Surprise! I felt bad for leaving it off on a cliffhanger, I felt like Valve. I thought about it, and decided that I will not abandon this story afterall! Expect more chapters in the foreseeable future. I do apologize for the long wait. (I will be placing my new story on the backburner as I try to go ahead and wrap this one up.)
The ship lurched into the air, its distinctive 'V' shaped wings spread as it left the atmosphere. Ren dropped the traitor into a cell, locking her wrists into cuffs. He finally had his Rey back. Finally. After all these months of frantic searching and destruction, his prize awaited him. He will make her pay for her betrayal. He offered her everything, and she spat in his face for her low life friends. They all knew nothing of the First Order's plans.
"My lord, what now?" Sia asked as she dropped down on one knee in front of him.
Kylo was broken from his thoughts as he turned to his old friend.
"Set course for the Supremacy. I want to reacquaint myself with my...Property." He commanded sternly, not giving her a second glance.
Sia nodded and headed for the cockpit, following his commands. She sat down next to Vestillio.
"Boss wants us back at the Supremacy..." She relayed to the Knight next to her.
They jumped into hyperspace after just a few button presses from Vestillio.
"He's darker now." Sia broke the silence between the two, looking to her compatriot.
"Yes." He affirmed, in a monotone voice.
"He will betray us if we are not careful...He's becoming too dangerous. I say we...Need to activate that plan we talked about." She whispered to Vestillio, a hand on his arm now.
He didn't have to say anything back, just offering a simple nod in affirmation.
Traitor. She broke his heart. She deserved everything he was going to do to her. He will break her down and destroy her. How dare she?! Kylo sat across from the cage, staring at his bond mate. She still looked so beautiful to him. A flower in a sea of darkness. And he wanted to rip the roots out and extinguish the light. But there was always a faint voice in the back of his head...He missed her. He just wanted to reconcile with her...He still loved her, he couldn't hurt her...Never!
No! She deserved it! She left him, broke his heart! She promised she would be with him! Kylo found himself breathing erratically as his heart and mind raced. It felt like he was at war with himself, he couldn't extinguish the light within him, nor push the darkness back. He was at a crossroads, and there was no turning back.
The other Knights in the ship noticed how tense Kylo was becoming, and they tried to ignore it. One false move, and they knew one of them would not be coming home tonight.
To feel her so close to him for the first time in what felt like ages, Kylo actually felt complete. The emptiness inside of him was wiped away by her presence as soon as he landed on Ryloth. Then to see her at that bar, sipping away at the drink? He almost blew the entire mission just by rushing over to her, doing Force knows what.
The ship exited out of hyperspace near the behemoth of a ship known as the Supremacy. What was once Snoke's flagship was turned into the leading dreadnaught of Kylo Ren's armada, ready to strike anywhere he wanted. They landed in the hangar bay, while personnel immediately began the refuel and retooling process. Stormtroopers lined up in formations while a lead trooper, wearing an orange pauldron to signify rank, stood at attention.
The Knights filed out of the ship, joining the ranks of troops. The last one out, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, stomped past them without second notice, a floating cage following close behind him. Once Kylo left the hanger, everyone returned to their usual tasks, except for two lone Knights.
Sia nodded to Vestillio, and the two made their way over towards a small Tie fighter.
"You fly. You have the coordinates, yes?" She asked him as they walked up a ramp to enter the ship.
"Affirmative." He coldly responded as he took command of the pilot seat, her smaller frame moving in behind him to the gunner's seat. The fighter lifted off swiftly and left the Supremacy, entering hyperspace immediately.
"I love you." A hand offered her a necklace. It was Ben's hand. He wasn't smiling, his eyes were cold. She tried backing away from her, and she tried to speak...But she couldn't. She realized she couldn't even breathe. She grasped at her throat, eyes wide in fear.
Kylo Ren didn't stop glaring at her, as if he was looking straight through her. His lightsaber ignited and the red blade came across towards her-
Rey's breath hitched as her eyes shot open. It was just a dream, right?! Her surroundings wasn't what she remembered...She wasn't at the stingy hotel in Ryloth...
Right, yes...The bar. Ben... She was captured, that is what happened. She now realized she was in a cage of sorts. She tried to reach up to the bar, and a dark truth suddenly hit her. She was cuffed, her arms behind her back. Her mouth was dry, and she felt like shit.
"Hello?" She said so quietly, she doubted anyone could hear her.
"Finally." A vocoded voice responded, and the lights flashed on in the room. The sudden intrusion of such bright lights blinded Rey, and she had to wait for her vision to adjust. When they did, she looked around.
Kylo Ren was sitting in front of her in a lone chair, it looked soft and inviting, actually. The rest of the room, however, was empty. It was just this cage she was in...And Kylo Ren.
"I was waiting for you to wake up, Scavenger." He spoke to her, his lifeless helmet shining her reflection back at her.
She stared, refusing to give him what he wanted. She hated him. She wanted nothing to do with this...This...Monster. He proved time and time again to make the wrong choice, the wrong decision, all for the dark side. He ignored her interests and made feign promises he didn't keep.
"Speak to me!" He yelled suddenly, standing up so quickly that the chair was pushed back, toppling over.
"You're a child, Kylo Ren. A spoiled brat who is a monster. I don't want to speak to you. I want to speak to Ben Solo." She replied coldly, glaring where his eyes would be.
Ren grimaced under his mask. She was hitting every single nerve under his skin. She abandoned him and had the audacity to accuse him of being the one who did this?!
"You seem to forget your place, desert rat." He spoke, stalking the cage like a predator. "I offered you everything. Anything. I-I gave you my heart, and you..." He panted from exertion.
"You spat on it!" He screamed, his fingers clutching his saber hilt tightly.
Rey frowned at what she was hearing. Was he this deluded? Ben Solo would never do this...It's all Kylo now. She wanted Ben, not this man. She was beginning to fear that not only was Ben killed, that she will be killed now by this monster.
"I did not. You broke your promise to me. You said you would return and see Leia, come home with me...Ben. But you made a choice. A choice and path I could not follow, Kylo Ren." She retorted, anger now building within her as-well.
"Leia?! I don't want to hear about those fucking people again! You hurt me, Rey...And now...I will hurt you." He threatened, walking closer to the cage.
Rey rolled her eyes to him, now standing up.
"You are delusional! Wake up! You did this all yourself, Ren! Do you know how hard it was for me...To- To just cut myself off from my bond mate? To put up walls to the person I loved the most?!" She yelled at him. She wanted so desperately to rip her cuffs off and break out of this cell.
Kylo turned away from her, walking to the door of the room. His head was swimming, heart pounding. The emotions were flooding his entire being. Anger, frustration, guilt, sorrow...Love. He didn't know how to handle it. He wanted to be free of this madness.
"You're just going to leave me in here?" Rey asked suddenly, a hint of anxiety filling her being.
Kylo stopped before he left the room, keeping his back to her. He didn't know what to do. A second ago, he wanted to plunge his blade deep into her stomach, and rid himself of this annoyance. But now...He wanted to embrace her tightly, he missed her so much. But she left him...But she's here now.
"Ben?" She tried to ask, just to see if there's even a small sliver of hope left that he's still in there.
He still didn't answer, frozen in place. It was like a computer crashing. He didn't have a clue what to say or do. Tears started to fall down his cheeks under his helmet. Weakness. He hated himself.
"Ben...Come here. Please." Rey pleaded with him, struggling to get her cuffs off.
Kylo couldn't handle it anymore. He ran from the room, the door slamming shut behind him. He couldn't even run straight, he thought his legs would give out from under him. He ripped the saber off from his belt.
The doors couldn't even open up all the way before they were getting sliced open by an angry red lightsaber. This new room was filled with furniture, looked expensive too. He sliced and diced, screaming and grunting as he frantically ran around, destroying everything in sight. He had to take out his rage and pent up emotions, it was consuming him alive. He used the Force, picking up a metal table. He squeezed his fist tightly, the table swiftly crumpling into a small ball. He kicked through some wooden chairs, and sliced clean in half a couple computers. Nothing survived his onslaught.
Rey slumped down in the cold cage, defeated. Ben was truly gone. Her heart sank, and she felt like she could throw up. She wanted to cry, to give up. However, an idea popped into her head. She didn't want to do it, fearing he will attack her, but she wanted to speak to Ben again. She lowered her walls completely, opening her bond up fully with her bond mate.
Kylo breathed heavily as he looked over his work. It was as if a Rancor stormed through the room, leaving everything it touched into pieces. He had released his pent up energy and sat down in the middle of the mess. Then he felt it. A sudden warmth, a beacon of light was developing in his eyes. Rey. She...She opened up the floodgates, and her emotions washed over him. They were the same as his...Confusion, anger, frustration, love, hatred; It was all there.
Rey? He asked tentatively into his bond.
Kylo Ren...Ben. Just talk to me, we can get through this. She pleaded, just wanting to speak to Ben Solo again.
Kylo stood up, dusted the debris off of his cloak, and left the destroyed room.
"Someone clean up storage room 22A." He barked into a comms device, making his way back to his Rey.
The Tie fighter exited hyperspace, heading towards a dusty red planet.
"That is it?" Vestillio asked, turning his head to Sia.
"Yes. We have arrived at Moraband. Ancient home of the Sith." She said, a smile going across her face.