Usagi knows me. And knows well enough that this, right here? This is me doing much better than she's ever seen me do before. I exasperate her but I also stopped hurting her and myself to the point of making her cry. I never want to see her like that again and so far I've stuck to that.
[It's too difficult for Maul to really put into words but the sight of seeing her weeping, begging him to stop what he was doing, to stop hurting himself and everyone around him, it had stirred something very deep inside Maul. Seeing her like that didn't make him want to think of just himself anymore. He wanted to make her smile again and never be the cause of her tears ever again.
Surprisingly, he starts to slightly understand what Qrow is getting at despite the rage coursing through that still makes him want to hunt down whoever is on the other end of the line and lop off both their hands with a lightsaber.]
That's the path of the Sith. Anger and hate are part of our core tenants as we use the Dark Side. Which is anathema to how everyone on the side of light operates but sometimes being selfless and compassionate and kind doesn't allow you to survive. And that's what I've done all this time. I survive. No matter what happens to me, I keep on going.
It's interesting you talk about a fair shot. Because I doubt, no matter what I do or how I change, that you're one of those people who would give me one. Like recognizes like and I see someone who's teetered on the edge of darkness themself.
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[It's too difficult for Maul to really put into words but the sight of seeing her weeping, begging him to stop what he was doing, to stop hurting himself and everyone around him, it had stirred something very deep inside Maul. Seeing her like that didn't make him want to think of just himself anymore. He wanted to make her smile again and never be the cause of her tears ever again.
Surprisingly, he starts to slightly understand what Qrow is getting at despite the rage coursing through that still makes him want to hunt down whoever is on the other end of the line and lop off both their hands with a lightsaber.]
That's the path of the Sith. Anger and hate are part of our core tenants as we use the Dark Side. Which is anathema to how everyone on the side of light operates but sometimes being selfless and compassionate and kind doesn't allow you to survive. And that's what I've done all this time. I survive. No matter what happens to me, I keep on going.
It's interesting you talk about a fair shot. Because I doubt, no matter what I do or how I change, that you're one of those people who would give me one. Like recognizes like and I see someone who's teetered on the edge of darkness themself.