Insight

Chapter Twenty-Three

"Remember, bury the thoughts, Jade."

Kylo handed Jade a lightsaber from the wall of the training room. The dimly lit space was so dark, she could barely see him. Gulping back her nerves, Jade nodded at him, gripping the hilt and instantly remembering what happened last time.

You have greatness in you... Power...

She shook her head, trying to get the voice out. Her eyes clasped closed as she took a few deep breaths to recenter. The voice was gone and now, her saber was lit at her side. She glanced down at the glowing red beam and smirked, holding it up just as Kylo taught her.

"Yes, good. Now just like in the beginning with the staff, we are going to spar." Getting into position himself, he readied his own saber. The crossbeams lighting up simultaneous of the long, crackling ember that spit out.

Her hands felt a bit shaky, but she straightened up and dove forward at him. Blocking her move, Kylo pushed against her saber, crossing down above her head. She dodged him and whipped around for a side shot, another block made by Kylo. The cracks from their sabers connecting made Jade jump a bit at first before she was slowly starting to get used to it.

This continued for a few minutes, the two of them finding a rhythm in each other. They had stopped when Jade had hooked her saber around his, tossing his to the ground. Watching the beam slide back up into the hilt, both of their eyes then met each other in shock. "I think you're ready."

Kylo held his stance once more, Jade copying him. The sweat that built on the back of her neck caused her to shiver. Her nerves were worse now, what if something happens like last time?

"It won't, relax," Kylo responded to her thought, staring her down.

Breaking her fighting stance, she scoffed, knitting her eyebrows together. "Are you in my head?"

With a cold laugh, Kylo took advantage of her being off guard to lunge towards her. As quickly as she could, she moved backwards to avoid his hit. She lit up her saber and they began fighting.

The crashing of their weapons against each other sent chills down Jade's spine. Continuing to fight against him, she felt more and more connected to her saber. To herself. Seeing the flare of red coming at her, she gasped before jumping back and blocking him. He pushed his lightsaber down onto hers, just hovering above her face.

His smirk broke through as he stared down at her, focusing with all her might. "You look cute when you're fighting." Pushing her backwards, more and more, until she fell onto the floor with a groan. He disarmed her, sending her lightsaber flying across the room. Sliding the beam back into the hilt of his weapon, he towered over her. "But, you look even better on the ground..."

Jade rolled her eyes, propped up on her elbows. She reached out a hand for his help. Once he offered his, she gripped it with a sly smirk and pulled him onto the ground as she pulled herself up. Now, standing above him with a look of pure surprise on his face, she laughed slightly. "No, I'd say you look better on the ground." Her proud smile flashed down at him before she walked away, catching her breath.

"Very funny, Elysar," he said as he eased his way up, shaking his head with a smile.

"I thought so." Shrugging, she now looked over at him walking towards her.

Grabbing his helmet from the table he had put it on, he slid it back onto his head. "Come. Let's go eat." He summoned her to walk beside him, the two of them exiting the training room together.

Their walk was somewhere new, a part of the ship she hadn't been to yet. With confusion on her face, she quickened her feet to catch up to him. She nearly had to run if she wanted to walk beside him. "Where are we going?"