Chapter 16:Art Is An Explosion!

As soon as we approached the house, Anakin seemed to feel us and quickly went out to receive us, Qui-Gon took a small bag out of his pocket and handed it to Anakin, "take, I sold your pod for you", it seemed to cheer up Anakin and he ran home, while Qui-Gon and I followed.

"Look, Mom, Qui-Gon sold my pod, see how much money we have," he exclaimed excitedly, handing the bag over to his mother.

She revealed a gentle smile when she saw her son so excited, "this is great Annie".

Qui-Gon thought it was a good time for another good news and said. '' And he was released '', that phrase made Shmi and Anakin's eyes widen in disbelief, Qui-Gon smiled, 'exactly, you no longer a slave ''

As I did not want to let an unnecessary drama happen, I also followed up with my good news, '' and he is not the only one, you are also free '', I say with a smile towards Shmi.

That information takes everyone by surprise again, including Qui-Gon, "What are you talking about, John? Unfortunately, my deal with Watto was just Anakin," he says with a face full of confusion.

Shmi gives a sad smile, "it's okay, this is my destiny, I'm more than satisfied that my son can have his freedom, and that he can follow his dreams," she turns to her son with loving eyes.

I can see the pain in Anakin's eyes, when he realizes that he will have to separate from his mother, but I quickly intervene.

'' No, you're already free, look '', I say showing them the bomb detonator, '' I already deactivated at the moment I received it, but it is still better to see a doctor to remove the bomb completely from you two , as soon as we get to coruscant ''.

"How?", Qui-Gon asked in surprise, while Shmi, and Anakin also look at me waiting for an answer.

'' I just bought it from Watto, don't worry about the details '', I waved my hands like it wasn't a big deal, '' I suggest you two pack your things and take what you want to take, we should go soon '' , I say trying to divert attention, since I was not in the mood to explain where I got the money to buy it from.

Before I could say anything more, I felt a warm hug wrap around me, it made me freeze, as I didn't expect it, I stayed like that until I heard her whisper, 'Thank you' over and over, it took me out of my stupor and I started patting her on the back, "it's okay, you deserve freedom as much as Anakin, now I think you really should go pack your stuff, we don't have much time", she lets go and gives me a kind smile , before turning to Qui-Gon and making a small bow, '' I thank you too, for freeing my son '', she says and then takes Anakin to pick up his things.

Qui-Gon turns to me at that moment, "you really did a good deed, but you know that if the boy becomes a Jedi, he'll still be separated from his mother, right?", He says with a slightly regretful face , one of the reasons that Qui-Gon is not yet on the Jedi council despite being a Jedi for a long time and possessing great wisdom, is that he does not fully believe in the Jedi code, which leads some of the council's elders to not accept it , which is why I have respect for him.

'' Even if that is the case, the choice will be Anakin's, and he will be able to move on, knowing that his mother is free and happy, besides that I don't believe that you really forbid him to meet his mother from time to time, in case that he becomes your Padawan, '' I say with a small smile.

'' I already have a Padawan, Obi-Wan '', he says before rubbing his beard in a contemplative gesture, '' but he is already ready for the Trial, the boy can be a Youngling and get used to it before I take him as a Padawan, '' he says, muttering to himself, while I just listen to his murmurs in silence.

Soon Shmi and Anakin return with a small baggage, they both don't have much, and they took only the important thing, besides the baggage the only notable thing they are bringing is the unfinished C3PO.

After a few minutes with Shmi and Anakim saying goodbye to some friends and acquaintances, we started walking towards the ship across the desert, on the way, Qui-Gon had a conversation with Anakin about whether he wanted to be a Jedi, while explaining that Jedi training was not easy, and even though he became a Jedi, it was also not an easy life to live, which was answered by Anakin saying that this is what he wanted to do, being a Jedi was his dream.

We kept walking while we talked casually, until the ship came into view, but at that moment, Qui-Gon and I turned back at the same time, it was possible to hear the sound of a speeder running through the desert.

But that was not what caught our attention, but the dark presence of the force that emanated from the direction of the sound, through the force, we could feel their emotions, anger, hate, resentment and ... fear, it was the most prominent emotions, Qui -Gon turned to me at that moment, "'Take them to the ship, tell them to take off, i will hold it here !!'" he says with a serious face, while pulling the lightsaber from his clothes.

"Go, do what Qui-Gon says, tell them to take off, i'il help him!", I say to Shmi and Anakin and turn around in time to see Maul jumping 3 meters into the air and turning on the saber of light, while making a vertical cut towards Qui-Gon, who defends with his own saber, before deflecting the blow and launching one diagonally towards the shoulder, which is also easily defended by Maul, before both start to lift the desert dust in a battle of sheer lightsaber skill.

A fight that Qui-Gon is slowly losing ground, it was possible to see that age was already reaching him and he did not have the same resistance as his young self, unlike Maul, who is the complete opposite of me, he was trained mainly in physical combat and lightsabers, in addition to the already high physical capabilities of his race, while I was totally focused on my force training, it seems that Palpatine has no real intention of training Maul as a true sith apprentice.

Looking in the direction of the ship, I can see that Shmi and Anakin have just arrived and are crossing the landing ramp towards the entrance, I turn in the direction of the fight and start to ponder, I see no reason to let him return alive, I have the ability to kill him alone, so I decide to use a simple application of the force that I thought and I didn't have time to try, I raise both hands with my palms facing up, and I start to concentrate on rubbing and heating the molecules of air, which is not difficult considering the already high temperature of the planet, until two fireballs appear in my hand.

After forming the fireballs, I start to compress and condense the flames even more, while at the same time using Telekinesis to start changing the shape of the sphere, to a more elongated and aerodynamic one, all of this takes a lot of my MP but I I don't care, and soon two spears of crimson fire with 2 meters long each are floating above my hand, as I am protecting myself with force, it does not affect me.

* DING *

[NEW FORCE SKILL LEARNED]

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Ignoring the system's warning, I can hear the sound of the ship taking off, I realize I don't have much time left, * (QUI-GON, JUMP !!) *, I send Qui-Gon a warning through telepathy, and at the same time, he uses force to push Maul away a few meters and jumps 13 meters back, without wasting time, I launch the two spears of fire towards Maul, they travel at the speed of a blaster shot, while leaving a trail of fire wherever they go.

After being pushed by Qui-Gon, Maul quickly recovers and prepares to engage in another fight, when a whisper of the force warns him of imminent danger, feeling a shiver down his spine he turns towards me to see 2 spears of fire crimson flying towards him, he tries to dodge, but as if they were guided missiles the spears turn and fly towards him, * (hehe idiot, I am controlling them, there is no way to dodge) *, I think with a smile a little sadistic on the face.

Maul's eyes widen when he sees the spears approaching and feeling the danger and heat emanating from them, by pure reflection, he turns the lightsaber in the direction of the spear on the right, hitting the cut right in the center, which ends up dispersing the spear, but it leaves him open for the other spear, and before he can think, it hits him on the shoulder that immediately begins to burn, and with that came the cry of agony.

AHHHHHHH !!!!!!!!

As the spear is not in solid form, it does not go through it, but begins to melt a hole through its body, while pushing it back with the impulse, but before it can move much, I close the two hands I was using to control the trajectory of the spear,causing a reaction and with that .....

* BOOOOMMM !! *

The spear explodes in a beautiful fireworks show and involves Maul, with the explosion the screams stop, and a body on fire can be seen being sent flying from the explosion point.

* DING *

[YOU LEVELED UP] [+ 1SP] [+ 1PP] (AN:Explanation about PP on the next chapter)

[LV 5-REWARD RECEIVED- IG-SERIES ASSASIN DROID]

[The item was stored in the inventory]

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* Rufff * * ruff *

I'm a little out of breath now, while ignoring the other warning from the system for now I take a look at my MP, which is currently at 48%, as this is the first time I try this, the consumption is very high and the preparation time is very long, * (It seems that I have to resume my training real soon) *. I think while taking a deep breath to compose myself, approaching the body still on fire, I wave my hand and with that the fire disappears, giving a quick loking around , I find Maul's lightsaber a few meters away.

Without hesitating I secure it with TK, and keep it in my inventory, at the same time that Qui-Gon arrives at my side,he was also out of breath "um ... I appreciate the help, but don't you think it exaggerated a little?", He tell me while giving me a strange and at the same time a little cautious look.

I can't blame him, the spear hit Maul in the left shoulder, which immediately started to melt, but that alone wouldn't kill him, but add to the point blank blast and he now has a huge charred hole in his chest, his left shoulder just disappeared.

"I agree, it was the first time that I used this ability, and I didn't expect so much ... destruction", I say also with a strange look on my face ..