Surrendered

Chapter Three : Insight

Snoke was even more hideously disfigured than I'd remembered, even his projection was hideous. His face had large gouges and craters all over it. I wondered whether these were battle scars or if he'd gained them as he slowly lost his soul. If he even had one to begin with.

I couldn't understand him, he was polite and seemed to care when he spoke to me. However, after watching the way that people acted around him, it was clear he was a monster. I decided it would be best to be willing, go along with what he wanted and try to escape whenever I had gained their trust. I would find a small, insignificant planet to settle on and spend the rest of my days there. It wouldn't be the same as my past life, but anything was better than captivity.

Snoke grinned at me, but I knew that it was all a front he just wanted me to relax around him.

"My dear, have you settled in?" He asked gesturing for me to stand in front of him, so I took a step forward.

"Yes, as much as I can. I haven't seen much past my quarters and the shuttle". I hoped my response hadn't irritated him.

"It is for your safety my child" He muttered.

"Why? Who would harm me in the order?" I scoffed surely, I couldn't have made any enemies just yet I hadn't even been out of my quarters.

"It's to ensure you don't endanger yourself, you don't know the ship or your boundaries in the order. Most wouldn't speak to me the way you have, so it's very clear that you haven't learnt your place just yet." He warned.

"I've been taken away from my family, I don't have anything else left to lose." I scowled at him.

Suddenly the air evacuated from my lungs and my chest felt tight, I felt my feet leave the ground as I was pushed up into the air. I grasped at my throat desperately trying to gasp for air, but it felt as if my throat had closed over.

"You have everything to lose, girl. Don't forget that, I can make you wish that you'd never been born. You will be trained by Kylo Ren here. He will also teach you manners in whichever way he wants to. He has a temper, so I wouldn't be rude to him. Your training starts tomorrow." Snoke bellowed.

Suddenly, as if gravity had evacuated around me, I was dropped hard onto the ground and my throat opened back up again. I gasped and spluttered as I tried to breathe as hard as I physically could to fill my lungs back up with air. I felt dizzy and there were spots in my vision

I was desperate to not faint in front of General Hux and Kylo Ren. They already thought that I was weak, and I was desperate not to prove this point once again. I held on as long as I could, feeling myself going red as I spluttered and choked. But I just couldn't fight it and I collapsed onto the cold hard floor.

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When I came to, I was being rocked violently, I opened my eyes to see that the hooded create Kylo Ren was carrying me again.

"Put me down." I choked as I tried to squirm out of his arms, my throat was in agony. 

"You are too weak to stay upright." His metallic voice replied I could hear the searing hatred in his voice.

"I didn't ask for you to help me." I spat.

His arms let go of me and I fell with a painful thud.

"Ow! What is wrong with you?" I shouted and there was a familiar feeling around my throat again. Did everyone in the first order have the ability to force choke?

"Snoke said I can punish you as I please, so you should watch how you speak to me bitch. I don't care that you're a spoilt princess. You will be trained as hard as my knights are. And believe me there were casualties." He growled before pulling his gloved hand down and my throat was opened up again.