Till there are no stars left in the sky

One

If Kylo Ren could smile through the mask she was positive he was doing so now, the way he stood was smug and confident. Next to him stood general Hux, who had his own air about him, one full of malice and destruction, though not as fully intimidating .

"Nice of you to join us." the mask breathed, "It appears a demonstration of the dark side you struggle so hard against is in order." Aurora's chest was pounding as he paused to let the dread sink in. "General Hux needs to remove the filth from this system, and so the opportunity to teach you has presented itself."

She struggled against the stormtroopers holding her and managed to wiggle free of their grasp. No sooner had she turned to grab the trooper's rifle than she felt the paralyzing force of Kylo Ren. Her muscles froze in pain as though the blood flowing through her veins had tuned to ice. Her heart stopped. She felt like she couldn't breathe but somehow her lungs continue to take in air, revealed only by the frantic rise and fall of her chest. "I'm afraid resistance is futile. And now, to bring forth your hate and anger, you will be the one to end your planet's existence. You should have taken my offer and not underestimated me. Now all you hold dear will pay the ultimate price."

Suddenly, against her will, her body began to move toward the center console. Panic engulfed her as she fought to control herself, struggling to push the gripping force of him away, to no avail. He sensed her resistance and began a siege into her mind. Searing pain blinded her as he tore into her consciousness, as if he had unleashed his lightsaber, causing devastation and chaos in her head, shredding any fiber of resistance against his dominating presence to pieces. She would have grabbed her head in agony if he hadn't had complete control of her body.

"Please don't make me do this" Aurora whimpered "I'll do anything you ask, I swear it."

Her tears flowed unashamedly now, she heard them hit the floor in the seconds of silence before he spoke again.

"That bridge has already been burned, and you will do anything I ask. This will be your first step to the dark side. Supreme Leader Snoke has ordered it to be so". Kylo Ren reached out with the dark side. She could almost see black threads of darkness leave his body and slowly weave and curve their way towards her. She recoiled and thrashed in her head knowing it wouldn't enter her unbidden. In the midst of it all she heard him speak to her. A commanding voice echoed in her thoughts

"Don't be afraid. I feel it too. Give into the power." A weak "no" was the only response she could manage.

"So be it", the mechanical voice retorted for all to hear as he moved her hand to rest on the trigger.

Aurora then heard General Hux sneer from behind her "No one from your insignificant planet will ever cross the First Order again, and fear will be sown forevermore to anyone who would contemplate assisting The Resistance in any way. This is a victory no one will soon forget!"

Bile rose in her throat as she tried with every ounce of strength to fight the man in the mask, but his power was evident. Every push she made was met with double the force and staggering pain. By her defiance she managed only to add mere moments to her planet, family, friends, and loved ones. Hate, fear, sorrow and despair formed in her like a vast and raging storm clouded with self doubt and confusion raining down with relentless agony that threatened to shatter her sanity. She wasn't strong enough, she thought, and she failed them. Silent tears of defeat paved their way down her reddened cheeks. At the moment of defeat, a grieving moan left her as her hand pushed the trigger. She collapsed from all the souls that screamed out to her before they were silenced forever. Darkness swept over her, even before all the pieces of the planet could scatter out of sight into the vastness of space.