"Here we go again! This time Evelyn is gonna face something deep inside her. This is the final step to the Temple Of Moraband for our heroes. Please enjoy this chapter because the bar is gonna be raised in the next chapter!
Chapter 35: A Part Of Me
Thirty minutes had past since Evelyn decided to take the journey to the Temple alone, with her lightsaber in hand she pushed forward across the sands of Moraband and towards the Temple which was drawing closer with every step. With Finn and Poe heading to a secret entrance leading under the Temple Evie knew they would be safe for the time being, deep down she believed they were safer away from her.
Multiple voices filled her mind trying to break through her barrier but she was able to block it out, she knew all this was an illusion and with the knowledge she gained from Coruscant she learnt that the darkside would never touch her as long as she kept her anger, hate and fear at bay.
However her fear for Rey's safety was the reason the voices continued to echo through her mind but she just continued to ignore them and continue on her journey.
"Keep pushing Evie...keep pushing" Evelyn said to herself as she began to pick up the pace.
Thirty minutes later Evelyn jumped over a small gap and landed on her knees collecting air, the journey to the Temple was exhausting but she refused to let everyone down. Slowly standing back up she saw the Temple was almost in reach, her journey was nearing her end and if she could get to Rey without encountering Kylo Ren it would make things a lot simpler but she knew Rey may need some convincing to come back.
In the short time she knew Rey she understood that once Rey starts something she finishes it, Evelyn just hoped Rey would listen. Reaching round the back of her belt she quickly took out a canteen and drank a little bit of water to keep her hydrated as the heat from this planet was almost unbearable. After a few sips she placed the canteen back on her belt and continued her journey towards the Temple and after a good twenty minutes of walking she could suddenly feel something around her.
Slowly coming to her stop she gripped her lightsaber but didnt ignite it, she slowly turned around and saw nothing but sand flying through the air but she sensed danger around her. Igniting her lightsaber she looked back to her front and continued to marched forward to her goal.
Evelyn kept her guard up as she continued to walk, watching out for any signs of movement but there was not a single soul in sight but her senses were telling her overwise, there was something out there and it was stalking her.
Still continuing the journey towards the Temple she suddenly heard someone laughing which alerted her, raising her lightsaber she looked all around her and saw nothing was there. Keeping her eyes peeled she suddenly heard another laugh and she identified it as a woman's.
"Show yourself..." Evelyn whispered maintaining control of her emotions making sure the darkness of the planet couldnt make its way into her mind.
"Evelyn..." A woman's voice echoed around Evelyn and it felt dark and twisted, Evelyn's spine went cold but she kept focus and cautiously made her way forward towards the Temple.
A great evil was sensed all around Evelyn but she refused to turn back, she had come to far to let fear take over her and as she walked she soon came to a large cave which was according to BD-1's map was the only way forward to the Temple, Evelyn slowly made her way to the entrance of the cave and saw nothing but darkness waiting for her.
Taking one more look behind her she could see the sun was starting to set, knowing that the longer she wasted the more danger everyone would be in so taking a deep breath she turned back to the cave and with her lightsaber she slowly entered the darkness with the light of her saber to guide her.
Slowly making her way into the cave she saw alot of dead vines hanging on the ceiling, in the darkness the vines looked like claws poking out of the ceiling and it was quite unsettling, Evelyn gently turned her lightsaber down to the floor making sure not to trip over anything and as she walked deeper into the darkness she once again couldn't help but feel watched.
All of a sudden she felt something dashing behind her and Evelyn quickly turned around and saw nothing was there.
"Why do you continue to resist..." A voice echoed all around her once again and Evelyn looked in all directions taking a defensive stance, she looked all around the cave and even to the ceiling but again nothing was around her.
Suspecting this was just gonna slow her down she turned around and continued her journey with caution but little did she know that her shadow on the nearby wall didnt follow her, it just watched her continue on into the next area.
As Evelyn continued into the next part of the cave deep down she knew what ever was following her was soon going to show itself but there was no way she was gonna let her guard down, taking her absolute time she came to a wall with a tiny gap big enough for her to squeeze through. Looking back once more and once again seeing nothing she deactivated her lightsaber and began navigating through the small gap and towards the other end.
Her heart was calm and her mind was focused as she finally made it to the other side and pushed herself out of the gap and stumbled forward before stopping herself from falling, her body was getting tired but using the force to guide her she was able to keep going and as she ignited her lightsaber again she suddenly saw a large area full of bones and she never saw anything like it.
What ever lived here was massive but she couldn't identify what used to live down here but right now it wasnt important so taking a deep breath she walked forward through a path of bones and teeth.
"Evelyn..." Once again a woman's voice echoed and gave a spine chilling chuckle and Evelyn had enough of this stalking, she came to a stop frowning and turned around looking to the direction of the voice.
"Who ever you are show yourself" Evelyn demanded and all of a sudden she felt the presence above her, quickly looking up she saw black mist forming on top of a large bone and in the centre of it all a figure began to form around it.
Evelyn saw it was a woman in black and a hood covering her face but she also noticed the black mist never faded, it was like this figure was struggling to stay in existence. Continuing to look at the figure Evelyn showed no fear and just waited for this figure's first move.
"You are just like him, refusing to use what gives you strength..." The woman spoke in a dark tone.
"Who are you? And who are you talking about?" Evelyn questioned keeping her gaurd up and suddenly the cloaked woman dashed right down at Evelyn and pushed her hard sending her flying but Evelyn managed to flip backwards in mid air and landed back on her feet and took another defensive stance as the woman gave a dark chuckle as she slowly walked to her side looking at Evelyn.
"Kenobi...the one Jedi who refused to gain power, the power of the Dark Side.." The woman smirked under her hood.
Evelyn made sure to keep her distance from this woman but she had trouble seeing who was under the hood, the dark mist covered all parts if her body and all she could see was the woman's jaws under the hood.
"You dont know him and you dont know me..." Evelyn defended keeping his light saber out in front of her.
The woman then stopped walking and just continued to smile under her hood "Oh but I do...you see...".
Evelyn watched the woman slowly pull her hood back and what she saw shook her to her very core, what she saw was impossible.
The woman face was revealed, she had blonde hair with pale skin and her eyes glowed yellow. Right there looking right into her very soul...was herself, at that point Evelyn realised what she was facing.
It was Evelyn's shadow, it was her Dark Side.
"Just like him you refuse to gain power...the power that you hold within you" Dark Evelyn mocked.
Pointing her lightsaber at her Dark Side Evelyn frowned. "You know nothing me!".
Dark Evelyn chuckled taking a few steps forward while Evelyn took a few steps back. "You honestly dont know what you have do you?".
"I know who I am" Evelyn defended.
"And yet the power you gained is buried in you, the power you gained from that relic..the power of both Jedi and Sith...yet you only follow the ways of the Jedi. You fear what gives you strength and because of that I grow inside you..". Dark Evelyn's voice echoed in the area.
All of a sudden Dark Rey pulled out a lightsaber then activated it lighting the area with a red glow but there was something familiar about the lightsaber as Evelyn looked at it, she recognised it as Kylo Ren's lightsaber.
"Accept what you are...one way or another I will devour you!" Dark Evelyn taunted and Evelyn had enough and decided to face her Dark Side, Evelyn dashed forward raising her lightsaber she clashed her blade with Dark Evelyn's and continued attack high and low but her Dark Side easily blocked each attack as she was pushed backwards.
Evelyn continued the assault until Dark Evelyn deflect an attack and she hit Evelyn's lightsaber with such force she knocked Evelyn's lightsaber right out of her hands and she suddenly gripped Evelyn with the force and slammed her into the ground and into a nearby wall which knocked the wind out of her and she kept Evelyn pinned to the wall with the Force.
"Take what gives you strength!" Dark Evelyn shouted in anger and then threw Evelyn away sending her skidding across the floor face first and all Dark Evelyn did was chuckle.
Evelyn grunted as she struggled to get up, the right side of her face was grazed from sliding across the floor and she suddenly heard Dark Rey charging at her, quickly rolling to her feet she called her lightsaber to her and activated it just in time to block the attack and the two entered a lock.
"Why do you choose to keep your power buried..." Dark Rey mocked.
Evelyn didnt answer and instead pushed forward and attacked at lightning speed, she kept up the assault and she delivered one massive hit making Dark Rey stagger and in that moment she Force Pushed her Dark Side into the distance and she gave chase.
Dark Evelyn flew through the air and crashed to the ground and suddenly saw Evelyn jumping through the air bring her lightsaber down but Dark Rey blocked her with her own saber with one hand and they entered another lock with Evelyn standing over her trying to push her saber down.
"You dont control me" Evelyn argued and all of a sudden Dark Evelyn vanished and reappeared behind Evelyn and wrapped one arm around her neck while gripping Evelyn's hand which had her lightsaber in it and she held her tight as Evelyn struggled against her.
Dark Evelyn brought her mouth close to Evelyn's ear as she continued to struggle. "Yet you struggle fight...refuse to accept me as part of you.." She whispered and then threw her hard crashing through a pile of bones and rolled to a stop grunting in pain.
It was silent for a few moments and soon Evelyn slowly raised herself up to knee and she took slow deep breaths and that was when Dark Evelyn reactivated her lightsaber ready to fight Evelyn again.
"You were never strong enough to defeat what is part of you" Dark Evelyn mocked as she slowly made her way towards Evelyn and soon Dark Evelyn stood right over her and gripped her lightsaber tight as she slowly raised her lightsaber ready to strike down.
"You always believed I wasnt worthy" Dark Evelyn then screamed bringing her lightsaber down but Evelyn quickly raised her lightsaber up and blocked the attack while still looking to the ground, Dark Evelyn's eyes widened at this action and soon Evelyn looked up to her.
"I have always recognised you...as part of me" Evelyn spoke in a calm tone and Dark Evelyn gritted her teeth trying to push her saber down but she had no luck and soon she watched Evelyn slowly stand back up still holding the saber lock with just one hand and they stood face to face.
"I already accepted you as part of me" Evelyn pushed Dark Evelyn back looking right into her eyes. Evelyn was calm and Dark Evelyn gritted her teeth trying to push back.
"You have no power of me..." Evelyn whispered and suddenly the ground around them cracked and Dark Evelyn looked down at the cracks knowing Evelyn caused this.
"Leia Organa...my adoptive mother taught me a few things as a child, trained me to control my anger...taught me a few things about the Jedi and the Darkside. I have learnt to control my anger...and in turn I have learnt to control you" Evelyn then pushed Dark Rey back making her stagger back and the two looked at each other.
Evelyn then deactivated her lightsaber and placed it on her belt while Dark Evelyn gripped her lightsaber tight.
"You were never strong enough to defeat me...because you were afraid.." Evelyn spoke calmly and she just looked at Dark Evelyn grow with anger.
The two looked at each other, Evelyn was calm and collected while Dark Evelyn was breathing heavy fuelled by anger and suddenly Dark Evelyn charged forward screaming and she swinged her lightsaber as hard as she could but Evelyn put her hand out and stopped her and Dark Evelyn just looked on in absolute shock.
Evelyn had her hand gripped on the blade of the saber and she was just looking right into her eyes and in an instant Evelyn used her other hand and gripped Dark Rey by the throat and Dark Evelyn tried to remove Evelyn's hand from her neck but with no success.
All of a sudden more mist appeared around Dark Evelyn as she struggled to break free and soon Evelyn slowly brought Dark Evelyn closer to her face.
"You are my dark side, but you do not control me cause it is me that controls you!" Evelyn suddenly embraced her Dark Side and Dark Evelyn screamed struggling to break free as she was slowly being turned into dark mist and after a few intense seconds Dark Evelyn became mist and absorbed into Evelyn letting off one more blood curdling scream.
Evelyn suddenly fell to one knee placing her hand over her heart taking a few deep breaths as she closed her eyes. She felt something inside her slowly fade away until there was nothing left, she had beaten her Dark Side and the only person she could thank for being able to do it.
"Thank you Leia...thank you for all you have given me..." Evelyn whispered to herself as she took a few moments to recover.
-Last Horizon, General Organa's private quarters-
Leia was sitting at her private desk going over reports of the base and she then slowly raised her head looking to the distance sensing Evelyn calling to her, she then turned her chair slowly and looked out her window to the sun shining through feeling its warmth on her.
"Evelyn..." Leia whispered looking out to the sun and she could feel what Evelyn just went through. "You did it...you beaten it.." She felt deep pride for Evelyn and what she accomplished.
"You finally beaten the darkness within you..." Leia had a tiny smile on her face but she also had worry for Rey, Leia couldn't reach out to Rey and she didnt know what was happening but she had faith that Evelyn would bring her niece home.
Slowly turning around back to her desk she was lost in her thoughts, her two girls had come along way in such a short time and with the ancient evil on the horizon she had faith they would be able to stand against it together.
Leia then turned to her radio and picked it up. "Connix I need some fabric materials brought to my office".
"Do you need someone up there to assist you General?" Connix responded on the radio.
Leia gave a little chuckle. "No that wont be necessary, I wish to make what I want myself."
"If you are wondering why Evelyn was able to easily beat her dark side is because she had more control of her anger and as a child she learnt a lot about the Jedi thanks to Leia, also if you are wondering what Leia is making well you will find out in the far future lol. Anyway next chapter is gonna be a big one! GET READY!
