Anakin could have better days before him, and while he is prone to having outbursts of anger, the frustration and hate that was building up within him. And he tried the best he could to hold it in while Obi-Wan told him of what they had witnessed while they were gone, as a means for him to prevent himself from ruining the one chance that he could change the future he had despised.
He had arrived only to know that he willingly sided with Sidious and his rise as the Sith Lord that he had grown to hate. Internally, he knew that the more he watched these tapes, the painful the experience is to him. Not just him, but to the rest of those who are present in the Council Chambers.
His relationship with Master Windu has been all too shaky, and it was prone to collapsing at any moment, especially to the fact that his future chose to side with Sidious and helped him dispose the Master of the Order instead of fulfilling the prophecy.
The Korun Master gave him disapproving and resentful glares every so often every time Anakin tried to look at him in apology. He couldn't blame the Vaapad Master at all, especially if he had a hand on his future's fate within a week's notice. But Anakin also felt ashamed to the other two Masters, Saesee Tiin and Kit Fisto, as he rendered their sacrifices for nothing by siding with Sidious.
If there's any solace at that, there are others who appeared to be understanding, or at least tried to be neutral to him after they witnessed his rise as Darth Vader. It was as if they slowly understood as to how everything that happened there was all Palpatine's work, but Yoda maintained that their choice in having Anakin spy on Sidious was a grave error that gave his unknowing future the reason as to why the Jedi shouldn't be trusted.
As for Rex, Ahsoka and Anakin were worried about him. His former apprentice had told him of Rex having the expression of being 'activated' like a droid whenever he saw the face of Darth Sidious before him, but neither Anakin nor the Jedi had any explanation as to what caused Rex to be like this at all.
The holograms had also explained earlier that it concerned both the Jedi Order and the Grand Army of the Republic, something that started to caused some members of the Council to be suspicious of the Clone Commander.
While the Jedi trusted most of their Commanders, they knew that their primary loyalty is to the Republic and by extension, the Chancellor himself, but they weren't sure; they treated their respective legions as both comrades and friends. And any thought of them working for the Sith never crossed their minds.
Right now, Anakin intently listened to what Obi-Wan and the others had witnessed when he and a few others weren't, and he detested most of what he had heard. He murdered an unarmed combatant (Metaphorically and literally) by the form of Count Dooku, which essentially made him a candidate for the Sith's Rule of Two and received visions of Padme dying that was apparently parallel on how he had received the dreams of his mother dying a few years prior.
His appointment to the Jedi Council as Palpatine's representative that was clearly and understandably for Anakin, a violation of the guidelines for the Council (His position as a spy there, is something that Anakin would use to know more about Palpatine now that he knew he was the Sith Lord).
As well as granting of the rank of Master, to which he understood was not ready for such a rank (He learned that he desperately wanted the rank in order to find secrets that would prevent Padme's death, which Palpatine exploited by telling him of Darth Plagueis)
Only two scenarios that brought him relief, are that Ahsoka and Rex managed to capture Maul at Mandalore while Obi-Wan managed to finally destroy Grievous at Utapau, which would be a big triumph for them if it wasn't for Palpatine.
"So you're saying that the Chancellor gave me promises of power to save Padme from the brink of death, and I took that chance when I had a dream of her dying", Anakin repeated, not sparing his master a glance as he looked down in deep thought.
Obi-Wan sighed dejectedly. "It appear so, Anakin. Sidious wanted you under his wing through the guise of friendship and whatever advice that you wanted to hear from him. And he used your position in the Council, your inner conflict, and mistrust to the Jedi to further his agendas right before he revealed himself as the apprentice of Darth Plagueis"
"Maul said that Sidious has been grooming Anakin to be his apprentice...", Ahsoka chimed in, placing her thumb and index finger onto her chin. "But I didn't believe him nor I told Master Yoda about it"
"It wasn't your fault, Ahsoka", Obi-Wan sincerely assured her. "We wouldn't have believed him either had we not known the truth about Sidious"
Another thing, is that the Holograms have given them instructions on how they should proceed before the holotape would resume playing. Yoda had firmly instructed them to remain rational, as a means not to alert Sidious of what they were doing.
According to the instructions, they were to seal the Council Chamber's windows from any outsiders, activate the sound-proofing systems inside, and make sure any communication devices are switched off. This essentially made the chamber closed to any communication from inside or outside, and the chamber was only illuminated by the holoplayer as well as a few lights, but the environment was dim to say the least.
"We can only hope that following their instructions should give the appropriate answers we needed", Mundi professed for the Council.
"They have explained the truth that lies ahead", Shaak Ti replied, though unsure herself. "I do not see why they would lead us astray if that were the case"
"But their statement regarding the Clones is unsettling to say the least", Plo Koon added, feeling anxious himself. "Unless we see for it ourselves, we cannot know wether or not he too had a plan for the Clone Army in his grand scheme"
The others turned towards Rex, some with suspicion. But he only shook his head as turned to his general to resume the holovid. Obliging, yet unenthusiastically, Anakin approached the holoplayer and resumed the footage before them.
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"Every single Jedi, including your friend Obi-Wan Kenobi have been revealed as enemies of the Republic now. You understand that, don't you?"
"Yes, my Master."
"The Jedi are relentless. If they are not destroyed to the last being, there will be civil war without end. To sterilize the Jedi Temple will be your first task. Do what must be done, Lord Vader."
Anakin glared both at himself and of Palpatine, not believing what kind of insanity he allowed himself to get into.
"Is he asking Skywalker to assault the Temple alone?", Saesee Tiin said almost incredulously.
"Unlikely, and he will provide Anakin the allies he needed to do so", Windu interjected, glaring at the two at the screen. "But at this point, only Masters Ti and Drallig are the Temple, in addition to the contingent of the Temple Guard as well as Gate Master Jurokk"
"But at this point, Anakin had proven himself as both a fighter and tactician", Mundi added. "But most of the Order and the Council are spread throughout the Outer Rim, dealing with Separatist strongholds all over, which denied the Temple's fighting force"
Obi-Wan sensed the guilt and fear within Anakin, who hoped that the Temple may be able to stop him and to warn the other remaining Jedi. But what crossed his mind, is that Anakin didn't approach Obi-Wan for any guidance at his next move. But it didn't help to the fact that Anakin couldn't trust the Jedi of the problems he had encountered.
"I always have, my Master."
"Do not hesitate. Show no mercy. Leave no living creature behind. Only then will you be strong enough with the dark side to save Padme."
Padme wanted to tell this future of him that she does not need saving, and her Anakin's guilt within the Chamber was visible for her to see.
"What of the other Jedi?"
"Leave them to me. After you have finished at the Temple, your second task will be the Separatist leadership, in their 'secret bunker' on Mustafar. When you have killed them all, the Sith will rule the galaxy once more, and we shall have peace. Forever.
The Jedi were horrified at the aspect of Anakin killing defenseless leaders of the Separatist movement. Their aim was to never eliminate them, but to apprehend them alive in order to be sent at the Galactic court. However, Yoda and Windu knew that what Palpatine did was the way of the Sith; they dispose their tools once they don't have any use for them or newer and more powerful tools are under his thumb, just as he did with Dooku and Grievous.
"Rise, Darth Vader."
The Sith Lord who once had been a Jedi hero called Anakin Skywalker stood, drawing himself up to his full height, but he looked not outward upon his new Master, nor upon the planet-city beyond, nor out into the galaxy that they would soon rule. He instead turned his gaze inward: he unlocked the furnace gate within his heart and stepped forth to regard with new eyes the cold freezing dread of the dead-star dragon that had haunted his life.
I am Darth Vader, he said within himself.
The dragon tried again to whisper of failure, and weakness, and inevitable death, but with one hand the Sith Lord caught it, crushed away its voice; it tried to rise then, to coil and rear and strike, but the Sith Lord laid his other hand upon it and broke its power with asingle effortless twist.
I am Darth Vader, he repeated as he ground the dragon's corpse to dust beneath his mental heel, as he watched the dragon's dust and ashes scatter before the blast from his furnace heart, and you—
You are nothing at all.
He had become, finally, what they all called him.
The Hero With No Fear.
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