I Am No Jedi: Ahsoka x Reader

Before-8

edit: dang i used to waffle on with my descriptions. cut a bunch of bantha fodder out. and hopefully lightsaber colour origins are clear: it's a natural red kyber, not legends, not synthetic, not corrupted, just naturally red.

Inside the cave, they descended into a short tunnel made completely of cold blue ice. They were all relieved to be out of the snowstorm and freezing gusts. At the end of the passage, the small route suddenly opened into an expansive circular room.

The ceiling of the great chamber towered high above them, and two stone statues of holding lightsabers occupied the centre of the room. At the back of the chamber was a sheet of ice, resembling a waterfall that had been frozen in motion.

"Welcome," a voice spoke from the centre of the room. The younglings bowed their heads respectfully as they saw Master Yoda's small green body perched upon a stone dais.

"We as Jedi have a great responsibility, yes? The Force made physical, we are." The Raxshir Clan nodded.

"The weapon of a Jedi, what is? How do we protect others and keep the peace? Hmmm?" The wise Jedi drew a lightsaber out from beneath his cream-coloured robes. He levitated the weapon and activated it with a deep and resonant thrum. A bright green blade emerged from the lightsaber hilt, casting a soft jade light onto the grey cobbles at the younglings' feet.

The younglings stood with wide, attentive eyes.

Hesitantly y/n unclipped his own double-bladed lightsaber from his belt and ignited it. His shone with a deep red glow.

"Mmmm, yes, young y/n l/n. New plans for your lightsaber, have you?" Master Yoda asked, his eyes betraying a hint of apprehension. y/n knew that it was because of the blade's colour and deactivated it.

The Council had tried to persuade him to change the colour of his lightsaber. But as a true kyber that had naturally assumed its red hue, it stayed the same shade of scarlet. No amount of purifying, even by an experienced Jedi on the Council, would have changed the nature of the crystal.

Slowly, the red double-bladed weapon grew to be tolerated. It had been deemed a strange working of the Force. After all, it was only after the death of Qui-Gon Jinn that the Jedi Order as a whole had been reminded of the existence of the Sith. Prior to that event, a crimson lightsaber would have been strange, but not controversial.

But it remained an hidden, internal struggle for y/n, and he was determined to prove himself on Ilum.

"Nevertheless, create your own lightsabers, you must," Master Yoda continued gravely, addressing all the younglings.

"But first, to harvest a kyber crystal from these great caves, is needed." y/n and Ahsoka glanced at each other and grinned excitedly. "The heart of the lightsaber, a crystal is. Focuses the Force from the Jedi, it does. Mmmm, yes." Master Yoda bowed his head.

Tucking his lightsaber back into his cloak, he looked to the ceiling and raised his clawed, green hands, drawing in the Force.

A large stone hatch slid open in the ceiling, letting the sunlight stream in. The previous dark space was brightened. An extensive mosaic-infused roof, inscribed with ancient runes and exquisite patterns, revealed itself.

The most beautiful detail was the huge gleaming kyber crystal suspended from the ceiling. With his eyes closed, Master Yoda maneuvered the crystal around so that the sunlight struck it at a subtle tilt.

The light reflected off the kyber and the entire ceiling was dappled in bright patches of luminosity. The crystal itself glinting delicately, shimmering and sparkling with elegance.

Directed by the first kyber, the sunbeam hit another, smaller crystal at the edge of the wall, which in turn reflected the rays onto the top of the frozen waterfall, swiftly melting the ice. The water trickled down the frozen waterfall, until the entire wall had thawed.

The amazed younglings could only gape at the sight.

"Now, in you go," Master Vos chided. "But you must come out in time. If you don't, you'll be trapped inside; unable to get out for another rotation."

"That doesn't seem so bad," y/n whispered to Ahsoka.

"I heard from someone that the sun only rises every fourteen days on Ilum," she told him.

"In that case, we better hurry!" he said, readying himself to dash into the looming caves.

"Wait! How do we know if a crystal is ours?" a youngling gulped.

"Feel it, you will. And only you, feel it shall," Master Yoda nodded gravely.

"Now hurry!" Master Vos called to them.

The Raxshir Clan glanced back at the Jedi Knight and Grandmaster, and hesitantly stepped into the gloom of the Caves.

As the Gathering commenced, the great waterfall began to freeze again.