What if?: One Death

Inside

Obi-wan gasped once the mental bond between him and Maul was complete. He could feel and hear all of the different Mauls that fought inside of his one body. They all fought for some kind of dominance over the body.
Master? One of the many voices spoke in Maul's head and everything went silent. The voice was one of a child and it caused the silence and noise of something that sounded like a cage. Someone banging on bars.
Obi-wan decided to investigate the child's voice. He wanted to call out to the child, but he didn't know what to call it.
Hello? Obi-wan called than out of no where a child with tiny horns with just red skin. No tattoos. Not a single one. His shirt looks like a classic male Dathomiri shirt except it looked small on him. The pants he wore were ripped at the ankles, but Obi-wan couldn't tell if the boy ripped them because they were too long or if they were ripped from planet terrain.
Hello Master. The child spoke looking up at him with such innocence only a young child could have. Obi-wan did doubt that he was any older than 5 years of age.
Hello there little one. Obi-wan knelt down to him and the little one carefully walked up to him. This young one had absolutely no control over the body. With no warning the child hugged Obi-wan than he disappeared into the air and the banging of the cage stop.
Hello Master. A much older voice spoke it was another Maul that Obi-wan didn't know. Is there anything you want to know? This Maul somehow has 50% domination over the body. Obi-wan wondered how he's never encountered this one. This Maul had a long golden robe on.
It's silent now. Why? Obi-wan asked
No matter how aggressive any of are are we were taught to be quiet and obedient with our Master around. Except for a couple of us. The one Maul explained
For a couple? Obi-wan questioned
The deceiver and darkness. The ones that contain the dark side of us. Maul had explained further. You met the deceiver already when you encountered My Lord. He is My Lord's pet so to say. Or at least his favorite. The protector version of us keeps him locked up while the Darkness seems to be everywhere he's usually hangs around the forgotten one of us. You saw him before me. So it seems like he has the Darkness under control for now. But he isn't as strong as the rest of us are. Maul had explained further.
So that is what the banging noise was. Obi-wan commented
Yes, but the forgotten one has gained a steady amount of strength since you became our master. Maul had replied.
What do the others know you as? Obi-wan couldn't help but ask
I am the knowledge and memory of all of us. If there is anything you wanted to know I'm always here. The others share the body with me most of the time, but I don't have control of the functions. Maul answered
Will I be able to call on you from outside of your mind? Obi-wan asked curiously
Of course Master if you so wish it than the others must obey. At least that is what some of us do. Some of us don't like switching without a battle of some sorts to tell who should be in control. Maul replied and Obi-wan could see a shadow behind Maul with glowing yellow eyes. It had just stood behind Maul's other personas.
Just ignore him. He is just trying to intimidate us. The more you ignore him the less power he has over us. Maul commented without having to look behind him. Obi-wan could tell that the Darkness only held 1% control of Maul's body at the moment, but he shrugged it off. Who didn't have some sort of Darkness in them? The Darkness' control over Maul's body constantly swayed, but never to a dangerous percentage. Obi-wan looked around and he saw the child again.
Hello there again little one. Come here for a second will you? Obi-wan had knelt back down and smiled at the child. The child looked over at the Darkness and had gotten scared of him. The Darkness' control raised by 2%.
Do not look at him, Maul. Look at me. Only me. You're safe. You're fine. No one is able to hurt you. Obi-wan held his hand out to the child. I promised to protect the other versions of you and to never leave them. The same goes to you little one. Nothing and no one will ever hurt you. Don't give him the power to be above you. You can be more stronger than him. But not with strength, but with love, compassion, and kindness. Once Obi-wan was done talking the child had ran up to him smiling and had hugged him. Obi-wan held the child close to him ignoring the pain from his scar. He felt the child crying onto his chest as the child had rested its head on Obi-wan's left shoulder.
Hush little one, you're safe. Shhhhh, everything will be fine from now on, I promise you. Obi-wan held the child and rubbed his back soothingly to calm the child.