Dawn of a new Force

Chapter 19 - To him.

Kylo raised his hand and his Praetorian guard took a step back, the stormtroopers not moving. He walked towards the group, sizzling lightsaber and the red glow illuminating him. A thin grin distorted his face, but he was standing upright. None of them moved. Kylo raised his lightsaber at the group, pointing at them. 

- Cowards! spat it. You are not brave enough to come face me? You prefer to let others die for you. 

Poe gritted his teeth and held Finn, ready to rush into the melee under the provocation. 

- We will not make it easy for you, Ren, said Poe. If you want us, come and pick us up. 

- Wretch, Kylo laughed. Your pride has already caused your loss. You will all die, one by one, and after that the rest of your pitiful resistance. But for the moment... 

Kylo nodded to a member of his guard, and the Praetorian Guard started. The four resistance fighters tried to push them away, but the blasters could do nothing against their training. They dodged and if some got hit, they seemed not to feel it. The four friends could do nothing against the ten overtrained men. Soon, they were all on the ground, on their knees, hands cuffed behind their backs. Kylo was jubilant, but it was only the beginning of his plan. He ordered the troops to enter the shelter to restore order. He also sent some of his guard to inspect the interior, as support for the troops.  

He was now with four guards, his four prisoners, and the mist had dissipated. The sun was shining in the sky, it was a cloudless day. Rey was surprised to see Kylo remove his red cloak, put it on a stump, and put his lightsaber on his belt. He asked one of the guards to pick up Poe and detach him. The friends looked at each other in the corner, but they felt that it did not bode well. 

Poe stood up rubbing his wrists, and the guard pushed him ten meters further into the forest, where Kylo was waiting for him. Rey, Finn and Chewbacca watched the scene with anguish. 

- There is one thing I can not stand, Kylo began. 

- What? The humidity of the climate, Hux's face, yours maybe? Poe laughed. He was not a man to be impressed, and did not want to give this pleasure to the monster, even if he lost his life. 

- Or maybe the fact that you killed your father yourself, and made your mother mad, he shouted to Kylo, ​​who was turning his back on him. 

At that moment, he felt incredible pressure grip his neck and pull him towards Kylo Ren. Kylo turned to face him. 

- Poor madman ... I could crash you there like the cockroach you are. But no question that it is fast, we will finish both. I'll show you that I do not even need my powers to kill you, Kylo said, his jaw tight.  

Poe clenched his teeth too, not to scream in pain. He felt that Kylo was pushing him away and falling a few feet down, sinking on the wet ground. He heard Rey scream and look in his direction. He understood what Kylo Ren was doing. An uncontrolled and shy laugh out of his throat as Kylo waited for him to stand up, clenched fists.

- So that's it? I can not believe it! He got up and looked Kylo straight in the eyes. The monster has a little heart under his black coat? You want to show that you're a guy, that you've got guts? Go ahead I'm waiting for you, but be sure of one thing: you will never win her like that.

Kylo's eyes rolled in hate. He dared to make fun of him, he pretended to understand her better than him.

- I do not need to win, lousy. I saw her by my side! He yelled.

And there was the first shot, a punch right in the face. Poe shocked but did not fall. He replied.

Rey, Finn and Chewbacca watched helplessly. Poe replied, he was strong. But Kylo Ren was stronger. Attending this, helplessly, was the worst torture they could imagine. Rey pulled herself together. She could stop that, but she had to tap into her anger. It was easy, at that moment. She jumped up and threw the guard behind her for several feet. He had not anticipated enough, he was hit hard by the Force wave. Almost amazed by her own powers, she concentrated even more and sent the other two guards waltzing. Could she ... She concentrated for a moment and suddenly everything appeared clear to her. The handcuffs, the cogs that were formed, the way the tiny gears interlocked. She pressed where it was needed, and the three pairs of handcuffs fell simultaneously, under the admiring eyes of the other two. However, they no longer had their weapons, which had been seized by the stormtroopers.

Without thinking, they started running towards Poe, which was starting to weaken seriously. Kylo Ren stopped in his fight and his lips formed a "no" that did not even have time to go out. Rey projected the Force towards him to protect the group, and Poe first. He felt it and raised his hand to protect himself. It was as if two shields met. Rey shouted for them to escape, but Finn did not want to leave.

- Run! She shouted.

She was stuck. Either she stayed and shielded the other three, or she left with them and he would catch them under doubt. She stayed. And saw her friends go away, Chewbacca carrying Poe in his arms.

The effort was intense and the air was flying around them. It blew and the effort became painful. It lasted what seemed to be an eternity, but she ended up feeling that he was stronger, more angry, more powerful. He took over, and as her shield stopped, leaving her weak and breathless, he threw himself on her and pinned her to the ground.

Rey was surprised not to see him go looking for the others. She had her head spinning and saw this man above her. He held her shoulders flat on the ground, and its coolness calmed her discomfort. Nothing was important to her now. Strangely, she felt better. She knew her friends safe, far away. Kylo did not seem to want to look for them, he was looking at her. His eyes had softened, they looked at her as before their battle in the throne room, after Snoke's death. Could it be ...?

- You see, I told you I'll come get you, he whispered. 

- You did not say you would kill people, again. Or that you would make the innocent suffer! She replied. 

- He was not innocent. 

- What did he do to deserve this? 

- I do not want to lose you, he admitted, his gaze changing. 

Kylo was putting all his weight on her. Touching his body, with hers, caused her butterflies in the belly, a sensation unknown until then. Rey breathed quickly, she appreciated, strangely, this intimacy. He was gentle, he was strong. She felt almost a sense of security. She looked at his eyes again, and she saw him. 

- Ben? She called. 

Kylo Ren was not him anymore, for this little moment. He had forgotten everything else, because she was there, against him, breathing in unison with him. She did not push him away. Timidly, almost apologetically, he made his way to her mouth. He gave her a passionate kiss, but not painful, like the first. Rey could have pushed him away, she could have remembered all those who counted for her and hated this man. She could have seen him kill Han again, she could have remembered all the reasons she had to hate him. But at that moment she made a choice, as Maz had told her, and like her father before her. She chose Ben. She responded to the kiss willingly and passion was engulfed in her.