Following the daring mission over Mustafar, the Ghost crew officially joins the Phoenix Fleet. Now involved into the bigger fight against the Empire, the Bridger siblings try to find their place in the new rebellion while dealing with their respecti...
The Inquisitors were both surprised and somewhat content to be in front of Maul.
"It's true, then." the Sister said, making her double-bladed saber twirl a bit. "Darth Maul lives."
The Zabrak stepped forward slowly.
"Formerly Darth, now just Maul."
"Ezra, step away from him!" Kanan ordered.
"Kanan, I swear he's on our side." Ezra retorted. Maul simply raised a hand to indicate that he didn't need help to support his position.
"Perhaps my actions will speak louder than words." the Zabrak said. Then he pulled off the top of his cane, revealing that it was actually a part of a double-bladed lightsaber, while the other half was hidden in the cane.
Maul ignited it and immediately jumped nimbly toward the Inquisitors fighting all three of them. His style was extremely aggressive and he wasn't afraid of also using his strong legs (which were actually mechanical) to attack his opponents.
"What are we waiting for?" Ezra exhorted. Kanan and Ahsoka, however, weren't sure if they could lower their guard around Maul. Jaral was just staying behind them, observing the situation.
At one point, Maul and the Seventh were caught in a saber-lock.
"Why would you come here?" the Mirialan asked.
A realization took the Fifth Brother. "He knows of the artifact." he exclaimed before charging Maul.
He was intercepted by Kanan, however. The third Inquisitor (called Eight Brother) attacked from the other side, but was intercepted by Ahsoka.
The two sides stood there in a stalemate, until the Seventh Sister ordered the other Inquisitors to fall back. The Eight Brother shoot some smoke grenades that gave them a moment of truce, necessary to run away from the Jedi and their strange ally.
Maul tried to hit one of them without success, then stood still, watching them running.
"Maul, what game are you playing?" Ahsoka asked in suspicion.
Maul threw away the cane he was holding in his left hand. "The end game, Lady Tano." he said while looking at the top of the temple in front of them.
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"I am the enemy of your enemy now, and I have my own reasons for wanting the Empire to fall. But we have little time. The one they call Vader will be here soon."
"How do you know this?" Kanan asked, but it was Jaral who replied.
"Because, most likely, the Inquisitors will inform Vader. Which means that we need to find what we came for and hightail it out of here."
"I think you're talking about this." Ezra said with a smug grin as he took out the sith holocron. The other Jedi looked in a bit of anxiety.
"Me and Maul found it inside that chamber." he said. "This is why we came here, right? Knowledge."
