Darth Maul X Fem!Reader
18+ // NSFW // sensitive content warning
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He was fear itself. When you spotted him on your planet, you couldn't just watch. You were driven by fear, terror that had been planted within you for years. He was everything you never wanted to encounter. Yet, there he was. You knew you couldn't let him be. Against all odds, you chose to fight him. You weren't a soldier, you weren't a fighter. Merely a guard who knew to handle a weapon. How could you be so mindless? Easily, you were struck down. In the face of death, you thought it was over. You felt all life drain from your conscious. If only you knew that he was showing you mercy. And he wasn't going to get caught. The fear you felt...
...it ignited something within him.
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Introducing my fanfiction "Crown of Darkness", a Darth Maul X Female Reader story that is updated on AO3 EVERY SATURDAY.
The story plays in the year 18 BBY, one year after Order 66 and before the events of Maul — Shadow Lord.
This story was begun and planned before the show had come out and announced at all, which just so happens to take place in the year 18 BBY as well. It does contain parallels to contents of the show, since I am doing my best to stay as canon compliant as I can be in the confines of this story, but aside from Maul's background as a shadow leader of his crime syndicates, any actual overlaps to the happenings in the show would be coincidental, as I do not intend to actively work it into my story. (So no mentions of Icarus, Scorn or Spy Bot, sorry) Rook Kast doesn't appear in the fanfiction either, Maul is travelling on his own on a quest to retrieve ancient Sith artifacts and find forgotten and hidden Sith Temples. On his way, he comes across you, the reader, and finds himself challenged by you. You recognize him from tales and stories.
"Crown of Darkness" tells the story of how Maul finds something in you that he believed to be long gone — a reaction to him that reminded Maul of a version of himself he thought he no longer was, or no longer wanted to be. Fear. The way you approach and react to him intrigues him in ways he wants to explore, so he captures you and takes you along a journey neither of you had planned. Reverence is what he is after and he needs you to give it to him. You no longer serve yourself. You serve him. Maul has his ways to convince you that this will be the only way, the only purpose you need to fulfill, if you wish to live. Your defiance is merely a challenge to him. Maul always wins.
This story stays true to his character, facing his weaknesses and strengths, which all culminate into this corroded, fierce and ruthless being, broken by its chains, corrupted by its past and fully consumed by the dark side of the force. The story deals with physical violence, emotional manipulation, shameless smut whenever he sees fit, as well as very slow burning manipulative romantic development and him struggling with his identity and desires. He wants you. But in what way? To what extent does he desire you? What lengths will he go to keep up this strange arrangement? What matters more to him is that you want him too.
The story is riddled with smut and other nsfw interactions, exploring different territories at that. Smut is my passion (to write). I will do anything to prevent a sex scene from reading like it only lasted 40 seconds or 3 minutes at best.
There is no use of Y/N. He either "says your name" or doesn't.
As the story continues, arcs begin and end. Old acquaintances resurface and pry their way into your fate, as well as new characters will be invented for this story in the future. This is a looong fic with a clear ending in mind that is set in stone and only needs to be reached when the time is right. The story will continue with the flow and eventually end, but, truthfully, it probably won't in this year.
I will only ever upload the fanfiction on Archives of Our Own, but I will be active in the community on this platform (Tumblr) and probably post teasers for chapters every now and then.
Any kind of feedback is always much appreciated ;)
Enjoy reading!
˗ˏˋ Chapter Masterlist ˎˊ˗
˙⋆✮ Captivity Arc
CHAPTER 1 — Mindless
CHAPTER 2 — This is it
CHAPTER 3 — Purpose
CHAPTER 4 — Tender care
CHAPTER 5 — Recognition
CHAPTER 6 — Fear
CHAPTER 7 — Beautiful
CHAPTER 8 — No, come back
CHAPTER 9 — The right thing
CHAPTER 10 — Pact
˙⋆✮ Hondo Ohnaka Arc
CHAPTER 11 — Restock
CHAPTER 12 — Laughter
CHAPTER 13 — It hurts so good
CHAPTER 14 — How dare you?
CHAPTER 15 — The same mistake
CHAPTER 16 — Negotiations
CHAPTER 17 — Interrogation
CHAPTER 18 — Connection
CHAPTER 19 — Temptation
CHAPTER 20 — Rue this day
˙⋆✮ Artifact Arc
CHAPTER 21 — Whereabouts
CHAPTER 22 — Kill him
CHAPTER 23 — Training grounds
CHAPTER 24 — Peaceful sleep
CHAPTER 25 — Consumption
CHAPTER 26 — Dubious perception
CHAPTER 27 — The edge to discomfort
CHAPTER 28 — Last straws
CHAPTER 29 — True perspective
CHAPTER 30 — Resurrection
CHAPTER 31 — Want me
CHAPTER 32 — Beg for me



















