When next Snoke spoke there was an intimacy in his voice, a familiarity that stood in sharp contrast to the commanding tone he had used with Hux.
I have never had a student with such promisebefore you.
Ren straightened. It is your teachings that make me strong, Supreme Leader.
Snoke demurred. It is far more than that. It is where you are from. What you are made of. The dark sideand the light. The finest sculptor cannot fashion a masterpiece from poor materials. He must have something pure, something strong, something unbreakable, with which to work. I haveyou. He paused, reminiscing.
Kylo Ren, I watched the Galactic Empire rise, and then fall. The gullible prattle on about the triumph of truth and justice, of individualism and free will. As if such things were solid and real instead of simple subjective judgments. The historians have it all wrong. It was neither poor strategy nor arrogance that brought down the Empire. You know too well what did.
Ren nodded once. Sentiment.
Yes. Such a simple thing. Such a foolish error of judgment. A momentary lapse in an otherwise exemplary life. Had Lord Vader not succumbed to emotion at the crucial momenthad the father killed the sonthe Empire would have prevailed. And there would be no threat of Skywalkers return today.
I am immune to the light, Ren assured him confidently. By the grace of your training, I will not be seduced.
Your self-belief is commendable, Kylo Ren, but do not let it blind you. No one knows the limits of his own power until it has been tested to the utmost, as yours has not been. That day may yet come. There has been an awakening in the Force. Have you felt it?
Ren nodded. Yes.
The elements align, Kylo Ren. You alone are caught in the winds of the storm. Your bond is not just to Vader, but to Skywalker himself. Leia
There is no need for concern. Despite the Supreme Leaders cautioning, Rens assurance remained unbounded. Together we will destroy the Resistanceand the last Jedi.
