At such a young age, he was already a Master—a first in the Jedi Order's thousand-year history!
Anakin's heart raced.
Master Obi-Wan took one look at his apprentice's lovestruck, dazed expression and immediately knew something was wrong. "Hey! Anakin, did you hear what I said? Master Yoda may have assigned you to investigate, but he repeatedly warned you to be careful! If you run into anything serious, discuss it with me first. Understand?"
Anakin smiled innocently. "I'll do my best, Master!"
"Hey, hey! What do you mean, 'do your best'? You have to do it!" Master Obi-Wan roared.
Seeing that Anakin was tempted, Kirk knew the story had shifted from Attack of the Clones to the final installment, Revenge of the Sith.
From now on, Anakin would grow closer and closer to Chancellor Palpatine, until Palpatine finally dragged him into the abyss of darkness.
But Kirk was pleased rather than alarmed.
No matter how he trained in the Jedi Force and the Dark Force, he couldn't make a breakthrough in combining the two. His Jedi Force had reached Level 8 through strenuous training and frequent battles. But the higher his Jedi Force level climbed, the harder it became to train in the Dark Force.
He had to admit that he definitely wasn't a Force prodigy capable of mastering both. If he wanted to break through and obtain the Primordial Force inheritance, the only viable way was to let Anakin fall first, have him master both the Jedi Force and the Dark Force, and then learn the method from him.
If Anakin had accomplished this unrepeatable feat through sheer talent, Kirk could only accept his bad luck.
Talent was a mysterious thing.
Some people were born gifted and learned anything at once, while others struggled their whole lives without making any