#empress rey kin

[dark-empress-rey]

A Wiser Use of Power

Palpatine’s relationship with Lightning versus myself

I don’t think Sheev was even aware of the fact that he could have such a deep relationship with Force Lightning, one that went beyond its power. In an ironic way, this limited him in what he could do with it, a powerful lightning user though he was.

I respected lightning for the powerful force it was and it returned that respect. On the night that the Dark Fleet was destroyed, I didn’t need to harness all of the power that was needed to destroy the Fleet within my own body. All I needed was to get it started, and the lightning of Exegol did the rest for me as a personal favor, due to the relationship that I had nurtured and respected over time. In my opinion, this was a much wiser use of power.

One could say that I used lightning in a nature-based, almost witch-like kind of way. I used its decidedly Dark Side aspects as well, for pain and destruction, but this wasn’t its most beautiful nor its most authentic expression. Its practical uses aside, there was so much more to lightning. It had a different personality depending on what planet I was on, the elements in the air, the spirit of the world it originated from, and more. It was one of the things that got me excited to visit other worlds. Communing with it, becoming vibrationally one with it, sharing with it and it sharing with me, were some of the most valuable experiences of my life.

#dark rey #sith rey #empress rey #empress rey kin #rey palpatine #star wars #rey star wars #star wars au #palpatine #force lightning #otherkin #fictionkin #villainkin #rey palpatine kin #volume 24 #volume exegol #memories

[ao3feed--reylo]

To Take a Wife

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/5DAq6R3

by Hormonal_Trashbag

“The Resistance would never trust you enough to agree to negotiations,” she told him after a few minutes.

“It is fortunate, then, that I have no intention of negotiating with anyone. I will graciously offer up their General, and the Resistance will return my wife in exchange. There are no other options.”

Well, he could also kill them all and take his wife from the top of a hill of corpses…but that hardly needed being said. Besides, he was fairly certain that option wouldn’t endear him to his runaway bride. For this to be clean, he needed a fair exchange to occur.

He could see her starting to panic, her eyes darting around the corners of the small, stark room as she searched for an answer. She knew as well as Kylo did that the Resistance would do a lot to get Leia Organa back. Even sacrifice one of their own.

“Who…?” she asked at last, “Who is your wife?”

Words: 4414, Chapters: 1/2, Language: English

Fandoms: Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

Rating: Explicit

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Categories: F/M

Characters: Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Rey (Star Wars), Leia Organa, Finn (Star Wars), Chewbacca (Star Wars), Knights of Ren, Poe Dameron, Rose Tico, Beaumont Kin, Armitage Hux, Dopheld Mitaka

Relationships: Rey/Ben Solo | Kylo Ren, Kylo Ren/Rey

Additional Tags: is Kylo a reliable narrator? doubtful, the dove is on life support, emotional manipulation but he doesn't see it that way, The Resistance is Not Nice (Star Wars), Kylo might be a tad delusional, shifting into HUSBAND MODE, not very understanding but still gentle and tall, Force Bond (Star Wars), The Force, Canon Universe, Supreme Leader Kylo Ren, Empress Rey (Star Wars), She doesn't have much choice, Canon-Typical Violence, prisoner exchange, Dubious Consent, She gives consent to sex but not to circumstances, Smut, Other Additional Tags to Be Added

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/5DAq6R3

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Star Wars #Star Wars Sequel Trilogy #Reylo #Rey #Ben Solo #Kylo Ren #AO3 #ne

[motherofjedi]

Leia’s Final Gift

After Ben brought me back from the other side, I felt an elation that spread through my entire being. I knew I had died - I had heard Ben screaming and weeping while I was between worlds...and I knew he had used his own life force to bring me back. From that moment, I knew everything was going to be alright.

But then Ben's eyes went dim...they closed and he fell back. I caught him just in time to slowly lower his head to the ground.  Panic seized my heart with an iron grip.  No, I thought.  This wasn't right.  My heart raced as my hands went to his face, his hair, his hands, helpless...  Ben was gone and I was alone again.  I felt that I had finally just met Ben Solo, having known 'Kylo Ren' for so long now, and now he had been ripped away.  I knew that I wouldn't mourn Kylo Ren...but I would have very much loved to have known Ben Solo.

Grief tore at me from the inside, tears streaming down my cheeks as I gripped his clothes and wept into his chest.  He had selflessly given his life for my own...but I couldn't imagine going on without him.  I rested my head on his chest, my sobs echoing in the destroyed theater, with nothing but the wreckage to keep me company.  Then, faint at first, and then stronger, I heard something...felt something that hadn't been there moments before:  a heartbeat.

I was so shocked I almost didn't notice the Millennium Falcon descend into the amphitheater.  I breathed a sigh of relief and gratitude, my tears now tears of pure joy.  I had come so close to swearing allegiance to the Sith as ‘Empress Palpatine’ in order to save my friends. If Ben had not come, it might have happened, but I didn’t want to think about that just then...

The Falcon landed, and Poe’s ship just behind it. A swarm of people came running out, seeing the damage to the throne, the destroyed amphitheater, the bodies of the Sith worshipers...and us.

Finn and Jannah reached us first. Poe soon followed.

‘Rey! What happened? Are you alright?’ Finn asked.  I nodded.

‘He’s gone,’ I began. ‘Palpatine is dead.’

The words felt so strange leaving my lips. Palpatine was dead. And I had done it. To my own kin... And yet, I felt apart from the decrepit emperor. He had murdered my parents. He was the reason I had lived a life of want and solitude prior to meeting BB-8. A part of me died with him when I passed to the other side. I had returned with renewed clarity, and I decided in that moment that I would never carry that name with me ever again.

People started fussing over me and asking many questions before Finn calmed them, telling them to give me some air. I was weak and slightly dazed. But it was important to convey a vital message before anything else happened...

I pointed to Ben. ‘He needs help.’

‘What?!’ exclaimed Poe.

‘We’re bringing him.’

‘You can’t be serious.’

‘He helped me defeat Palpatine,’ I said insistently. ‘He saved my life. Ben Solo has returned to the Light. We’re bringing him.’

Several people looked very concerned, while others seemed convinced, especially Finn. He and Poe lifted me from the ground and helped me walk inside the Falcon. Jannah and another member of her tribe picked Ben up and carried him to the ship. I hobbled over to him, feeling as though I was going to pass out any moment. I was fueled by pure adrenaline and an intense need to keep Ben alive. The Falcon took off and we traveled back to Ajan Kloss. I stayed with Ben for the entire trip, answering questions from others, receiving treatment, and making sure my equal in the Force received the best care possible. I fell asleep on a table next to him.

I learned later from Ben that it had been Leia who had given the rest of her life force to Ben, allowing him to return.  He had spoken with her in the World Between Worlds and she knew that I needed him now more than ever.  I will be forever grateful to my Master for that.

#memories #rey skywalker #rey kin #rey skywalker kin #star wars kin #reylo #ben solo #finn #poe dameron #palpatine #jannah #post-TROS #TROS #the rise of skywalker #leia

[samra-art]

Princess of the Sith

5 years in the desert of Jakku scrapping for parts to sell and feed herself, 10 year-old Rey gets rescued from the hell hole of despair and loneliness by her family. However, it's nothing like she dreamed off; no loving parents rushing with hugs and kisses and past due apologies.

Military forces sweep in the old Niima outpost to escort her into an imperial command shuttle, the kind that she usually finds in the dunes behind the sinking fields, but this one was fully functional, grand and menacing with an insignia that she never came across on any of the imperial ships, she scavenged from.

The shuttle took her away to be reunited with the last living member of her family, her grandfather Emperor Palpatine.

The old man was cold and ominous. But he welcomed her home. Showered her with gifts, and promises to turn her into the princess of the sith, she apparently was supposed to be.

For years, she was trained in the court of Exegol's Palace to be a successor for her predecessor, in the sith citadel below the surface in the ways of the force and in the base beyond the shipyards in military strategy, starship piloting and hand to hand combat.

Rey knew her life was drastically changed forever, but she didn't know if it was for the better, and she had questions she needed answered.

The old man never told her about her parents. It was almost forbidden to speak of them in his presence or with the rest of his loyalists.

She was lonely, tired, striving to survive her days of brutal training and mind games. The force ran through her strong but poisonous. However she never lost herself. She held the desert in her heart, fought against injustice and helped the underdog, actions that were frowned upon by her kin but she learned how to hide them better through the years.

Meanwhile, the Galaxy was at war. The new republic seat of power was destroyed, her grandfather's ally "Snoke" was leading the first order to dominate the galaxy, using the best of technologies sith loyalist could create "Star killer base" which was destroyed by the rebels just like its predecessors. Rey thought her fate would be just as doomed as that weapon, if she was to ascend to the throne and make the same mistakes.

So when the moment came and she was leading her own fleet of star destroyers to invade the worlds left unconquered by the first order, she made sure to appoint her own governors, people she trusted and knew would take orders from her rather than the emperor.

It wasn't the same with Mandalore. The old war destroyed what's left of their planet, the new one threatened to turn it into ash, but they wouldn't surrender. So she negotiated a deal with the fierce and kind old man who was the great Mandalore. In order to keep him in the seat of power, spare his people from slaughter he had to put an end to the conflicts between the clans and reopen the Beskar mines on the surrounding moons. Under the protection of Rey's forces, other trades flourished, the civil war was over, the warriors from all clans were reunited, and Rey gained faithful allies on Mandalore and its supporting systems. She also gained the infamous dark saber as a gift from the great Mandalore and Beskar armor with the insignia of her grandfather's order on it.

But the time of peace didn't last for long. The emperor was not satisfied with her foreign policy. He wanted her to rule with an iron fist and use fear to gain loyalty, especially when his ally was killed by his own apprentice who took his place. For months the leadership of the first order was not in accordance to the emperor’s orders and the court on Exegol began doubting the new supreme leader’s alliance with the final order.

Rey already considered him a traitor and an enemy, when he proved himself as such and moved his fleet to attack Mandalore.

The forces that were stationed for the protection of the planet were not enough against the might of the first order, but the emperor assigned Rey with a mission to Geonosis, and ordered her to step down and let the conflict end without her interference.

He claimed to know the intentions of the traitor and the planet was not something he would want to lose time and resources on.

But Rey gave her word to the people to protect them. They were part of the final order colonies after years of independence in exchange for protection. How can she be empress one day if she couldn’t protect her people?

By the time she regained power on Geonosis, and put an end to the rebellion of the workers in the shipyard factories, Mandalore fell.

A distress signal was sent to Rey's command shuttle on a secret frequency. The great Mandalore and the rest of the clan's leaders were hunted down by the new supreme leader and his group of outlaws; the knights of Ren.

Rey couldn't delay interfering any longer; even without her fleet she knew she could make a difference.

The princess parted from her forces and ordered her generals to cover her absence.

She also sent her most trusted trooper FN2187, to the signal's location. FN, she called him Finn. He was a deserter, a storm trooper who went to battle once and ran the other way. He was sentenced to death, but he managed another escape which earned him the attention of the princess who admired his perseverance and issued a pardon to save his life. He was her most loyal soldier, and only friend. So, she knew he will succeed in taking the refugees to safety especially when she was headed for the supreme leader to create a diversion and slow down his pursuit.

Art : in the next post

[teencenterspl]

Anna’s July Staff Picks:

Jasper Dent series by Barry Lyga (YA SER JAS)

     1 – I Hunt Killers

    2 – Game

    3 – Blood of My Blood

Ofilia’s July Staff Picks:

The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds (YA F REY)

Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A.S. King (YA F KIN)

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson (YA SER HEA)

Kelsey’s July Staff Picks:

Caraval by Stephanie Garber (Fantasy – YA F GAR)

Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza (NEW – YA F BEL)

The Beast is an Animal by Peternelle van Arsdale (NEW – YA F VAN)

Roben’s July Staff Picks:

Magonia by Maria Dahvana Headley (Fantasy – YA F HEA)

Aerie by Marie Dahvana Headley (Magonia #2 – Fantasy – YA F HEA)

Unnatural Creatures selected by Neil Gaiman and Maria Dahvana Headley (YA SS UNN)

#smith public library #wylie tx #july staff picks #ya books #so many books #your next great read

[dark-empress-rey]

Hey guys, I’m still here, just been really busy with work. I’m a recovering workaholic 😅 It amazes me that I have hundreds of memories written but just haven’t had time to post them to Tumblr, that’s how crazy it’s been. But I fully intend to and I thank you all for your patience. I see every note and reblog and greatly appreciate every one. I’m still getting new memories from this timeline so I am far from done with it. 😎 Thanks!

#star wars #rey #dark Rey #empress Rey #empress rey kin #dark rey kin #the empress speaks #fictionkin #Star Wars kin #villainkin #Sith Rey

[dark-empress-rey]

A Slave's Purpose

“You look good in black.”

Ben had just been shown to his new living quarters through the secret passage behind the tapestry in me and Miratal’s room. I had also given him new clothes; a long-sleeved black shirt with a mock turtle neck, and matching slacks. He had just been let out of his cuffs and allowed to change.

“I knew this room would come in useful. Now we won’t have to go to the dungeons every time we need you. How are you finding it, Jedi?”

Ben sat on the edge of the bed and looked around the room without any particular interest. He had been so emotionless since hearing the recording of the Rebels’ failed rescue attempt. He didn’t seem to care about anything anymore. He gave a halfhearted shrug, not seeming to know what to say.

“It’s a room,” he said flatly.

Mira gave a small sound of exasperation and rolled her eyes, before turning and heading back down the passage towards our room.

I must say I was slightly disappointed in Ben. Breaking him hadn’t been nearly as satisfying as I’d hoped it would be. I had expected more fight out of the Jedi. But hearing that transmission had stolen any hope he had had of being rescued. He also believed many of his friends were dead, and I didn’t at the time see any reason to correct that assumption. One of the things I had learned from Snoke was that hope was a powerful thing; a small amount was indeed useful when dealing with an enemy, but too much could be dangerous…

I contemplated how to proceed from here. I had plans for Ben Solo, but he wasn’t ready for those things yet. He needed just enough motivation, dignity, and sense of purpose to complete his tasks efficiently as a slave, but also be aware of his place and be obedient. A broken slave without a purpose or reason to live was useless. It would be a difficult balance to strike, and he was nowhere near there yet.

Giving him his own space was just the beginning…

#memories #dark rey #sith rey #jedi ben #jedi ben solo #empress rey #miratal #slave ben solo #star wars kin #fictionkin #otherkin #villainkin #I really don't like where my head was in this memory #I truly thought of him as a slave here #but then we became friends #and he turned me to the Light #volume 22

[dark-empress-rey]

So we finally know my parents’ names were Dathan and Miramir and I cannot express how happy this makes me. I always knew that my father’s name had two syllables and started with a D, and my mother’s name had three syllables and had an ‘a’ in it, but that was all I could remember. I was so young when I lost them, so to know their full names now brings me so much joy. 🥹

Also, I find it funny and kind of fitting that I had a lover in this timeline with such a similar name to my mother’s (Miratal, and Miramir).

I need Miramir’s maiden name now lol

#star wars #Rey #Rey’s parents #Dathan #Miramir #shadow of the sith #Star Wars novel #Luke and Lando #dark Rey #sith rey #empress rey #fictionkin #Star Wars kin #otherkin #villainkin #filling the blanks #dathan and miramir #Dathan Palpatine

[dark-empress-rey]

The Dark Fleet

“The First Order doesn’t know this yet, so keep it close to your chest, but the Emperor and his followers are working on something that will change the entire war,” said Snoke.

“What is that?” I asked.

“Something that should make ruling the galaxy much easier for you.”

....

It would be another 4 years before I found out what Snoke had been referring to…

The Dark Fleet was the bane of my existence. It was the ultimate trump card, a thousand Death Stars each with the ability to move throughout the galaxy, the last resort when all else failed. For many of my generals, it was the first resort, and it was only because of my authority that so many worlds were spared obliteration. As Empress, my interests lied in actually ruling the galaxy, hearing the concerns of the people of the worlds over which I reigned and acting on them. I just happened to be on the Dark Side. The presence of the Dark Fleet meant that anything I did for other worlds carried a hint of a military threat, a constant ‘Do this or else’ feeling.

I found myself thinking day after day how much easier my job would be if the Dark Fleet had never been built. If it hadn’t existed, my reign might have been diplomatic, peaceful even. My generals would have been forced to keep negotiating with governments until a deal was made, instead of resorting to the trump card whenever they wanted, simply because…it was there. Day after day I cursed my grandfather and those who followed him. So many slaves poured their blood into the Fleet, many dying while building it. Who needs a thousand planet-killing Star Destroyers anyway? Such a power should belong to no one.

#memories #dark rey #sith rey #empress rey #rey palpatine #star wars kin #fictionkin #otherkin #villainkin #bitch you thought this would make my life EASIER??? #volume 22

[dark-empress-rey]

To Be Feared

I don’t think I ever had a God complex. I knew I was extremely powerful, and I even flaunted it sometimes, but I was also very conscious of what was more powerful than myself, such as Lightning and the Force itself, and I respected that power. As Empress, I simply liked the idea of being in charge of many people. The responsibility didn’t weigh on me until I was reluctantly destroying planets.

I had this deep, almost subconscious desire to be loved by the people I ruled, but because of my grandfather’s legacy and the way I was trained, I in a way had to ‘settle’ for being feared…because at least I still had the power.

I had all these ideas about how to make the galaxy better, but I never got to execute them because of what my grandfather had done, what I had inherited, the people I was working with, and how I was trained. All were oriented to the Dark Side. By the time my ideas reached the star systems and people they were intended for, they had been run through the dark filter that was the various people in my Empire, getting corrupted and tainted along the way, until they bore no resemblance to the original ideas. So even though I genuinely wanted to make people’s lives better, I never got to do that, despite all of the power I had…and that frustrated me most of all. That more than anything else is what made me become disenchanted with not only my role as Empress, but with the Dark Side as a whole.

On one hand, I felt like I had the power to do anything and everything, whole worlds in the palm of my hand. But on the other hand, I couldn’t do the things that I felt were most important…

#memories #sith rey #dark rey #empress rey #star wars kin #fictionkin #otherkin #villainkin #volume Exegol #rey palpatine

[dark-empress-rey]

Quiet

I woke up screaming in pain when a planet was destroyed during the night, a planet that I had signed off on earlier in the evening. I knew this was coming but it still hit me hard. I stumbled to the refresher and retched in the toilet. Mira joined me and held my hair back and rubbed my back. When the heaving finally subsided, I was breathing heavily, the screams still reverberating in my head. I was on my knees, exhausted and shaking. It always took so much out of me. My head swam and I collapsed, but Mira caught me by the shoulders, slowly lowering me into her lap.

For several minutes I just laid there on the refresher floor with my head in Mira’s lap. Then I opened my eyes and stared up at my most loyal Knight. She faded in and out of focus. I could feel her stroking my face gently. There was a tightness in my chest that made it difficult to breathe.

“I wish I could take all the pain away,” she said. “Oh, that’s easy…” I said groggily. “Just kill all the generals for me.”

Mira laughed. “Wouldn’t that be nice?”

After a while, I felt a cup being pressed to my lips. “Here, drink.”

I drank, and for a moment, all was quiet. Even the voices of the Sith had gone mute. I simply laid there with my eyes closed, reveling in the silence. I felt myself drifting off, but I wanted Mira to know how much I appreciated her for staying with me during my weakest moments. But instead of a thank you, it came out a little differently.

“I love you, Mira,” I mumbled, my eyes still closed. “I love you, Rey,” Mira whispered.

I don’t know how much time passed but eventually Mira scooped me up and carried me back to bed. She canceled my morning meetings so that I could sleep in and recover.

#dark rey #sith rey #empress rey #empress palpatine #rey palpatine #miratal #volume 23 #fictionkin #otherkin #star wars kin #villainkin

[dark-empress-rey]

Overcoming Fear

I was teaching Mira how to use Force Lightning. Mira was attempting to hold a current between her hands, which is how I had started. But she was struggling. This was probably a few months after Snoke had tortured her. She had been left with a large lightning scar on her lower back.

“The trick is to match its vibration. You can’t fear it. Lightning knows no fear, so it’s outside of its vibration. If you fear it, it will hurt you. Treat it like a friend.”

Mira took a deep breath, centered herself and tried again. She held her hands out in front of her once more, facing each other. She breathed deeply in and out. I could tell she was concentrating very hard. Gradually her breaths quickened. I could sense the power building within her, but before it could manifest physically, she put down her hands and sighed, exasperated.

“I can’t.” Her voice was hollow.

I walked around to face her, concerned.

“Every time I try I just…”

I could tell she was fighting back tears and that she was frustrated with herself. I put a hand on her shoulder. She didn’t need to explain. She was afraid of being hurt again. I mentally cursed Snoke. Out of all of the emotions she could have had towards lightning, fear was the worst. I knew she would have to overcome that fear if she was to have any chance of practicing Force Lightning successfully.

“It’s okay.” “No it’s not!” She began to pace. “Weak!” She said it more to herself. I stepped a little closer. “You don’t have to be strong all the time. Not when we’re alone.” “I have sworn to protect you. I can’t afford any weakness.” “Listen…lightning isn’t essential for your job. Focus on your strengths. If you ever want to try again, we can.”

Mira gave an apologetic look, then nodded.

I felt bad for Mira. She just wanted to be all she could be for me. She wanted to be the best and master any skill that could be beneficial to me or our missions. She would get extremely frustrated if she fell short at all. She never did have success with Force Lightning, but she was formidable in most combat techniques, and many Force abilities. She was my best Knight.

#dark rey #sith rey #empress rey #empress palpatine #rey palpatine #miratal #volume 16 #fictionkin #otherkin #star wars kin #villainkin

[dark-empress-rey]

First Kiss

Content Warning: (this is actually quite a wholesome memory, but listing these triggers just in case) Brief rape mention, Saber violence (flashback), Adult themes

When Miratal and I confessed that we liked each other, I had just turned sixteen. We had gone to my quarters after a sparring session and we each showered. Miratal came out of the refresher and I was sitting on the edge of my bed. She looked a little nervous as she wrapped her hair up in a towel.

“So…there’s something I want to tell you, but I’m afraid you’ll think it’s strange,” she began.

My heart was suddenly pounding. I hoped it was the same thing I wanted to tell her.

“First, um…I’m honored that you chose me as one of your Knights. It means a lot to me.”

“Of course,” I said. You’re more than capable.

“Thank you,” she said, smiling nervously. “And…second…I’m not sure how to put it…I have feelings for you Rey, strong feelings.”

My heart pounded faster, if that was even possible.

“Do you know what I mean?”

“I know exactly what you mean. I feel the same way.” I said it without even thinking about it.

Miratal’s eyes lit up. “You do?” She breathed a sigh of relief.

“Ever since we first sparred…and you…floored me.”

We both laughed.

“I was terrified I had upset you,” she said.

“Not at all. Quite the opposite actually.” I reached up and rubbed my neck, nervous that I was revealing too much.

Miratal released her damp, black hair from the towel and let it fall to the floor. I looked at the way her hair fell along her shoulders, and then back into her piercing, bluish-grey eyes. I was mesmerized by her. She reached down and took my hands from my lap, then pulled me up to stand face to face with her. She brushed some of my hair out of my face and caressed my cheek. We got closer and closer until finally, we kissed.

It was my first kiss, soft and gentle, hesitant even. When we pulled apart, we could both tell it felt right and we just wanted more. We kissed again, with more passion this time. Our breaths got heavy. Our hands went into each other’s hair and around our shoulders. She pushed forward gently and I walked backwards into the bed, where I sat down again, our lips never parting.

Then, Miratal’s hand went to the bottom of my shirt, working its way underneath.

I panicked. I broke the kiss and pulled back.

“Stop,” I said, panting with eyes wide. I couldn’t help but be reminded of the last time someone had touched me there.

“What’s wrong?”

“I’m sorry…it’s not you. Um…” I didn’t know how to tell her. Tears formed in my eyes. Miratal got down on her knees next to the bed and looked up at me.

“Hey…what is it?”

I closed my eyes, letting the tears fall into my lap. Finally, I found my voice.

“Something happened to me…it was about two months ago.”

“Did someone hurt you?”

I was shaking. I couldn’t make eye contact with her. I nodded.

“Multiple someones.”

Miratal’s eyes widened in horror and sympathy. “Rey…I’m so sorry.”

“I was in medical for a week.”

“Were they punished?”

Flashes of the four restrained officers in Snoke’s throne room, awaiting their execution. A red saber slashing mercilessly through flesh. The rush of adrenaline and bloodlust.

I shook myself mentally of the memory. I didn’t feel comfortable telling Miratal I had killed the men myself. Instead, I simply nodded.

“Good…listen, we don’t have to do anything.”

“Do you…do you still…” I trailed off, afraid to ask.

“What?” she asked gently, looking up at me.

“Do you still want me?” I finally got out, the tears flowing freely.

Miratal sighed and smiled, her eyes full of compassion. “Of course I want you, Rey.”

I smiled in relief through the tears. Miratal stood up and wrapped her arms around me. She held me for a long time.

“You can call me ‘Mira’ if you like,” she said when she pulled back.

“Mira…” I smiled. “Thank you…”

#dark rey #sith rey #empress rey #rey palpatine #memories #volume 16 #miratal #first kiss #I'm totally not crying as I write this #this is so important for survivors of rape to find acceptance #tw: rape mention #cw: rape mention #there is life beyond your trauma #fictionkin #star wars kin #otherkin #villainkin

[dark-empress-rey]

Masterlist of Memories

This post contains links to all of my memories from my Empress Rey kin timeline. Since the #memories tag doesn't always show my memories in search, I will link them all here in this post so you guys can always find them. I will do my best to list them in the order in which they occurred, so by age. This post will constantly be updated to include the new memories I post (there are hundreds total). Thanks for reading and enjoy! :)

My Empress Rey AU

Timeline of Events

Volume 4 (age 4)

The Voices

Volume 13 (age 13)

The Dark Side Calls

The Apprenticeship

Kneel

Feast and Famine

Mind Probe

My Playground

When I Grow Up

An Unexpected Friend

Stealing Time

Attachments

Voices of the Sith

My Family Name

The Bargain

Volume 14 (age 14)

Innocence on the Dark Side

Force Lightning

Volume 15 (age 15)

Questions

The Bath

Erasing the Line

The Promise

Sealing Fate

Treason

The Turning Point

Distortion

Lost Memories

Volume 16 (age 16)

Embracing the Darkness

Deception

Hearing Thoughts

Windows of Ice

First Kiss

Establishing Dominance

Overcoming Fear

Volume 17 (age 17)

Water and Lightning

The Last Jedi

Berniuk

Volume 18 (age 18)

A Disturbance in the Force

Volume 19 (age 19)

Sparks

Volume 22 (age 22)

Ascension

A Slave's Purpose

The Dark Fleet

Just Rey

To Be Feared

Volume 23 (age 23)

The Pen is Mightier than the Saber

Quiet

Real Entertainment

No Final Words

Duty

Volume 24 (age 24)

Walking the Line

A Wiser Use of Power

Post-war (age 25 onwards)

Kindness

Letting Go

Braids

The Gift

Trauma

The Last Battle

Hands

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[dark-empress-rey]

Attachments

I was 13 and Captain Phasma had just found me and Finn in the hallway and she had left with him. I walked briskly to Snoke’s throne room, knowing I was cutting it close for my training session.

“You’re late,” Snoke remarked shortly. “Sorry, Master,” I said, folding my hands behind my back and looking down. “What held you up?” “I…ran into someone in the hallway.”

Snoke beckoned me with his finger to come closer. I walked closer to the throne until I was about six feet away. Snoke began to probe my mind. I was starting to get used to him doing this, but it was still uncomfortable. I had learned by this point to not resist his probing. Resisting only brought more pain. Snoke soon found out about Finn, and then pulled back.

“Let me give you some advice. It is not wise to make friends with Stormtroopers. They never last long.”

I blinked and looked down as the weight of those words sunk in.

“Forget him. Understand?”

I looked up at Snoke, alarmed. He had no idea what he was asking of me.

“There aren’t many people here my age, Master. He’s the only friend I have.”

“You’re setting yourself up for disappointment, child. Attachments and affections serve only as distractions. You’re better off without them.”

I swallowed.

“Regardless, tardiness will not be tolerated. Understood?” “Yes, Master,” I said right away.

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When I Grow Up

It was early in my apprenticeship and I had a few hours before my next session with Snoke. I had taken the tram pretty far, and the Supremacy was a huge ship. I was wandering around and came across one of the many hangars where the TIE Fighters were serviced. I walked around the hangar, eyes wide at the scale of it all. Eventually, one of the mechanics approached me, a young man with dark short hair, probably in his mid-twenties.

“Hello there…did your father say you could come down here?”

He must have assumed I was some general’s kid. I ignored his question and immediately started asking questions about his work and the TIEs. He seemed flattered and was only too happy to talk about his work. He answered all my questions and even put me in one of the TIE cockpits. While I was inside taking everything in, he asked me a question.

“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?”

I paused what I had been doing and contemplated. I hadn’t given that question much thought on Jakku. A scavenger didn’t think much past tomorrow. Every day was a struggle for survival...

“When I was little, I wanted to be a pilot, or a mechanic. I wanted to see the entire galaxy. But…I don’t know what’s going to happen now.” I thought about Snoke and my new apprenticeship with him. I had no idea what he had planned for me.

“Well you’re still young. You have plenty of time to figure it out,” the mechanic said cheerfully.

Little did he know...

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