When Kylo walked over to the door, he still felt a slight pain in his side, but thanks to Rey's healing it was nearly gone. The adrenaline in his blood numbed it probably too and made him ready to go on right now after the short break.
He turned around to the others and explained in detail the shortest way to Snoke's throne room and about the Pretorian Guards who are protecting him.
They decided for him and Rey to fight through the stormtroopers waves as fast as possible to reach the hall, while the other rebels will back them up from the sides, trying to shot as many troopers down as possible, before they'd be able to turn their blasters on the force users.
When they'll reach Snoke's guards Rey and Kylo will do the work, as their armour will reflect every laser pistol shots, making the other rebels useless against them.
Rey and Kylo positioned themselves next to the doorframe and waited for the gateway to open. The rebel on the control board yelled "Now!" and pressed the button to open it. Right, when slid open the first centimetres there were shots coming from behind the door and the force users jumped in front and dodged them.
Now the real game began, as Rey and Kylo slashed their way through the armies of troopers like they were a piece of butter.
Rey was mostly deflecting the shots coming to her and the other rebels, sometimes she saw an opening and impaled the attackers with her saber.
But Kylo was in his element. He swiftly stalked through the corridors while slashing everyone who came in his way, holding off shots in mid-air, as well as force throwing enemies against walls or down from bridges. It looked like the more he fought, the more reckless and aggressive his style became as he swung his blade through rows of troopers to no end leaving a trail of death behind.
The rebels protected them from afar and shot down every trooper which was too far away to reach for the force users.
They also suffered some casualties, but they couldn't stop now.
Rey became nervous at this sight of Kylo fighting, as she knew he was kneedeep into the dark side now and she just hoped they'll be able to get him out of this black hole he's throwing himself into right now.
When they reached the control room for the ship, there were several generals who all gasped in fear as they saw Kylo Ren and then were instantly choked to death by him, or sliced down. Captain Phasma was also there and she just pressed herself against a wall, while trying to shoot him, but he deflected every blast.
After several steps, he stood in front of her and reached out his arm as if he is going to choke her.
"Phasma. I'll give you this chance once. You have the choice to surrender yourself right now and live. Or to die heroically as the last standing Officer on the Supremacy.
Tell me your answer. Now." he threatened with his metallic voice as his hand was still outreached to her neck.
Her weapon started to tremble, but in the end, she let the blaster fall down to the floor and bowed her head slightly. "I will surrender."
Kylo lowered his hand and stated: "Wise decision Phasma. Now you will order every trooper on this ship to stay put and not interfere with our search for General Organa.
She is in the throne room with Snoke. Am I correct?"
"Yes. She is." Phasma nodded.
"Was she tortured?" he now asked with a slightly trembling voice, just Rey could hear.
"Not physically." Phasma answered.
Rey instantly wondered why he had offered to spare her, unlike the other generals. "Why did you give her a choice?" Rey asked through their bond.
"Because she kept a secret for years." he answered cryptically.
Kylo turned around and motioned the rebels to restrain her after she had sent out a message to her troopers do not attack the incoming group.
Chewbacca and another rebel now held both Phasmas cuffed arms, while they forced her to walk with them all the way to Snoke's halls.
Everything seemed so quiet now as the fighting had stopped after Captain Phasma's command.
They went through this insanely big ship without any further interference, which made everyone nervous as it was clear there would be some kind of trap waiting for them.
Nobody dared to say a word until they reached two big doors were Kylo Ren abruptly stopped.
"This is your last chance to back off now. Everyone who enters this door accepts their fate and shall be ready to get killed any second." he stated without turning around but looking at Rey.
She just nodded purposefully and placed herself right next to him.
There was a little chattering behind them until one rebel said: "Not everyone wants to go in. Several will stay outside of the doors to watch if any stormtroopers will attack. Also, we will take Phasma as a hostage she might be helpful then."
Kylo nodded without uttering a word, then he walked forwards with big steps and forcefully swung open the door with both hands.
The hall was immense. It had mostly black walls except for one in the back which was red. In front of the red wall was a throne. On the throne sat Snoke himself,
not just a projection. Around him were eight red guards standing in a row, their weapons ready.
But Leia wasn't to be seen anywhere.
Kylo ignited his saber, so did Rey and they both walked towards Snoke, who has his palms folded on his lap, watching them silently.
The rebels, including Poe and Finn who decided to follow, were right behind them as they approached the throne.
When there were about ten metres left, Snoke moved his hand a little towards them. Kylo instantly did too, in case he'd attack.
But there came no attack, instead, all the footsteps stopped as everyone was force frozen to the spot. Except for Kylo Ren.
He hesitated for a second, but then just kept walking while he let his hand slightly down, as he couldn't do anything for the others right now.
"Yes yes. Come forward, Kylo Ren. I have been waiting for you." Snoke growled at him.
Rey could feel Kylo's anger radiating in massive waves around him. Never has she felt him being agitated on this level before. Their bond hammered with an angry energy against her head while she tried to free herself from the force freeze. But to no avail. She wasn't even able to move her head or talk, which was driving her crazy.
She tried to talk through their bond to Kylo but was completely blocked out by him, as he obviously held up a massive mental barrier to avoid Snoke penetrating his head.
"Kylo Ren. My former apprentice. It came to my ears you betrayed your..." Snoke started but was interrupted. "Where is my mother?" Kylo bellowed at him in a hate-fuelled voice. It was the first time Rey heard him address his mother in public as "mother", not Leia, or General Organa, which showed how emotional he was right now.
"Where did your manners go? TRAITOR?" Snoke yelled at him, while he held out his hand and force froze Kylo. Or at least he tried, but had trouble with it, as his former apprentice resisted.
Kylo managed to go two more steps forward, but in the end, Snoke overpowered him, but he had to use both hands now as he made him kneel down on the floor.
"Yes. Kneel down in front of your master. Like you did all these years." he laughed.
Rey began to panic now inwardly as she felt so helpless. No one was able to move and she could see Kylo trembling a lot as he tried to resist the force freeze, obviously
he also wasn't able to talk anymore as he was completely quiet.
Snoke sat down again and waved a hand to the guards as two of them opened a door and vanished for some seconds, but ultimately came back with Leia held tight on both arms.
She looked utterly scared and her glance wandered back and forth between all the rebels in the room until it finally fell on her son in front of Snoke.
She started to cry and breathed out: "I am so sorry Ben. I am so sorry. You should never have tried to come here. I am so sorry."
But she was shut up as the two guards made her kneel in front of her son.
"There you are. See how nice your old master is to you? You demand to see your mother. I bring her." Snoke sneered at him.
Kylo still wasn't able to move, but Rey was getting a headache from the anger and pain she could feel through their bond radiating from him.
Snoke stood up from his throne and walked over to mother and son as he stood in front of them.
"Hand me over your lightsaber. You don't deserve it anymore." Snoke demanded as he held his arm up in front of Kylo's chest with an open palm.
Kylo's hand with the still ignited saber trembled and wandered up slowly. When he was halfway near Snoke's hand, he managed to open his palm a little and let the saber fall on the floor instead of giving it to his former master.
Rey saw how much he was struggling now, pulling together all his strength to resist the orders Snoke is giving him through the force.
Everyone probably was, trying to free themselves from the grasp of the Supreme Leader force freeze.
"Still resisting until the last second? Snoke teased him as he let Kylo's lightsaber fly into his hand.
Then he took a step forward, facing Kylo Ren and ignited the saber, holding it in the direction of his neck.
Rey now started to tremble too as she was trying so hard to break through the force freeze, while simultaneously chanting messages of panic through their bond,
even if she knew he wouldn't hear them right now.
Leia was now whimpering and crying uncontrollably, pleading Snoke to let her son live.
As Snoke pulled up the saber he boldly stated: "Your mother always talked too much, didn't she?" then he slashed the weapon down, not against Kylo's neck, but onto the back of Leia. Her eyes widened and she let out a scream, as she fell forward. Her arm stretched out to Kylo's hand and she was able to grab it the last second before she fell facedown on the floor without moving anymore.
Rey screamed internally as she saw this scene, while Kylo managed to let out a growl and closed his trembling fist around the hand of his dying mother.
Snoke took a step back, as he grinned in the most disgusting way.
"Not enough to break you Kylo Ren? What a shame." he snorted with disgust.
Rey now saw Kylo moving a little as a puddle of blood started to form at his knees, coming from Leia's lifeless body.
He slumped forward a bit, as his gloved hand let go of his mother's wrist.
"Did you really think you could walk in here with your rebel scum, overpower me and save her? Is this what you had in mind? Then you must have been an even worse apprentice than I ever thought. Maybe it takes more to punish your deeds. You do not deserve death, you deserve eternal suffering, knowing you are responsible for the deaths of the ones you feel compassion for. An utterly useless and weakening emotion."
The Pretorian Guards who brought Leia in the hall before, now went over to the other rebels who were all still frozen, unmoving, their eyes watching with horror at the scene which just unfolded before them. Some were crying or had absolute anger written on their faces.
The two guards now grabbed Rey and even when Kylo couldn't see it right now, as he wasn't able to turn around to watch, he knew it was her who was taken.
They were dragging her over to Snoke, nearly to the same spot where Leia was kneeling before her.
Rey had sweat pearls on her forehead and she was breathing heavily in absolute panic, pumping the air in short gaps out of her lungs.
Snoke raised his hand to Kylo and ordered: "Don't you want to take off your helmet, to see her life draining from her body with your very own eyes?
Your force bonding partner? Your love? The girl you always felt compassion for?" As he said this, Kylo was forced to take off his mask by Snoke's outstretched hand.
He put both his quivering hands up and released the mechanism from his helmet and let it unceremonially drop down into the puddle of blood next to him.
His glistening eyes were fixed on Rey's and she had never, since she knows him, seen this much fear and hate in them.
They shot up a second to look at Snoke, who now took a step towards her, lightsaber in his right hand. Kylo then took a long glance at Rey, his eyes changing into a completely other emotion she wasn't able to read. She tried to talk to him through their bond, crying, whispering, screaming, but his barrier was still up and she couldn't reach him. The Pretorian Guards held her steady and pulled her head back a little to expose her neck.
She was so unbelievably scared right now, she felt her fear making her dizzy, as her heart was beating so fast against her chest, it started to hurt.
There was no way out of this situation, as she will be executed right now, while Kylo was being forced to watch.
Her eyes darted to her friends, Finn and Poe, who watched her with a horrid expression on their faces, so did the other rebels. She looked down on Leia, who laid sprawled on the floor in front of her, not moving a muscle. Rey would drop down next to her in a couple of seconds.
Then her glance fell back to Kylo, thinking about all these warm memories she shared with him, how they met the first time, how he first trusted her to show images from his past, how he saved her, how they kissed the first time, how he taught her, how they joked with each other, how they made love the first time, how they nearly died together, how she saw him laugh the first time, how he told her he loves her. Tears were now streaming down her face as she looked at him, probably for the last time.
He held her glance for a second, but then closed his eyes.
Snoke let out a maniac laugh now. "You are even too weak to watch your little scavenger girl die? Closing your eyes at her inevitable death now? You unbelievable coward!"
Rey was fixed on his closed eyes, as she wanted to see them one last time, before she dies, letting out small breaths trying to imagine the moment she will be finally released.
But then everything felt like it happened in slow motion. Just when Snoke ignited the lightsaber and lunged out to slash at her neck, Kylo opened his eyes again.
They weren't the hazelnut brownish colour anymore, Rey used to love so much.
They were bright yellowish with a red ring around the iris and he looked absolutely horrifying with it. His face was distorted in an incredibly hateful grimace and his glance shot up to Snoke who hovered just above Rey's head with the saber.
Suddenly and with an obvious great effort he stood up from his kneeling position and reached out his right hand. She saw sparks forming on his fingertips, which developed to crackling lightning all around his hand which he now shot in bright streams in the direction of Snoke and the Pretorian Guards who held Rey.
He growled deeply while doing so and raised his other hand now, also shooting lightning out of it. The guards who held Rey were flung against the wall, while Rey felt an incredible amount of pain as she was also slightly hit from the sparks of Kylo's lightning force.
Snoke let out an agonizing scream, while he was hit and instantly fought back with the force, catching the lightning through his hands with great effort.
Everyone was instantly unfrozen, as the Supreme Leader was occupied with defending his life.
The lightning streams were now hitting all around them into the walls and the floor, making it dangerous for the others to stand still, so they tried to evade them as they jumped out of their way.
Rey backed off slowly on all fours, screaming in pain as she stood near Snoke and was also slightly hit by the attack.
The other six Pretorian Guards moved now from their place on the wall, as two of them went over to Kylo reading their weapons for an attack, while the other four went over to Snoke and stood next to him.
Kylo was still focused on killing Snoke, so he didn't have time for the two guard who approached. Just in the last second, when they positioned themselves in front of Kylo and raised their weapons to slash down on him, he stopped his stream of lightning for an instant and jumped up to avoid their attack. He grabbed both their faces with his hands and instantly released a great amount of sparks, which melted their masks to their faces, rendering them dead after some seconds.
His haunting gaze with the yellow eyes shot back to Snoke, who was right now escorted by the remaining four Pretorian Guards through the door, where Leia was dragged out before. Kylo instantly ran in the direction of them, hands reaching out shooting lightning streams in their direction. One guard was struck by it and fell down, but the other three managed to squeeze Snoke through the door and closed it behind them. As there was no control panel on this side, the door didn't open again when Kylo reached it,
so he instantly forced his dropped down saber into his hand and slashed at the door while screaming in agony, trying to get it open again.
In the end, he threw his saber against it and punched so hard against it while lightning sparks emitted from his hand, his knuckles split open and left a bloody trail down on the metallic surface as he slowly sunk down to his knees, pressing his forehead against the door in front of him, while panting heavily.
All of this happened in a span of several seconds. Nobody was prepared for this and everyone stood there in utter shock, unable to move or say anything.
Finn was the first one to move, as he ran over to Rey, who was still on all fours on the floor, trying to regain her power to stand, as she was still in pain from the attack she accidentally got a fair share of.
Finn kneeled in front of her and held her back and arms, as she tried to get up. She seemed to be okay, but wobbly on her legs and weakened.
Poe now also moved and ran over to Leia, who laid still on the floor, her face turned to the side with closed eyes.
He slid down to her body and picked her head up, checking her pulse on the neck.
Tears started to stream down his cheeks, as he turned his face to the others and shook his head confirming what everyone hoped to not be true.
The other rebels now slowly came to their senses as some were hugging each other while crying, or walking over to Leia, cradling her with Poe.
Kylo still was facing the door while his hands emitted sparks, which sometimes became lightning streams that wandered around him on the floor.
When Rey was steady enough to walk again, she motioned Finn to let her go as she made her way over to Kylo.
When she was just about two metres away from, he let out a deep growl and screamed with an unnormal high pitched and wavering voice: "Stay away!"
She hesitated for a moment, but didn't listen and approached him anyway, whispering: "Kylo...I am here. It's okay."
She kneeled down next to him, as she was hit again by lightning which still emitted from his hands.
She gasped and let out a suppressed scream as she tried to crawl forward to him.
"Back off. BACK OFF!" he screamed at her, as he faced her, still with yellow eyes and tried to shift away from her, clenching his fists together as if he was trying to stop the sparks coming from them.
Finn now pulled up his blaster and held it in the direction of Kylo Ren, ready to shoot, if he attacks Rey.
Rey still slowly approached him, all the while mumbling reassuring words to him, but she was sure he heard none of them, as he didn't look like himself right now.
He still had so much hate and anger in his eyes, watching her like she was a predator ready to attack him. She was hit by several more sparks and she groaned from the intense pain each time.
When she finally reached him, they were both panting heavily and he growled when she put up both her hands to his face, pressing her forehead against his as she was whispering to him how much she loves him, how they are safe for now and that she didn't get hurt, that he has to come back to her.
Everyone watched them because it seemed like an utterly dangerous moment as Kylo looked like he would burst into a murderous frenzy any second,
his bright yellow eyes looking absolutely terrifying.
Rey tried to render Kylo unconscious, but he still had his mind barrier so high up, she wasn't able to.
So she just let her force brush his mind in warming, reassuring waves as she kept on talking to him.
After a while, he closed his eyes and his insanely tense body started to relax slightly to her touch.
His hands stopped to emit sparks and he let them drop down to his sides. He was still and quiet for some seconds until she felt something wet on her palms holding his face, while she also started to hear silent sobs coming from him as his head turned around to his mother.
His eyes were still yellow, but they were flickering between a brown and yellow colour now, while he blinked from the tears as he tried to focus on Leia's body and the people holding her, looking back at him.
When Rey started to crawl closer and embraced Kylo carefully, Finn lowered his weapon and also sunk down to his knees.
"She is dead...I... wasn't strong enough to save her." Kylo now whispered to Rey between two sobs.
"Shhsh. Shhhs. It's okay Kylo. It's not your fault. It never was, nor will it be. You saved everyone else today. It's okay. Please don't torture yourself now."
They were both kneeling in front of each other, while she was embracing him, one hand was buried in his hair, stroking him repeatedly, like some would reassure a crying child.