the Force, like he's overstrained a muscle that has barely been used and exercised it far too hard.
He glances at Obi-Wan. That damn troll post has given him much to think about. Now is neither the time nor the place to address it with the Jedi Master but it's made Maul question his motivations for doing this in the first place. Had he done it merely because he wanted to balance things out with Obi-Wan, give him back something after Maul had taken so much away from him? Or was it something more that involved the way his feelings towards Obi-Wan had shifted from pure hatred towards something...something else? An emotion the Zabrak Sith Lord was loathe to give a name to. But at his core, Maul knows it wasn't pure altruism that had motivated him here today.]
That's all I can do. [He says softly.] We'll have to see if it worked when he wakes up.