Complete 11/13/2019
Post TLJ - Rey is now part of the Resistance and Kylo Ren is the Supreme Leader of the First Order. Will their paths cross anew? Will the Force once again be able to unite these two beings for whom everything seems opposed?
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Four months later
Planet Malachor - Outer Rim:
Elias was standing on the huge balcony overlooking the plain. The wind had calmed down and the muffled light of the setting sun colored the rocky landscape with ocher and brown. Half-collapsed monoliths were lying on the black heath in front of him. Between the stone blocks, petrified human silhouettes with grotesque postures cast their gloomy shadows over the remains of an ancient battlefield. Nature had recovered its rights, even though the vegetation consisted of only a few rickety bushes and rare climbing plants winding on the old columns.
The blond knight looked at the hundred or so workers working below the gigantic pyramid.
He had ordered that the temple, partially destroyed for several decades, be rebuilt and as the work was coming to an end, he was more than satisfied. The building had regained its former prestige and the New Sith Order was finally reborn. Footsteps sounding behind him suddenly drew him from his contemplation. Armitage Hux, attired in his impeccable uniform, was crossing the hall to join him on the terrace.
"Welcome to Malachor, General! To what do I owe the honor of this visit?"
The smile on his lips evaporated when Elias saw the scowling face of the soldier.
"Another attack from the Resistance," Hux hissed. "They destroyed the complex on Diyu that was supposed to supply the generators for our new weapons."
"I thought we had reached an agreement with the Hutts," the knight replied. "This planet is in their space. It was their responsibility to protect it. We pay them handsomely for that!"
"I told you that we could not trust those criminals. Allying ourselves with them was not a good idea. They are anything but reliable. All that interests them is making a profit and expanding their hold on the Mid Rim systems."
"'Allies' is a big word, Hux. They simply provide us with slaves to rebuild our fleet and the mercenaries and spies we need to find Kylo Ren. WE have control over the planets of the Mid Rim."
The soldier tensed.
"It's been months since Ren escaped. Who knows where he could be now? We have searched all the places where he might have taken refuge, but it will be impossible to find him if we don't place a clear price on his head!"
"Don' be stupid, Hux!" Elias barked. "As far as everyone else knows, Kylo must still be our Supreme Leader. If our officers and our troops continue to perform as they should, it's because they believe that he is still in charge. His reputation and the fear he inspires throughout the galaxy are our most valuable assets. Can you imagine what would happen if people learn that Darth Vader's grandson has failed the First Order? And that reminds me: what about the stormtroopers who witnessed his escape in the throne room?"
