Chapter 60: Snoke
** Hi everyone! I'm going to tell this chapter in 3rd person from the day of Kylo and Snokes big fight. It's easier to get more detail in this way. Back to Rey next chapter!
So many are probably wondering why I have been MIA for a week and I sincerely apologize. Life(marriage) got in the way and I found it hard to sit down and focus on this story so I took a little break to clear my head. I am sorry for the delay! i hope to get another chapter uploaded later tonight :) ****
Kylo pushes everything off his desk at his house in Bespin. Frustrated that he can't be with Rey, holding her, touching her. He can only watch from after on the holo after all the Knights have surely left. He closes his eyes tight, thinking of her smell, her long brown hair. Her warmth mostly.
He has been trying to think of ways to kill Snoke, but nothing seems to have a good outcome when the odds are weighed. He knows he has to do it soon, the longer he waits the longer he is away from his wife who could give birth any day.
A knock on the door echos through the house. It's almost pitch black in there. He doesn't dare open the shades and let light in, it makes him think of her. He stomps to the door and waves his hand to open it. Much to his surprise it is Supreme Leader.
"My lord, I was not expecting you. What do I owe this visit too?" Kylo says, Snoke gracefully walks in and looks around, making a disapproved face at the mess of the house. Kylo has been sleeping on the couch. He can't sleep in bed. It's to lonely without her.
"I have come to check on you my boy. You have been awfully distant. I see no progress. Have you found the scavenger? She is to not be given another chance." His eyes narrow at Kylo. He is thankful for his mask, he's able to hide his expression of pure disgust.
"No my lord. She has... disappeared. I simply can not find her. She must have gone back to the resistance and being protected." He says. He remembers when he told Snoke Rey had escaped and tried to make it as believable as possible. He fears Snoke has some how sensed his lies. Knowing very well of his punishments.
"I see that, but you swore to me you would find her. She knows to much now. I thought bringing her here would show her that we have much more to offer her than whatever the resistance could. But she choose her path, and now you must show her consequence." Snoke says sourly. He looks at Kylo and narrows his eyes in a sense that he knows Kylo will follow his every command.
"My lord, don't you think.." Kylo starts but Snoke wants to hear no more.
"You have grown fond of the girl?" He says. Kylo starts to pace around the room, trying to control the anger the boils in his veins.
"I have not, but she was my apprentice for almost a year. I have taught her many things. I think she isn't going to come without a fight." Kylo says.
"Do you fear her?" Snoke runs his grimy white hands along the back of the couch while walking to the stairs. He stops and looks up the spiral stairs before making his way to Kylos desk. Immediately Kylo walks over, trying to hide the scramble papers on the floor before Snoke saw. Under the pictures was the small screen tablet with the video of the twins.
"I do not hold no fear to no one. Your training and guidance has taught me to be fearless. I will find her, I just need time. My knights and I are looking." Kylo straitens up and motions for them to walk back over to the other side of the room.
"She knows to much!" Snoke glares at Kylo. Nervously Kylo walks over and punches in a few numbers before the door slides open, motioning for Snoke to walk with him, and Snoke does... Much to Kylos surprise he follows. Snoke snickers at Kylo as he walks past him, always walking a step ahead of Kylo. Together they walk down the hall in the clouds. Kylo looking out thinking about how much Rey loved looking out the windows here, she was so amazed at the view. The simplest things please her, he smiles to himself at the thought of her but his heart aches for her.
He can feel her, her sadness and it kills him. He knows she misses him just as much and he hates himself for parting with her.
They reach the end of the bridge and walk into the main room. Arsland waiting by the holo surprises Kylo. He was not expecting him to be here. He is confused at the site of him. Kylo stops right before the step down onto the floor where the holo is sitting, Snoke walks over to Arsland and places his hand on his shoulder.
"You have done well, you may leave." Snoke says to Arsland. He nods and proceeds to walk toward on of the doors but Kylo raises his hand and freezes Arsland mid step.
"What are you talking about?" Kylo directs his answer at Snoke. The Supreme Leaders eyes narrow at Kylo as he walks around he holo, glaring at him. He taps the side button and Kylos heart almost stops at the sight he sees.
Tie fighters shooting at Maz's new castle, settling it to dust. Kylo looks over to Arsland and without a second to spare he crunches his hand and stops his heart. No pity, no time for explaining, no chance to even defend himself. Kylo takes no mercy.
"It seems you have been keeping busy." Snoke says bitterly, sending chills down Kylos spins. He knows that now he will have to execute his plan of attack. Thankful for his mask, hiding his face that is twisted in disgust. His hand moves to his saber, Snoke eyes his action and then proceeds to reach under his cloak and grabs his own saber. Something Kylo has only witnessed one time as a young child when Snoke first took him under his wing.
"You don't understand." Kylo says through his teeth.
"HAVE I NOT TRAINED YOU WELL?!" Snoke yells. "Love is an illusion. Love is not real. She used you and you fell for it my poor boy. Love will get you killed, the idea of love freaks of death. And now, you here... You want to fight me to protect her?" Snoke hisses thro his teeth. Upset his apprentice has turned on him.
"Love is nothing like you described. Her light... it calls for me. She is my soulmate and I will not allow you to take her from me like you have everything else." Kylo ignites his saber, the red crackling next to him. He sees the tie fighters turn towards the direction of Rey's castle. He wipes his head back to Snoke. "Yes, I would die for her but today I kill for her and my children." Snokes eyes widen and he ignites his saber, a black saber with a black light. Except his saber gives off no glow like Kylos red saber. Instead, it's black cracking is even more dangerous, specially in the dark. It's invisible to an opponent. Kylos grip tightens.
In a sea of red and black sparks, Kylo joins sabers mid air with Snoke. Together the fight, but Kylo knows all Snokes tricks... he taught them all to him.
"I have sent the Destroyer to kill her, General Green will obey anything I tell him to do. Your lover no more." Snoke hisses. And with the force he shift the holo to the image of the Destroyer, closing in on where Rey is. He can feel her fear, something is wrong.
Kylo jumps back just dodging the saber that swings down toward him, hes must faster than Snoke. Kylo swings around just in time to hit Snoke's side with the hilt of his saber but a stunning pain erupts from his left leg and he falls over, looking down to notice his leg is missing but there is no blood, thanks to the saber for searing it shut. The image sends Kylos blood boiling and he pulls himself up and without a second to spare he lunges at Snoke, holding onto the small railing and using it for momentum.
Snoke is surprised and from the palm of his hand a spark emerges. A static electricity only the great of the great seem to acquire. Kylos flinches but doesn't stop his winging, still holding onto the railing for mere support as his one leg is missing.
Kylo falls back and rolls over to the side and from under Snoke he digs the Saber into his side, through and through, but he missed his crucial point. His heart.
Snoke comes back swinging and with a flick of his wrist he send a shock through Kylos body unlike any pain that he has ever felt. Kylo withdraws his saber and hurls over, feeling the Snoke will use this to his advantage and swing down at Kylo. Kylo remains careful to not damage the holo because he will need it to locate Rey, so he tucks and rolls out from under Snoke just in time to see his saber hit the floor.
"You have betrayed me Kylo Ren, for the love of a scavenger." Snoke hisses. His word make him even more angry as Kylo drag himself up. "Do you really think you will be able to rule the galaxy?!"
"She is not a scavenger. She is even more powerful than even you can ever hope to be." Kylo launches himself at Snoke, plunging his Saber right into his heart, the force of the impact causes Snokes body to give out an electric charge through the saber, up Kylos arm and He feels it... in his heart. The charge. He looks into Snokes eyes as the black starts to cloud his vision. Together they sink to the floor, Kylo cant move his hand holding the saber, he cant move his body at all. The static still giving off little charges, he feels his chest being crushed. His heart slowing down. His last thought, of Rey running in the meadow. The sun glistening off her skin... and then blackness.
He wakes up in a sterile room, wearing fresh new black linens, in his medical room on the Destroyer. His body heavy, he goes to wipe his brow with his right hand but it feels to light when he moves his arm. He sits strait up in bed, looking down at his arm where his once right hand and forearm use to be. there was nothing there. and under the indent of the blanket he could see the reminder of his left leg gone too. He falls back onto the pillow.
"DRRROIIDDD!" He yells out.
"You finally woke up." A chuckle from the door erupts. Kylo opens his eyes and is looking right at General Green. His arms crossed and his mood light. He starts walking to Kylo. "I wasnt sure what I was going to find when I arrived at Bespin. I didnt think a dead Supreme Leader and Knight. You.. half living on the floor." He looks down at his arm. "There was no saving that, Im sorry."
"Why are you helping me? I killed Snoke." Kylo says. Sitting up in bed and looking at the General Green.
"Thats exactly why. I may not like you, but Rey saved my life. I owed it to her, regardless... She is going to need you in your... situation." He lifts an eyebrow at Kylo. "I also has a strong hate for that son of a bitch."
"Do you know where she is?" Kylo says. Wondering what the General really knows. He tries to pry but his head is pounding and decides now is not the time.
"No, last we saw was a vessel leaving Takodana with a registered 3 lifeforms. I let them go... I didnt know..." He says.
"No, no. You did the right thing. I should be thanking you." The general is surprised by Kylos kind words. Taken back by the gratitude of the King of Knights. "How long have I been out?"
"A week Sir. I suppose you are the new Supreme Leader?" The general says almost nervously. He is still threatened by the power of Kylo. The man able to kill the strongest man in existence. He could of let Kylo die but he deems him useful and a strong alliance instead. "The droid will be here soon to fit you for your new prosthesis."
"Perfect. I must get back to work as soon as possible. I must find Rey." Kylo shifts uncomfortably. "Start preparations for the Star and prep the rest of the clones. We must act fast. The Resistance will think of this as a weakness and try to attack. We need to be prepared and shock them when the realize how much stronger we now are."
"Agreed Sir. I will tell the troops." General Green tips his head and turns and exists. Leaving Kylo to only his thoughts and to the realization he cant feel Rey anymore. His stomach twists... What has happened?