Chapter 48 - Dark Vows

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The next day, Snoke summoned Ben to his audience chamber

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The next day, Snoke summoned Ben to his audience chamber. The Knights of Ren led him through the complex to the deep center, where a large cavity of stone appeared.

Snoke sat on a gigantic throne of basalt rock, ten meters above him. Tyreel Ren escorted Ben to the center of the chamber and shoved him down. Tyreel returned to his place in the circle of the Knights of Ren surrounding Ben.

Ben bowed his head in obeisance to his master. "What is thy bidding, my master?"

"It is time for you to take your vows, Kylo Ren, and to become the Master of the Knights of Ren."

The other knights jostled each other, their breathing growing labored.

Tyreel asked with a sneer, "Supreme Leader, what makes this boy worthy of such an honor? His loyalty has yet to be proved, not to mention his power."

Pulling himself up to his full height on his throne, Snoke said, "You forget yourself, Tyreel, but I will humor you. Kylo has already shown his loyalty, killing a Jedi in the name of the First Order. And he will not hesitate to do it again. Without him, we will never eradicate the Jedi. I have foreseen it."

Ben thought as his knees wavered, She wasn't even born yet, let alone a Jedi.

His master picked up the thought. But they don't know that. Never contradict what I reveal to them.

"We will all kill the Jedi if we have the chance, master," Tyreel said. "The opportunity has yet to present itself."

"You may wish you could kill them, but thus far Kylo is the only one to succeed."

"I refuse to take orders from this piece of bantha fodder," Tyreel said. "What makes you so sure he will not return to—" Tyreel gagged.

Ben had risen and turned, initiating a Force-choke on Tyreel. Ben levitated the knight to him and held him above his head with the Force. "You will obey me, or you will die. It's your choice, but I warn you not to underestimate my power."

Ben maintained his choke-hold on Tyreel until the knight passed out due to asphyxiation. Only when his eyes glazed over, did he drop him to the deck with a thud.

"Good. Good. I can feel the hatred flowing in you now. Let it empower you, Kylo Ren," Snoke said as he rubbed his claws together.

Kylo Ren glowed in the accolades as he returned to his kneeling position and recited his vows. "I, Kylo Ren, Master of the Knights of Ren, do solemnly swear my allegiance to Supreme Leader Snoke and to the First Order, to bring order once again to the galaxy, and to eliminate the Jedi once and for all, no matter the cost."

At the end, the remaining Knights of Ren dressed Kylo Ren in his robes, placing the mask on him last of all.

"Rise, Kylo Ren, Master of the Knights of Ren." Snoke lifted a claw, and a black melted object rose from behind the throne. At first, it appeared to be a distorted crown, but the Supreme Leader ushered it to Ben, levitating the twisted mask in front of the newly anointed Sith. "Take your grandfather's helmet, your birthright. Let it remind you of your destiny—to complete what he began and to destroy the Jedi Order for once and for all."

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