Minar sat in his cell silently. But, the fight in his head was strong and loud. He clenched his teeth and squeezed his eyes shut, the pain almost intolerable. He hated it. A week ago, his weak other self began to fight for control. He demanded control. Minar wanted out, he wanted to see the sunset over a burning city again. But, his light side counterpart wanted nothing of the sort. His counterpart, the once Jedi apprentice, wanted control. But, something confused Minar. The young Padawan wanted to suffer. He wanted to be punished for Minar's actions.
"Minar." A voice from behind said suddenly. Minar whipped around, the voice was that of Kanan. Next to him, Hera stood, solemnly. On the other side, Zeb and Sabine both stood silently. Minar lowered his eyebrows suspiciously, narrowing his eyes at the lot.
"Minar." Hera started simply. He noticed her voice waver at the name. Up until now, she was always certain to call him Ezra. She'd finally accepted him. "We are going to let to you go. On one condition."
"Gladly." Minar spoke, his word spat like venom and his tone wicked and smooth. Sabine flinched, quickly fitting her helmet on her head. She turned around and stalked towards the door, stopping directly behind Hera.
"I'm gonna go check on Chopper's repairs in The Ghost." She said quickly, then exited the room altogether. Minar raised his right eyebrow, then shrugged.
"Minar, if we let you go, promise to never share the location of this base with anyone. Understand?" Kanan spoke concisely, not flinching as he spoke Minar's name. Kanan spoke with clarity and strength, the leadership qualities he'd been missing the past few months. It made Minar smile as he agree, getting to his feet and standing patiently at the door. As Kanan used the Force to open it, Minar quickly exited, not looking back as he exited.
"I'm gonna, uh, go to my bunk." Zeb said sheepishly, stalking out of the room. Kanan turned towards Hera, opening him arms. Seconds later, she was in them, broken into tears.
"Shh. It's going to be okay." Kanan comforted, his arms wrapped securely around her. She shook her head slowly.
"No, Kanan. It's my fault. If I wouldn't have sent him into that mission to get you, he wouldn't have been convinced to stay."
"No, no, no. Hera, I was the vote that decided he could. If I would have voted with Zeb and Sabine, he would be back on Lothal. Probably miserable, but safe."
"No, the Imperials would have found him either way. We should have protected him, Kanan."
"We did Hera. To the best of our abilities. This probably would have happened one way or another." Kanan held her tight, unaware Minar lingered around the corner, listening intently to their conversation. Something inside him stirred, and tears stung at his eyes.
"No," He tried to convince himself. "Just get back to your master.
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Darth Minar
FanfictionEzra lived alone on the streets for years of his live. When he was discovered by a rebel cell located on his home planet, he became a "part of the family". For years he worked with the rebels, learning more and more about the power he possessed. He...
