SEQUEL TO _Star Wars: The Jedi Reborn_
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Eleven years have passed since The Battle of Endor, and ten since The Battle of Jakku. With the discovery of _The Journal of the Whills_, an anc...
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A sharp pain struck Luke through the Force as he sat in his X-wing fighter. 'Luma! He reached out through his bond, unable to reach his wife. Panic shot through his core. Panic and frustration. Hyperspace always interfered with their bond.
He sat back in the acceleration seat of his X-wing, gritting his teeth in impatience. The blue planes of hyperspace raced around him beyond the canopy. He inhaled deeply, pulling himself into a cleansing meditation, the only thing that could keep him at peace for the remaining hour.
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Luke transitioned out of hyperspace above Khalkha. Naluma! His breathing increased when he received no answer. He felt pain, weakness. Her Force-signature had faded. It was barely perceptible.
He landed the X-wing with a rough thump as close to the academy as he dared. He hopped down from the cockpit of his X-wing and ran into the lodge, not halting to change out of his orange flightsuit.
Geryl and Naahah intercepted him as he entered the main doors. "Master Luke! Come quickly." Geryl grabbed him by the hand and dragged him through the corridors to his suite.
"What's wrong with Master Fau?"
"We're not sure. She collapsed during saber this afternoon. We took her to her quarters, and then she sent us away. And now the hatch is on voice command only, and she's not responding." Naahah sniffed a tear away as her voice cracked.
Luke broke past them and ran to the suite. He yelled the password from halfway down the corridor. "Master Luke Skywalker. Open." The hatch slid open.
He thudded to a halt inside the main hatch.
The room smelled metallic.
The blood-soaked bed stood empty.
He followed the trail of blood and Naluma's waning life-force to the refresher.
When he rushed into the refresher unit, he found his wife unconscious on the floor.
Luke knelt and turned her over. Blood coated his hands and stained the tiles.
