Hey,
I had every need for bringing back this story. So I decided to rewrite it a bit, enjoy this story! And in the future, there will be new chapters!
Love,
Tempe.
Prologue: A night (Rewrite)
A flash of light illuminated the room as I looked out of the window. Just a few moments earlier the generator of the base had run out of electricity. Now the whole place was cloaked in darkness. My heartbeat went faster as I heard a loud bang. I had been fearful ever since Ben turned to the dark side, ever since he changed his name to Kylo and joined the Knights of Ren. Somehow I believed it was my mistake that he had turned to the dark side, that somehow I could have stopped him. My mother had told me time and time again that I couldn't have changed his choice.
I shook my head as I grabbed the book from the table and turned the page. A strange feeling lingered through my body, as I felt something terrible might on its way. Somehow I couldn't push the feeling away. I knew it had been a few years since Ben turned to the dark side. A few years since he adopted the name of Kylo. Leader of the Knights of Ren. I don't know how they met, and I don't even know how he became their leader.
The source of my nightmares goes back to the same planet. Ahch-To. The birthplace of the Jedi Order and the planet where I was trained for two years. The memories of one night came back to my memory time and time again. I woke up in darkness and rubble; when I looked at the sky, I saw Ben. His cold eyes on mine, everything was burning as he looked me in the eye. I don't know what message he meant to convey at the moment, but every time I close my eyes, I see his gaze.
He left me there alone, after that he promised he would never leave me. Luke found me, the only one who remained alive from his student. The Knights of Ren murdered all. When the memory faded from my mind, I looked back to my book. A sappy romance, something entirely different from the political books my mom wanted to read. A forbidden love between a Jedi and Sith Lord. I kept the trashy books hidden from my mother since I knew she wouldn't be okay if I sickened my brain with them.
When I heard a soft footstep, I put the book underneath the pillow. I looked at the door, but no one was there. I knew my father was on a mission, but my mom could arrive home at any time.
"Mom?" I called out. "Are you there?"
Somehow I expected Ben to jump from behind the kitchen counter, but I realized that Ben didn't live here anymore. I had no idea what was going on in his life, and I was sure that he was serious now. No more joking for my brother, he was all about murdering people. I wondered why he chose to turn to the dark side. Was it something I had done? Something my mom had done to him. I felt guilty like I betrayed him. I wondered what I would have done if he had given me the choice to join him. Would I have taken it? Or would I have remained on mom's side? I read about the evil deads my brother committed and honestly I couldn't believe it. This was not Ben, but I understood I didn't know Kylo at all. I longed to see him again, my big brother. We were born a minute apart. Ben was the oldest, and I was the baby of the family.
When I heard another footstep, I looked around me. It was heavier than my mother's, yet I still called out for her.
"Mom, are you there?"
That moment I felt a draft of cold air. I pulled my arm closer to my body as I stood up. I didn't care if anyone would find my trashy romance novel. I felt a fear going through my body since I felt something was terribly wrong. Slowly I walked to the cabinet and pulled out my lightsaber, and mom had begged me to get rid of it. I was never able to do so. Mom thought it was the Jedi's that were to blame for the loss of her son. And later the disappearance of her brother. She didn't like it when I used the force altogether. She thought Snoke would get to me too.
"Is someone there?" I finally understood it wouldn't be my mother that entered the home. "Poe?"
No reaction. I took another step forward, and I opened my lightsaber as I kept it ready. Whoever was here, would feel I had been trained as a Jedi. I walked out of the hallway; at the end of the corridor, I noticed the door was wide open. This couldn't be possible, and I had locked the door earlier. Whoever opened the door was inside already. I wondered if someone of the resistance was trying to scare me. Maybe Rose?
"Rose!" I screamed. "Cut it out! Come on, Paige, come out!"
I remembered this time Rose and Paige had hidden somewhere in the house to scare me. This situation looked a lot like it. When I turned around, I thought I noticed dirty footprints. I followed them; they were small and possible could belong to Rose or Paige. I walked to the closet; a smile appeared on my face. When I opened the door, I screamed that I found them, but there was no one there. And I knew Rose and Paige couldn't hide somewhere in there. There was a basket of dirty laundry. I turned around as I walked back to the living room. When I entered the room, every window was open. I was confused; this wasn't a thing Rose or Paige would do. But I did know someone who would do it.
"Ben.", I screamed out. "Where are you?"
It didn't see him anywhere. When I thought about Ben, I never thought of him as a dark creature. I thought of someone in constant conflict. I knew somewhere inside Kylo; there was the Ben I used to know. The Ben I played in the garden with. The one I gave more than one friendship bracelet. The brother I thought I knew better than anyone. I felt that the light was still inside him. And I refused to give up on him.
The next moment I heard a loud noise outside. In the far corner of the living room, I saw a figure appear. He was dress in complete black. He was the same size my brother was. Slowly I walked closer to him, my lightsaber still ready for an attack. When I came closer, I noticed that whoever was standing there was a solid figure. At least, that's how it felt. When I came closer, the hood fell off his head. I saw his dark brown hair. I didn't see his face. Slowly I put my hand to his shoulder. When I touched him, a numbing feeling went through my body. I assumed it was the feeling of seeing him again.
"Ben…" I whispered. I slowly put my other hand on his hand. I wanted to say that he needed to stay here, but I couldn't do it. I couldn't say a single word of meaning to him. A moment passed, I felt him pulling away from me.
"Please Ben." I took a step closer to him again. He didn't react to the name my parents gave to him. Maybe he preferred who he was turned in to.
"Kylo." The name left my mouth and made me feel bad inside. To me, he would never be Kylo. He would always be Ben. Every moment I touched him, I felt power leaving my body. Almost like every power left my body, but I couldn't pull away from him. I needed to see his face. Slowly I pulled his hand, twisting his body towards him. Where his face was supposed to be, there was only darkness.
"You're not my brother," I whispered as I wanted to pull away—that moment the figure grabbed my hand, squeezing it hard. I wanted to sink to my knees as power left my body faster and faster. I felt like I didn't have enough energy to remain awake. When I turned around, I noticed a figure behind me. Brown eyes were pulled towards me; I knew he wasn't here.
"Ben…" I called out to him.
"Eliza…"
That was when darkness took over. And I didn't know what was about to happen.
