"...Anni! Anni... Anni..." A faint voice echoed all around.
The voice was so weak, so desolate, yet somehow so warm...
"Anni... Anni... Anni..."
A figure gradually appeared along with the voice. She was dressed in rags, tall but extremely thin, an old woman who looked to be over sixty but was actually only in her fifties.
At that moment, she seemed lost in the boundless darkness, wandering everywhere yet unable to find a way out. In her panic, she could only keep calling for her son. "Anni! Anni... Where are you?... Anni..."
"Mom!!" Anakin Skywalker suddenly opened his eyes. He found himself still lying in his own quarters.
Just moments ago, after finishing what he needed to do, he had somehow returned to his quarters. Suddenly exhausted, he had leaned against the bed and, without realizing it, fallen asleep.
After thinking for a moment, he rose straight from the bed, opened the door, and walked out.
Outside, he happened to see several Clone Troopers carrying the bodies of Jedi Knights away. Farther off, corpses lay scattered everywhere. Most were Clone Troopers, but many were Jedi Knights.
Looking closely, he recognized most of the dead. He had even spoken with quite a few of them only days ago.
That was right. This was the Jedi Temple...
The fallen Jedi Temple!
The once grand and solemn holy ground was now devastated. The interior had suffered severe damage, and flames still burned in several places. Firefighting droids sprayed water and insulating foam, but that only made the Temple even messier.
Suddenly, there was a thud beside him. One of the Clone Troopers carrying a body had lost his grip, dropping the Jedi Knight's head onto the floor. The soldier tilted his head and stared at the corpse, then suddenly flew into a rage