• I Am Not Amused •

Kylo Ren stalked quickly to the city square of Secundum. There it was in plain day, a riot. Citizens were shouting and holding torches while throwing rocks, ice, and whatever else they could get their hands on at two or three lines of stormtroopers that stood, not attacking but rather just sitting there. "Open up our borders! You can't just keep us here against our will!" One woman shouted through the crowd. "You can't keep feeding us like mice! Full grown men eat four times what you're feeding us for the whole day!" Another man shouted. "Stop spreading your fascist lies about equality! We know how you truly see us!" Another shouted. Suddenly the projectiles they were throwing all stopped in mid air as Kylo Ren stepped out in front of them. The crowd grew silent. "Who." He began as he looked at them all, shivering and cowering before him. "Who is responsible for this?" He asked. They didn't say anything at first. "I know you have a leader." He taunted. "Tell me!" He shouted causing some people to cry out in fear. "I did." A woman said as she stepped forward. Her lightly tanned face was covered in war paint and a bow carved from wood rested across her chest with a matching leather quiver at her side. She was clothed in a leather cloak, made from animals skins and her dark hair was braided in a French braid down the crown of her head to the nape of her neck. She looked nothing more then an indigenous hunter. "What is your name?" Kylo commanded. He used the force to reach out to her, freezing her body and lifting her off of the ground. "Artemis Fysalides." She hissed, struggling to get out of his force hold on her. Ren chuckled underneath his mask. "Ah princess," he mused wickedly. "How wonderful it is to finally meet you." He taunted as he closed his fist and began chocking her with the force. "I have heard about your little rebellion and let me just say," he lowered his voice, leaning over to her so he could whisper into her ear. "I am not amused." Artemis could feel a shiver run down her spine as she choked for air. "I think it's time to finish what the First Order started with your parents." He hissed as he continued to choke her, aiming to end her life. It wasn't until a blaster fired and nearly missed Kylo Ren that he pulled his attention from her, dropping her and releasing his grasp as he tried to find the source of the blast. "That's her! Over there!" The voice of a man could be heard. "Fire!" He added and another blast came for Kylo. He pulled out his lightsaber and deflected it, the red crackling sound sent fear into the crowd which quickly dissolved, people running out of the streets for safety. Kylo leaned down to the princess who was regaining her strength ever so slowly. "Consider this your first and only warning. Next time I won't be so gracious." He hissed before turning to his troops. "This isn't worth my time. If anything else breaks out, kill them all." He ordered as he walked back to the base.