Chapter 1
The deformed creature sat quietly in the dimly lit room. His head rested between his pointer finger and thumb. It was a delicate matter, he knew this to be true. Kylo Ren, his apprentice and most useful pawn was nearing the end of his training. Ren had proven to be a valuable and powerful asset. He was strong and his use of Dark Side of the Force pleased Supreme Leader Snokes.
Still there were certain things, certain people, that were preventing his young pupil back from reaching his full potential. Snokes knew he had to help his young apprentice eliminate these temptations to the light. His thoughts then turned to Ren's younger sister. She became stronger as she learned how to tap into the Dark Side though she was not nearly as powerful as her brother. She fought well and chose a somewhat unique way to use the Force. She always managed to complete her missions with satisfactory results. However, in comparison to her brother, she was quite useless.
Snokes knew how close the brother and sister were. Being only a couple years apart in age, they had been close since they were small children. He also knew, if she were to die in some unfortunate event it would cause great anger to come over the Master of the Knights of Ren. That anger could be channeled and exploited for benefit of the First Order and Snokes, himself. His approach had to be subtle. Soon he would watch as Kylo Ren destroyed the remaining members of his family. Or Snokes would find a way to gradually destroy them in front of him. In the end, the Siren of Ren would fall and Kylo Ren would excel.
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Kylo Ren stood on the bridge of Starkiller Base. The years passed and his time training with Luke Skywalker had faded into distant yet vivid memory. It was a memory that haunted and caused him much annoyance. He should have ended his uncle that night. Then there would be no need to track him down and no threat of him resurrecting the Jedi to power. He and the First Order could have been completely unstoppable by now, had he done that.
The thought of his former Master caused his blood to boil in anger. His flesh almost began to crawl just at the thought of Skywalker returning the Jedi to power. His previous instructor couldn't stay hidden forever. Neither could the missing piece to the map that would lead Ren straight to the old man. He tightly clenched his fist into a tight ball, if he hadn't been wearing gloves, those around him would have watched the color drain from his hands. He had to be close. He just had to be.
A moment passed before he turned and began to walk back towards one of the base's many cells when he paused. He could sense her. Strange, she wasn't meant to be this close to the base. She had her own mission and her own duties from the Supreme Leader to fulfill. What was she doing out here? He turned quickly on his heels, perhaps the General had news of this unforeseen event.
Meanwhile, General Hux walked through the main control room. He looked for any weakness or signs of trouble. Thus far, everything proved to be as they should. Order and discipline were everything to the General who had worked his way up through the ranks of the First Order's military at his young of age. His superior strategies and methods of training had proven to be most useful to the First Order. His unwavering loyalty to the First Order and his assurance that what he had accomplished and fought for, was what for the best of the galaxy. He continued to walk while his mind schemed against the Resistance and their despicable cause.
"Sir," A woman's voice caught his attention and he began to make his way towards her. "A ship has made it's way onto our radar. It's one of the First Order's cargo ships but it is unauthorized to be here." Hux glanced at the scanner. His brows furrowed. This was most irregular. There weren't any cargo ships that were scheduled to arrive for the next few weeks. Their actions were completely out of line and he despised anything out of its place.
"Make contact." He ordered the officer. "Find out what they're up to."
"All attempts at communication have failed." Another one of his officers informed him. His sharp gaze turned angrily towards the officer who had spoken. He went to speak when Ren barged into the room. The two men quickly caught sight of the other and the scowl on Hux's face only turned more sour. Nothing good could come from Ren, he determined that not long after they had first met.
"Ren." Hux greeted formally.
"General Hux." Ren returned his formality. Though he noticed the General was irked about something. "Something out of it's place?"
"A ship has wandered into our territory." Hux answered as he turned to look at the information that had been pulled up from their archives. "Our records show that it is one of our cargo ship yet nothing is set to be delivered for the next few weeks." Ren looked at the ships design and quickly recognized it. It was the Supreme Leader had given his sister when she needed to travel in secrecy. It was a small, old ship and nothing fancy. It wasn't nearly as impressive as the Finalizer but it was good for traveling without causing much suspicion. Still that didn't explain why she was here or what she was doing.
"That ship is under the command of one of my Knights." Ren, then informed the General. "If she requires it, you will grant her permission to land here."
"Why would a cargo ship be under the command of a Knight of Ren?" Hux questioned. That simply didn't make sense.
"That is classified information." Ren replied somewhat vexed. How the General detested this loathsome man. While his rival may have special powers, Hux was sure whatever the Supreme Leader and First Order required he could acquire through his own genius. Still, he turned and ordered that preparations be made for the ship's arrival. It was close and they didn't have much time to prepare a proper welcoming comity. While Hux normally wouldn't bother with formally welcoming a cargo ship, if that ship indeed carried one of Ren's Knights, he needed to get a sense of what this new force-sensitive was like.
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A half hour passed and Ren stood patiently on the landing platform. He could feel her presence growing stronger as the ship drew closer. It wasn't long before he caught sight of the nearly demolished ship. It struggled to make it way into the base. He glanced up to the ship as it hovered in the air. It was then, General Hux stopped next to him.
"What a piece of garbage." Hux commented as part of the ship's side fell to the floor in a loud crash. Most of these ships had been retired. Why did they not use a newer ship? One with less flaws and more resilience. The two men stood in silence as they waited for those inside the ship to appear. It was then Ren sensed Hux's reasons for being there. Neither of the men trusted the other but he would not allow the General to bully his sister. Of course, knowing his sister, she would likely fight back with as much vigor as the General. Still, he would not allow her to be disrespected, especially by the smug man next to him.
"I warn you General. She is a Knight of Ren." Ren cautioned Hux. "I expect her to be treated with dignity." Hux turned to the cloaked beast next to him. He went to reply when the ship's door opened with a shriek and white steam filled the air. Not a moment passed before a short, masked, black cloaked creature emerged, followed by a handful of the ship's staff. The mask tilted from one side to the other as she glanced around the base. She quickly caught sight of her brother and began to walk down the platform towards him.
"Lorelei." Ren greeted as the smaller figure approached him and General. Her black robes trailed behind her but paused at her side when she stopped in front of Ren and Hux. He watched as her mask bowed to him in respect and admiration.
"Master." a woman's distorted voice answered. "It has been a long time."
"Indeed it has." Ren agreed. It had been close to a year since the Supreme Leader placed Ren's training on hold and sent him to Starkiller Base. In that time, he and Lorelei did manage to communicate though it was rare and much time passed between each conversation. Lorelei had to admit it was a joy to see her brother again. Although she had not expected it to happen that day. Ren then gestured towards the uniformed man next to him.
"General Hux, I present my colleague, Lorelei, the Siren of Ren." Ren introduced the two. While the General could not see her face, Lorelei rolled her eyes at her brother's remarks. The 'Siren of Ren'? What an idiotic title. Still, it was the title the Supreme Leader had given her and she knew better than to second guess the Master of them all. Simply she nodded towards the General in greeting.
"Forgive the lack of welcome." General Hux begrudgingly greeted the cloaked woman before he returned her nod. He looked her over and noted that in comparison, the man and woman in front of him looked quite similar. Though he noticed some small details were different. Lorelei's mask, for example, had a more complex and elegant design carved into it. She was also considerably shorter than Ren, perhaps 5'5" if that. There was nothing particularly impressive about the woman, he deemed. She was simply a servant. He continued on,"We were not aware you would be arriving today."
"General." Lorelei formally addressed. She didn't need powers to sense his displeasure at her presence. While she wished to see her brother, she wasn't particularly pleased with the situation either. "Please forgive this intrusion. This was not our scheduled destination."
"Why are you here?" Hux inquired bluntly. If he had taken the time to come out and greet this useless wench, he had least wanted an explanation as to why she and those under her command had caused this disruption.
"A small band of Resistance fighters attempted to over take my ship." She answered just as a small troop of stormtroopers escorted, a group of four men from the ship. Lorelei and the two men glanced to the group of people before the woman turned back to them. "They didn't get far but, as you can see they did managed to do a significant amount of damage to the ship. They even managed to knock out our communications before we overtook them. Otherwise we would have sent word that we were coming. Your base was the closes to our location."
"I shall arrange for your ship to be repaired." Hux spoke. His eyes darted towards the group of men, his stormtroopers surrounded. They were the Resistance fighters that attempted to overtake her ship. He was sure of that. Disgust filled him before he turned back the girl Ren called Lorelei. "I assure you, you will be on your way as quickly as possible."
"That would be most appreciated." Lorelei stated when they heard some bustle nearby. The trio turned to find Lorelei's prisoners trying to overtake the stormstroopers assigned to restrict them. Immediately, both she and Ren held up their right hands; with the use of the force they caused the small company of men came to a pause. They were too ambitious for their own good. They had already been captured once. There was no reason for them to think they could escape now. They were just as foolish as their cause. Once the men were all restrained, Lorelei began to walk towards them. They had already caused her enough trouble and she grew tired and frustrated with their antics.
To her hostages' surprise she lifted up her left hand and began to remove her helmet. Quietly, Ren and Hux watched as the young woman's face appeared. Her appearance came as a surprise to Hux. Her name and tittle suggested that she would be quite beautiful, like the Sirens from the old legends. Instead, she was plain and pale. Looking at her no one would think she was pretty nor strong. Aside from being force-sensitive; there wasn't anything special about her. At least nothing he could immediately see.
Hux closely watched as she placed her hand to the side of one of the prisoner's head. She turned back to her brother almost like she was asking for his permission. He gave her a simple node and she looked back at the suspicious man. Using her powers she began to design a great illusion within the man's mind. One he could not resist nor ignore. However, Hux could not see the illusion and was unsure of what was happening. All he knew it this was different than Ren's techniques and that the man Lorelei had chosen as her prey was fighting against her.
"Don't fight it." she whispered as he tried to struggle against her mind tricks. "I know you see and hear her. Give in. It'll be far more pleasant for you if you do." The man glared at her a moment before he started to relax more and more. Soon, whatever vision she had given him took over and he seemed to go partially insane. She then turned and did the same to each of the other men. Once she finished, she simply placed her helmet back on and returned to the two commanders.
"Forgive my outburst gentlemen." She spoke as if nothing had happened. "Those fools have caused me a lot of trouble and their actions became a slight annoyance. They will no longer cause us any trouble." Lorelei then turned to her brother. "I shall release them, if you desire to interrogate them." Ren nodded, he would formally interrogate them but later. They likely didn't have any new information on Skywalkers whereabouts and he was far more anxious to catch up with his sister. The men of the deplorable Resistance could wait. Still, it pleased him to see how his sister's talents had become stronger. He knew the delusion she caused and quickly ordered that the four men to be taken away and locked up. While, Hux found himself semi-curious about what she had done to the prisoners. Still, that could wait. There were far more pressing matters that needed the General's attention. This was beginning to be a waste of time.
"I'll see to it that those arrangements are made." Hux harshly spoke before he again nodded to her. With that, Hux turned and began to walk away. He was not at all pleased with this current situation. How he appalled anything unexpected and disorderly. He already didn't like having Kylo Ren on his base. Now he had another hooded, force-using twit on his ship. Still, repairs on her ship would soon be made and he could send this Lorelei on her way. That would be the end of that.
"Cheerful fellow." Lorelei sarcastically commented to her brother as the commanding officer turned the corner. She wasn't sure what to make of the tall, red haired and obviously strict man. He clearly didn't like her nor the fact that she was there.
"Never mind him." Kylo instructed before he motioned for her to follow him. Hux was an annoyance nothing more. He was not someone she should concern herself with. "I trust you wish to rest."
"Rest would be welcomed." she replied as she followed him. Silence filled the air between them for a few minutes. It wasn't an uncomfortable silence. They were both quite content that the other was there. It had been a long time and once they were alone they could properly catch up with one another.
"You're still using the same technique." Ren commented while they walked. His head turned towards her. If there was one thing Lorelei was good at it was causing a false sense of security in the minds of her prisoners. The mythical singing voice she caused them to hear, enchanted them. The beautiful, mystical woman she often caused them to see only entranced her prey further. She often used this method when she conducted an interrogation. Once she had extracted the information she needed she would free their minds, often before death or a deep sleep welcomed them.
"Why not?" she questioned as she returned his glance. "It's a technique that has never failed me. I cause them to see beauty and hear the sweetest sound their mind can comprehend. It causes them to relax and then they falter." She would never admit it out loud but it was one of the few technique she found she could use and keep her conscience somewhat clean. She wasn't sure how she had managed it but she hadn't had to kill any of her prisoners yet. Somehow, if that was required, her brother always managed to step in and take care of it. He was stronger than she was in many aspects. Of course, he had more training than she did.
"Then you wonder why you're called the Siren of Ren." Kylo commented as they walked down the dark, winding hallway. "It truly suits how you use your powers."
"I am no siren." Lorelei replied. She didn't look anything like those golden haired goddesses of ancient lore. Then there was her lack of a singing voice. The one and only time she had attempted to use her own actual singing voice during one of her deceptive fantasies, their hostage told her she sounded like she needed to be put out of her misery. Kylo abruptly killed the man that disrespected her though both he and Lorelei knew their captive's words to be true.
"Perhaps not." Ren stated as he motioned her to turn down the upcoming hallway. "I have never known anyone who could cause such vivid illusions in the minds of their enemies. You lure them in, create a false sense of protection and then you strike. You may not be a siren in the tradition sense but you are a siren nonetheless." Lorelei went to protest when her brother opened a door and motioned her inside. She glanced at the doorway a moment before she walked into her brother's private dormitory.
Once inside, Lorelei quickly removed her helmet and set it down on one of Kylo's black side tables. She glanced around and quickly took notice of the room's black and red appearance. There was some broken glass on the floor. From what, she wasn't sure but they could discuss that later. She then heard the swoosh of the door close and turned back to see her brother remove his mask. Her lips curled into a soft smile as his familiar face appeared. Their dark eyes met and instantly she let down her guard. She no longer felt the need to appear as strong or fierce.
"You look well." Ren professed as he looked her over for any signs of illness or injury. Aside from her paleness she looked and seemed healthy. This fact pleased him.
"As do you." She expressed before her brother lifted his arms and motioned her to him. They met in a soft embrace, both glad at their reunion. Neither had wanted to be separated to begin with. In fact, Kylo had requested she be assigned to work directly under him several times, so he could train and keep an eye on her. However, all those requests had been denied. The Supreme Leader always seemed to have a need for her, away from the only family they had left. "I've missed you, brother."
"And I you." he replied, his grasp on her tightened slightly.
"What can I do to be of service to you while I'm here?"she questioned. If she was to be there for a time, he might as well put her to work.
"You needn't worry about that. You're getting stronger." He complimented as he loosened his hold on her. After she agreed to join him, he found he had become more protective of her. He considered her to be his closest and most loyal companion. His eyes brightened and for a moment as he allowed her to see the joys he felt at her presence. It was moments like these she swore she could see who her brother used to be. Back when he was called Ben. However, that brightness disappeared almost as quickly as it appeared. He was Kylo Ren now, not Ben. He couldn't afford to show her too much kindness. "Are they still under your control?"
"No." she answered. Her powers would have worn off by now. "Hopefully they've all been secured in their cells."
"I'm sure they have been." Ren nodded. His thoughts then turned to her physical needs. Surely she was thirsty and in need of something to eat. "Give me a moment. I shall have my droid prepare us some tea and supper. Then I want to hear about your mission from the Supreme Leader." She smiled and nodded. Ren didn't return the smile. Instead he pressed his forehead to hers in a tender brother-sister moment. These moments were few and far in between. She was one of the few people he was glad to be around. His guard began to lower. He nodded to her before he turned and left her alone.
Lorelei walked around the room. There wasn't much there, in fact it was quite bare save for a few trinkets her brother kept. It was then a light reflecting off something black, hard, distorted and burnt, caught her eye. She glanced a down at it and immediately knew what it was. Gently her finger touched the tattered mask of Darth Vader. Ben...Kylo viewed it as a symbol of power and guidance. Her thoughts then turned back to that night, the night the Knights of Ren attacked and killed those who were training under their uncle.
There were times she could still see her former comrades and their lifeless gazes looking to her. Guilt filled her as memories of that night began to consume her. She loved her brother, despite what he had done that night. She would follow him anywhere. Still doubt filled her. Did she really join him only because she loved him and trusted him? Or did she join him simply to save her own life? In moments like these she felt cowardly and unsure if she had made the right decision. She felt her insecurities begin to raise up through her veins. Still, it was in the past, regardless what she thought or felt about that moment in her life, there was nothing she could do to undo it. All she could do is hope and trust that her brother was right. She remained quiet and deep in thought. So deep in thought that she didn't notice her brother had made his way back into the room.
"He would be proud of us." Kylo mentioned as he noticed his sister's actions. "We are finishing his work, his cause. You must know this." Lorelei turned from the mask, their grandfather had worn, to him. She nodded and went to speak when an alert began to ring out throughout the base. She watched as her brother's face turned from somewhat friendly to serious. They both grabbed onto their helmets and once they were covered, began to make their way out towards the control room.
~Author's Note~
Hi everyone! Thank you for checking out this chapter of my story! I'm having so much fun writing it. Hopefully it comes across as I have it in my head. Hux and Kylo are two tricky guys to try to write and keep in character. Hopefully they're not too OOC. I hope you all enjoyed this update! Thanks to everyone who are following and favoring my story! A special thanks to those who reviewed:
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Re-post Note: A quick apology to those who follow/favor this story and received an email that this was a new chapter. I learned I shouldn't play on fanfiction while I'm tired since I accidentally deleted this chapter when I was trying to update it. (I feel so dumb about it.) I'll make sure that doesn't happen again. On the bright side, the chapter, hopefully has a better writing quality. Thanks again to everyone who is following/favoring my story! I'll try to have an actual new chapter up soon. Thanks for your patience and understanding!~Lin
