DYAD'S PROMISE: Clouded Agreements of the Most Divine

Chapter 49

The darkness consumed Kylo. The dark that whispered to him as it always did but he knew who it was now. It did not comfort him to know that the Emperor had been there impacting his life since his very conception.

Hate rivaling the rage he held previously rose inside him past the limits of his issue with his family as he put aside the regrets of his past. None of this would have happened if not for the manipulations of an undead creature. A real monster as Rey would say.

He looked to their bed haunted by her presence there. Knowing he betrayed her and she never knew... His actions with General Goodwin had always felt like a betrayal to Rey, to himself, and the connection they had. And she would one day need to know how deep the betrayal went...

He felt her pull for him but he could not face her at the moment consumed with the darkness of his thoughts.

"Supreme Leader, there is news." General Pryde said as he looked him over skeptically.

Kylo, his face firm pulled his helmet on to hide his emotions from those around him. "What is it General?" he asked through his breather once it was secure. He could feel her calling to him, and he knew she must have information but he did not have time for it at the moment. He wished he did.

"The Raddus has been found." The general said confidently.

Kylo stood his body not moving but his heart hammered. Was she on the Raddus? Was there danger?"

"Has there been any engagement General?" he asked glad for his helmet for he would be too easy to read even for one without the force.

"None as yet, we wanted to consult you." the aged hard man said simply. "Surely now we can take them all by surprise and end the resistance once and for all. We should not hesitate."

Kylo pulled on the thread that bridged the force and connected in front of everyone. There was no time for privacy. They could not see her but he could see her out of the corner of his eye and turned his head and faced her seated form. Her hands were on the yokes of the Falcon and he blinked under the helmet, held momentarily paralyzed he smiled under the cover of his helmet. The vision of metaphysical light meeting the darkness that was consuming him.

"The Raddus," he whispered. "Do not give away the position, and wait until we are close. I want to be there when the resistance falls."

Rey blinked as their connection fell from her and she gripped the yoke.

"Luke!" Rey shouted as Chewie called out.

Luke came quickly to the cockpit from the back of the ship.

"Yes?" he asked as they had just left the Raddus shortly before.

"We don't have much time," Rey said. "We need to tell them."

Luke shook his head unable to understand her from that short sentence.

"The first order. They have found the Raddus, Everyone needs to get out," she said as she felt fear in her gut. Had she been meant to see that? How could he call for the Raddus to be destroyed?

Luke turned. "We need to tell them. But are they close enough to get a message to?"

Rey nodded. "Barely, Leia needs to be on my stealth ship. It will hide her well." She handed the com unit to him.

"Raddus, this is the Millenium Falcon. The First Order has found you," he said over the cloaked broadcast.

"We have seen nothing on our radar." Amiral Holdo said over the com unit.

Luke nodded. "Oh, they are there. You need to let the ship go. Put it on automated defense and they will think you were surprised and unable to defend. We might even be able to convince them that the rebellion was destroyed but you don't have much time to accomplish that." he sighed. "Get Leia on Reys Stealth ship."

Rey's mind was still racing as she gripped the yoke thinking about turning around. Being sure no one died. felt her heart sink seeing Kylo wearing his mask again. The helmet was damaged and mended in angry hateful red. He had seemed so cold and devoid of the warmth she knew from him. This was not the man she had come to know and she worried something changed.

Was he just acting as the monster in the mask? What could have happened in the week?

Kylo tried to slow his breathing. Fear was not something he could show. He was making a gamble that day. One he hoped Rey had understood when he bridged their minds.

The Raddus was in chaos as the crew raced from one pod to the other shoving whatever weapons and valuables could be salvaged and spaced them.

The planet nearby was Crait a white and volatile red mineral planet with an old rebel base on it long abandoned and the pods moved swiftly down to the surface.

Admiral Holdo slowed her hurried pace and resumed her poise. "I have our shields up and automated attack set."

General Organa looked around behind her and smiled. "Good the dawn is over... It will be night soon," she whispered.

Admiral Holdo shook her head. "Excuse me?" she asked helping Leia.

"The Dawn of Tranquility it was once called. Do you remember?" She asked gesturing to the ship as she climbed the shallow ramp.

Admiral Holdo slowed from the rush and looked around. "You know I almost forgot." she smiled taking the Generals hand. "Once the pride of the New Republic." she looked around sentimentally.

"It will be a sacrifice, but not a loss," Leia whispered as they managed to get inside the smaller Old Republic stealth ship.

"Not to rush things or interrupt your trip down memory lane... but we don't have all day," Poe said buckling into the cockpit.

Rose grabbed hold of something where the general and Admiral sat together while BB-8 rolled around and turned the mechanisms to lock up and secure the cabin so they did not need to.

As they did they saw sparks and Poe did not wait and blasted out of the hangar bay to safety. "Hang on" he called to them his yoke taking on a distinct tremor.

No one could look behind them to see if the ship remained but they could feel by the force pushing them from behind and shaking the ship that it was gone. Blasted entirely into oblivion.