Forgotten, But Not Lost

Chapter 110

Ben comed Rey, as he made haste towards his old quarters.

"Rey, we are going to need all the strength we can get. There is a darkness holding onto Amar's force, I believe it is Palpatine's last essence trying to gain a foothold. We need to eliminate it and quickly. I am grabbing the Sith holocron and I need you to meet me in the medical wing with everyone." Ben waited for her response and then threw the com back into his pocket.

There was no time to worry about pleasantries, he slammed the door open with a smack of his hand and was immediately at his side table by the bed. Inside was the Sith holocron, Ben could hear the faint echo of the language of the Sith being whispered. Ben grabbed the holocron and could feel the power radiating off of the object. The power needed someone to harness it, with Palpatine gone, there would be an empty hole where the Sith stood. Then again, there was also a gaping hole on the light side. By creating the Knights of the Grey, it had pulled the remaining light sided force users into balance of both dark and light.

The Knights would need to make sure the balance was always there, if they didn't, who knew when the next Palpatine would arise.

Ben trotted back towards the wing to enter Amar's room. Inside, stood all the dirty and grimy Knights with faces of concern. They could see Amar's uncovered body and the blackened mass fully consuming her olive skin.

"Ben, why do you have the holocron?" Rey asked him with her eyebrows furrowed.

Ben made his way over to his wife and caressed her cheek once more, before looking upon his companions.

"If we can use the force to pull this essence out of Amar, we will need somewhere to place it. If we can contain it, it will not be able to access anyone else. If it is Palpatine, he will always be after Amar, Rey, the twins, and me." Ben held out the lightly glowing Sith holocron for everyone to see. Everyone seemed to nod slowly in agreement. Rey understood immediately and could see that the holocron would be the only thing strong enough to contain such an evil being such as Palpatine.

"Everyone needs to stand around Amar, we will all work together to pull it out of her. We cannot falter or make any mistakes, if we do, it could undo what we all have worked so hard to defeat." Ben sternly looked at each member of the Knights of the Grey.

Ki'Tana and Rey made their move first and ushered Ap'lek and Vicrul alongside them. Ben took his place right next to Amar's body, as Rey stood directly across from his. Ben placed the holocron at the foot of the bed and looked down at Amar.

Ben gazed upon her unconscious self and leaned down to kiss her forehead gingerly. Ben sent waves through their force connection of love and compassion that he had always felt for his wife. This was not the end, it couldn't be, Ben would see to it that it wasn't.

"Don't worry, this is not the end of the story of Ben and Amar. I promise you." Rey reached across Amar and squeezed Ben's mighty hands and side smiled at him. Ben let a tear escape down his face, he quickly wiped it and slowly closed his eyes. Ben raised his hands to hover over Amar, the rest of the Knights followed suit.

As Ben felt out, he could feel the force plain of all of their connections coming together. The black mass had grown, almost completely taking over Amar's force. Ben could see it in his force, sitting there festering it's way into her soul. Ben pushed his force upon the dark essence and tugged it back away from Amar. Ben could then feel each member do the exact same thing. Now, six force users were using all of their force to pull it from Amar.

In the room, everyone could feel the air around them swirling and kicking up debris from around the room. The medical personnel seemed to understand that they were now in uncharted territory and backed off out of the room.