As Maul fought Luke, he saw that the young Jedi seemed to be able to know what he was going to do before he even did it. Ah, the power of precognition. He recognized it because Maul himself had honed that power through long hours fighting with his master. It didn't always work perfectly for the Sith Lord, but when it did as it had when he'd been blinded for a lengthy period of time, it was invaluable. A good reminder to Maul that just because this Jedi hadn't been given the usual education of a Jedi in Maul's era didn't make him any less of one.

Maul had two advantages fighting with his double-bladed lightsaber: one was that he was using it as a staff against a weapon wielded more like a katana, which made it more difficult to counter, and the other was the fact his dominant hand was his left one, causing his opponents to fight a reverse-mirror image. He fought aggressively, favoring Juyo in terms of which lightsaber discipline he used most. There was no talking from him right now, his mindset having slipped into that of his old assassin persona. All that mattered was the fight.

Just when it seemed his moves were getting predictable, Maul flipped right over Luke's head, landing at his back. He sent up the saberstaff again, watching to see what the Jedi would do to counteract the move.