[ the open distaste in anakin's voice makes no mistake that kylo ren's very existence is an affront. anakin has known the dark side. fought it for three too long years. anakin looks away, inhales through his nose. ]
The Sith are our enemies, [ he explains, again regaining his composure. but the tension thrums underneath his skin. by chance or design, he has been bound to his enemy. the very idea of it is abhorrent, the constant knowledge galling. ] Ours and every living thing. They care nothing for others, only their own selfish desires. They study the Force, but not as Jedi do. We strive for peace, knowledge. Harmony. We're peacekeepers, [ a mild correction. ] We were never meant to be soldiers. But the Sith brought war to the galaxy.
[ at twenty-two, anakin looks much older. a general at nineteen. lost his first man before the age of twenty. the war aged him in ways deeper than the physical. ]
I've seen a lot of good men and women die in the line of duty. All because of a greedy few. Ren is what's left of them.
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[ the open distaste in anakin's voice makes no mistake that kylo ren's very existence is an affront. anakin has known the dark side. fought it for three too long years. anakin looks away, inhales through his nose. ]
The Sith are our enemies, [ he explains, again regaining his composure. but the tension thrums underneath his skin. by chance or design, he has been bound to his enemy. the very idea of it is abhorrent, the constant knowledge galling. ] Ours and every living thing. They care nothing for others, only their own selfish desires. They study the Force, but not as Jedi do. We strive for peace, knowledge. Harmony. We're peacekeepers, [ a mild correction. ] We were never meant to be soldiers. But the Sith brought war to the galaxy.
[ at twenty-two, anakin looks much older. a general at nineteen. lost his first man before the age of twenty. the war aged him in ways deeper than the physical. ]
I've seen a lot of good men and women die in the line of duty. All because of a greedy few. Ren is what's left of them.
[ tl;dr ]