The chamber finally stopped heaving and the Sith Crystal dimmed. Small rumbles emitted from deep within the planet, but they were subsiding. Tevoth couldn't have been happier, to see the relic in action. He had no regret hiding the true way the crystal worked from the Nightsisters. Causing a disruption, and in this instance killing Kailiss, would cause a chain reaction with the energy becoming unequal, and thus secure the other two witches deaths. However, with Rey completing the connection would cause the power to fluctuate to the new vessel. Originally it was agreed that he himself would step in after killing Kailiss, but after Rey's capture Snoke became very interested to turn her instead.
He looked around. Kailiss's body sprawled on the ground where he kicked her, her blood staining the dry earth. Strangely, she fared the best. The other two witches appeared as grey withered corpses, frozen in their agony. It was as though the sand from the hottest desert had dried every particle of moisture from their bodies, their skin retreated stretching over their bony frames. He would have to dispose of their bodies later personally, a storm trooper would need a psychological evaluation after this scene. Tevoth turned his attention to Rey. She had passed out from the burst of energy that went into her, her head slumped against her shoulder, but he remembered seeing it vividly. She screaming and her eyes turning bright red. The Dark Side surged in her, she may surpass him in power one day. Snoke will be pleased with this. He started to roll her cart away to her new quarters. He couldn't wait till she awoke.
She kept her eyes closed and deceptively inhaled as if she was still sleeping. She was no longer in the sanctum with the Sith Crystal, the air was clean, filtered. She tried to think what happened, her thoughts were blurry. She cracked open her eye a hairs width and looked through her eye lashes.
A dark haired man sat in front of her, studying her. She knew him. The Dark Side rose within her in recognition, she suppressed the desire to attack him.
Memories enveloped her mind, she was being pushed towards that crystal, the Sith Crystal. She was helpless before it. She felt the energy enter her body, and finally her soul. She couldn't fight the immense power of Sith Lords of eons past.
She searched further in her memories. She was Rey, a former apprentice to Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. The Jedi abandoned her again. As did the Resistance. And Ren, especially him. They betrayed her, every man she trusted betrayed her. The Dark Side surged again. She held on to it, its power ready to use.
Rey opened her eyes and Tevoth smiled. "Welcome Rey. I felt you awake a few moments ago but understandably were gauging your environment." Rey looked down on her shackles.
"Release me. Now." Her voice was cold and full of authority, she felt the Dark Side within her. It was a burning flame to draw power from, so different than the the Light Side. The Light side was like the sun shining on her back, warming her.
"Of course. As long as you know that I am your master. I brought you into this life. I can, and will, extinguish it." His iris's turned red with the threat.
Rey paused and replied "Understood." The desire to kill the man was strong, but she could be patient. Rey would find out what she could from him and kill him. He arched an eyebrow at her. She murmured after a moment. "Master." The word tasted rotten in her mouth. She'd pay him lip service for the time being until his demise.
Tevoth released her from her bindings and she stood, rubbing her wrists. "Allow me to show you your new apartments." Tevoth lead her around the apartments, it was the biggest apartments she had ever seen. They were extremely lavish, the furnishings colored darkly with crimson and gold accents. He also showed her a closet, filled with a variety of clothing choices. Most of the pieces were black or grey. His deep voice spoke "I will bring you your meals. You cannot exit these premises without me. Tomorrow morning, we will start your training with the Dark Side" he said. The Sith Lord studied her a moment more and went to the door. He waved his hand over the sensor and left, the door locking behind him.
Rey turned off the lights and went to her bed and lied down. She still felt Ren's presence in her mind surprisingly. He was unconscious. He may have been shocked with her fall. He deserved whatever came to him for his abandonment of her. If she ever saw him or Luke again, they would pay, they would know the hurt and pain she felt ten fold.
Ren weakly opened his eyes and coughed. He was in his and Rey's room, the lights dimmed, on their bed. His side hurt and he felt weak, physically and mentally. Poe was watching Ren on a chair nearby. The pilot's body became tense as he saw Ren awaken, and he pushed a small button on his wrist communicator. Ren remembered what happened. The Dark Side surged from the memory, from the pain he felt. He took a breath and subdued the feelings. Tears welled in his eyes and he closed them.
"We lost her Poe. Something happened." he said, his voice cracking.
Ren heard Poe stand up, and felt the mattress dip as he sat next to him. His hand touched his arm. "You are still bonded to her?" He inquired quietly.
He could feel her in his mind, she was attempting to mute the bond unsuccessfully. She was awake, pensive. The Dark Side was strongly within her.
Rey. What happened? Please respond...
He sensed that she received his message, the anger within her soared. She gave no reply. "She blames us for her situation. Its only been a few days! They must have tortured her, something to make her feel vulnerable." Ren blamed himself. He should have just stolen a ship and flew to Ossus.
Softly Poe spoke "You know, I would have never expected to be here. Next to you as your friend. But here we are, because of Rey. You had fallen for fifteen years Ren. She has only been there for a few days. We can talk to her and bring her back."
The door to the apartments hissed opened, and Luke strode in, the light from the hallway bright. Poe stood up and turned to Ren "I'll be around until we prepare to leave." He nodded to the Jedi and left.
Luke took Poe's vacant seat and neither of them spoke for some time.
"I'm sorry. I hope you can forgive me. If not, I understand. I'm not the most stable individual." Ren said bitterly.
"I know you were under emotional duress. I felt her fall as well, although not as keenly as you. I am glad your friends came to both of our rescues." Luke said in a whisper. His voice sounded pained. "Have you attempted to contact her?"
"Yes, I asked what happened however she didn't respond. She became furious, I feel she blames us for her situation. I just... I can't fathom what they did to her. We're approaching the third day since we saw her last." Ren frowned. He tried to relive the emotions she felt up until she fell, none of it made sense to him.
Luke continued. "We must be wary of her. You cannot divulge that we're coming to her now, she may alert the First Order." The thought of her betraying him made Ren taste bile in his mouth, she was everything to him. How could he see her as an enemy? The Jedi took a breath "If she does seek us out, what do you think we should do?"
Ren hated the question. He responded heatedly "I don't know how to respond to that! I'll tell her we'll need to go, to leave that place. We can go back to that water world you lived on or anywhere else in the galaxy..." he trailed off.
"She may not want to go with us. You do realize that. Even if you share with her the truth." Luke said, concern in his voice. "She... she may even want to fight us."
Ren felt fear in his heart. Would she try to kill him? He couldn't raise his blade to her that way. "I don't know what we should do. I feel that, if I kill her... it would kill me inside. I won't survive her long."
Luke nodded and his brows furrowed. "What if you were able to just weaken her? It may be our only option if she doesn't listen to us. However, we cannot leave her in the First Order's clutches. It will be a fine line for your control of the Dark Side. She may try to use your emotions against you." Ren said nothing, his thoughts raced, his heart breaking. "Tomorrow evening you and I will be flying together to Ossus, it will take us the night to reach it. You will need to mute your bond to her so she does not know we're coming. You and I will seek her out. I have a few ideas on how to proceed but you and I must work together." Luke's blue eyes bore into him. Ren sat up and they began to plan.