Rey tried her best not to trip over the rock that was right in front of her so she jumped but soon regretted her decision her feet burned at the hard impact of the floor, falling didn't sound so bad anymore, she was tired for having run up and down all the bloody stairs, her legs and feet threatened to stop working. Without another word she sat down and leaned against the cold stone, back in Jakku she had adapted herself to the piercing sun and the annoying sand that gets everywhere but on the island there was a humid weather so it was more exhausting than she had imagined.
She was having a hard time catching her breath but deep inside she was proud of herself for actually having run down and up the whole hill, she had finally made it to the top where Luke had told her he would be waiting for. He offered her a cup of water.
"Thank you" she muttered and drank it to the bottom, the cool water relaxed her and in a way it gave her strength.
"We will start your training in the ways of the force now, both your body and mind must be prepared" he told her
She nodded, Rey somehow could tell that he spoke and chose the words carefully as if he was afraid of saying the wrong thing.
Luke continued "This is usually harder than being physically prepared, so don't worry if you have trouble at first"
She nodded again and added"Thank you for agreeing to train me"
The Jedi looked at her, not in the way of making eye contact but as if he was seeing her being. "Close your eyes" he instructed gently
She obeyed and he began speaking
"The force is what gives balance to the galaxy, it is the energy that everyone and everything has. To understand it and use it in the way of a Jedi is not an easy task, there is a thin line between using it wisely and manipulate it to obtain power. A Jedi's purpose is to serve and help others not to cause fear with it. As normal people we all have weaknesses but not letting them rule you is the key to be in harmony with the force; you must abandon impulsive actions such as: hate, revenge, pride and even passion. Try to feel the force in you, embrace it, clear your mind from any other thoughts and let it guide you"
Rey was amazed at his words, she wanted to open her eyes and hug him, tell him that he wasn't a bad teacher, that he wasn't the bad one in the story but she controlled herself and tried to actually feel the force just like he had told her, just like Maz had tried to tell her. All her muscles relaxed, she no longer felt the burning in her legs and she could finally steady her breath.
"Good" Luke whispered "now move the lightsaber in front of you"
She was pretty sure there hadn't been a lightsaber in front of her but she obeyed him and tried to picture the object, but nothing happened, when she had fought Kylo Ren she was able to move the lightsaber, why not now?
"Remember" her master began saying "don't try to order the force, try to think of it as an extension of you, just as if you reached for it with your hand"
Instead of stressing out she took a deep breath and tried to concentrate, in her mind she pictured reaching for the lightsaber with her hand.
The Jedi smiled "Good, now active it"
She focused and the sound of the object was heard in response, a smile drew on her face.
"Focus Rey" he reminded her
The girl obeyed and felt how the force helped her to control her emotions, and without knowing anything else she felt a cool breeze that gave her goosebumps.
Rey opened her eyes, the daylight was replaced by the darkness of the night, the moon bearly shined. She looked around for Luke and tried to calm down but he had also disappeared alongside the lightsaber. She stood up slowly
"Master Luke?" She called
There was no answer "Luke?" She tried again, this time in a whisper
Maybe she had meditated for too long without having realized and he had gone to sleep, the force, think of the force, she told herself calm down.
The sound of a lightsaber was heard just a few stairs down, she froze, somehow she knew that wasn't Luke. A familiar face appeared and she felt a lump in her throat
"Kylo Ren" she said in disgust
He smiled kindly and deactivate his horrendous red lightsaber "It's time now" he began saying
She frowned "What are you talking about?"
"Your training has finally concluded" he said proudly, his voice tone wasn't the one she had heard in Starkiller base, he sounded happy and friendly.
The brunette stared at him, he smiled once more and handed her his weapon, she took it slowly.
"You must finish your final test" he announced
Rey frowned, he was crazy and genuinely stupid, he had just gave her the power to kill him, the weapon with which he had killed Han Solo, she would finish him the same way, she would do it for Han, for the entire Galaxy, for revenge. The lightsaber was activated and she yelled before piercing his chest, then she looked at him expecting to see his evil gaze, but instead she saw Han staring at her, the life of his eyes disappearing slowly, she screamed and deactivate the weapon before dropping it, she fell on her back and hit something, Rey turned behind her and saw Finn lifeless lying on the cold stone with the same wound as Han on his chest. She stood up in horror, she hadn't done this, it was Kylo Ren, he was the evil one!
"What have you done?" A voice said in horror
She looked back and saw Luke, his hair completely white, his gaze tired "You have killed us all"
"It wasn't me!" She kept saying but he couldn't hear her he only stared at her with tears "you failed" he was saying
She screamed as hard as she could
"Rey! REY!" Luke called her
She opened her eyes, tears filled them, the sun was still out, she looked around trying to find Finn or Han but she and Luke where the only ones there. He was beside her, his hands on her shoulders, he had shook her, she hadn't killed anyone, Finn was alive, she hadn't failed.
"What the hell was that?" She asked bitterly, failing to control her sobbing
Luke took a step back "A force vision"
"Of the future!?" She stood up horrified
Her teacher shook his head almost violently"No! Don't worry, sometimes it shows you your fears, that was it, am I right?"
She wiped away the tears and took deep breaths, it hadn't been his fault and the last thing she wanted was for her Master to feel responsible, she finally nodded.
He sat down again "It isn't easy, it never is. When I started my training with Master Yoda I saw Darth Vader in front of me, without thinking twice I killed him, but then instead of seeing his face inside the helmet I saw mine. Back then I didn't know he was my father but there was a strong connection, what I truly feared wasn't defeating him, it was becoming him"
Rey sighed and finally sat down and told him her vision, but she omitted the part in which she saw him, instead she said a voice had told her she had failed.
He listened carefully and once she was finished he asked "What do you think it means?"
Rey blinked a couple of times unsure of her own answer, she finally said "I am not afraid of Kylo Ren, I am afraid I will make the same mistakes"
The Jedi nodded "Now tell me, why do you think you will follow his path?"
She cleared her throat "I am no one and he was the son of Han Solo and Leia Organa, he was someone and still... he turned to the dark side, if he with having everything turned bad, how am I supposed to resist?"
Luke rubbed his temples and sighed "Leia and Han tried their best to build a new world for their son but Ben didn't see it that way, he felt alone, and someone else offered him a way out. Even when Leia sent him to me I couldn't teach him much, he had little patience and was very impulsive...but I should have done more" the last he said more to himself
"It's not your fault"
"I wish I could believe that"
Rey looked down "I don't want to make the same mistakes"
"I promise that I won't let you"
She looked at him and they smiled at each other "Thank you Master Luke"
"It's the least I can do after everything that has happened" he answered
She frowned but before she could ask anything else he stood up "I'll see you tomorrow"
Rey nodded and watched him walk away, she wondered when he would truly tell her something about her past.