Rey had been running for what it felt like forever. The sun had set. She sensed Luke's aura, he was close. So were them. Her heart was pounding and her vision was almost a blur but soon everything would make sense.
She gripped her lightsaber tightly. Soon everything would make sense.
She distinguished Luke's robes in the distance. And his blue lightsaber gracefully following his moves. And then another lightsaber. Red was flickering all over the place. She didn't have time to think, just act. The closer she went, the clearer it was. Even though the velvet twilight gave them a degree of coverage, the panoramic battle field was painted clearly in front of her.
The Knights of Ren were there. All of them. They had cornered Luke in a half circle. And they were expecting her. i am an happened before and I lost. I lost bad. But why wasnt Luke doing anything?
It didnt take long for her to realize that they were force choking him, and they had arrested his telepathy too.
''Stop it!'' she screamed at them, marching down the hill, letting the anger take over her senses. Reminding herself of a younger Rey, back in Jak'ku, willing to stand up to every creature that dared bully her. But these creatures, they weren't bullies. ''You monsters! Stop what you are doing! Let him go!'' she thought her voice would tremble, but it came out bold, loud and demanding. She couldn't help but feel proud of herself.
''Take her,'' the guttural voice sent chills down her spine. ''If she resists, terminate her'' The voice wasn't coming from the same figure. She managed to get a last clear glance at them before realizing that not all of them were there. One was missing. But she didnt have more time to think. She saw four of them charging at her, while another one was clearly trying to arrest her Force. She took a deep breath before losing every moment to the speed. Everything happened too fast.
She managed to duck the first two figures, but was too slow for the third one. The sound of the red beam touching her skin was dreadful. The pain. The sting. She'd forgotten the deep burn it gave to human flesh. focus Rey. shift the pain.
She felt her body swiftly jumping through and avoiding the last two flaming red sticks, one coming from her left, parallel to her shoulder, the other one from her right, almost touching her. Rolling enough to create space between them and herself, she she stood in three and ignited her lightsaber.
Slowly breathing and tuning her mind to their point of view, she tried to visualize their next moves. They were trying very hard to arrest her Force, but somehow, she was battling that quite gracefully. A rush of adrenaline settled in her body. She stood her ground and listened to the earth.
From the growing darkness she saw two red flickers approach her fast, but she could sense it was actually four of them about to come at her. A smirk went through her face. She was ready. She channeled enough Force to freeze the closest knights to her side, just in time to escape their line sight of attack and focus on the next ones.
It felt exhilarating. She felt as if she was dancing. Flowing around them. All of them. She was right where she needed to be. Duck. Dive. Strike. The sound of colliding beams, along with the sound of her lightsaber slashing their flesh were in a perfect harmony with the flickering colours that would contrast the darkness around them.
The Force was with her. It felt like music.
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It looked like a high end performance. From where he was standing from. She was moving so gracefully. Strong and fierce, but in an elegant way. Nobility. She took everything with spirit. Is she smiling?
He could hear her every breath. Her moves reminded him of someone. Not Luke. Ever so slight, she paced it perfectly with her movement and her rhythm. He noticed she wasnt distressed, or scared or angry. She was...delighted?... or excited?
He was happy he had his mask on. He locked his eyes on Luke. Before he even saw him, he knew he was suffering. Trying so hard to slip the grip of two most powerful Ren Knights, with no avail. He felt his pain deep. But he had no choice.
He called for Luke's lightsaber. It immediately came to him, no hesitation, no other strings holding it back. Part of him felt sorry for Luke, so many people have betrayed him.
He handed the weapon to the Knight next to him. He nodded and left.
His attention shifted immediately back at the fight. She was still struggling with the four she begun with. His stomach unsettled. He knew their strategy. Somehow an old foreign feeling took place in his nerves again. He attentively followed their every move, finding himself wishing that the losers were his brothers. His mouth twitched.
The darkness was falling harder. Soon, she'd have to use her Force to feel them. They were bred to fight in the night. They were made to be one with the night, the darkness. He could not help but gaze at the extraordinary view he had in front of him. Their polished bright red colliding with her lightsaber, so fast as he had to concentrate to keep his attention on her.
He felt Luke's growing agony, and looking for the reason why, his eyes fell on the two shadows Force choking him. They'd said something to him. no.
He marched towards them, his irritation clenching his fists, when he felt a sudden blockade. He saw the other Knight, his palm raised to face his direction.
''Stay.'' Behind the mask, laid a thick, dark voice he knew too well. Kylo Ren halted. His breathing was heavier. He wasn't allowed to do anything?
He looked on his side. In almost complete darkness, he could barely see anything but the flashing red that was going against her, about four meters away from him. He could just about follow her face, from the beam of her own lightsaber. Something had changed though. Her stance was stiffer. Her strikes angrier. She was more aggressive. More chaotic. She had started to let out groans every now and then. Mirroring her inner anger. She was getting tired. Her face was glowing from sweat and tears. Her eyes had a spark of wilderness on them.
And the Kinghts were more vicious than ever. He knew they feed on her weakness. He did that on others too. The reason Snoke chose those particular people was their articulate ability to fuel themselves from others pain, anger, confusion and suffering-
His mind went blank when it happened. He felt it before anyone else.
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Rey was struggling on filling her lungs with air. She was tired. Her breathing was too frequent. She had started to feel the long uncomfortable pain of muscle tiredness. Her wounds weren't helping either. Her sweat running in her forehead blurred her vision further, and so did the pitch black forest they were standing on. why is it always the forest.
Throughout the time, she had analyzed each of their fighting styles. Two of them were like an open book. For her, they were her point of reference for the next move. One of them, the smallest, the most agile one, was so chaotic he was almost unpredictable. He was probably a she. She tired her. And then the other one...well, they were going for the kill. They would strike around one to two times, after the first three had had their share of her. It was a good strategy. One she wasn't fully prepared for.
He was probably the one who drove the lightsaber right through her gut.
For what couldve been seconds, while it felt like forever, she didnt even feel anything. Inertia made her continue fighting, until the second one pierced through her shoulder. She looked down, horrified at the two red beams piercing her body like it was made of leaves.
She couldnt breathe. But the pain didnt kick in yet. The adrenaline just made her angry. She tried to fight back, but neither her arms nor her legs were obeying her. Her groans were the only thing that her body seemed to be letting out. She felt the cold and she felt empty, while the air was freely running through her body. After another breath, everything became a dream. Like a memory, or one of her visions.
She remember seeing a certain blood red cross guarded blade coming in her direction while all of the shadows surrounding her simultaneously turning towards him.
She felt her body falling in the ground, distorting her vision. The ground was stone cold but her body was burning towards it. She saw Luke falling on his knees in the distance, and thumps in the ground she was lying in.
She breathed out and closed her eyes.
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He was too late. Time stopped and everything was moving slowly as his heart dropped and his knees went weak.
Like hunters to its prey with their blood thirst and hunger for the kill, it was just mere moments when the another red beam went through her shoulder too. He felt the pierce as if it was his. Kylo Ren felt his stomach when he looked at her face. The pain had left her eyes, there was just...void. What he was about to do, would determine his destiny for the life to come. He didnt think twice and ignited his lightsaber, impaling through the closest knight to him. The red glow, the brunt flesh and his stance, shifted the other's attention on him, releasing Luke and Rey at the same time. He saw the red flicker leaving Rey's body and going for him. Rey's body fell heavy into the ground, only leaving moments to spare for her life.
help me.
The Knights that were surrounding her turned around and charged at him, each strike hard and precise, barely leaving him time to dodge them. On his left, he felt Luke using the Force, battling to block the two others. Kylo Ren didnt wait long. They were fighting, but they were rather defending themselves than else. He knew none of them was going to kill him. None of them would dishonor their name. They had dedicated too much of their lives to live the title they did now. They would never throw that away for one of his tantrums. But he was willing to. He had nothing to lose. Not anymore.
Kylo saw nothing but red. Red flickers, beams clashing and grunts. One after the other, the four of them plunged to the ground, drawing their last breath, spelling a word that would've caused him grave agony years before; traitor. After he was finished with them, he marched towards the ones Luke was holding still.
''Let them go!'' he said to Luke, ''They know what awaits for them now that they have defied my orders!'' but Luke didnt flinch. Angrily Kylo Ren turned his head towards the forest. His anger was its own being now. Force choking one of the hidden Knights, the one who had the audacity to hold him back, was giving him pleasure.
''Where are they?!'' He screamed, while dragging him closer through the Force, whose feet werent touching the ground still. The man couldnt do anything but squeamishly grasp for air. how pathetic. He tried to probe his mind for information, but he knew the answer even without doing that. After making sure his last breath was out, he dropped him to the ground.
Breathing heavily, he turned his head towards Luke who hadn't given up on immobilizing the Knights. Luke's eyes were wide and dead as he looked at the fallen bodies on the ground. A tear had drawn a shimmering line on his face.
''You will tell us where they are-'' Luke tried to use the force to interrogate them before he felt Kylo using the Force to throw towards the trees.
''They don't have that information. The ones who have, already left the planet. They need to pay for their actions'' Kylo's gaze terrified Luke. He remembered the last time he'd seen his nephew, and how the same feeling had taken over him and all of his being.
''Where is your camp?'' his voice coarse and angry, did not change the look on his face. He pointed at Rey's body. ''She has almost no life left in her''
''East of the hills, then follow the coordinates I'll give you,'' Luke closed his eyes. ''Do you know what happened to the others?'' he said calmly, althoug his voice filled with remorse.
Kylo Ren didn't say anything but turned around and moved towards the pile of bodies, trying to get to Rey's. While making his way, he took his helmet off and threw it to the ground along with his mantel. He bent his knees and leaned closer to her to listen to her heart. He lightly pressed his left fingers to pick the strands of hair away from her face. shes so cold. Her heartbeat was weak, but still there.
''They are gone. The ship left, along with your lightsaber. There is nothing we can do now. Ill take her to my base, there is no time for your tricks.'' his voice stabilized, but he didnt stay. With her in his arms, he went towards the forest and disappeared behind the trees.
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Kylo marched through the main gate with the girl in his arms and he somehow felt familiar to holding her this way. Hurrying through the main quarters he didnt remember where the healing kit was. Leaving the girl on his bed, his hopes for the emergent medicine laid on the laboratory next to the piloting quarters. With one breath, he went through all the medicinal supply he had, nothing strong enough to recuperate whole flesh. He felt his heartbeat burn his head and a sting in his chest to the thought of her death. Of a lost hope. Crouching by the Z cupboard, he looked down at his hands and how they were shaking, when a faded-almost-lost memory zapped into his eyes. He had to do it all by the Force. survive. He hadn't practiced healing in more than ten years. reach.. with my mind...something..bones..no! flesh.. she has been impaled...something about guiding her Force...Focus!
He ran to the bed by her side and gathered all the will and focus he could as he touched her shoulder and her torso. She had become cold as earthand still as stone. no. He put his ear to her chest. She still has a heart beat.
Frustrated, he got up and shouted to his damnation. What would be his undoing? Saving her, or leaving her body get cold until the last midichlorian was gone?
''Damn you!''
Sitting by her side again, Kylo took a deep breath and tried to normalize his breathing. remember the training. Mother was so invested in it. remember mother. I was hurt. I had fallen off my pod. yes. He breathed in slowly, and let it out slowly, while positioning his hands on her shoulder and torso again self assured for what was to follow.
Breathe in. feel her pain...reach inside..cut through the pain... the coldness...relax...Rey...listen to my voice...give the Force the strength to heal you...Breathe out.
Breathe in. mend her flesh...mend her bones...reach deeper...focus...relax...touch the Force...let it heal...Breathe out.
A slight ripple in the force made him shiver. She wasn't gone.
He opened his eyes, and saw her chest rising higher, her breaths becoming fuller. The flesh in her insides was slowly, but steadily growing back. He sighed, mesmerized at her ability to perceive the Force in such a level, even when she was beaten and battered to the verge of death. He felt how natural the flow of the Force was in her, and he could not help but feel the uneasiness of jealousy in his head. She was a natural at such a Force, the same of what he had suffered and tortured himself up in order to attain for years.
Breathe in. Rey...you are doing well...trust the Force...let it heal you...let it get through to you...it will not hurt you...relax...mend her flesh...mend her bones...reach the Force...Breathe out. He didnt know whether he was talking to her or to himself for that time. But it was working. He noticed that the healing wouldn't stop even once he shifted his focus away from her. She took it upon herself, to heal herself. Fascinated at her power, he forgot all about his years of misery trying to achieve what she had. Kylo could not help but look at her body, creating itself from nothing like pure energy. He could not help but stare in awe, for he could almost see the colour of her energy, covering her in a velvety invisible shield.
As soon as he felt Luke's presence he stood up, tall and broad igniting his lightsaber and pointing at him. But Luke neither moved, nor seemed to have any intention to use the Force.
''I need to see if-'' Kylo lowered his lightsaber and left room for him near Rey's bed without saying a word. Luke slowly approached the bed, gently hovering his hands around her. His eyes were closed, and he was concentrated on the matter at hand. After a while, he lowered his hands inside his mantel and looked towards Kylo with a saddened look, but a smile had crept in the corners of his mouth.
''You did a good job. She is well enough to heal herself now. It will take days, but she will survive.'' his voice was wheezy, and unsure. ''You did a good job. Thank you for that''
''You said that once, already.'' He spoke, while avoiding looking at Luke in the eyes. ''She will have to stay here until she can recuperate, you had your chance with her and you couldn't teach or protect her.'' his deep voice echoed in the room. ''You need to leave now before I change my mind and kill you!'' The red beam that followed assured Luke that he was serious. For a moment, silenced covered the room with an uncomfortable thin veil.
''I know'' said Luke.
Not saying another word he threw his shall over his head and left for the door.
''Ben...'' Luke turned around, trying to find his eyes. ''Please, find it in yourself to guide her towards the right path. She is our last hope.'' Kylo raised his eyes to look at him for a slight moment, and then turned around by lowering his body beside her. He heard the door swoosh close and Luke's footsteps becoming faint, as the distance between the two grew.
He was looking at her, as her chest rose peacefully, with each breath she took.
''What have I done...'' he whispered slowly, while burying his face between his palms.
Authors note: Hiya everyone. I sincerely hope you enjoy these new chapters, I sat down today after watching TFA last night, so is like phresh out of my head, the characters and their behaviors, so i think its an improved version. I was more calm these days so I managed to edit so much of my last writings so I will be posting quite frequently this week, until the posting comes up to date to what Ive written. It gets really good, believe me they will get together, but not in the conventional way. More like in an angsty please-get-together kind of way. Im one of those tumblr people that believe that you dont have to have them kiss in order to make the reader angsty and sweaty. But when they kiss, it will all be worth it.
Anyway, here ya go. I really hope you like it. Please leave your feedback on what can I improve or what am i doing right.
Peace to you all guys, have a lovely week!
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KingpINK