Hi guys! I just watched The Last Jedi for the second time so it sort of inspired me to write this story. After watching it I felt a peace in my heart as though it brought the curtain down on the past few weeks where I was just raving over the series ad luckily that happened since I have an exam to prepare for.

This first chapter is a little rocky since I can't remember the conversations word for word so please forgive me if there is an error in it. Also this is sort of a continuation from Inner Demons of the Dark Side so hope you guys enjoy this one as well. Now sit back and let me take you to a galaxy far far away.

Shoutout to LondynEngland who proposed the idea I write this story for The Last Jedi. I don't own the characters.

Ben Solo sat in his chambers, his hand turning the mask he wore to conceal his identity. It was a stuffy device, an annoyance that he must use in order to wipe away the last of his old self. He wanted to bury Ben Solo, the pathetic boy that he was in the past and bring the grandson of Darth Vader into existence. He had cast aside everything, everyone and killed his own father to be where he was now. So why was he feeling regret?

He could tell a battle was raging outside. His ship was currently hovering over the planet the Resistance used as their base and ready to blast them when they came into space. He could feel his mother's presence on the planet, trying to get her people to safety as her own son threatened to kill them all. Ben balled his fist, thinking of the woman who forsaked him over politics as he heard a knock on the door.

"The Supreme Leader demands your presence," the officer said as Ben looked up. His image was visible in the shiny walls of his chambers, the ugly black scar running across the right side of his face symbolizing his humiliating defeat with Rey, the scavenger girl in the icy forest of Starkiller base. As he face floated up in his face, he thought of what an amusing person she was, smiling slightly as he pulled the mask on.

His heavy footsteps thundered throughout the hall as he walked, people stopping to salute him as he passed by. He wanted to just get over with the meeting and return to his chambers. He was still reeling from what had happened at Starkiller base, which had occurred not even a week ago. He felt like he had just returned from a long battle and carried about something he never thought would haunt him this much; regret.

He felt regret over what he did to his father. Even though he wasn't close to him and detested him for stopping bringing him on smuggling trips despite him hating the smuggling part, he felt a tinge of sadness when his body fell into the abyss. He regretted having to hurt Rey by killing the man she admired in front of her eyes. He could still hear her screams ringing in his ears and the words she called him afterwards, "A monster." He shuddered at the thought, shaking it off as the lift doors opened to reveal Hux and Snoke in the throne room. Hux was just about to leave and as he passed by he smirked at Ben, who wished he could just wipe it off his face.

He knelt before his master, letting him ramble what he wanted. Snoke sounded as though he was still not pleased with what he had accomplished and given he had just killed his father not long ago, he wondered why he still wasn't satisfied. "Take off that ridiculous mask," Snoke hissed as Kylo looked up, reluctant to reveal the broken boy underneath it all but he relented in the end, the clips fastening it to his face hissing to reveal Ben Solo underneath.

"You are not Darth Vader. You're just a boy," he snarled as Ben felt the words rock his very core. He knew Snoke would treat him in this manner but he had nowhere else to go. The Jedi didn't trust him. His family gave him away to be trained under Luke because they feared his powers. Then his own uncle tried to kill him in his sleep. Now the man who promised him salvation told him he was weak.

He snatched up his blade, igniting the button as he felt himself getting knocked back. He hissed as he collided with the floor, his back stinging as he scrambled up, looking at his master as the beast smiled, "You dare oppose me?" Ben felt nothing but anger towards his master now, anger towards everyone. But he felt remorse for what he had done.

Not caring what his master said next, he went to the lift and pressed a hand onto the wall, letting it take him downwards. He stared at the wall, his mind in turmoil as he debated what he was to do. He was a failure for not being able to embrace the dark side fully. He didn't belong to the light because of the darkness in his heart. He felt like a fool for trusting Snoke and led him to this point. And he felt a connection with the scavenger, whose presence he did not feel on the planet.

He stared at the mask in his hand, looking at it as he recalled the time he found Darth Vader's charred remains on Endor. He had wanted to be like him so much that he modeled his helmet after him. Now he was being told that he was weak? His anger bubbled in him as he slammed it into the wall, the circuits in it squealing as they were torn apart. He didn't care any more. He didn't want to hide himself from the world. He was done playing charades with Snoke. If he wasn't good enough for him, he will kill him.

He let the remains of the mask slide to the ground when the doors whisked open to reveal two startled officers. "Prepare my ship," he snarled as he stomped out, walking to the hangar that contained his ship. Some heads turned as he walked passed, most of them not used to seeing Ben Solo instead of the masked Kylo Ren. He felt a little eager to hop onto the ship, something he at least enjoyed doing with his father back when he was a child.

Snapping away thoughts about his past, he yelled for a squadron to join him and he entered his ship, pressing the ignitions to take off into space. He felt free, flying through the darkness surrounding by stars as he approached the Resistance ship. He knew who was on board the ship and what he must do but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He had made so many mistakes and sacrifices, but must he continue to do them to bring himself closer to the darkness? "Follow my lead," he said into the comlinks as he whisked off towards where Princess Leia was.

Hopefully this was a reasonable start and I hope you guys enjoyed this!

All comments are highly appreciate! I like to hear what your thoughts are about this!