The Rising

Down

Kix smiled to himself as he watched Lils behind jump up onto a balcony that had an open window, they were now at one of the council homes that advised the 'ruler or Mandalor' trying their very best not to get caught by the Mando guard or any sith for that matter. 

Kix stole a couple of glances to his left where the large and slightly imposing Mandalorian palace was, he had to admit even in this light it looked like it was a rather large blade or a type of weapon than anything else. Its long shiny walls seeming to make the moon bounce all around it like a type of blade or prism. had it not have been for the chaos that was the mandatory curfew and the loud sirens that sounded if even a single light in the city turned on, Kix would not have believed that there was a sith controlling the planet. 

Kix's head snapped back to Lil and the balcony when he felt a small object hit the side of his face, his free hand that was not holding him to the roof of the building grabbed it unsure of what it was, it was coarse and fibrous and in the dead of night, it took his eyes a second to adjust to seeing the rope Lil had thrown him. 

KIx smiled fondly at the rope his mind wandering to another subject altogether before he finally climbed the rope. 

It took him a minute but once he got to the top and over the balcony rails he crept slowly into the room, his eyes quickly adjusting to find his fiance. 

Then the room was bathed in a strange glow. 

Kix looked around for a moment before his eyes caught sight of something that truly haunted him and probably would for the rest of his days. 

Darth Maul was standing in front of him holding Lil in a vice-like grip as the dark saber hummed dangerously close to her throat. 

His heart jumped to his throat as his hand s automatically went to his waist where he would have normally held his blasters, now the new Mandalorian stun gun from Unilin.

"Don't even think about it....." Darth maul Growled making Lil jump slightly and gasp out in pain as the saber barely brushed against her neck leaving an angry red burn the size of his fist. 

Kix took a step forward automatically, his eyes full of worry before he stopped at a dangerous glare from Lil. 

"you seem to be quite attached to this little half breed," Maul said as he met Kix's eyes, Kix had to hold his tongue as he held back the urge to rip maul to shreds. 

Lil could feel his rancid breath on her shoulder as he took a deep breath of her scent, "very flowery for a Jedi.......must be you peace-loving mother's influence on you little one." Maul growled as Kix breathed heavily, fighting every fiber in his body telling him to attack. 

"you should join me" Maul whispered "You could have more power than you ever could have as a simple-minded ruler". Lil's jaw clenched resisted the urge to bite him, "thanks..... but I'd prefers to stay in one piece instead of becoming a half witless freak" Lil growled. Kix couldn't help the small smirk at her verbal bite, even in the direst of situations she was still the most ferocious creature in the room. 

Maul bared his teeth at her in an almost animalistic way edging closer to her jugular vein slowly, Kix met her eyes for a second before Maul spoke again "pitty, I would have enjoyed Obi-wans Spaun bending to my every will". Kix did not like the way Maul had said that sentence, nor did he like the small defiant glint in his girl's eye. 

"I challenge you......for the throne of Mandalore and the dark saber" Lil grunted out making Kix's eyes widen in fear and surprise. 

"you're challenging me Youngling?" Maul laughed "why don't I just kill you where you stand and let your father come to find your dead body before running him through with my blade".