A/N: *Inhales* so, let's talk about the force. Yes, I know this isn't 24 Hours but the next chapter of 24 Hours is a complicated fight scene that will take me awhile to write. Anyways, the force. Everyone who knows Star Wars knows there is a light side and a dark side. And in the recent movies it's very much finding the balance between light and dark or getting rid of light and dark. Now, all you EU fans out there have probably heard of the Je'daii. The Star Wars franchise has the perfect opportunity to fully bring the Je'daii into canon. But because something might get screwed up along the way, here I go with all my shippyness.
Snow fell around him in a vicious flurry. Kylo turned around, knowing exactly where he was as the wind howled and the shadows of trees bent to some unknown force. He was back at the Starkiller base. Kylo drew his lightsaber and ignited it. He could sense someone and in this dream, or whatever it was, it had to be Rey. The constant loop of fighting Rey then dying as the Starkiller base exploded. But there was something different this time.
Kylo spotted a blue glow that had to be Rey's lightsaber and he charged. The hum and crackle of his lightsaber as he raised it could be barely heard over the howling wind. Then suddenly he froze. He could feel the force holding him still, but it wasn't cold or dark. It wasn't warm or suffocating either. It was… calm.
The snow flurry parted to reveal a glowing blue figure. Kylo had no idea who this figure was. He'd never seen anyone like the man before. But the man radiated of the force, a calm force that was light and dark, ""In light, there is a darkness and in the darkness, a light. It is the way of us all. Be a prisoner of neither Bogan nor Ashla. Strive to live in balance," The man spoke.
Kylo dropped to his knees, confused and overwhelmed. His lightsaber fell into the snow next to him, "What does that mean!?" Kylo demanded, staring at the figure. Bogan, Ashla, light in dark and dark in light, Kylo didn't know what any of it meant, "Tell me!" He shouted but the figure just turned around and disappeared into the snow.
"Learn Ben," A voice whispered on the wind.
Kylo gasped, bolting upright, and tearing out the IV needles that were imbedded in his arm. He didn't care if the machines around him started going crazy as he pulled of all the sticky things attached to wires from his chest. He swung his legs off the side of the bed then buried his head in his hands, carding his fingers through his black curls. The dream was still vivid in his mind, like he was still having it. He took deep breaths as he tried to figure out what was going on.
The medical droids stayed away from Kylo, out of fear of him lashing out at him. Moments later Hux stormed into the room, clearly upset, "Kylo Ren! What in the name of the maker are you doing?!" Hux demanded to know, "You have been unconscious for two weeks. You cannot just wake up and start doing whatever you want!" Hux tapped his foot. For a moment his gaze trailed to Kylo's arm where drops of blood were trickling from the holes where the needles had been. Hux straightened his posture slightly, "Take care of his injury," He ordered. One of the medical droids quickly went to do that.
Kylo's hands fell from his hair as he looked up at General Hux, "I didn't know you cared about my wellbeing," He smirked, raising an eyebrow. He just wanted to get under the General's skin so that he could be left alone and figure out what the dream had meant. It was so frustrating to not know. And worse, he'd been unconscious for two weeks. Rey could be a hundred steps ahead of him now. Supreme Leader Snoke wouldn't be happy at all. Kylo didn't notice the droid wrapping bandages around his arm.
Hux scowled. Kylo was just a snarky, pretentious, attractive, prince with anger issues. He shouldn't have to deal with the knight, but whatever Snoke wished he carried out. If only Kylo understood the delicate threads the two of them were hanging by. One mistake and Snoke could snap those threads, ending them both without effort. Hux shivered slightly internally at the thought, "Take care Ren. Snoke will want to see us now that you are awake," He said with an emotionless tone before briskly walking out. Stupid Kylo Ren.
Kylo was relieved when Hux left. He stood up, much to the protest of the medical droid closest to him. It took him a moment to steady himself, before he was able to walk without falling over. And although he wasn't wearing a shirt, he didn't care. He needed to get back to his quarters. He ignored the medical droids and everyone else as he marched back to his room.
Kylo was almost stopped by Phasma near his quarters but one glare and she left him alone. He stepped into his rooms and quickly moved into a meditative position at the foot of his bed. The force might be able to shed some light on the dream. If he could concentrate enough to meditate at least.
Kylo focused on opening his mind to the force and clear his mind of every thought except for the dream. Though small thoughts of General Hux flitted through his mind, Kylo had to do his best to ignore them. And for the first time in a long time he meditated in a similar way to the Jedi.
Kylo found himself standing next to the edge of a waterfall. He couldn't turn around and could only stare out at the expanse of land as violent storms shook whatever planet he was on. The only untouched spot seemed to be the elevated land he was currently standing on. It was… terrifying. He could feel the force crackling with every single lightning bolt that struck the ground. He was standing on a planet thrown into turmoil by force storms, and he didn't know why or where he was even. He only knew that the force storms were in a way mimicking the chaos of the fight between light and dark.
"This planet is at war for the planet is one with the force and the force fell out of balance into war many years ago," An explanation was given by a voice Kylo recognized as the man from his dream. But perhaps it hadn't been a true dream, and instead a vision from the force, "The Force is neither light nor dark, master nor slave, but a balance between extremes."
Kylo was confused and found that he was finally able to turn around to face the man. This time however, instead of a glowing blue image, the man looked very real, "What do you mean?" He questioned. There was something about hearing that the force was a balance between dark and light intrigued him. He wanted to know if it was true. If there was another way.
"Veer to Bogan, and Ashla feels too constraining, too pure; edge toward Ashla, and Bogan becomes a monstrous myth," What the man said seemed like only part of it. It rang with meaning. Still, Kylo didn't understand. But at the same time he understood. Bogan and Ashla were two parts that if they weren't one in balance, destroyed each other. Just like the light and the dark had been battling and destroying each other for centuries.
"I can teach you the way of balance Ben. But if you accept my offer, you will change. And some day you will be forced to leave not only the Resistance as you have before, but also the First Order," The man said, "But know this, I am not forcing you to make a choice between a new life and those you care for. Any you wish to bring with you that accept the path to balance, force sensitive or not, will be allowed to follow you. Love and family is not turned away on the path I wish to show you."
Kylo stared at the man. He would have to give up all his loyalties again, but, unlike when he joined the First Order and the Knights of Ren or even when he had been part of the Resistance and Jedi, he was being given the choice to bring those he cared about with him when the inevitable turn away from the First Order happened. Maybe he would even be able to go to the Resistance and bring his mother along with him. If… she could ever forgive him for killing his father. The choice was hard, harder than it should've been because while hard it seemed so obvious.
Kylo sunk to his knees and looked at the man. He felt hope for the first time in a long time. And he would plead for it if he had to. In fact he did plead, "Teach me."
Far away from the finalizer where Kylo was meditating, far away from the very real planet that was in turmoil because of the force, three powerful force sensitives noticed a shift in the force, as a little piece of darkness began to shift into balance with the light. The first was a master and a teacher, who had exiled himself Ahch-To after he thought he had failed so many. The second was a supreme leader, powerful in the dark side. And the third, well, the third didn't even understand what she was feeling when she sensed the shift towards balance. But the two others did. Only one was willing to wait and see what a balance between light and dark would do. The other was going to crush whoever it was that thought they could steer away from the dark and into balance.
A/N: Bleh. Shorter than I would like. But this is a good introduction into how the story is going to go. I'm doing my best to stick to Legends Je'daii canon, though truthfully, there's not actually a lot on the Je'daii and everything surrounding them so it may seem a little off as I try and work out any piecing pieces and such. Anyways, enjoy this, honestly insane, adventure.