The Mandalorians left, and the entire area was now occupied only by Amir and the corpse lying on the ground.
He felt the dark side of the Force around him begin to churn.
Dathomir was already a dark planet. The entire surface of the world was shrouded in mire and decay.
After Maul died, the Force within his body began to disperse into the surrounding cosmic Force. But unlike an ordinary person's death, his Force was far stronger, and it resonated deeply with the dark environment around him.
The dark side of the Force gradually flowed out of Maul's body. Aside from the portion that dispersed, the rest actually began to gather in the air, forming a vague humanoid shape.
Although this figure was clearly murky and possessed no consciousness.
Amir observed this phenomenon with great interest. He discovered that this mass of gathered dark side energy was actually somewhat similar to the form of Qui-Gon, who had already become a Force spirit.
While on Tatooine, Amir had also followed Qui-Gon for a long time, learning the method of becoming a Force spirit.
This method was not difficult, and Amir had already grasped the general idea. Now, as he watched the series of changes in Maul's Force after death, he fell into thought.
This gathered mass was still constantly dissipating. The dark side of the Force was being stirred by the surrounding space and was being dragged toward a certain direction.
Unlike the death process of a Jedi that Master Qui-Gon had described, Maul's death was not so peaceful and natural. Instead, there was a kind of struggling agony to it.
After a dark side Force-user died, their soul would merge with the dark side of the Force. In other words, after death, their spirit would be dragged into places in the universe where the dark side gathered, where it would endure torment in fear, pain, and decay, day after day, until it completely faded away.
It was no different from so-called hell.
The Jedi, on the other hand, merged with the light side of the cosmic Force, achieving a true return to the Force.
Amir clicked his tongue. There was now one more reason to reject the dark side.
Watching Maul's Force gradually fade in the air, Amir felt tempted. He began manipulating the surrounding Force, stabilizing Maul's form, attempting to preserve Maul's consciousness using the method Qui-Gon had taught him for becoming a Force spirit.
This process was extremely difficult. Under the influence of the dark side, Maul's soul was extremely unstable, like an infant trapped in a nightmare, struggling helplessly.
If this place had not been Dathomir, where the dark side of the Force was so dense, Maul's soul would already have been dragged apart by the dark side and dissipated, entering the universe's shadows.
This would not work.
Amir was unwilling to give up just like that. This was an extremely rare experimental opportunity. After all, becoming a Force spirit was not something he could easily test on himself.
Because with this thing, to try was to die.
Such a good opportunity made Amir operate with all his strength. Maul's spirit body was kneaded by Amir into all sorts of shapes in the air.
"This won't work. I can only barely maintain his current form, but I can't completely stabilize this spirit body and make it reach a state similar to a Jedi Force spirit. Only a Force nexus would be enough to stabilize him, and it would have to be one aligned with the dark side, like the Massassi Temple on Hoth."
Just as Amir was racking his brain, thinking of a solution, Han Solo's voice came through his earpiece.
Only then did Amir react. Maul's matter was over, but there was also a battle outside. Crimson Dawn's mobile base had flown over, and Qi'ra herself might have arrived.
Han had not contacted him during this period either.
"Amir?" Han Solo called.
"How are things outside, Han?" Amir asked. He had already wasted quite some time here.
"More reinforcements came, but the Mandalorians and I took care of them! That new main cannon of yours! Where did you get that thing? I want one too!"
"Once you join the Resistance, you might get the chance... Did Qi'ra come?"
Han Solo choked for a moment. He really did not want to join the Resistance.
"She came, but she doesn't mean us any harm. Trust me, I know her!"
"Then why did she come?"
"She..." Han got halfway through his sentence before the communicator in his hand seemed to be taken by someone else.
The next voice that came through was a woman's. Amir had heard it before. It was Qi'ra.
So Han had just finished a hard battle in the sky and was already captured by the enemy's beautiful boss through charm?
"Where is Maul?" Qi'ra asked. Amir could not hear joy or sorrow in her tone.
Amir glanced at the corpse beside him and the spirit body he was holding in the air. For a moment, he did not know how to answer.
After receiving no response for a long time, Qi'ra seemed to suddenly start running. After only a short wait, Amir heard footsteps behind him.
Turning his head, Amir saw the hurried figures of Qi'ra and Han.
Qi'ra saw Amir sitting cross-legged on the ground at a glance. She never could have imagined that this abnormally young blond boy was a Jedi, and that he had...
Maul's corpse lay quietly on the ground, long since motionless.
Qi'ra's body seemed to lose all strength, as though a blade that had always been hanging over her head had suddenly vanished. Along with relief, there was also a vague sense of loss.
As if remembering something, Qi'ra took out a hollow tetrahedron from her clothes.
Amir raised his eyebrows. This was actually a Sith holocron.
Qi'ra revealed a miserable smile and placed the Sith holocron toward the ground.
"This was part of Dryden Vos's collection. Maul's final mission for me was to bring it here. Heh. I originally wasn't planning to come."
Qi'ra explained.
But the moment the Sith holocron touched the ground, the intricate tetrahedron suddenly floated up on its own.
Amir's expression shifted.
This was a reaction from Maul's Force.
All life had an instinct to survive and flee death.
Maul's spirit body began to stir, constantly drawing on the surrounding Force, trying to attract the Sith holocron.
Amir suddenly understood. To stabilize a spirit body merged with the dark side of the Force, one did not necessarily have to rely on the immense Force of a nexus. Certain artifacts could do the same.
For example, the holocron Qi'ra had brought. This was a vessel of Sith knowledge created by the ancient Sith, and it contained a vast and stable dark side presence. That dark side energy could even be called pure.
This was the perfect vessel for Maul's spirit body.
Amir directly reached out and pulled the Sith holocron into his hand.
Qi'ra looked at Amir's actions with some confusion. Although she did not understand, she did not ask.
After taking the Sith holocron, Amir began trying to transfer Maul's spirit body.
But as the Sith holocron activated, Amir sensed a powerful temptation coming from his hand.
It seemed to contain profound knowledge, immense power, and absolute freedom.
Amir quickly steadied his mind.
Even a Sith holocron could tempt a person's mind. Was this the true power of the dark side's temptation?
While guarding himself, Amir projected his consciousness into the holocron and began working on the real task. Under Amir's guidance, Maul's spirit body was being channeled into the Sith holocron in a stable manner.
If this succeeded, Maul might have a chance to become a Sith shade.
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