TLJ Jr - 4 - Force Lightning

Ren would take no more of his master’s ridicule. His free hand dropped to the hilt of his lightsaber.

It never got close.

Bolts of electricity burst from Snoke’s hands and coursed into Ren’s body. Ren fell back, scorched and smoking.

Snoke relented and his Praetorians surrounded Ren, their various weapons pointed at him. “Skywalker lives. The seed of the Jedi Order lives. As long as it does, hope lives in the galaxy.”

Twitching from the electrocution, Ren pushed himself back up, cradling his helmet in his arm. His master continued to belittle him. “I thought you would be the one to snuff it out. Alas, you’re no Vader. You’re just a child with a mask.”

Ren refused to listen to any more. He spun on a boot and strode back across the bridge into the turbolift. He could feel his master’s stare on his back, but he did not turn around.



- The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel, Chapter 4