Kylo Ren had ordered Hux to call the Knights of Ren into a meeting in the throne room. Now, they were all stood before him, waiting for him to speak.
"You may leave us, general," Kylo addressed Hux through his mask.
General Hux masked his surprise with a curt nod and quickly exited the room.
"Scurried away like a weasel," came Dai Ren's mocking tone, distorted by his mask.
Kylo Ren turned his attention to him. "Hm, he reminds me of you in your early days," Kylo challenged. He wasn't defending the general, he was just making sure they knew none of them were better. He could feel the anger emanating from his knight and wondered if he would act on it.
"You would know better, Supreme Leader," Dai Ren returned with spite.
"Yes, I would," Kylo enjoyed the power he had over the likes of Dai and Hux, they were scum, and he enjoyed controlling them. "But now, let us move on to more pressing matters. Zeno and Cyrill Ren," he called and the knights took a step forward. "I will have you supervising most of our planet bases . You will bring me a rapport of how everything is going every fortnight."
"Yes, Supreme Leader," they replied in one voice.
"You will leave immediately, your ships are waiting on the docks. You are dismissed." Kylo felt satisfaction wash over him as he realised the extent of his power and influence: how the knights hadn't protested and how they hurried to do his will; he felt strong.
"Kara and Aeneas Ren, I will have you supervise the shipments of weapons and the construction of our newest weapon," he carried on after the first two knights had left.
"Yes, Supreme Leader!" they replied.
"Very well, you may go." There was a clear difference in the way he treated Kara and Aeneas, he knew that, and wanted it to be obvious to the others. They were the only ones who had accepted his leadership with no questions, his only two allies.
When he was left alone with his most dangerous knights, Kylo climbed the steps to his throne which instantly placed him in a place of power, forcing them to look up at him. In an unusual gesture, he took a seat on his throne and took off his mask.
"Now that we are amongst friends," he started, his voice strangely relaxed, "I believe we don't need these anymore, hm?"
The knights seemed to hesitate for a second, surprised by their master's behaviour, but they both took their masks of nonetheless. It had been so long, Kylo had forgotten how they look like. Hera wasn't a beautiful woman, she was big and strong, with very harsh features; Dai on the other hand was a handsome young man, with dark hair and blue, cunning eyes.
"Supreme Leader," Dai started, a slight grin on his face, "where will you send us?"
Kylo smirked. "Nowhere." Both of them looked surprised. "I want to keep you by my side. You are my most gifted knights after all."
"But why, Supreme Leader?" It was Hera's turn to ask.
"Security purposes," came Kylo's simple reply.
"Why, Master?" Dai questioned. Then, taking a step forward and looking as if he was about to share secret information, he asked: "Are you, by any chance, afraid that the girl will try and assassinate you like she did with Master Snoke?"
Kylo clenched his fists around the arms of the throne. The little rat had the audacity of accusing him of being afraid, afraid of Rey! Was he? No, not afraid that she could take his life, but afraid that in some ways, it already belonged to her. Kylo forced his mind clear of thoughts of her, he had other things to deal with.
"The girl," Kylo started in a deadly tone, "is no threat to me."
"She did leave you unconscious, didn't she?" Dai Ren challenged and Kylo could feel Hera Ren's anxiety as her eyes became glued to the ground.
He wanted to give in to his anger but knew that wouldn't accomplish a thing. No, he was a leader now, he had to do better. With a smirk, he said to his apprentice. "Well then, imagine what she can do to you!"
Dai Ren looked at his master confused. "Master?"
"Do you assume that if Rey was able to best me in a fight, I would have the two of you protect me?" Kylo mocked with a sinister laugh.
Studying his apprentice's eyes, he knew his words had worked on him. But then something changed, Dai Ren realised something and his eyes started gleaming with the satisfaction it gave him. "Rey, Master? Is that the girl's name?"
The air was knocked out of him, for just a few seconds, not long enough for Dai to realise, he didn't think. He hated her name on his lips, hated that he knew anything about her, even if it was something as banal as her name.
"I don't see why that would be important," Kylo dismissed him. "Regardless, I would like you two to remain with me on the ship. You will be observing the inner workings of the First Order first hand. Also, we will resume our training as soon as you have settled in." Kylo knew there was no better way to discover their weakness then by training them. Although, he knew that in this way, they might discover some of his own. Stars, they almost had discovered his biggest weakness already.
"Yes, Supreme Leader." They replied and putting their masks back on, they were ready to leave the room.
"Dai, Hera," Kylo stopped them. They turned around to face him."You may kneel before your Supreme Leader," he gestured with his hand in front of him.
He felt the hesitation and hatred in both his knights, but it was so much more powerful in Dai Ren. Yet, they both knelt in front of him and then marched out of the room in a heartbeat.
AN: Thank you for following this story :) make sure to check out my other two Reylo fanfics: Reylo Oneshots and When we were young xxx
