Lingchi

Blinded

"Me and Chewie are going to get the Falcon - stay where you are!" Han said as he looked over his wookie's shoulder at Finn and Rey, Hope stopped and watched as those two completely ignored him and ran right into the woods, damn it!

She didn't go after Han, she trusted Chewbacca, she didn't trust what Rey and Finn was getting ready to do.

Perhaps she could stop them before they did something they'd regret; which is why she ran after them without another moment's thought.

Hell, they got farther than she would've expected them to. Which was a problem, considering she couldn't see anyone around the area.

So she stopped and looked down at the ground to where the forest floor was and saw the footprints in the snow, that's the way they were heading. Hope looked up again before running forward, following the tracks; but soon she didn't need them, "TRAITOR!" She heard Ben's voice shout out, she didn't know who the hell he was calling out, which made her eyebrows draw in confusion. She didn't pause and linger on it. Instead, she ran for Ben. Not to fight him, but to be a distraction to him.

Though she couldn't get close enough to him because he spotted her from the corner of his eye, his hand immediately raising up and freezing her in place, making her narrow her eyes in anger as she tried to struggle slightly, it only made her body sore with the effort to fight the force.

"Ah... Hope, there you are." He hummed as a crooked smile grazed his face upon seeing her, despite the pain he was feeling, he was glad that she was here with him. But, he would not let her be doing anything.

Suddenly, his attention was torn away by Finn because he had activated the lightsaber that had called to Rey, Luke's saber.

"That lightsaber belongs to me." He pointed at it with his red one activated and ready to fight.

"Then come and get it." Hope felt the force grip on her body loosen slightly as Kylo focused his attention on attacking Finn, and he was doing so with skills and ease, which Hope hated to admit, but she didn't have time to watch what was going on with them. She was still trying to figure out how to make him let go of her completely, so she could join the fight.

There was cry that sounded from Finn, Hope's eyes turned and she saw that he was laying stomach down in the snow with a slash across his back, which made her struggle even more, the soreness was settling into her limbs, making her want to stop and collapse in exhaustion.

Kylo walked past her, once again waving his hand in front of her face, making her fall into a temporary state of unconscious.

The man stood away from the lightsaber and raised his hand up, forcing it to his hand, well... he was trying to.

It trembled in the snow slightly, and yes, he was trying to get it to his hand, perhaps it was - Kylo quickly jerked back, so he would avoid being hit by the lightsaber that has just flown past him.

Rey held it in her hand as she glared at Kylo Ren, he raised his own up. A angry look on his face as he waited for her move; her move was noticing that he had an extra lightsaber on him.

Which she force away from him and over to Hope, who was now waking up from his temporary sleeping spell.

The woman was able to take sight of the saber and grabbed it before Kylo Ren could get his hands back on it, "Stay out of this, Hope!" Kylo said, holding his hand out to her, as if to try and force her down, but she resisted him, she didn't reply to him because she doesn't answer to him, she doesn't listen to him because he has no rule over her life.

He looked torn, as if he wasn't sure if he would hurt Hope to make her stop, or get hurt by her.

She didn't know what he'd chose, and she wouldn't wait to see. As she stood, Rey charged at Kylo, bring his attention to her as he narrowly avoided her strike; a grunt falling from his mouth as he was quick to return her blow, advancing quickly. And overwhelming her as quick as he possibly could.

Hope quickly got to her feet and activated her lightsaber as she went after them, cutting into Kylo's injured shoulder once she was close enough, a cry emanated from his mouth as he quickly switched his lightsaber to his right hand, turning his hand to force Hope away; he couldn't fight her, he wouldn't fight her and he wouldn't allow himself to hurt her.

No matter how angry, he had to keep that in his mind. Kylo wouldn't hurt her, the man gritted his teeth together as he shoved Rey back; she was quick to scramble away from him, he followed after, slashing a random things to keep his mind from killing both women. He needed Rey and he wanted Hope.

Their sabers once more clashed, creating a purple glow, she tossed his off of hers and scrambled back, but she couldn't get away because of the drop off behind her.

Kylo came at her again, Rey was quick to grab his wrist in a forcing grip as she tried to cut his neck, but he copied her movements by snatching her wrist and holding it in the air, making sure that she couldn't bring it down on him.

His head tilted to watch her force his into the snow, steam coming from it. His dark eyes turned to hers; "You are strong with the force! Let me help you."

He couldn't hear what she said, but he saw her mouth moving to form words, then he watched as she closed her eyes and concentrated deeply. Kylo realised it right before it happened, but he was quick enough to react; she pushed him back with the force then sliced at his leg, making him fall momentarily before he was staggering back and getting back on his feet.

Her eyes fell on his twice injured shoulder before she stabbed his right one, making him cry out, her saber then pulled away and slashed up his face. Making his weapon fall from his hands, somewhere in the snow.

And just as she stepped forward to end him; "Wait! I can show you the power of the dark side!" His eyes wide, one of them looking like it had taken damage from her saber.

She just scoffed, because it was the stupidest thing she had heard from him yet, the ground started to shake; making her take a couple steps back. The earth split in two, and moved apart quickly, so she didn't have a chance to-

"Rey!" It was Hope! She was... oh no, "Hope!" Rey shouted as she got as close to the edge as possible, the ground was that far apart, "Hope, you need to jump over!" She said, trying to warn the obviously panicked girl.

How could she not see it? Kylo Ren was quick to stand up and draw his lightsaber once he had it in his hands, then wrapped his arm around Hope's neck, keeping her locked in place.

"Rey!" Hope screamed again, pain and fear clear on her face - pain because Kylo was digging his cross guard into her collarbone, but he didn't realise it.

"You're coming with me." He whispered in Hope's ear as he quickly took her lightsaber away from her and then pulled her back, they had to leave this planet before it blew up.

Rey knew that, but she didn't want to leave Hope, "I will come for you!" Rey assured the woman as she stepped away from the crack; watching as Hope was dragged away. For now, she'd be safer in his arms.

Then she remembered Finn, oh, no. She had to help him. Rey turned the saber off before turning heal and running back to the fallen man, her heart heavy with who she had just left behind.