Kylo Ren POV
"The droid will soon be delivered to the Resistance leading them to the last Jedi," said Snoke, matter- of-factly. "If Skywalker returns, the new Jedi will rise."
"Supreme Leader," started General Hux, "I take full responsibility for th-"
"General!" roared Snoke. "Our strategy must change now!"
Hux nodded and replied, "The weapon, it is ready. I believe the time has come to use it. We shall destroy the governments that support the Resistance, the last of the Republic. Without their friends to protect them, the Resistance will be vulnerable, and we will stop them before they reach Skywalker."
I saw my master close his eyes in meditation of this proposition. Judging from his lack of a frown or furrowed brow, it seemed to please him.
"Go," he commanded Hux. "Oversee preparations."
"Yes, Supreme Leader," said Hux. Then he executed a perfect military turn, gave me a smug self-satisfied smile, and walked out of the room. I rolled my eyes beneath my mask. What could his pathetic weapon do next to my power?
When Hux left, the atmosphere of the room changed. The room dropped in temperature, and the hair on the back of my neck stood up. Something serious was no my Masters mind, and I was prepared for anything.
"There has been an awakening," said Snoke. "Have you felt it?"
"Yes," I said. An awakening in the Force? The force has not stirred in my lifetime, but suddenly it was doing bizarre things, giving me weird dreams. This droid, Skywalker, maybe Toby, all had something to do with it.
"There is something more. The droid we seek is aboard the Millennium Falcon. In the hands of your father, Han Solo, and your brother, Tobias Solo."
WHAT?! My dad is in on this. Toby is helping that girl and the stupid clone get the damn droid to my mother. What is this a family reunion? Are they all now helping the Resistance?! This is a test. It has to be, to see where my loyalties lie. I will not fail.
"They mean nothing to me," I say, but there is pain in my chest when I utter the words.
"Even you, Master of the Knights of Ren, have not faced such a test," warned Snoke.
"By the grace of your training, I will not fail," I vowed.
"We shall see. We shall see," he says. He nods, and I take my exit.
I go back to my quarters, and go into my meditation chamber. This new revelation has me reeling. On my way, I signal Hux.
"Sir?"
"I need to meditate on the assignment Snoke has given us. Under no circumstances am I to be disturbed."
"Understood."
When I got to my quarters, I locked the door. My quarters consisted of a bedroom, fresher, walk-in closet, kitchenette, and a small room for the study of the force and meditation. All of the walls were black, as well as the furniture. The rooms had no color, but that was nice. It provided focus and clarity.
I walked into the meditation room, and sat cross-legged on the floor, laying my hand on my knees palms up. I breathed slowly like Snoke taught me.
"Remember," he said, "there is no rush on meditation."
Soon, I felt like my skin was crawling and the hair on the back of my head was standing up. There was someone in my room. My eyes snapped open, and I looked around, and I saw him standing there in the corner by my bed at my 5 o'clock.
"Grandson," he said.
My mouth went dry. I had never seen him before. He was wrapped in a brown cloak, the cloak of the Jedi, but he was all Sith. His voice was full and commanding. In just that one word, I knew if he said jump, I would have asked how high. His jaw was set for battle. He was looking right at me, and I saw his eyes. They had a red-yellow hue, like he was sick or possessed. He had dark circles under them like he had no sleep in the afterlife. He walked over to me, his footsteps not making any sound. It was like he was some kind of ghost. He is a ghost, I thought.
"How are you here?" I asked.
"You summoned me," he stated, like it was a stupid question. "You need guidance."
"I want to access the Dark Side," I said. "Become strong like you, but I can't. My master, my father, my mother, I can't find them and capture them. I do not know what I am doing wrong."
"What do you want?"
"What do you mean?"
"What is your goal? Please your master, take over a planet, revenge, what?"
I thought about it. "I want… Power. I want the galaxy at my feet. I don't want to be afraid of anybody. I want everybody to be afraid of me."
"Kill them."
"Who?"
"Anyone you can get your hands on. Your master, your parents, the scavenger, the defective clone, that general who gives you orders. Make everyone fear you."
"What?! I can't do that."
"Why?"
"It's impossible. I am too weak."
"Anything is possible, young one. You can do anything with the power of the force. I will tell you. I will help you."
"What do I do first?"
"Nothing. Do what you are doing right now. Train in the dark side and soon your power will grow. While you train, listen to my voice. Meditate and I will speak to you. Come, kneel."
I knelt before the ghost.
"I am your master, now."
"I pledge myself to your teachings," I swore.