"Welcome back to another chapter and we have finally hit the 30th chapter! This is another Rey chapter and I hope you enjoy it!"
Chapter 30: Light and Dark
Kylo Ren still in his private room aboard his private ship stood there right in the middle of his quarters, few seconds ago he force connected with Evelyn sending her a warning that if they meet again he will not hesitate to kill her. But all that changed when he and Evelyn felt a disturbance in the Force, they felt pain and anger coming from inside of Rey.
His thoughts were full of memories of him and Evelyn when they were younger and he could hear the voices of their time together, deep down he did miss those days but now he had a destiny to fulfil. A duty to finish what his grandfather started and nothing was going to get in his way, not even Evelyn or the rest of his family.
As he stood there thinking things over a holographic device on his desk activated and a small hologram of Ranza Ren appeared still hearing her damaged mask under her hood.
"My Master we did what you asked, though there was a risk she could have taken us out if we continued to hold back". Ranza Ren simply stated.
"Now you know what she is capable of, but I sense you discovered a way to counter that" Kylo Ren turned his head to his side.
Ranza Ren let out a small chuckle "The poor girl is holding back, she seems to focus on those around her then herself.".
"And that is her achilles heel" Kylo Ren then slowly turned around to the small hologram of Ranza and saw her mask was damaged. "However you still underestimated her. If you did what I told you then you would have still had your mask intact".
"Master, Is it wise to allow this plan to go forward? If Evelyn reaches Moraband she could ruin everything you have planned". Ranza stated.
"Dont worry about that, I will be having help dealing with her soon enough" Kylo Ren responded and then slowly walked up to his desk looking at the hologram. "I sense great anger in you, deep down you feel humiliated by this encounter".
Ranza Ren slowly lowered her head and Kylo saw her ball her fists "Permission to speak freely...".
Kylo Ren could feel her anger radiate of her like a whirlwind and he smirked loving that she was embracing it. "Of course".
Ranza look back up to him and her bright orange eye exposed through her damaged mask looked right into his. "You have no idea how hard it was for me to hold back my true power, seeing the last Kenobi standing right there...the urge inside to destroy that bloodline. I just wanted to rip her apart and have her head hanging on a spike...it was agonizing to just to play around with her...".
Kylo Ren heard the venom in her voice and he still smirked "Good...keep that anger saved for the next time you two meet, you will finally be able to erase the Kenobi bloodline once and for all and when you do...my love...you will be by my Empress standing beside me".
Ranza slowly lowered her head again still balling her fists and her anger just kept building. "Right now all I want is Kenobi...".
"And you will my apprentice, in time." Kylo Ren then turned his head to the left side of the desk and saw his lightsaber in his case. "Right now I want you and the Knights to be ready for the next phase, this time...you will have Kenobi".
"Yes...my Master" Ranza Ren responded and then the hologram faded ending the connection and all Kylo Ren did was look at his lightsaber on his desk, memories began to fill his mind of him killing his father, the fights between him, Rey and Evelyn.
Using the Force he pulled the lightsaber to him caught it in his hand and he looked down at it admiring the design. "The end is near...".
Soon a Storm Trooper came into Kylo Ren's quaters and stood to attention as Kylo Ren had his back to him still looking at his saber. "Supreme Leader, we are approaching Moraband. We picked up a signal which reveals to be the Falcon".
Kylo Ren slowly looked up to his front as the trooper went on. "How should we proceed sir?".
After a few minutes of silence Kylo Ren turned around to the trooper. "Head to the opposite side of the Temple and find the nearest landing zone, keep the cloaking systems active".
The trooper nodded "Yes sir". He then turned and left and thats when Kylo Ren turned his head looking over his shoulder as he could sense something deep in the darkest parts of Moraband.
"Rey..." Kylo Ren whispered.
In the deepest darkest pits under the ground of Moraband Rey was holding her lightsaber providing light in the darkness, her heart was racing as she slowly made her way into the unknown. Having no idea how long she was underground but she had to be close to an exit out of this foul place, however she was not alone.
"How long can you keep going?" Rey looked around in the darkness as she heard her Darker Self whisper.
"Show yourself..." Rey whispered in demand.
Rey suddenly heard a chuckle and she turned around to the path she was walking on and right there a few feet away was Dark Rey with her double ended lightsaber lightning up the darkness, all that was on her face was a smirk.
"Dont you get it?...we are the same. You cant escape from what you are". Dark Rey whispered.
"And what am I?!" Rey demanded to know.
Dark Rey chuckled "You...me...we are the grand-daughter... of Darth Vader".
Rey screamed and rushed to Dark Rey who just stood there and Rey slashed at her Dark Side only for her to duck and side step out of Rey's attacks and quickly raised her own saber blocking Rey's attacks then flipped her lower saber up locking Rey's between her double saber and the two looked at each other.
"You hear them dont you?" Dark Rey smirked as Rey tried to pull her saber out of the two sabers.
"You hear the screams of children" Dark Rey smirked as she pushed forward making Rey stumble back in the saber lock.
"Those screams are of the Jedi children which were cut down by our Grandfather" Dark Rey chuckled.
"Shut up!" Rey shouted as she struggled to push back.
"Our grandfather strangled our grandmother in rage, while she carried our father and aunt" Dark Rey continued.
"STOP IT!" Rey screamed as her eyes watered and all Dark Rey was chuckle "You know what to do to stop this Rey...embrace who you are...become what you were meant to be".
"NEVER!" Rey then pushed back with all her strength and finally broke the saber lock and violently striked at Dark Rey pushing her back and Rey refused to allow her Dark Side to mock even give her a chance to hit back, she grunted and screamed with every attack but Dark Rey just blocked the attacks like it was nothing.
Rey just attacked and attacked pushed Dark Rey back down the path and suddenly she force pushed Dark Rey sending her off her feet but she flipped backwards and landed perfectly on her feet and smiled at Rey.
"Yes...strong with the Dark Side..." Dark Rey whispered in pleasure as Rey looked at her collecting her breath and after a few intense seconds Dark Rey slowly began to walk forward towards Rey.
Dark Rey's sped up and slashed as Rey only for her to deflect it as she stepped to the side and Rey quickly turned around raising her hand and stopped Dark Rey's saber from slashing at her but her shadow just looked at her, Rey then hit the red saber away and went to attack but Dark Rey put her hand out and did the exact same thing Rey did to her.
Struggling against the force Rey just saw her darker self smiling. "We are the same person Rey...".
Rey fought against the restrained and suddenly broke free and went to attack again, she striked hard and fast but not once did she get a hit and soon Dark Rey deflected the attack with a hard swing knocking Rey off balance, but she didn't attack Rey.
The two looked at each other for a few seconds and Dark Rey just stood there with a smirk, Rey looked her up and down and then swinged her saber again only for it to be deflected again and Dark Rey just stood there waiting for the next hit. Rey was getting tired and she couldn't understand why her shadow wasnt attacking so she gritted her teeth and went for another attack, striking high and low Rey did everything she could to finally be rid of this tormenting enemy but no matter what she did her enemy was just there simply defending herself.
Rey's frustration got the better of her and she screamed swinging wildly and she left herself wide open and in that exact moment Dark Rey gripped Rey by the throat tightly and lifted her up in the air, Rey's airway was blocked by the tight grip and in a panic she dropped her lightsaber and gripped Dark Rey's wrist trying to remove her hand as she was up in the air gasping for air as her shadow smiled up at her with her lightsaber down at her side.
"You are pathetic...weak. You fail to protect those you love, because of you everyone you care about and love will suffer." Dark Rey mocked.
"Your...wrong.." Rey struggled for breath.
Dark Rey then threw Rey a few feet away and she crashed to the floor hard and she coughed her lungs up while holding her throat while her shadow turned off her lightsaber and slowly approached Rey.
"You are afraid, afraid of yourself...afraid of becoming the one thing that will save your friends...you care about no one but yourself" Dark Rey whispered and saw watched Rey slowly roll to her front and get to her knees still holding her throat.
"My father died for nothing, because I didnt do what was right. Just like you are doing right now...on your knees...a weakling" Dark Rey moved closer.
"Rey...get up. Fight back" Luke's voice echoed in Rey's mind.
"Stand up and kill her" Evelyn's voice followed in her mind aswell.
"Strike. Her. Down" Luke voice spoke again and Rey gritted her teeth as she struggled to get to her feet.
Dark Rey suddenly ignited her lightsaber as she finally came up to Rey still on all fours. "I will destroy everything you love...". She then raised her lightsaber above Rey and as soon as Dark Rey striked down Rey quickly called her lightsaber to her and she screamed as she rised up igniting it and sliced her shadow's saber right at its handle destroying it and without hesitation Rey lunged her saber right into her shadow's chest and everything fell silent.
Breathing heavy Rey looking right into the eyes of her Dark Side as she looked down in shock at the saber in her chest and all Rey had was pure hatred in her eyes.
"You...are not my fate!" Rey then pulled her lightsaber out and her shadow fell to her knees looking to the ground, the battle had been decided and all Rey desired was the death of this monster in front of her so she slowly raised her saber up as she looked at Dark Rey and as she placed both her hands of the handle of the saber she saw Dark Rey slowly look up at her and her eyes widened in shock.
Rey slowly lowered her saber as right there on her knees under that hood was the woman she loved, she saw Evelyn bloodied and beaten looking up at her in the robes of Dark Rey.
"Rey...why...I loved you.." Evelyn whispered and a tear fell down her cheek as she looked at Rey.
There was nothing but silence as Rey looked down at Evelyn looking up at her with a broken heart, her face was covered in cuts and there was blood everywhere and Rey was just in pure shock at the mess Evelyn was in.
"Kill her" Luke's voice echoed.
"Make her suffer" Evelyn's voice whispered in Rey's mind as she looked down at Evelyn on her knees.
"Rey...please...dont do this..." Evelyn whispered almost begging and as soon as those words left her mouth Rey's looked of shock turned to anger as she raised her saber back up.
"You are not Evelyn, you are a monster!" Rey screamed and striked down and cut off the head of her shadow and her Dark Side's headless body crashed to the ground as Rey continued to breath heavy as she looked down at the body of her Dark side as she turned off her lightsaber.
Rey's body was burning in anger and her mind screamed as she finally took down her dark side and as soon she heard footsteps coming from the path leading her to her destination, she continued to look down at Dark Rey and soon she heard the footsteps stop and she slowly looked up and right there was Finn, Poe and Evelyn.
"Rey?" Poe frowned.
"What happened? Are you alright?" Finn took a step forward concerned.
Rey said nothing and soon she saw Evelyn slowly walk past Finn also with a look of concern, Rey continued to watch as the woman she loved slowly raise her hand out in front of her.
"Easy Rey...its us...we've been trying to get to you...its ok" Evelyn whispered in a gentle voice as she drew closer. "Starlight...its ok".
The heart inside Rey's chest was beating hard as she looked at Evelyn slowly come closer and time was slowing down for her as Evelyn finally came up to Rey, they looked at each other for a few moments and Evelyn slowly raised her hand and placed it on Rey's cheek and Rey closed her eyes and lowered her head to the touch.
"Come home..." Evelyn whispered but all of a sudden Rey ignited her lightsaber and pierce Evelyn right through the chest and she froze on the spot while Poe and Finn stepped back in shock.
"REY WHAT ARE YOU DOING!" Finn shouted and Rey slowly lifted her head revealing her face under her hood and she just had a look of pure anger as she looked at Evelyn.
"You are not Evelyn! You will not fool me again!" Rey then pulled her lightsaber out of Evelyn's chest and the two just looked at each other for a few seconds and then Evelyn fell to the ground lifeless.
Rey felt nothing looking down at the body of Evelyn and soon she slowly looked up to Finn and Poe "YOU ARE NOT REAL!". She then screamed and charged forward full of hatred, determined to kill.
"Rey has beaten her dark side and she believes what she is seeing is not real so she is no longer holding back, she will fight forward to get what she wants, up next it Evelyn!"