Baby, this is your kingdom [Reylo]

1 - The Beginning

"Order them to stop firing! There's still time to save the fleet!" her pleading voice echoed through the throne room, full of hopelessness and urgency, desperate to save her friends. Rey waited for what Ben would do – whether he would agree or let the First Order wipe out the Resistance once and for all. She expected to see him – do something. Instead, he just stood there staring at the lifeless corpse of the former Supreme Leader.

"Ben?" she asked, tears starting to fall down her face. It wasn't just her sadness that caused it. She felt the bond between them throb with emotions, twisting her heart – all these feelings were his, not hers. Rey stepped closer, not sure what he would do now.

"If I do it, will you join me?" he spoke suddenly, his eyes never leaving Snoke's body.

"Join you?" Rey gasped. This was something she wasn't prepared to hear.

"We can rule together and bring a new order to the galaxy! We can end this war, end the suffering of the thousands of innocent worlds." His eyes finally met hers. They were burning with passion, desire to find the belonging he so desperately craved. Rey knew the feeling, the yearning for finding a place in this universe.

She quickly weighted her pros and cons. If she'd not agree, her friends would die. Were their lives worth signing her soul to the devil though? She closed her eyes and remembered how it felt to be in Finn's embrace, how Leia's hands stroked her back and supplied the encouragement she needed. If saving them meant joining Ben, she would do it. Besides, it could be the vision she had when they touched hands. Maybe all of this was will of the Force. Maybe she could help Ben turn and fulfill his destiny as the galaxy's only hope.

"Ben," she sighed. Was she really doing this? She looked at him, standing in front of her. His lower lip quivered as he extended his hand towards her. It was trembling – was it from the intense fight that took place just moments ago or was it from fear of rejection?

"Please," he begged. As the Supremacy fired another round of shots at the transports heading towards Crait, Rey made her choice.

"Alright." Her tone was low but it was enough for Ben to hear her response. The young girl placed her hand atop of his, steading the tremble, keeping her eyes on him. As their hands joined, both of them felt enormous energy flow through their bodies. Rey recognized it from her stay on Ahch-to. It was the balance. It was the light and darkness, equal in their strength finding peace within each other.

Ben's been the one who broke the hand hold – to grab his commlink and contact Hux.

A hologram appeared before them. Rey could only see the General's back, but she knew it was for the better to not be seen in the view.

"Stop firing on the transports, General," Ben commanded, his voice firm and steady as he spoke.

"Stop firing? Are you out of your mind, Ren? The Resistance is on those transports!" Hux was certainly not pleased with being told what to do and as Ben suspected, the General did not command to stop the attack on the enemy.

"I feel the life forms on there! Do you believe the random thief who gave you the intel or your superior?" Making sure he'd emphasize the word superior, Ben menacingly straightened up.

"Snoke believes him! Speaking of it, where is the Supreme Leader?" Both Rey's and Ben's faces went pale at the mention of the dead body, luckily, Hux could not see the color of their faces via the transmission.

"He went to use the bathroom, now Hux, stop firing at the transports!" To demonstrate his superiority, Ben outstretched his hand and formed an invisible grasp around the General's throat. He pressed slightly, reducing the intake of the air.