Trial of ascendancy

A trial of ascendancy was a Sith trial. One trial required the sacrifice of a loved one to unlock newfound depths of dark power. In 34 ABY, unbeknownst to him, the dark warrior Kylo Ren carried out the trial by killing his father, Han Solo. Instead of making him more powerful, though, the act of patricide weakened Ren on a spiritual level, and he became haunted by what he had done.

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