The Dark Heir

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN THIS STORY, DISNEY AND LUCASFILM OWN ALL CHARACTERS. I ONLY OWN THE PLOT. I DO NOT MAKE MONEY FROM THIS, THIS IS PURELY FOR ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSES.

Description: SPOILERS FOR TROS! An AU for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, The Last Jedi, and The Rise of Skywalker. Rey is a scavenger from nowhere when she is found by an agent of The Final Order. She is taken to a planet called Exegol. There she will learn the truth of her lineage and ascend to take her grandfather's place. With The Final Order backing her, she will not be stopped. GREATERGOOD!LUKE DARK!REY, REYLO!

Pairings: Rey Palpatine/Kylo Ren AND Rey Palpatine/Kayla Ren.

Rating: Rated Mature. Contains Language, Violence, Descriptions of Sexual and Intimate Actions, Mentions of Rape and other content not suited for some of those under the age of eighteen.

Fonts:

Normal dialogue and script(Normal.)

Thoughts(Italics.)

Telepathic speech and abilities/visions(Bold.)

Previous chapter:

—Unknown POV—

Rain pours down onto the ground, turning the dirt and clay into mud. The sun that is normally visible in the sky is entirely hidden behind a swarm of black clouds. Lightning strikes the ground at random, illuminating a figure dressed from head to toe in brown robes. The figure reaches out with its right hand, revealing a cybernetic hand, as an object flies into his hand. Another flash of lightning illuminates the hilt of a lightsaber.

Chapter 12(Retrieving Lando)

Warning: From here on out, the M rating is fully in effect as there are mature scenes in this chapter and will be many more to come.

—Kylo Ren POV—

(Three Days Until Invasion of Endor)

Kylo strides purposefully through the hallways of his personal Star Destroyer, heading for the interrogation cells.

When he reaches them, he walks into the chamber containing Maz Kanata. The old creature is strapped to a metal chair, eyes closed in meditation. As Kylo enters, she opens her eyes, looking at Kylo in disappointment. "Ben, what are you going to do to me, child?"
Kylo walks forward until he stands right in front of her. "Do not call me that. Ben Solo is dead."

Maz shakes her head, "No. Kylo Ren and Ben Solo have been fighting a battle inside your head for your entire life. Ben Solo is not extinguished."

Kylo smirks behind his mask. "You are partially correct. Until yesterday, I was indeed locked in an internal conflict. But yesterday, Ben Solo was fully extinguished."

Maz shakes her head but she now has an uncertain look on her face. "No, Ben Solo would never lose to the likes of Kylo Ren. What event could cause you to fully embrace the darkness?"

Kylo smirks. "I had a conversation with my grandfather."

Maz's eyes widen. "That isn't possible. The Force Ghost of Anakin Skywalker hasn't been seen since the night of his death."

Kylo nods his head. "You are correct. That's the thing, I am about to tell you something that is supposed to be kept a secret. I can tell you because I am killing you before I leave this room."

Maz's eyes widen. "Dear child, if you kill me—"

Kylo cuts her off, "Spare me the sentimental crap. You are a threat to my ruler and thus, you must be eliminated."

Maz looks confused, "I am a threat to Snoke?"

Kylo shakes his head, glancing around the room and deactivating the camera in the room. "No. Snoke is no longer my master."

Maz's eyes widen, "Snoke isn't your…" She trails off, coming to a horrible realization. "Palpatine…" She turns to glare at Kylo. "You are following the same man who destroyed your family. He ruined your grandfather's life!"

Kylo shakes his head. "No. I am not following Sheev Palpatine, rather I live to serve his granddaughter; as do my Knights and soon, the entire First Order. I am going to kill Snoke with the help of my Empress and then, I will control the First Order and I will do her bidding."

Maz looks at Kylo in horror. "You are willing to serve a girl who is younger than you? Why?"

Kylo looks at her before saying, "You have not been in her presence so you do not know the full extent of the power she possesses. She is now the most powerful Force User to ever live."

Maz shakes her head, "No, that isn't possible. There is no way she is that powerful already. She would need decades of training to possess that level of power."

Kylo shakes his head, a modulated chuckle sounding throughout the room, "Not quite. She possesses the memories of every Sith to ever live as she is now the undisputed Sith Empress. The Dark Throne of the Sith accepted her and allowed her to ascend to Empress."

Maz's eyes widen in horror. "She is the Sith Empress?"

Kylo nods his head, reaching his right hand down and drawing his cross-guard saber. He walks forward, kneeling before the ancient woman. "Oh, by the way, you have met her." He says, placing the emitter of his lightsaber against her chest right against her heart.

Maz looks at him in disbelief, "I've met her? Who? How?"

Kylo leans in, whispering in her ear. "You talked to her a few days ago over a Hologram. She was in the presence of the Skywalker twins."

Maz's eyes fill with fear, "Kira and Violet aren't Jedi…" She says.

Kylo nods his head, "Correct. Goodbye, Maz Kanata. You have lived a long life, now rest."

She nods her head, "If what you say is true and Kira or Violet is the Sith Empress, than the darkness has already won."

The woman closes her eyes and Kylo ignites his saber, the crimson blade impaling through her heart and into the Interrogation Chair behind it. Kylo watches as the light fades from Maz's eyes, being replaced by an ever-encompassing wave of darkness. Kylo deactivates his saber and walks out of the room. He passes by a Stormtrooper and orders, "Dispose of the body, trooper."

The trooper nods his head, "Yes sir, Lord Ren."

Kylo walks through the hallways of his Destroyer until he reaches his quarters. He enters them and takes off his mask, placing it on a hanger near the door. He walks deeper into his room, removing his cloak as he reaches his bedroom. He grabs a new outfit to change into and makes his way into his bathroom. He slowly removes the rest of his sweat-ridden clothes, placing the new ones on a table near the refresher. The he steps into the refresher with the scalding water turning his skin a flaming red color. He allows the water to remove the few drops of blood that splattered off of Maz and onto him when he killed her, all of it around his eyes and his wrists where he is not protected by his armor and helmet. Then he directs the water at his curly black hair, cleaning it of the sweat and dust that collects inside his suit. Once he is clean, he steps out of the refresher and grabs a towel to dry his body with. He looks in the mirror as he dries himself, his upper-body glistening with water, the water accentuating his muscular chest and biceps. He quickly dries his hair and grabs his brush from the table beside his sink. He runs the brush through his thick curls, easing out the nots formed from his hair being restrained all day. He pulls on his black underclothes and then his pants.

Once he is done, he walks back into his bedroom, buttoning up the black shirt as he moves. He makes his way to the raised cushion he uses for meditation and lowers himself onto it, getting himself comfortable. He closes his eyes and focuses on the Empress. "Milady." He says, hoping she will hear him.

He quickly gets a response, "Yes, Kylo?"

"I have done as you bid me. Maz Kanata is no more."

Kylo senses the triumph coming from his Empress as she says, "Well done, Kylo. Once again, you are continuing to porve your loyalty to me and my goals. I look forward to once we kill Snoke when we will be able to confer more regularly."

Kylo uncharacteristically smiles, "As do I, milady." He says.

"I am sorry to cut this conversation short, Kylo, but my mission for the Resistance needs my full attention. Do not hesitate to reach out to me for questions you have about what is to come."

Kylo nods, "I understand and thank you."

The Empress ends the connection, leaving Kylo feeling alone for the first time in years. Subconsciously, he admits that he enjoys being in the presence of the Empress, more than he wished he did. He knows that war is not a time for attachments, even though the Sith encouraged them.

Deciding to try something else with his newfound connection to the Force, Kylo imagines Kayla and wishes to see what she has been doing the past few days. Shortly after, images begin to appear in his mind of his surrogate sister's actions over the past few days. First, an image of her meeting a cloaked figure on a planet with a black surface and obilisks glowing red in view. Next, an image of Kayla and the Empress exiting their ship at the Resistance base. Then an image of Kayla and the Empress meeting Kylo's mother, father, aunt, and uncle appears. Followed by an image of the Sith Empress and Kayla training in lightsaber combat with Luke and Leia. Next, an image of Kayla and the Empress fighting a Togruta with orange skin and blue and white head-tails. He sees his Empress beat the Togruta with her eyes closed and it is only then that Kylo realizes the identity of the Togruta. "Vader's Jedi Apprentice."

The last image he sees causes him to quickly stop looking as his face turns a light shade of red in embarrsment. He tries to remove the image from his head but he is unsuccessful.

He stands up and walks over to his bed and tries to go to sleep. He never even comes close as his thoughts are haunted by the image of his surrogate sister and his Empress fully naked and embracing, with their lips locked together. Kylo draws his thoughts away from Kayla's body as he has no desire to see her naked. On the other hand, no matter how much he tries, he can't get the image of his Empress' naked form out of his head. Her lithe, athletic body and perfect curves draw Kylo's attention. His brief view of the Empress' chest and lower lips show that they far outmatch any he had ever seen. In his mind, she was the embodiment of perfection in human form.

Kylo sighs and gets out of bed. He just used the refresher but he quickly walks into the bathroom and removes his shirt. He pulls off his pants, freeing his member from its confinement. It stands at attention, the image of the Sith Empress having majorly turned him on. Kylo steps into the shower, turning the water to a freezing cold in an attempt to calm down his arrousal. In the end, Kylo is able to relieve himself of his 'problem' and makes his way back to bed with a new pair of pants and the same shirt on.

He closes his eyes but the second he does, the image of his Empress appears once more. Kylo rolls over, putting his hands behind his head as he sighs, knowing he is in trouble.

—Rey Palpatine POV—

After closing the link with Kylo, Rey hears Mara telling Kayla that they are nearing Nkllon. She stands up from the corner of the ship she sat in and walks over to sit next to Kayla. Kayla smiles at her as Rey gently grabs her hand in a gesture of affection that is easily passed off as a sisterly gesture.

The two fell the ship around them enter the atmospher of Nkllon and soon after feel the ship touch down on the ground. Mara returns to the cargo hold, a blaster pistol in her left hand and a lightsaber strapped to her belt. "Remember, only use the lightsabers as a last resort. The last thing we want is to have the two of you be captured by Kylo Ren."

Rey and Kayla nod and follow Mara out of the ship. The air of Nkllon smells of sulfur and the sky is filled with ash and smoke. Lava flows are easily visible in all directions with shield-protected walkways over the lava flows.

Mara leads them across a walkway near the end of their landing platform with a massive silver factory clear in the distance. "That is where Lando's signal originated." Mara announces, gesturing at the factory.

Rey and Kayla nod, following Mara towards the massive building. Half of the way across the walkway, a ray-shield activates around them, trapping them in place. A minute later, a patrol of six First Order Stormtroopers walks up to them. "Lay down your weapons. You are now in First Order occupied space and as such, you must abide by its laws." The batillion leader of the Stormtroopers orders.

Mara slowly places her blaster on the ground, soon followed by her lightsaber. Rey and Kayla soon follow her example, leaving them unarmed. The ray-shield around them deactivates and the Stormtroopers walk forward with metal cuffs. All three women are placed in the metal cuffs and lead across the walkway. Behind them, a Stormtrooper bends down to pick up the weapons they placed on the ground. Rey sighs, knowing their cover is about to be blown. "Sir?" The Stormtrooper calls out.

The batillion leader turns around and says, "Yes, trooper?"

The Stormtrooper holds out the three lightsabers, "Are these what I think they are?" He asks.

The batillion leader's eyes widen in disbelief as he recognizes the cylindrical objects the trooper holds. He turns to another trooper, ordering, "Alert Lord Ren! The Jedi are here!"

He spins to face them but it is too late. Rey springs into action.

Rey calls two blades into her hand, calling out to Kayla and Mara, "Drop!"

The other two woman drop to the ground as Rey swings the two ingited blades in an arc around her, killing four of the troopers. Rey spins gracefully and throws the ignited purple blade of Mara's lightsaber through the chest of one trooper before turning to face the batillion leader. She gestures with the thumb and forefinger of her right hand and tightens her telekinetic grip around the trooper's neck. She turns to walk towards the building and as she walks away, she gestures to her right with her hand, breaking the troopers neck and flinging him off of the walkway and into the lava.

She calls her blue blade into her hand and continues walking, ignoring the shocked look Mara is giving her.

Footsteps behind Rey signal that her companions have caught up to her. Mara graps her arm, a look of disbelief on her face. "What in the Force was that? Jedi do not kill unless it is absolutely necessary! You just brutally murdered six troopers who were conscripted as kids and have no choice but to serve the The First Order."

Rey shrugs, sighing as she thinks, "Perhaps I overdid it a little. Mara will probably pester me until I answer why I killed them."

Outloud, Rey says, "They were in the way of our goal. The death of six Stormtroopers hardly makes up for the number of people they have killed." Rey allows a heartbroken look to appear on her face as she stutters out, "Th-they have taken nearly everyone I care about for me. I-I know that re-revenge is not the Je-Jedi way but they deserve to die. All of them! The way the ones I loved died!" Rey begins to shake softly and watches as Mara's face softens.

Kayla brings Rey into a hug while Mara kneels before her. "I understand what you are going through Kira, but that still doesn't make killing right."

Rey scoffs, "Ha. The former hand to Emperor Palpatine lecturing me about killing. As if I would take anything you teach me seriously. You reek of the Dark Side and it is a simple issue of intelligence to allow me to know that you have most likely killed hundreds on the Emperor's orders."

Mara's face turns cold. "Do not talk about what you do not understand, child."

Kayla, at Rey's side, has had enough of her mother lecturing her lover and she sends a minor Force push at Mara. "Step back, Mara. You will not touch her."

Mara goes to respond but is interrupted by a blaster bolt whizzing past them. They look around them and see that Stormtroopers have taken posts up on both sides of the walkway, stranding them over lava.

A ray-shield activaes around them once more and ten Stormtroopers quickly surround them. "Drop your weapons, Jedi scum." One orders. Mara does but Kayla and Rey do not. Instead the two move until they stand back to back, their backs pressed against one another. "Are you deaf, Jedi? Drop your weapons or we will open fire!"

Rey just smirks, saying mentally to Kayla, "You deal with the ones on your side. I will deal with the ones facing me."

Kayla responds, "Of course, Rey."

Mara sees what the two plan to do and her eyes widen, "No, wait!" She yells but to is too late.

Rey and Kayla both attach their sabers to their belts and then they kneel on one knee. They both clench their fists, building up a shockwave of power. Then, Rey and Kayla punch the metal walkway, releasing the shockwave. All of the Stormtroopers are blown off of their feet, with some going in the lava. The ones who don't end up in the lava collapse to their knees, gasping in pain. The impact from the shockwave shattered all the bones in any trooper within twenty feet of Rey and Kayla. The ones who were lucky enough to avoid the shockwave place their blasters on the ground, surrendering.

Mara on the other hand looks frightened and amazed. "I've seen this raw strength only once before, in my master Sheev Palpatine. It didn't scare me enough then…It does now." She looks at the two girls before her, and the amount of power eminating off of them shocks her to her core. But what shocks her even more is the color of Kira and Violet's eyes. Kira's eyes are now rimmed in a thin ring of red while Kayla's are rimmed in a striking, piercing blue color.

Mara's eyes widen and she says quietly, "Kira?" But she isn't looking at Rey. She is looking at Kayla.

—Kayla Ren POV—

"Kira?" Mara says and Kayla's heart stops for a second. Her mother just recognized her.

Kayla turns to Rey, asking for guidance. The Sith Empress sighs and then says, "Fuck. Well, I hadn't planned for this but I will have to make it work."

Mara recognizes the eyes of her daughter and rushes towards her, set on embracing her but Rey steps in between them. Mara, for the first time, pays attention to Rey and her eyes widen in shock, disbelief, and fear. "Y-yo-you! You are Palpatine's granddaughter? How?" She turns to face her daughter once more. "Come, Kira. Let us leave this place. We will allow the First Order to capture her." She says, gesturing at Rey.

Kayla shakes her head. "Never. I will never leave Rey's side."

Mara's eyes widen in horror. "You knew who she was? And you still chose to side with her? After all her family had done to me?"

Kayla sneers at her mother, "I would chose Rey every time. I would rather die than betray her."

Mara sinks to her knees, the realization that her daughter is lost to her for ever causing a wave of pain to flood through her. For the first time in years, she allows her anger to rule her actions and lashes out. A wave of Force energy slams into Rey, sending her flying into the ray-shield. "No!" Kayla yells and sends a burst of lightning at her mother.

Kayla rushes to her lover's fallen form and presses her ear to Rey's chest in search of a a heartbeat. "No! Rey! I can't lose you! I can't! I won't!" Kayla figures out what she needs to do and presses her lips to Rey's in an attempt to get Rey breathing again. Mara gasps in horror at the action but the pain from the lightning her daughter hit her with prevents her from acting. Kayla pushes her hands down on Rey's chest rhythmically.

Kayla begins to sob, moving her mouth off of Rey's for a moment to catch her breath. She quickly moves her lips back to Rey's and continues her efforts. She sobs while she tries to save her until she cries with joy as Rey's lips begin to move against her's.

Kayla moves her lips back, a strand of saliva still connecting her mouth with Rey's. Rey sits up slowly, "What…happened?" She asks, dazed.

Kayla snarls, "My fucking mother Force pushed you against the wall. You didn't have time to react to the attack and were knocked out by the blow. I feared you were dead."

Rey smirks, "It will take far more than that to kill me. Also, I get you wanted to kiss me, but couldn't you have done it while I was conscious?"

Kayla smiles at her, helping Rey to her feet before putting her hand behind Rey's head. She gently places her lips on Rey's as Rey moans in contentment. Kayla feels something poking at her mouth, asking for entrance and she lets it in. Rey's tongue ravishes her mouth, causing Kayla to moan. Kayla answers back with her own tongue, forcing her way passed Rey's tongue and into her mouth.

The two are drawn from their moment by a sob ffrom the ground a few feet from them. The two break apart and Rey smirks at Mara, pulling Kayla to her side. Mara glares at her in hatred. Rey laughs, "Now, now, Mara. There is no emotion, there is only peace." She says, mocking the Jedi Code.

The former Hand of the Emperor glares at her. "I must say, Mara. For a Jedi, you are very strong in the Dark Side."

Before Mara can respond, a male voice asks, "What the hell is going on here?"

Rey and Kayla spin around to see a man with black curls and a kind face. He sees Mara on the ground and his eyes widen. "Mara? Is that you?" He asks.

Mara rises to her feet, wincing in pain. "Yes, my old friend. It is me."

The man who Rey recognizes as Lando Calrissian from Darth Vader's memories turns to face them and his eyes widen. "Wait…Who are you?"

Rey mocks a bow, saying, "I do not believe we have met, General Calrissian. I must applaud you for destroying my grandfather's second attempt at a planet-killer."

The man's eyes widen in fear, "Yo-you are his daughter!?" He asks.

Rey smirks, "Yes. It's nice to meet you General. I am Rey Palpatine. Now I am sorry to cut this conversation short, but I need to wipe your memories of this whole event."

Before she messes with their memories, Rey gestures with her right hand, picking up all the corpses of Stormtroopers and tossing them deep into the lava. Rey first does Lando as his memories are much easier to alter as they are much shorter. "Violet, take Lando to the ship. We need to go. The First Order will soon be here."

Then Rey turns to Mara. "Oh Mara. I had no plans to accompany this event. I have no desire to change your memories but you have left me with no choice."

Rey steps forward and places her right hand on Mara' forehead. She forces her way passed the shields Mara has and into her memory. She finds the memory of the Nkllon mission and changes it to her will. She alters it so that Mara thinks the mission went off without a hitch. Once she is done, she stitches Mara' mind back together and then assumes a concerned look.

Mara blinks her eyes a few times, reorienting herself. She sees a concerned Kira standing over her and asks, "What happened?"

Rey frowns, "You fell, Mara. You fell and hit your head, knocking you unconscious."

Mara looks embarrsed. "Oh no. I am so sorry Kira. Where is Violet?"

Rey smiles here. "She has gone ahead with Lando. They are waiting on the ship for us."

Mara smiles. "Well done. I am sorry I tripped. I have never done that before."

Rey smiles, "It is alright, Master Jade. We all make mistakes. Now I suggest we leave."

Mara nods and allows Rey to help her to the landing platform. Luckily for Rey, she had remembered to get rid of the evidence of the Stormtroopers she and Kayla had killed.

Mara and Rey walk onto the ship and meet Kayla and Lando in the cargo hold. "It is great to meet you, General. We have heard many stories about you."

The General smiles, "It is good to meet you too. Luke and Leia both speak very highly of the two of you."

Mara says, "I am going to go message Leia and tell her we are on the way back to base."

Lando smiles at the two girls before following Mara out of the cargo hold.

Rey turns to face Kayla. "Are you okay? I erased your mother's memory. She doesn't really remember much about the mission today and our identities are still a secret."

Kayla smiles softly, "Yes, I am fine. Although, my reasoning for being down isn't what you think. I do not care about Mara. She means nothing to me. You, on the other hand…If I lost you, I do not think I could continue living."

Rey smiles at Kayla. "I feel the same way. And normally I would have been able to stop Mara's attack but I was distracted. You do not need to worry about losing me." Rey says pressing a quick kiss to Kayla's cheek.

Kayla sighs, "I know. You are the most powerful being to ever exist and yet I still worry about you."

Rey smiles, "That just means you care. It means that the two of us truly do care about one another."

Kayla leans her head on Rey's shoulder, wrapping her right arm around Rey's chest. Rey smiles softly as she leans her head on top of Kayla's. The two close their eyes and revel in the feeling of the other's presence.

—Unknown POV—

"Master Jedi, we have a transmission incoming from the Jedi Luke and Leia."

The hooded figure nods. "Patch it through." He orders.

A Hologram appears before him and he sees the two twins of Anakin Skywalker before him. "Ah. Just the Jedi I wanted to talk to." The cloaked figure says.

The Skywalker twins look at him in confusion. "Who are you and how do you have our private frequency?" Leia asks.

The man sighs, slowly pulling off his hood with a cybernetic right hand. The two Jedi gasp and Luke says, "How? I thought the Emperor killed you!"

The man nods. "He came very close. After he blasted me with his lightning and threw me out of the Senate Builing window, I was able to catch myself on a civilain vehicle. I confisticated the vehicle and made my way to the nearset spaceport. I admit it, I ran. I was missing my right hand and my lightsaber was lost somewhere in Coruscant. My skin was majorly burned and I suffered vision loss from the long exposure to Force Lightning. Over the last 52 years, I have fully recovered. Due to my strong connection with the Force, I have been able to live well past the average lifespan of a human male."

Silence falls before the figure continues, "I am on my way to Endor. I will be there in a week. I am in the Outer Rim so it will take a while. I am bringing a fleet with me, one of my own creations. Along with an army. I have 500,000 new clones from Kamino." He sees the looks on Luke and Leia's faces and says, "Don't worry, they have no chip this time to make them turn on the Jedi. They are truly loyal. I have overseen their creation and have made sure the past will not repeat itself."

Luke and Leia smile. Leia says, "That is wonderful, Master Windu! I look forward to meeting you."

Jedi Master Mace Windu smiles. "As do I, Leia. As do I."

A/N.

Hmm. This book just took off. The action will begin next chapter as I am estimating the flight time to and from Nkllon as a day and a half. Meaning that next chapter, there will be one day before the invasion.

What did you guys think of Mace Windu? I always thought he could easily have survived a fall. He is literally one of the most powerful Jedi ever.

Also, congratulations to Darth Renatus, for being the first to guess Mace's identity last chapter.

Character appearances go as follows(With some additions):

Daisy Ridley as Rey Palpatine.

Adam Driver as Kylo Ren.

Alexandra Daddario as Kayla Ren.

Ian Mcdiarmid as Sheev Palpatine.

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker.

Carrie Fisher(RIP) as Leia Organa.

Harrison Ford as Han Solo.

Sophie Turner as Mara Jade.

Oscar Issac as Poe Dameron.

John Boyega as FN-2187(Finn).

Domhnall Gleeson as General Armitage Hux.

Anthony Daniels as C-3PO.

Richard E. Grant as Allegiant General Pryde.

Pilou Asbæk as Kier Ren.

Andy Serkis as the voice of Supreme Leader Snoke.

Ashley Eckstein as the voice of Ahsoka Tano.

Sam Witwer as the voice of Darth Maul.

Hayden Christensen as Anakin Skywalker.

Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian.

Samuel L. Jackson as Mace Windu.

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