The Mandalorians left, leaving only Amir and the corpse lying prone on the ground in the cavernous space.
He felt the surrounding dark side of the Force begin to fluctuate.
Dathomir was a dark planet to begin with, its entire surface shrouded in mud and decay.
After Maul's death, the Force within his body began to dissipate into the surrounding Cosmic Force. However, unlike the death of an ordinary person, his Force was far more powerful and resonated perfectly with the dark environment around him.
The dark side energy gradually flowed out of Maul's body completely. Aside from the portion that dissipated, the remainder actually began to coalesce in the air, constructing a blurry humanoid shape.
Although this shape was obviously turbid and lacked consciousness.
Amir observed this phenomenon with great interest. He found that this aggregate of dark side energy was somewhat similar to the form of Qui-Gon Jinn after he became a Force Ghost.
While on Tatooine, Amir had studied the method of becoming a Force Ghost with Qui-Gon for a long time.
The method wasn't difficult, and Amir had learned the general idea. Watching the series of changes occurring in the Force within Maul after his death, Amir fell into thought.
This aggregate was still dissipating continuously. The dark side was being agitated by the surrounding space, dragging and pulling it in a certain direction.
Unlike the peaceful and natural death process of a Jedi that Master Qui-Gon had described, Maul's death lacked that serenity; instead, there was a struggling agony.
When users of the dark side died, their souls merged with the dark side. That meant their spirits would be dragged into the gathering places of the dark side in the universe, enduring torture in fear, pain, and corruption, day after day until they completely faded away!
It was no different from a 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. Another reason to reject the dark side.
Watching Maul's Force gradually fade in the air, Amir had an idea. He began to manipulate the surrounding Force, stabilizing Maul's form, trying to use the method Qui-Gon taught him to preserve Maul's consciousness.
The process was extremely difficult. Under the influence of the dark side, Maul's soul was incredibly unstable, struggling helplessly like an infant in a nightmare!
If this weren't Dathomir, rich in the dark side, Maul's soul would have long since been torn apart and dissipated into the shadows of the universe.
This won't work!
Amir was unwilling to give up just like that. This was a rare experimental opportunity. After all, the technique for becoming a Force Ghost wasn't something one could easily test on oneself.
Because testing it meant dying.
With such a good opportunity, Amir exerted all his effort. Maul's spiritual body was kneaded into various shapes by Amir in the air.
"This isn't working. I can barely maintain his current form, but I can't completely stabilize this spirit mass to reach a state similar to a Jedi Force Ghost. Only a nexus of the Force would be sufficient to stabilize him, and it would have to be a dark side nexus—like the Massassi Temple ruins on Hoth."
Just as Amir was racking his brains, Han Solo's voice came through his earpiece.
Only then did Amir react. Maul's business was over, but there was still a battle outside. Crimson Dawn's mobile base had flown over, and Qi'ra herself might have arrived.
Han hadn't communicated with him for a while.
"Amir?" Han Solo shouted.
"How is it outside, Han?" Amir asked. He had delayed here for quite some time.
"More reinforcements came, but the Mandalorians and I handled them! That new main cannon of yours! Where did you get it? I want one too!"
"You might have a chance if you join the Resistance... Is Qi'ra here?"
Han Solo choked for a moment; he really didn't want to join the Resistance. "She's here, but she has no ill will toward us. Trust me, I know her!"
"Then what is she here for?"
"She..." Han got halfway through his sentence before the communicator seemed to be taken by someone else.
A female voice came through. Amir had heard it before; it was Qi'ra.
So Han just fought a tough battle in the sky and was immediately captivated by the enemy's beautiful boss?
"Where is Maul?" Qi'ra asked. Amir couldn't hear any joy or sorrow in her tone.
Amir glanced at the corpse on the side and the spirit body he was holding together in the air, unsure how to answer.
Receiving no response for a long time, Qi'ra seemed to start running. After waiting only a moment, Amir heard footsteps coming from behind him.
Turning his head, Amir saw the hurried figures of Qi'ra and Han.
Qi'ra saw Amir sitting on the ground at a glance. She never expected that this exceptionally young blonde boy would be a Jedi, and that he would...
Maul's corpse lay quietly on the ground, motionless.
Qi'ra's body seemed to lose its tension, as if a sharp blade that had been hanging over her head had suddenly vanished. There was relief, but also a sense of loss and melancholy.
As if remembering something, Qi'ra took a hollow tetrahedron from her coat.
Amir raised his eyebrows. It was a Sith Holocron!
Qi'ra revealed a miserable smile and moved to place the Sith Holocron on the ground.
"This was Dryden Vos's collection. Maul's last mission for me was to bring it here. Heh, I hadn't planned on coming."
Qi'ra explained.
But just as 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 escape death.
Maul's spirit body began to agitate, constantly stirring the surrounding Force, trying to attract this Sith Holocron.
Amir suddenly understood. To stabilize a spirit body merged with the dark side, one didn't necessarily need the powerful energy of a Force nexus; certain artifacts could work too.
Like the Holocron Qi'ra brought. It was a carrier of Sith knowledge created by ancient Sith, containing massive and stable dark side energy. This dark energy could even be called pure.
This was the perfect vessel for Maul's spirit!
Amir reached out and pulled the Sith Holocron into his hand.
Qi'ra watched Amir's actions with some confusion, but she didn't ask questions.
Holding the Sith Holocron, Amir began attempting to transfer Maul's spirit.
But as the Sith Holocron activated, Amir sensed a strong temptation emanating from his hand.
It seemed to contain profound knowledge, powerful strength, and absolute freedom.
Amir quickly stabilized his mind.
Even a Sith Holocron can bewitch the mind? Is this the power of the dark side's temptation?
Guarding against transferring his own consciousness into the recorder, Amir began the operation. Under Amir's guidance, Maul's spirit was conducted into the Sith Holocron in a stable manner.
If successful, Maul might have the chance to become a Sith Spirit.
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