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[...] He cried out in pain trying to rise from the ground but the following coughs forced him to fall back. Ben couldn't properly see.
But he needed to concentrate even if it seemed impossible. He needed to act before it was too late. They needed to destroy Palpatine.
Ben reached out through the Force. Even though the Emperor has taken power from their bond it was still strong. He and Rey were still connected. Ben had no idea what he was going to do if he found her, but knowing if she was alright was the first, if not the only thing that mattered to him in that moment. He needed to tell her that he was still there. That she wasn’t alone. That he was with her, at her side. Ben reached out.

Rey.

Out of nowhere the lightning around him intensified. It was more of a noise than actual lightning, a never-ending roar. But right then, right there, there she was. Ben could feel her presence. It was weak, but she was there, hurt, beaten, just like him, and it made him uneasy.
Suddenly Ben felt a call in the Force, a pull.

Be with me.

Rey was reaching out. Not just to him but to everyone in the Force, to every Jedi who ever lived.

Show me. Ben sent back. Could he do it as well? Or was is too late?

Be with me. Rey called for help. The Emperor must have been distracted since Ben didn’t feel him trying to stop her. She knew they couldn’t do this alone. And Ben understood immediately.

Be with me.

No matter how much they were apart from each other, they were one in the Force. Rey’s words echoed through his head like they were his, his like they were hers. They were two parts of one soul, a dyad. Focusing on the Force, on each other, their breaths became one, finding the same rhythm. Ben saw the stars Rey was staring up to past all the chaos in the skies of Exegol, past the falling ships struck by the lightning that was apparently emerging out of Palpatine’s hands. She was seeking out to the silence of the universe, trying to reach the spirits of the Force and Ben allowed himself to be led, learning her ways, the ways of the light. He knew it would be a hard and long path but he knew he wasn’t going to go back to the dark.

Suddenly he heard voices, voices he has never heard before but who felt strangely familiar, reaching out to the two that are one…

These are your final steps, Rey. Rise and take them.

Bring back the balance, Ben, as I did.

The light. Find the light, Ben.

Every Jedi who ever lived, lives in you now.

The Force surrounds you, Rey.

Let it guide you.

Feel the Force flowing through you, Rey.

Let it lift you.

Ben struggled to stand up while ignoring the terrible pain racing through his body.

Rise, Ben.

We stand behind you.

Ben.

Rey.

Rise in the Force.

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[...] He cried out in pain trying to rise from the ground but the following coughs forced him to fall back. Ben couldn't properly see.
But he needed to concentrate even if it seemed impossible. He needed to act before it was too late. They needed to destroy Palpatine.
Ben reached out through the Force. Even though the Emperor has taken power from their bond it was still strong. He and Rey were still connected. Ben had no idea what he was going to do if he found her, but knowing if she was alright was the first, if not the only thing that mattered to him in that moment. He needed to tell her that he was still there. That she wasn’t alone. That he was with her, at her side. Ben reached out.

Rey.

Out of nowhere the lightning around him intensified. It was more of a noise than actual lightning, a never-ending roar. But right then, right there, there she was. Ben could feel her presence. It was weak, but she was there, hurt, beaten, just like him, and it made him uneasy.
Suddenly Ben felt a call in the Force, a pull.

Be with me.

Rey was reaching out. Not just to him but to everyone in the Force, to every Jedi who ever lived.

Show me. Ben sent back. Could he do it as well? Or was is too late?

Be with me. Rey called for help. The Emperor must have been distracted since Ben didn’t feel him trying to stop her. She knew they couldn’t do this alone. And Ben understood immediately.

Be with me.

No matter how much they were apart from each other, they were one in the Force. Rey’s words echoed through his head like they were his, his like they were hers. They were two parts of one soul, a dyad. Focusing on the Force, on each other, their breaths became one, finding the same rhythm. Ben saw the stars Rey was staring up to past all the chaos in the skies of Exegol, past the falling ships struck by the lightning that was apparently emerging out of Palpatine’s hands. She was seeking out to the silence of the universe, trying to reach the spirits of the Force and Ben allowed himself to be led, learning her ways, the ways of the light. He knew it would be a hard and long path but he knew he wasn’t going to go back to the dark.

Suddenly he heard voices, voices he has never heard before but who felt strangely familiar, reaching out to the two that are one…

These are your final steps, Rey. Rise and take them.

Bring back the balance, Ben, as I did.

The light. Find the light, Ben.

Every Jedi who ever lived, lives in you now.

The Force surrounds you, Rey.

Let it guide you.

Feel the Force flowing through you, Rey.

Let it lift you.

Ben struggled to stand up while ignoring the terrible pain racing through his body.

Rise, Ben.

We stand behind you.

Ben.

Rey.

Rise in the Force.

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