Blaze Of Glory | Kylo Ren

Grow As We Go

Ani's P.O.V.

"Good, very good." Luke speaks up while pacing back and forth. His gaze is intently on the light of our sabers. "Calm your senses and use the force to feel one another's actions..."

I steady my stance and hold my light saber against the one Ben's using. He's pushing his light saber from above. He's a foot taller than me, so he has no other way than to push down from above. 

We're gripping our swords hard as we try to overpower the other. I do as I'm told and calm my breathing and mind so I can sense Ben's next move. Feeling his foot slip to the side, I then push hard with my light saber and flip back. 

He stumbles back slightly from the abrupt force just as I swing my saber at one of his sides. He blocks it instantly and I spin it to hit the other side of him, but he quickly blocks it again. Within seconds, my saber rapidly goes back and forth, aimed at his sides to which he continues to block. 

We stay in this dance of ours until he raises his light saber above his head and slams it straight down at me. I have to kneel and put my light saber above my head to block it. The sound of the sabers against one another is loud above my head. 

He pushes down with more force and I know at that minute he could win just because of his physical strength. Before he applies more muscle and before I could move my hand to use the force on him, Master Skywalker claps his hands, announcing.

"Amazing... At ease, both of you."

We both quickly pull back and shield our light sabers. I let out a tired breath and Ben does the same. He offers me a smile before helping me up from my kneeling stance. 

Once we're both up in standing positions, we turn to face Luke. He nods at us, smiling proudly, and I can't help but do the same. Knowing Ben and I have come a long way to duel like that without either of us actually getting hurt. Nodding to both of us, Luke declares. 

"You both are doing outstandingly well for your age. I can see that it won't take long now for you both to Master saber combat." Ben and I nod in thanks and glance at one another before looking back at Luke as he continues. "After lunch, I think we should run through a few mind tricks-"

"Uncle, I..." Ben speaks up quickly as I send him an impatient expression. Before Luke can tell us what he has planned for us this afternoon, Ben reveals what he and I rehearsed to say earlier this morning. "Since my father is coming back tonight, I was hoping Ani and I could finish up training earlier today."

"Hm... I see." Luke mumbles as he peers between us. He takes a step closer to us and urges innocently. "What shall you do until he arrives, then?"

"We- I wanted to go to the lake before my father returned." Ben explains nervously, which makes me smile and suggests myself to our Master. "We could practice force lifting on the rocks at the lake."

"I see." Luke nods his head slowly, and he turns around to the table with stacks of force using books. Walking to the table, Luke then speaks up to us slowly. "Well, I don't see why not... as long as Leia knows your whereabouts... And your back before Han gets here-"

"Thanks, Uncle!"

"Thank you, Master!"

I repeat, just after Ben does, we grin at one another with pure joy. We don't let him finish what he's saying before turning around and running to the Jedi Temple's doors. 

I wave my hand and use the force to grab my bag as we race toward the doors. Ben uses his hand to open the doors with the force himself and just as we are out the doors, we can hear Luke call out to us.