Maul won't lie and say there isn't something immensely satisfying in seeing someone in front of him on one knee pledging their allegiance to him. He hasn't felt the rush of power like this since back on Mandalore when Death Watch pledged themselves to him, kneeling as they witness his rise to power. The super commandos had even gone so far as to modify their armor and helmets to better resemble their leader. There is a small, satisfied smile on his face as he places a hand on Wesker's shoulder. "Rise, my friend. I accept your pledge to align yourself to my cause."
Once he is back on his feet, he starts to tell the tale of how Maul had ended up with the small band of loyal followers. "Those two--" He points to Vin and Ranz, the two who are his most devoted followers. "--started following me around shortly after I arrived. I was suspicious of them given how the natives in Deerington acted but they simply would not take no for an answer."
Vin smiles. The man with the leonine face speaks up. "We had heard talk of a Sleeper who possessed great power. One with two hearts, one light and one dark." Maul looks a touched embarrassed at that description of himself but he doesn't correct him. "In the old legends, it was said such a Sleeper could command anything to move with simply the power of his mind and cause those around him to do what he wanted just by telling them. We have been waiting many years for the right Sleeper to appear. There were others but none seemed right when we followed them around." So Maul isn't the first Sleeper they've stalked in the past. "After following Darth Maul for nearly a month, we came to realize he was the one we had been waiting for, so we gathered others we knew who would be devoted to our cause. We have sworn to follow his teachings and pledge our allegiance to him."
Maul picks the tale back up. "After I became certain they would not betray me and stab me in the back for their own benefit, I started paying more attention to them. They were so eager to learn from me that I couldn't turn them away. And that is how it led to this." Such a simple way to gain power and Maul had stumbled into it in an almost accidental fashion.
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Once he is back on his feet, he starts to tell the tale of how Maul had ended up with the small band of loyal followers. "Those two--" He points to Vin and Ranz, the two who are his most devoted followers. "--started following me around shortly after I arrived. I was suspicious of them given how the natives in Deerington acted but they simply would not take no for an answer."
Vin smiles. The man with the leonine face speaks up. "We had heard talk of a Sleeper who possessed great power. One with two hearts, one light and one dark." Maul looks a touched embarrassed at that description of himself but he doesn't correct him. "In the old legends, it was said such a Sleeper could command anything to move with simply the power of his mind and cause those around him to do what he wanted just by telling them. We have been waiting many years for the right Sleeper to appear. There were others but none seemed right when we followed them around." So Maul isn't the first Sleeper they've stalked in the past. "After following Darth Maul for nearly a month, we came to realize he was the one we had been waiting for, so we gathered others we knew who would be devoted to our cause. We have sworn to follow his teachings and pledge our allegiance to him."
Maul picks the tale back up. "After I became certain they would not betray me and stab me in the back for their own benefit, I started paying more attention to them. They were so eager to learn from me that I couldn't turn them away. And that is how it led to this." Such a simple way to gain power and Maul had stumbled into it in an almost accidental fashion.