Breaking The Code (Anakin Skywalker x Reader)

Chapter 37

Anakin POV:

I continued grabbing onto Obi-Wan, hugging him tightly as if my life depended on it. And maybe it did. The faint ringing in my ears drowned out the noise around me, making it seem like buzzing static. I didn't know what people were saying, but I can't imagine that it's anything good.

Their words don't matter, though. (y/n) can't be dead, I won't believe it. The mere thought of her death, and never being able to hold her and kiss her anymore is enough to push me over the edge. The Chancellor said that she ended her own life. If that's true, then I failed. I swore to her that I would protect her, and I didn't.

The Chancellor spoke over all the commotion, "My dear citizens, do not let this perilous attempt cause you any fear. I can assure you that every last Jedi will be dealt with accordingly for their treachery."

Obi-Wan released me from our hug, and looked up at the Chancellor in utter disbelief, "How can you make an accusation like that without any evidence whatsoever? You cannot make a decision until the Jedi have gotten a fair trial."

"But the Chancellor would never lie!" A random Senator shouted from the crown above us.

He nodded, "I can assure you all that I would never orchestrate my own harm just for the intent of deception." His words drawled out almost wickedly, chilling me to the bone. And I don't just mean metaphorically; I physically felt colder as he spoke, which only added onto my confusion, Through tear filled eyes, I could see everyone looking around at each other in disquietude. They were clearly considering his defense, even though like Obi-Wan said; he has no evidence at all.

But I realized, with a pang of defeat, that it didn't matter, because he's one of the most powerful leaders in the world. He has the ability to easily persuade people over to his side, to make his arguments seem like the only logical explanation. Whether true or not, people will naturally fall to his defense since they believe they've been able to trust and count on him in the past. So the question would then be, who would not believe him?

A part of me was convincing my own mind that Chancellor Palpatine, beloved by everyone, could never be so vile as to lie about something like this; (y/n) attempting to kill him, then killing herself, after revealing a plot by the Jedi to overthrow him?

When that last part was thrown out, I could tell that every single Jedi had no idea what he was talking about. We still don't know where (y/n) is, or how Palpatine became so deformed, but the one thing that I am sure of is that something isn't right about his intentions, no matter what he says.

"I always knew the Jedi were corrupt!" Someone shouted spitefully.

"We are not corrupt, we have no clue where any of this is coming from!" Shaak Ti spoke back to whoever shouted, with pain in her voice.

Wiping the tears from my puffy cheeks, and attempting to push down my overflowing emotions, I turned to Obi-Wan, "We need to get out of here and find her." I demanded quietly.

"How?" He questioned uncertainly. "I want her to be alive just as much as you do. But with this potentially fraudulent claim, as well as her disappearance, it's quite difficult to know where we would even start since now an array of possibilities have been opened to us."

I sighed, feeling helpless as his words sank in. I hated feeling helpless, and it doesn't help that we also hardly have a way of finding answers to these growing questions. If (y/n) is alive, we have no idea where she could even be. As of now I can't feel her signature, which either means that she's not close by, or something far worse.