Kael stood. His hand trembled over his own lightsaber—broken, its original blue crystal cracked inside from the day he’d tried and failed to build it.
“I see you,” murmured a voice that was not Zanna’s. The Echo stepped from the shadows—Lyra’s form, but hollow-eyed, her voice layered with cold whispers. “You could have saved me. Instead, you ran. A coward wearing a blaster.”
He remembered Lyra’s last words. Not “Save me.” Not “Why did you run?” But: “Live. And don’t let the dark win because of me.” Star Wars Force And Destiny Knights Of Fate Pdf
The Edge of the Kyber
Kael slid the crystal into his broken hilt. The saber ignited—white as starlight, humming with a frequency that made the ruin’s dark altars tremble. Kael stood
“The Knights of Fate,” he said softly, “believed that no one is born to the dark or light. You become . Every moment. Even now.”
Kael looked at the crimson shard. He could feel it calling—a promise to never be weak again. No more running. No more guilt turned inward. He’d burn away the past with righteous fury. The Echo stepped from the shadows—Lyra’s form, but
“Don’t touch it,” Zanna whispered. “That’s not a Jedi’s crystal. It’s a bled one. A Sith remnant.”
Kael didn’t move. His reflection in the crystal showed not his scarred face, but the face of her . Lyra. The Padawan he’d abandoned during an Imperial raid five years ago. He’d watched her die because he was too afraid to reach out with the Force.