Obsession

Atychiphobia

Once Kanan and Ezra start their ascension to the top, Maul lets out a deep breath and he starts to shake as his memories start forcing themselves to the surface.
"Maul, are you alright? You're shaking." Ahsoka put a hand on her acquaintance's shoulder and he looks up at her with sadness in his eyes.
"Did Savage get out of the temple safely with you?" She pressed on.
"I am fine, Padawan. The past just haunts me and, yes. Savage and I left the temple unharmed, but we didn't leave alone. Kenobi was there as well." Maul spoke softly and Ahsoka couldn't decipher his voice to hint at the condition of the old Jedi master.
"So what are you doing here? Should you be with him hiding somewhere and living peacefully?" Ahsoka asked and it struck a cord in Maul that saddened him and his silence scared her.
"Before we left the temple... Kenobi was... ambushed by clones. He had sacrificed himself in order to keep me and the others safe." Maul answered her slowly and she stayed silent surprised, yet not surprised she knew Obi-wan would sacrifice himself if it meant the survival of others. The elevator came to a stop next to them and they got on. Maul activated it and they started their ascension.
"I tried... I tried to save him Tano. We took him to a medical ship, but not even they could not save him. Through my rage and sadness, I had led my own brother to his death. Sidious had killed him while I was hunting Skywalker. Mother had tried keeping me safe as well from this new empire... and in that... it costed her her life and everyone's on Dathomir as well." Maul continued and Ahsoka couldn't help, but feel Maul's loneliness.
"Maul, I'm so sorry," Ahsoka started and Maul growled at her, blinking the forming tears away in his eyes.
"I never asked for your pity Padawan! I still have one brother left. This is your only warning Tano. I am not here for a reunion. I am here for revenge. I will not let Feral fall to the same fate as the rest of my family did and I will strike anyone down who stands in my way. We may have been friends than and maybe we still can be, but if you interfere with anything! I will not hesitate to strike you down. There is no sickness holding me back from killing anymore." Maul snarled at her and she simply nodded.
"I understand Maul. I just hope these next few moments don't turn us into enemies. There's not many of us anymore and we must reserve the past for what it is." Ahsoka said as the elevator stopped at its highest level. Maul saw Ezra hanging off the side of the tall pyramid-like building with an Inquisitor about to slice Ezra's fingers off.
"Ezra!" Maul shouted shocked and quickly fought off the Inquisitor. Ahsoka could hear the slight panic in the old Sith's voice and watched as he helped Ezra off of the edge of the building.
"Looks like they figured out your plan." Kanan said as the four of the regrouped
"Than we will have to alter it. I recommend that we split up and scale the pyramid from two ends. They will also have to divide their forces." Maul laid out his plan
"And let me guess Ezra goes with you? No thanks!" Kanan crossed his arms already not liking the idea
"It is the practical choice." Maul backs up his idea and hears the apprentice also back him up.
"I say we split up, trust me." Ezra said talking to Kanan and Maul couldn't help, but smile on the inside. It had been too long since he had someone agree with him and Maul knew that this little argument was already a victory for him. Maul use to not care for these little victories before he met the Jedi when he, himself, was an apprentice.
After he met Obi-wan he learn to take pride in the little victories and now they are all Maul had besides Feral. Those few things are what kept him focused on destroying the Sith.

Maul had taken Ezra mostly up the Temple with running into a few droids and one Inquisitor. They had saw Kanan and Ahsoka fighting off the other two Inquisitors.
"Go to the top and unlock the knowledge you seek. I will help them." Maul decided
"See you at the top!" Ezra said and quickly returned to climbing up the Temple. Maul jumped down to the fight igniting both ends of his lightsaber. The three of them easily fought off the Inquisitors by killing one and breaking the other one's lightsaber making them fall to his death.
"Where's Ezra?" Kanan asked a bit panicked
"You mean, my apprentice?" Maul stated and Maul quickly turned charging Kanan. He pushed Ahsoka away and his lightsaber slashed the front of Kanan's face.
"Kanan!" Ahsoka shouted and Maul went in to deliver the final blow to the Jedi. Ahsoka quickly blocked Maul.
"Maul! What are you doing?! I told you that we needed to preserve the past as it is! What has happened to you? I thought you changed!" She pushed him back away from Kanan. She could sense his insanity growing inside of him.
"My Apprentice is activating the Temple or more precisely, this battle station! Which I shall use to exact my revenge on ALL of my enemies!" Maul explained to her and they fought until they saw a beam of light shoot out from the top of the Temple.
"The power will be mine! Ezra will be mine! And there is nothing you can do to stop me!" Maul shouted at her attacking her. They fought for a bit before Ahsoka jumped back away from Maul.
"Running away again Lady Tano?" Maul commented and she smirked at him.
"If you want to finish our fight. You'll have to deal with him first." Ahsoka said gesturing to Kanan who had a mask on.
"Go get Ezra!" Kanan shouted at her and Maul signed shaking his head as he turned to Kanan.
"I will make this quick." Maul said with Kanan igniting his saber.
"You had your chance to join us Maul." Kanan said and Maul stealthy circled Kanan. Maul could only land a few strikes to Kanan's saber, before the Jedi Master grabbed Maul's arm and threw him to the edge. Maul stumbled back trying to steady himself. He felt his one foot hit something and he put his other foot back to step on it to push him back into the fight. He had miscalculated and he put his weight on his foot and sent himself over the edge.
Ahsoka quickly turned when she heard Maul screaming. She looked down at where Kanan was with wide eyes. Did Kanan throw him off?! She fought the urge to go and help Maul. He betrayed them and he knew he would get hurt. She wanted to help him because of their past, but she knew she had to stop the Temple and quickly.