AN: I'm awestruck right now. As I post this 30 people have already viewed the first chapter and that's all I could ever hope for.
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I hope you like this next chapter, I had a little trouble with writing Kylo's feelings but I think it should be fine for now. I'm still open for any feedback so don't be afraid to share. Anyway, it's time for chapter 2.
Chapter 2
Kylo Ren was a force to be reckoned with when angered, but when it came to Supreme Leader Snoke he was like a whimpering dog, begging to please his master. He had failed his master and he had suffered for it. Snoke had given him intense training, and whenever he felt like he wasn't working hard enough he would punish him by shooting pain into his body through the force. When his master was in a bad mood he would use a random object and throw it at him through the force, not giving him enough time to dodge it.
He was sore and tired and wanted to rest. His wounds were still healing from his fight with the scavenger. He was infuriated with her, how could a nobody from that desert planet beat him. He was stronger, more skilled, and more powerful than her. She had absolutely no training, and she was able to cause him so much pain. She was kind to leave a little reminder.
The scar on his face went from the bridge of his nose down to the right side of his face and it haunted him. It healed well, you could barely tell that it was there, but it left him with the pain that was his failure. He failed to keep her contained, he failed to get the map, he failed on trying to get her to join him.
He often thought about the desert rat, more than he really should. That was the main reason for his being punished during training. She distracted him, ever since he had interrogated her. When she was asleep he admired her features, she was pretty, her skin was sun baked for spending so much time in the heat. When she had awoken and he took off his mask, he saw the shock on her face as she looked him up and down. He inwardly smiled, she didn't expect him to look like that.
He was surprised that she was powerful in the force. He knew that he would be in his master's favor if he found a way to bring her to the Dark Side. Rubbing it in General Hux's face would be an added bonus.
Ever since he had entered her mind, he could feel her through the force. He could feel her feelings and if he wanted to, he could enter her thoughts and talk to her. Force connections like these were rare, he had told Snoke as soon as he felt her presence inside him.
This can be used to our advantage. You will communicate to her through this connection. Do not reveal yourself, have her think that it's in her head before doing anything too drastic. If we handle this correctly she can be brought over to the Dark Side without any resistance.
Kylo thought about this plan. He liked it, he too wanted her to join him. He could tell that she needed training desperately and he wanted to be the one to teach her. With their combined power they would be unstoppable. He knew that if she trained under Skywalker he wouldn't let her realize her full potential. He would hold back on her in fear that she'll become too powerful, it was exactly what he had done to him.
Not long after he realized that the girl had found Skywalker and had begun to train with him. He could feel her pushing herself, her desperation to please her master, her frustration when she couldn't accomplish what has been asked of her.
It was in times of frustration and struggle that he would enter her mind. He would give her subtle tips about her hand placement on a lightsaber, as she could feel her frustration with that. He would also help her to clear her mind when meditating to make it easier for her to feel the force around her. When she was frustrated at how Luke wasn't reacting or that she felt like she was a failure, he would encourage her.
He'd tell her that she needed to focus, that she needed patience. He told her that he was impressed with her progress and that if she continued to do well, she will be able to do incredible things.
At first she was hesitant when he first entered her mind. That was to be expected, but she didn't think anything of it because she didn't know about the connection with him. She thought that the voices were coming from inside of her head.
He kept giving Snoke updates on her training from what he could sense through the connection. With each day, Snoke ordered him to stay in her mind longer and to possibly give hints as to who was invading her mind.
He didn't want to reveal himself yet for fear that if he did, she would shut him out. He actually liked feeling her presence, it was comforting to know that there was always someone there. He didn't know if she could sense him or not, if she did she didn't show any signs of it.
Her thoughts often drifted to her friends at the Resistance, she wanted to go back, but it was Luke that was holding her back. But that was only when she was alone and was feeling lonely. What he was most interested in, was how often she thought about him. The majority of the thoughts were negative about him, how she wanted to kill him, how he was a monster for killing his own father, etc. But there was that occasional thought about how different he was with her.
He was more gentle and his words to her were kinder. He didn't really think too much about what he had said to her. He did recall being gentle with her, but it was only to make her feel less afraid of him. But isn't that what he wanted, to have people afraid of him.
True he treated her differently than he did other prisoners, but it was only so that he could get information out of her. He didn't really want to hurt her when they fought either, he wanted her to come back with him, he told himself it was to bring her to the Dark Side of the force. But there was something else.
Ever since he first laid eyes on her he could feel she was different. When he took his mask off to let her see what he looked like, her expression softened. She was confused, but in awe at the same time. When he looked at her he thought about how beautiful she was. When he had probed her mind he had felt her pain and sadness of being abandoned on Jakku.
He sympathized with her, he felt a similar pain. But it was for being treated differently by his family and having his father constantly abandon him as a child and not having his mother around as much.
But as soon as those types of thoughts entered his mind he immediately shut them out. He was Kylo Ren, he was feared by many. The last thing he needed was to feel any type of sympathy or interest in the desert rat.
He sat in his quarters thinking about this, he needed to push her out of his head, this was a surefire way back to the light that was calling him. And he did not want to go back to that, he couldn't even if he wanted to.
Suddenly his door opened and General Hux entered. He rolled his eyes. He hated the man. He was intent on taking any possible moment he could into criticizing him. They both wanted to be in the Supreme Leader's favor, and Hux will take that opportunity if he sees it. Hux spoke in his usual snarky voice, "The Supreme Leader has summoned us to his chamber."
"Very well." He grabbed his helmet and put it on. He never cared about his looks, and he didn't feel the need to cover his scar. But the mask made him more intimidating and it was a way for him to hide his emotions.
The walk was silent as it usually was. The First Order was still recollecting itself after Starkiller's destruction, but it didn't matter. The First Order had more than one base and more than one major weapon. The one that was the most functional was a gun for a star destroyer, or any other large cruiser, that used a bolt of energy a lot like Starkiller. However, it had the ability to bring the planet's' core to the surface, destroying everything in a matter of minutes before making the planet explode.
When they had reached Snoke's chamber they entered and kneeled in front of the man in the throne. "The Resistance is planning on moving their base. Our spies have confirmed that it's close to where we are developing our latest weapon far out in the Outer Rim."
"But Supreme Leader, they couldn't possibly know about the weapon, we didn't have a chance to test it yet."
"That's just it General, they don't know about it. We have taken great caution for this very reason. Nobody knows that the First Order occupies that planet because it's completely baron. We used ships that weren't ours so that our work would be completely undetected. And we hired bounty hunters to eliminate anyone who comes near that planet. It's just dumb luck that they have found a planet close to it."
"Master, you don't sound too upset about this."
"Indeed my apprentice. That's because we're going to use the weapon when it's functional on the Resistance when they are at their most vulnerable point on that planet to eliminate them once and for all. There's only one problem, we don't know which planet.
General Hux, I want you to contact Sergeant Barnes immediately and inform him of this. And tell him to speed up mass production of the weapon."
"Of course sir." Snoke gave him his cue to leave and when he did he turned to Kylo.
"How are things going with the scavenger my apprentice?"
"She doesn't know about the connection master, if she does she isn't showing it. I've been communicating with her like you asked, but I haven't revealed myself yet. I'm afraid that if I do she'll shut me out of her mind."
"I want you to influence her to take Luke Skywalker back to the Resistance as soon as possible. And when she does that task I want you to reveal yourself to her. Don't rush it, I want her to feel like she can trust you. Don't do it all at once, we don't want to scare her off. And once she knows it's you, I want you to tell her the danger she's in. Make it appear as if you care for her well being. However, only reveal yourself when you know what planet the Resistance base is on. We need that information confirmed for the attack. When this is complete I want you to go to that planet and retrieve her. You will bring her back here so that we can convert her to the Dark Side, I will hold off the attack on the planet until you are out of range. Is this understood?"
"Yes master, I promise you that I will not fail you this time."
"Very good, you are free to go." With his leave Kylo left to go and prepare himself to enter the girl's mind once again.
AN: I hoped that all of you liked it. As you probably noticed it's a little longer than the last chapter, I do plan on making the rest longer as the story progresses. Everything I write turns out long one way or another, my friends can't stop reminding me about it.
There was a little Marvel reference in there if you could spot it. If you couldn't it was a certain name. ;)
I really hope that you guys review, it'd mean a lot to me to know what you think. If not it's nice to know that people are at least reading my story and want to continue.
I owe everything to you guys, I really do. And don't worry Chapter 3 is already done and 4 will be right behind it, so there won't be that long of a wait!
Until the next chapter, excelsior!