Summary/disclaimer: Time for another chapter of Shadows and Light. Enjoy the 900-word chapter. I Don't own anything; Lucas Arts and Disney do.
(Mustafar 3 BBY)
The second Khyr's TIE Advanced X1 dropped out of hyperspace and dropped towards the planet, Khyr could sense his master.
The TIE landed at a platform where 2 attendants watch Khyr climb out of the TIE and then helped Ahsoka out.
They were silent as he led her past them, he entered a chamber where smoke hissed all around them and machines whirled.
Khyr could hear a Bacta chamber drain and dropped to a knee as the door in the back of the chamber hissed opened.
Ahsoka watched as Darth Vader arrived from the smoke, he looked at both of them as he drew closer, marching closer like a machine and moving like a lethal shadow.
"Ahsoka Tano. You have done well, Khyr." Vader said with a breath as he drew close to them, his mask watching them like they were small insects.
"You will not be needing these." Vader said as he made a motion with his hand and her binders crashed to the floor.
Vader made a motion to rise and Khyr was at his side, Vader walked until he was face to face with Ahsoka, his breathing filled the room along with the breathing of Khyr's mask.
"The Emperor wants what you know then your life snuffed out in an execution." Vader pointed out, Ahsoka refused to be scared.
"If you wanted me executed, you would have had your apprentice kill me and chalk it up to being killed as fighting the empire." Ahsoka observed, Vader crossed his arms.
"Yes, he desires your death. I do not, I ordered Khyr to capture you alive, and he did. I ordered him to bring you here." Vader stated.
"Then what did you want me here for?" Ahsoka asked, Vader turned and paced the floor.
"Do you know what happened to your previous master?" Vader asked, Ahsoka frowned, she felt anger within her, Khyr reached for one of his sabers.
"He was killed by you during Order 66, why?" Ahsoka demanded, Vader turned to her.
"No, Ahsoka, he is not. You heard what the empire wanted you to hear, what the Empire wants you to hear." Vader pointed out, Ahsoka looked confused.
"Did you really think he would die so quickly? You honestly believe the legendary Anakin Skywalker is dead?" Vader asked.
"What are you implying?" Ahsoka asked, Vader crossed his arms as Ahsoka reached out with the force, trying to guess what Vader implied.
She gasped as she felt Vader's signature in the force, it was tainted, and buried under nothing but the Dark Side.
But it was Anakin's, she stepped closer as she gasped once more, trembling.
"Anakin." Ahsoka whispered, Vader turned and held out his hand, Ahsoka felt the air leave her lunges.
"Master." Khyr stated, Vader dropped his hand and the Togruta collapsed.
"That name has no meaning to me, Tano." Vader stated, Ahsoka flipped to her feet and faced Vader.
"I can't believe it. Your alive." Ahsoka stated, Vader looked her in the eye.
"Nobody will believe you, and no Jedi will trust your words." Vader stated, he withdrew before turning to Khyr.
"Take her to the holding cells below, I will decide what to do with her when I return, apprentice." Vader ordered, Khyr nodded and led her away.
Vader didn't miss the look in her ocean blue eyes before she vanished below the floor.
(Vader's Castle, Lower Levels)
Khyr punched in a code and the ray shield over the door activated. Ahsoka sat on the floor as Khyr watched her.
"You know he won't kill you, your stay in there forever. " Khyr stated, Ahsoka looked at Khyr with glassy eyes.
"You're his new apprentice, he wasn't killed." Ahsoka stated, Khyr sighed and reached for his helmet.
Ahsoka watched her pull it from his head as smoke hissed, the face of a boy her age with spiky black hair and jade eyes stared at her.
"No, I'm not. I am his apprentice, his weapon. I will lay waste to all that stands in our way." Khyr stated before he turned and walked away.
"Did you know?" Khyr heard from Ahsoka, he turned to face her.
"About what?" Khyr asked, Ahsoka was silent before he sighed and turned away.
"Him, who Vader is." Ahsoka stated, Khyr was silent a minute before he answered.
"No, I didn't know." Khyr asked before he put his helmet back on, he turned and walked away.
He took one last look at Ahsoka and felt a small pang of remorse before he walked away, he had done his mission, now it was time to learn his next mission.
"She is secure?" Vader asked, Khyr nodded, Vader turned away.
"The Jedi have been spotted again, finish them off… Then return to me." Vader ordered.
Khyr nodded and left, Vader walked away, leaving Ahsoka in the cell.
Neither knew what the next 2 weeks would bring.
Author Note
Phew, another chapter done! Yes, I know the reveal was a bit sudden, I will expand on it soon. I also want to point out in 2 chapters will be Twilight of the Apprentice. Next chapter will be in 1 week and will show Khyr hunting Kanan and Erza before tracking them to Malachor. Until next, next Thursday. Lighting Wolf out!