REYLO | A Tale of Two Lost Stars

25 | THE FORCE UNLEASHED

"Fear is a disease. Hope is its only cure."
-THE CLONE WARS

Rey stood before Ben, and held out his red lightsaber. Their eyes met for a moment and without question, he took his lightsaber. Then he activated his, both prepared for would happen next.

The guards approached with their weapons ready. And they attacked. With their backs almost touching, Rey and Ben defended themselves.

Snoke watched as his apprentice fought the guards. He knew at that moment that Kylo Ren was no more, no he knew it all along...but refused to believe it; that Kylo Ren was only a mask to hide the truth—to hide Ben Solo.

He returned his attention to Skywalker. His intense hatred for the Jedi only grew and with it, the dark lightning. It struck around them uncontrollably as Snoke pushed the Darksaber against Luke. But Luke was far strong with the Force than Snoke anticipated.

In the midst of the fight, the guards had managed to separate Ben and Rey. And for a brief moment Ben lost focus when a guard attacked her, grazing her arm. This gave Ben's own opponents the opportunity to get closer. The guards were skilled, as Ben took one down, but then he suddenly lost hold of his lightsaber as another guard was quick to attack him. Ben was forced to back away from his lightsaber, and was now dodging the guard's laser-sharp spear.

Rey let out a cry as she fought her opponent with whatever remained of her strength. She was exhausted from her recent touch with death, and what kept her conscious was adrenaline and something obscure. It wanted to be unleashed again, only grazing the surface. But she wouldn't allow it...not this time. Perhaps she should've, as the guard's weapon flung at her like a whip, wrapping around the lightsaber and pulling her closer to him.

She could feel the heat of their weapons flaring, giving off a violent spark. The sharp edge of the guard's weapon only inches from her neck.

Luke sensed Rey and Ben were in danger. And it was one of his greatest fears...

"Your faith in them is hopeless!" Snoke spat. "They will both die..."

"No," Luke grunted, glaring at the Supreme Leader.

Snoke glared deeply into the Jedi's eyes, sensing his intentions. Then he warned, "Kill me and chaos shall be unleashed across the galaxy!"

And Luke knew that was also true. There will be chaos, as it was every time someone of power was killed. But his new found faith in Rey and Ben was stronger than his own fear.

He found hope again...and the Light.

Suddenly a bright white-light formed from Luke's hands, hurting Snoke's vision. His dark lightning was no match against Luke's power, as the lightning began to fade. Snoke's own greatest fear returned. His death was imminent...