Anakin's emotions in the Force had always been strong; at least for Obi-Wan, they blazed brighter than any star or fire. But now, they seemed even more. The dark clouds and whips of pain swirled around him in a way Obi-Wan had never felt. It caused him to ripple with anxiety, unknowing to him that the image of him changed with the unease, flickering to the visage of his body upon death, then back to the pristine Jedi he normally looked like.
His former Padawan looked at such a loss for words that Obi-Wan really did start to think he had done something wrong. But Anakin, more often than not, met him with angry outbursts, shouts, and complaints. The lack of confidence, not even able to look at him, it seemed, was more like when he was a young boy.
Stepping forward, he went to give Anakin a comforting word when the other seemingly found his words. Not here? A short "What" burst from him in bafflement as the fury he was so familiar with built behind the heat of Anakin's gaze.
Ah, yes. There's the outburst.
He stepped back and watched Anakin snap. "Haunt?" None of this was making any sense. Was Anakin drunk? Perhaps he had a fever? "You're talking nonsense, Anakin. Are you alright?" Stepping forward, he raised his hand to rest it on Anakin's shoulder. It passed through. Obi-Wan recoiled as if burned, the image of him flickering again into the ghostly, deadly visage, then back.
His hear- no...there was no heartbeat. His hand came up to feel his chest; nothing was there. Shocked, he looked at his hand; through it, he could see the floor of the Room of a Thousand Fountains.
The room and Anakin started shifting before him, like a lens distortion.
"I don't," he gasped, stepping back, though did he step back? Obi-Wan didn't quite feel like he was walking anymore; limbs didn't exist. The ghost felt like he was being torn apart from the core, about to scatter in different directions, just a ball of energy shifting in different arrangements, unable to settle on a form.
"Anakin," Obi-Wan cried out sharply and alarmed. Please, Anakin, don't push me away.
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