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Chapter 7 : Demonstration

He rose the blade above his head and blocked the incoming attack from the training droid. He couldn't clear his head of the thoughts, the memories, but sparring seemed a good way to keep his mind focused on something else, and he welcomed it. The stress he'd have would be easier to handle with than the pain that came when he remembered her.

The droid swung his electrostaff, crouching into a ready position. He raised his lightsaber, pointing it at his rival. The crackled noise it made filled the room, giving the impression that his surroundings were on fire. The droid jumped, and tried to attack low, but his programming wasn't as fast as his reflexes, so he easily pushed its strike back. Then he attempted to swing the electrostaff towards his abdomen, but he already knew it would do it. He'd been training with that droid, or at least that model of droid for the past two weeks. He'd already destroyed 3 of them.

The two got into a lock again, electrical sparks exiting the staff as it made contact with the plasma blade. The droid was strong, but he was more. A machine would never be able to stand against the power of the Force.

Then, out of nowhere, the cracked noises seized, and time seemed to move slower. He quickly dismissed the possibility of the droid powering down, do to him still feeling resistance coming from the lock. And he remembered, the last time his surroundings turned like this, during the meeting, while on his room, when he'd seen her.

He felt a strong presence in the Force in his right side, and turned his head. There she was.

"Please be a hallucination." He thought to himself. He'd been sparring to keep her out of his mind, and yet there she was, a few feet from him.

She seemed to realize the Bond had bridged them again, and she looked at him, shock in her face. She contracted her eyebrows, and said, low but angered :

"What the hell is this!?"

"Kriff, no hallucination."

"This is not what you think it is!" He said, turning to face the droid, but got frightened when he saw a red figure pushing against his blade. A Praetorian Guard? Weren't they all dead with Snoke?

Her eyes widened, as if she was realizing he wasn't lying. However, she wasn't fully convinced.

"Prove it. Turn your saber off." She said, trying to look serious. But he noticed some trembling in her voice. Was she... Afraid?

He growled, trying to resist the lock while talking to her. "I can't. You really want me to die, don't you?"

He expected her to rapidly reply with a dry 'yes', but she didn't say anything. She looked down, and he could feel as if whatever she wanted to say was stuck in her throat, hesitation being the barrier. Why would she hesitate?

He then felt a sharp pain in his shoulder, and feel to the ground. Immediately he felt the Bond fade away, and the last thing he saw from it was the shock in her eyes and something flying towards her head, strangely.

He looked up, and the Praetorian Guard wasn't there anymore, but the droid was on top of him, pointing the electrostaff at his head. He still feared that the Praetorian was somewhere in the room, but he quickly deduced it was his mind playing games with his sanity.

"Defeated by a droid. Well done." He thought to himself, looking with disgust at the machine in front of him.

"Override code : Rukh!"

As he gave the code, the droid stepped back and deactivated the electrostaff. He got into a standing position, and said :

"You must be more conscious of your moves, Supreme Leader."

As a response, Kylo ignited his crossguarded lightsaber and chopped the droid's head off, clenching his teeth in reaction to it. He rested the weapon in his belt and stepped out of the white tatami, putting his cape on and leaving the training room.

"This used to be easier." He mumbled to himself as he continued to walk through the Supremacy's long corridors. Repairs were being succesful, but it would still be a long time until the ship would move again. Who'd know that a hyperspace crash could cause such damage?

And he kept walking. On his path members of the army and crew would step back to salute him, always repeating "Long the the Leader!", "Milord!" or "Your greatness!". Kylo never knew that he'd find it to be so irritating. He didn't want to be praised, he wanted to be alone. But as the Supreme Leader, he knew he'd have to bear it up. At least his intimidation methods were working. The personnel possibly only did this as a response of Hux's reactions to when he showed up. They were loyal to him. If it was do to fear or respect, Kylo didn't care. But it was most likely fear.

"Supreme Leader!" An officer hailed him in the middle of his track, and bowed, waiting for his permition to speak. Ren rolled his eyes, and raised his hand, allowing the officer to open his mouth.

"Colonel Kaplan and the Excalibur have dropped out of hyperspace. Should we give them clearence to dock?"

Kylo nearly snarled at the mention of the Colonel. He'd acted outside of the Order's plans, his plans. If he had been able to capture or destroy the Resistance without him knowing, the outcome would certainly be disastrous.

"Yes. And inform the Colonel that he is to come and meet me on the bridge immediately. I have important matters to attend with him."

"Very well Milord. And... One more thing." The officer said, as if he was afraid to do so.

Kylo nodded, growing impatient with the man. He only wanted to teach Kaplan a lesson he wouldn't forget.

"You shoulder, sir." He said, pointing at him. Kylo looked, and saw that he was bleeding, which was weird. Electrostaff weren't made for cutting and stabbing, so the strike must have been really strong.

"Is it your shoulder?" He asked, sarcastly.

"Uh, no sir." The officer replied, confused.

"Than it's not your business." Kylo then stormed off, heading as quickly as possible to the bridge.

After taking a turbolift and walking miles of corridors, the Supreme Leader arrived at the command center of the Supremacy. The ship was huge, huge enough to dock 8 Ressurgence-class Battlecruisers within it. No wonder it took a while for him to get there. Hux was looking at the vastness of space before he turned to face his new Leader. He simply stepped aside and Kylo approached the window and saw that the Excalibur was already within one of the cruiser hangars.

"General Hux, take all personnel on the bridge and reunite them at the other side of the room." Kylo ordered, not facing the man next to him. Hux was thinking about questioning Ren why, but the man gave him a cold stare before he could open his mouth to talk. He shivered.

"Right away, Supreme Leader." Hux said, and he and the rest of the crew present did as Kylo asked. Moments later, the entrance's blastdoors opened, and Kaplan stepped in, sweeting a little.

The Colonel saw the bridge personnel on one side of the room, something he found odd, specially because Hux was with them. He then looked forward, and his eyes trembled at the sight of Kylo Ren standing with his back facing him. The new Supreme Leader was younger than him, but that was no reason for him to fear the man less.

He knelt a few feet behind the Jedi Killer, took his hat off, and bowed his head.

"My liege, thank you for receiving me. I hope that-" Suddenly he felt the air escape his lungs, and something grabbing his throat. He raised his hand to his neck, trying to get rid of it, but it was in vain. It seemed as if an invisible 'force' was chocking him.

His feet left the floor, and he gasped for help, his eyes widened in terror. He was lifting in mid air, while the rest of the crew watched in disbelief. Hux was frightened as well, but apparently he was the only one aware of what was happening. The only one except...

Kylo lifted his right arm, his hand in a pinch form. His eyes were closed, but rage seemed to eminate from his neutral expression.

"This is what happens to those who dare not to obey me." He said, opening his eyes. His hand closed, and a snapping sound was heard all over the bridge coming from the Colonel's neck. His body fell limp and lifeless, and the crew's reaction made it clear they were scared.

Kylo turned to face them, serious but menacing.

"I hope I've made myself clear."

The entire crew crew nodded with their heads, their expressions indicating fear and terror. Hux, on the other head, looked with disgust, and anger as well. Kylo locked eyes with him, knowing his glare would terrify the General.

"Indeed you have, Supreme Leader." Hux said, bowing his head. Kylo then proceeded to leave the bridge, kicking the Colonel's head while doing so. Once he wasn't there anymore, Hux released the breath he had been holding for quite a long time now. He ordered the crew to get back to their duties and for someone to take Kaplan's body away.

Kylo was making his way back to his quarters when he felt his surroundings getting blurred again. Crap. The Bond.

This wasn't the best moment to have his mind connected with hers, but something inside of him was... Welcoming it? Why? She was the enemy!

No, she's not the enemy. She's better. She's more.

She's...

Kylo banged his head on a wall to forget the thoughts, but all he got was more of them and a bad headache. He looked up to see a stormtrooper staring at him, probably wondering what in the Galaxy his Supreme Leader was doing.

Kylo swiped his hand to the trooper's direction, and said :

"You haven't seen this. You're supposed to be in sanitation."

"I haven't seen this. I'm supposed to be in sanitation." The soldier repeated, walked past him like a droid. Kylo would have chuckled to the situation if his head wasn't aching and the Bond wasn't opening.

He opened his quarter's doors and quickly shut them. He grabbed some Bacta from his shelf and got ready to put it on his head and shoulder, but before he could do that, he felt the presence. Her presence.

He slowly turned his body to face her. He was being torn apart : one side of him wanted to avoid her, to forget her image and to crush it. The other side however, wanted to be with her, to feel her, to... care for her.

But now he had to get himself back together. He could hold back the emotions, couldn't he?

Probably not with her.

With Rey.

I hope you guys enjoyed the chapter! Once again, I wanted to show Kylo's state of mind, and Kaplan acting against his orders was one of the best ways I thought for doing so. Next chapter will focus on Rey and her point of view from this whole situation.

And did you guys get any of the references that I put on this chapter? There are two, one of them pretty obvious and the other one only Rebels viewers will see it. I'll be implementing a lot of things outside the movies in this story, so get ready.

Remember to review. Your opinions help me to develop the stoty and I love reading them!

Thank you all for keeping up with the story, and remember :

May the Force be with you.

Always.