temptation | kylo ren.

chapter nineteen.

AUTHOR'S NOTE - i suggest listening to war of hearts by ruelle and someone you loved by lewis capaldi.

"it's time for you to see who you really are."

you swallowed thickly and heard a whole chant, causing you to turn around and see millions of humans in cloaks that covered their whole being. they kept chanting.

"you will take the throne and fulfill your destiny." palpatine said and you shook your head, screaming disagreements at him. "now look, naive one."

he pointed to the top and opened something, seeing the war between the resistance and the ordeal. more people were dying in the resistance and your heart clutched. "that family of yours is about to die, all because of you. because you were stupid and couldn't accept your fate. you led them here."

familiar tears stung your eyes and a few ran down your cheeks, sniffling. you looked back at him and the chanting got worse. "i hate you. i won't ever rule as a sith. i will forever rule as a-"

"as a what? a jedi? because of ben solo?"

you swallowed thickly. you weren't exactly a jedi. never would be. "leave him out of this. this is between me and you, palpatine." you hissed and he laughed, getting closer to your face.

"you will take the throne, empress palpatine. and you have no family. the only family you have left is me."

you shook your head, breathing deeply and heavily, wishing you could impel your saber into him already, but knew the high risks and consequences of that.

"you want to kill me. do that, and my spirit will pass into you. it will never you and i'll still be a constant voice in your head, that gives you trouble to fall asleep at night."

you took a few step backs, trying not to trip and fall. "accept it. accept it, you naive girl and you can have everything you've ever wanted." he said and more tears poured down, trying not to show weakness.

you closed your eyes and put your mind in that protective state. you blocked out everything and the energy of the eclipse radiated through your body. you could physically feel it.

the chants got louder and you opened your eyes, staring around. they wouldn't shut up and it made you furious. palpatine wouldn't stop begging.

"all you want is for me to hate, but i won't. now even you." you told him in a shaky voice, now eyeing him down and inhaled sharply.

he awed at the sight of you and nodded, chuckling to himself. "strike
me down. take the throne. reign over the new empire and the fleet will be yours. only you have the power to save everyone." you said and you went back to looking at every ship shooting at each other. "refuse and your family dies."

you didn't want blood on your hands. you didn't want to be blamed. you went back to staring at him in his white, cold eyes and nodded, tears in yours still. he sunk down lower and was amused that you agreed willingly. that you decided to choose the sith blood to save the good.

"the ritual begins!"

another loud chant.

"she will strike me down and pledge herself as a sith."

another loud chant.

"she will draw her weapon."

you grabbed leia's saber and activated it, standing still like if you were completely paralyzed in your bones.

"she will come to me."

another chant.

you stopped crying, but your breathing was still shaky and hard to control. you felt like you were going to black out at any moment. maybe this was meant to happen, though no one expects something like this to be their true destiny.