The Beginning of my Collection

The same night that Aunt Bo told me of Aunt Satine's murder, and after she calmed down some. I had to go for a walk. 

All sorts of things were going through my mind. However, my focus was on the evil monster held up in the palace... Maul

Before I knew it, and without giving any conscientious thought as to where my feet were taking me, I found myself at the entrance of the palace. 

Something was off though, the two guards that were posted at the front entrance, were laying crumpled and dead in their place.  What was noticeably odd, there were no marks on there armor, and their weapons did not show signs of being fired recently. 

I noticed flashes of light coming from inside the palace, flashes accompanied by the sound of arcing electricity. 

I proceeded cautiously, clinging to the walls and behind columns and furniture where I could. 

Suddenly there was the sound of smashing glass and a most sinister laugh. Which made me only slow my pursuit.    

When I arrived to the Great Room, I found two more guards much like the previous pair, and the source of the breaking glass sound. 

As I slowly and most cautiously made my way to windows, I began witnessing a most spectacular and bone chillingly frightening battle, which was occurring now outside in the back courtyard. Maul and his brother were fighting for their lives with someone I could not make out. They were all wielding light sabers. Every blade was a haunting blood red in color.  The figure in the dark robe was a master with a saber in each hand, while from time to time he was able to throw his opponents about without actually touching them. He threw Maul to the ground leaving him stunned while he focused his attention on the larger brother. After just a few minutes with little apparent effort the brother was stabbed through with both blades.

What came next was much more terrifying. The person in the dark robe approached Maul who had only awoke in time to see the end of his brother and began what appeared to be begging for his life. Then suddenly what looked like bright bolts of electrical current began pouring out of his hands. then the eerie laughing that I heard earlier began coming out of the dark robed individual. 
[See Star Wars: the Clone Wars episode entitled The Lawless.]

After what seemed like an hour the robed person stopped the attack, picked up the limp body of Maul and began to head out of the courtyard. 

I carefully stayed away from the direction he was heading, but once he was gone from my sight, I felt compelled, I had to retrieve the light sabers, I could not control myself. Looking back on this occasion now, I was completely out of my mind. I didn't know if it was to show proof that Maul was no longer around or what, but I had to have them.

This was not the first time that I wanted desperately to handle a light saber. That happened the first time that I met Ahsoka Tano. 
[See Star Wars: the Clone Wars episode entitled The Academy]

I acted quickly, I ran as fast as I could first to where Maul just got cooked. As I got closer the stench of burnt flesh flew up my nose. I grabbed both sabers that Maul was using, then I leaped towards the large mass that was Maul's brother. I snatched up the double bladed saber that he was using and didn't stop running until I got home.

When I came through the door Aunt Bo was greatly concerned because of the look on my face.

Then she noticed the armory that I was carrying. "What did you do" she demanded.

I held out the smaller blade that I picked up from where Maul was stopped from being able to wield it. Apparently she noticed it to be the blade that Pre Vizsla owned. She grabbed it from my hand, and intently requested as to what happened. 

After I relayed all that I saw, and what I did to take the weapons from the scene. She made two rules for me to always follow. 

Rule one. Don't ever let anyone see your face doing stupid things like I just did.

Rule two. You better have a place to store your collection that no-one will ever find.

Oddly enough I am supposed to figure out rule two before I figure out rule one. I guess that it will make sense later.

After the rules were established she said that I could have it back later, but she was going to keep Pre Vizsla's weapon for now. Then she instructed me to hide the other sabers in my room for now until I get my own more permanent weapons cash, which I did.

As I went to sleep that night I couldn't help but replay the night's activities. I also could not help but wonder who was the guy in the dark robe, and what did he do with Maul?