[OBITUARY] A.S

[06]

•.[STAR WARS].•
19 BBY
Revenge of the Sith
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"The remaining Jedi will be hunted down and defeated!"

Eris and Naboo's dome joined collectively into one, Odessa and Padme sat beside one another just as they always did. There was no fire between them however, no energy nor effort to argue and quarrel any where other than amongst themselves. Their once bright eyes, filled with dreams and determination now carried a heaviness that spoke of weariness and doubt. The walls, once adorned with aspirations felt like a cage which was closing harshly in on her as the weight of unfulfilled promises pressed down.

The fire once a blazing beacon of hope and ambition now flickered weakly, a struggling facade against the shadows of disappointment and fear that loomed closer. She felt lost.

The site before her made Odessa physically sick, she was repulsed by what she was hearing and even more disturbed by the reaction at hand "This isn't right."

Padme sighed, rubbing her cousins back comfortably "No- it isn't."

"The attempt on my life has left me scarred and deformed, but I assure you my resolve has never been stronger." The chancellor announced confidently whilst everyone's eyes sought through the small amount of his skin reflecting beneath his hood. Odessa saw nothing more than a man revealing his true self, a home of corruption and suffering. He was no man, he was a monster.

Odessa blinked harshly, not wanting to draw her eyes away from the scene, no matter how much it hurt to witness it. Everything was falling apart before her eyes, it was all complicated, a filthy and matted mess between her loved ones and duty. A warm and comforting hand gripped her shaky palm which lay on the side of the chair, she turned to meet Padme's comforting smile.

It was slightly consoling to know that Padme knew and understood her whole situation, that in the mists of everything, they still had one another "To think one man can destroy everything we have worked so hard to restore."

Odessa grimaced through bitter words "He is no man."

Padme let out a small genuine smile as her grip tightened in an encouraging manner "And he never will be."

The pregnant female smiled back at her cousin before turning back to the chancellor who gazed out toward the audience, it felt like he was staring right at her, his piercing gaze cutting through her like a knife. It was stripping away her defences leaving her completely exposed and piercing through her perfected facade which she had held together for years now, he knew everything, her fears, insecurity's and her relationship. Anakin. Odessa's heart was racing, a mixture of anxiety and something else she couldn't quite name she felt both captivated and utterly vulnerable.