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[...] Ben hooked himself onto the cold wall. With every step Rey took to approach the Emperor Ben ascended higher and higher. There was no going back. He ignored the terrible pain in his chest. He couldn't give up now. Ben had done too many terrible things in the past that he will never be able to forget. He had to put an end to this, to all this suffering and darkness, for once and for all.

All of a sudden - having almost reached the top, ready to encounter the Emperor one last time - everything around him stopped. Vast lightning filled the atmosphere. Ben held himself close to the wall. The Force has shifted. It was, if just for a moment, freeing and peaceful. She did it, Ben thought. Rey has defeated the Emperor... and Ben wasn't with her. The silence made him uneasy. Ben stopped climbing as he heard two objects - apparently made out of metal - hitting the ground, followed by a hollow sound.

"No, Rey."

Ben felt like losing a part of himself, like it was disappearing. His eyes drifted away as Ben realized what was happening.
His hand slipped, unleashing pieces of rocks, almost losing his balance. Reaching out to her once more Ben felt nothing but emptiness. No soul, no being, no life. Only cold darkness.
No, no, no, no, no his voice faded away. Rey was dying.
Stay with me, Rey! He was losing her with each grip he took. Reaching the top, Ben looked around. Nothing moved. And so was Rey, lying next to the now destroyed throne on the cold floor. Ben had managed to stand up and head in her direction, only to find his legs giving up their strength, his body collapsing to the ground. [...]

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[...] Ben hooked himself onto the cold wall. With every step Rey took to approach the Emperor Ben ascended higher and higher. There was no going back. He ignored the terrible pain in his chest. He couldn't give up now. Ben had done too many terrible things in the past that he will never be able to forget. He had to put an end to this, to all this suffering and darkness, for once and for all.

All of a sudden - having almost reached the top, ready to encounter the Emperor one last time - everything around him stopped. Vast lightning filled the atmosphere. Ben held himself close to the wall. The Force has shifted. It was, if just for a moment, freeing and peaceful. She did it, Ben thought. Rey has defeated the Emperor... and Ben wasn't with her. The silence made him uneasy. Ben stopped climbing as he heard two objects - apparently made out of metal - hitting the ground, followed by a hollow sound.

"No, Rey."

Ben felt like losing a part of himself, like it was disappearing. His eyes drifted away as Ben realized what was happening.
His hand slipped, unleashing pieces of rocks, almost losing his balance. Reaching out to her once more Ben felt nothing but emptiness. No soul, no being, no life. Only cold darkness.
No, no, no, no, no his voice faded away. Rey was dying.
Stay with me, Rey! He was losing her with each grip he took. Reaching the top, Ben looked around. Nothing moved. And so was Rey, lying next to the now destroyed throne on the cold floor. Ben had managed to stand up and head in her direction, only to find his legs giving up their strength, his body collapsing to the ground. [...]

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