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29 - Balance

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Third Person POV
The moment Anakin Skywalker took his last breath, the exact second his heart stopped beating; every force user alive felt it.

For many it was a simple tug on the heart strings, but for some—those closest to him—it was a much stronger pain, but it wasn't just physical pain either, there was also an emotional pain. It felt as if a part of them died and they were left with a hollow place in their chest; the place their force bound connection to Anakin used to be.

Obi-Wan knew the second the pulse of the final heart beat went through his body; he clutched his chest, and dropped his cane. Tears swelled in his eyes as his heart instantly broke beyond repair, and he dropped to his knees - a heart broken sob escaped his throat, "Anakin...No."

He knew his brother was gone, and now all he could feel was a deep sorrow and regret. Regret that their last interaction was a fight, and he's sorrowful because he knows he'll never get to hug, or tell Anakin that he loves him again. And he regrets not saying or doing that more.

Meanwhile, Ahsoka was upstairs holding a sleeping Grogu to her chest as she quietly sobbed on the bedroom floor. She was taking him to bed the moment she felt both Anakin and Ti pass.

Losing them both tore her apart in different ways, and so she broke down; hugging the child close for comfort.

She very nearly got on a ship and flew to Coruscant herself to help, but she knew that she needed to be there for the child, and for Obi-Wan. The bad batch is still busy giving the surgeries to the four so they're not of much help right now, and she had to be here in case of an attack.

So now she's placing her faith in the gods and praying for them to save the last of the family she has left.

Then there's the person who felt the most anguish with Anakin's passing, and she didn't even understand why. If Lilith wasn't already on her back, the pain alone would have crippled her down to her knees.

"Why does this hurt so much?" She questioned aloud while clutching her chest to ease her damaged heart, and wiping away her involuntary tears.

Although Lilith is completely unaware of why she is in so much pain, her subconscious knows, remembers. Hence the way her body and emotions are reacting, her subconscious gained a bit of control.

Cal looked away from Anakin, gazing back down at his former Master, "Because you love him." He choked on a sob, his grip tightening around the handle of his lightsaber.

He was having a difficult time figuring out what his next move should be. At fist he thought about killing her, but the fact that she's showing some form of remorse was placing a small piece of hope in his heart. And it's that little piece of hope that he's clinging to that's keeping him from making what he worries would be a mistake.

Lilith immediately shook her head; Cal's words, along with Sidious' constant whispers in her head saying the complete opposite were swirling in her mind, "No," She mumbled in denial, "What did you do to me?" She cried; her heart was slowly coming undone, and she felt like the world around her was closing in, "You're doing something to me, I know you are."

She convinced herself that he was using an empathic ability on her; one that would be unknown to her limited mind, but if only that were true.