DESCENT TO DARKNESS
Disclaimer: Not mine; George Lucas is the owner of all.
Sorry for the delay. Here is
Chapter 8
The dark lord held his unconscious son but he plunged into the force and linked his mind to the young man.
"Luke, I know you can hear me, open yourself to me…surrender and I will give strength…together we will conquer the emperor as father and son…."
Luke woke up in the realm of darkness. The dark Cave of his constant nightmare, he could hear Vader's voice at a distance…
"Together…. as father and son."
Palpatine's specter loomed over him.
"Welcome back young one," Palpatine greeted him but suddenly he felt a disturbance…
This time Luke stood up and walked towards the specter.
"I am not afraid of you!" Luke defied.
Palpatine used the force to possess once more Luke's body.
"open yourself to me…surrender…I will give you strength…" Luke heard again his father's voice…faint but firm…
"Father!" Luke cried out….
"together….as father and son…"
"Yes, father….help me!"
Palpatine grew inpatient inside the dark realm; he wasn't able to take over Luke's body… Palpatine realized that his slave had opened a link with Vader and both were now fighting his powers…
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Dack Ralter arrived with his "prisoner". Leia felt eerie.
The stormtropper stepped in front of the two.
"We have strict orders from the emperor Vader that no one is to enter the hangar."
"I have orders from Lord Vader to bring her to him." Dack replied. "Unless you want me to tell him later that you stopped me from carrying out his orders."
"Well, in this case, you may pass." The stormtropper replied.
They entered the hangar and Leia gasped. She had a bad feeling about all this. Dack saw Vader holding Luke on the ground; he had one hand over his forehead and the other cradling Luke's neck.
Leia pushed Dack towards her.
"Don't get near them," she said with concern.
"Why?" Dack asked.
"There is something dangerous going on…you may take me to a prison but we can interfere…I can't explain to you, I just can feel."
Dack nodded and turned away from Vader and Luke.
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WITHIN THE DARK REALM…Palpatine is losing ground. He tried to concentrate into possessing Luke but he felt he was losing his powers…something darker was taken hold…
"You no longer hold power over me!" Luke sent all his hatred towards Palpatine's specter….
Palpatine screamed….and disappeared into oblivion…
Luke woke up….
"What just happened?" Luke asked.
"We destroyed him, Luke." Vader replied.
"I know…do you feel, father….there is a disturbance in the force…"
"I do feel it…" Vader replied.
Luke got up with renewed strength. Vader sensed something…
"I must be ready…" Luke said.
"What are you saying, my son?"
"Don't you feel, father. We have a force-sensitive around. We must find and kill whoever is."
Vader knew it was Leia…what did Luke just said?
"It is a Jedi…I sense it father, with our combined strength we will find the source." Luke left the hangar bay eager to kill this light… his eyes were turning orange…gleaming…
Vader's nightmare didn't seem to have ended. He had destroyed the Sith as he was prophesized to do, but the cost was too high…. Palpatine was indeed destroyed but all his dark powers had taken a hold of his son….
"Wait, Luke."
Luke turned around.
"I want you to go to the Med Center and have 2-1-B re-check your vitals."
"I am all right, father!"
"It is an order, Luke! After this we will meditate into finding this disturbance…"
Luke was angered, but he had to obey his master, his father. The link Vader placed over his son was still taking hold and rendering Luke obedient…Vader only didn't know for how long he could control his son…he was growing into the dark side…
Luke was so eager to continue grow in the force but he had to listen to his Sith master….Vader….
"Yes, father," Luke replied.
Vader seeing his son walking towards the Med Center immediately left the hangar. He called Dack over the comlink.
"I understand you have carried on my orders." Vader spoke with confidence that Dack had brought in the Princess, he felt her presence.
"My lord, I have the Princess on the detention center."
Dack replied.
"Good work, commander. I have new orders, take the Princess immediately out of this Star Destroyer, it doesn't matter where to, as soon as you have her secured you send me a message, understood?"
Dack didn't understand the order but he knew it was his duty to obey without questions, it would be lethal to disobey Vader's orders and he knew it.
"It will be done, my lord."
Vader paced fast through the destroyer and headed towards the Med Center.
Tbc……