Paradise Lost- A Star Wars Fan Fiction

Chapter 10: General Rahm Kota- 17 BBY

Blaster bolts flew at Yo, which he easily deflected with his spinning red blades. The troopers began falling back as they gazed upon his power, fear in their eyes.

Yo remembered hearing of Kota before. He was too stubborn to use the standard issue Clone Troopers, opting rather to have his own private militia. That must've been why the Jedi had survived Order 66 untouched.

Unluckily for him, the Empire had him in a corner.

Blinded by anger and the Dark Side, Yo cut down soldiers left and right, choosing not to hear their desperate cries of pain. Deep within his brainwashed mind the old Yosiah screamed in horror at his actions, his cries being lost in the storm of misery.

Backed by his Purge Troopers, the soldiers didn't stand a chance against him. They seemed to realize this as they fell back into the bunker, firing back as they tried closing the doors. Yo stuck out his hand and held them open, throwing his arms out and pushing each side back into its respective wall. He then used the Force to lift two soldiers and begin choking them. Their faces went red and their bodies limp, Yo throwing them aside.

The rest of the soldiers were running down a narrow hallway, so Yo threw his spinning blade down it, slicing up the fleeing soldiers. Once they were all dead, he called his lightsaber back to him.

The Second Brother was fixated on his mission, and no one was going to stand in his way.

He made it into the main portion of the bunker, where soldiers were lined up and began firing at them. He lifted his blade and spun it once more, slowly making his way toward them.

Yo was so focused on his targets, he failed to realize what was going on behind him.

"ENOUGH!" a voice boomed across the bunker.

The soldiers ceased their fire as he slowly looked behind him to see who was speaking. The man he saw in the hologram was standing among ten of his Purge Troopers, who were all on the ground with burning wounds.

Kota chuckled softly as he circled Yo. "You know, I figured one day a Jedi killer would be sent my way to stop me. I just thought it'd be the man himself."

Yo tapped his newly attacked speaking device. "Surrender now and I'll make it painless."

Kota smirked slightly. "Not a chance. FIRE!"

The soldiers began firing once more, Yo spinning his blade to block them. Kota ignited his green lightsaber and lunged at Yo, knocking him off guard and allowed a couple blaster bolts to strike his armor. It singed his skin, making him grit his teeth.

Yo moved to the other side of Kota, making his soldiers stop firing so as not to shoot their General. Kota launched his attack, slashing his lightsaber at Yo, which he blocked with his spinning blades. The blades sparked off the walls of the narrow hallway as he was pushed back. Kota used the Force to make Yo's blades bury themselves in the wall, slowing them to a stop. He used this opportunity to swing at his head, Yo barely dodging.

Yo climbed up the wall and jumped at Kota, their blades clashing and shining bright yellow. Yo took the defensive, as Kota was far too quick to be avoided.

Eventually, they were out on the platform which stood above the abyss of gas that was Bespin.

Now with room to breathe, Yo took the offense, using his unique lightsaber to his advantage. Out of the corner of his eye he saw the soldiers running down the hallway. He used the Force to close the doors before jumping over and using his lightsaber to seal it.

He spun around just as Kota slammed his blade down on his, forcing Yo to his knee.

"You were a Jedi... I can feel it in you...," Kota murmured. "Why would you work for the Dark Lord of the Sith?"

Without a response, Yo pushed his blade up and swung for his legs, which was then blocked by a swift move of his lightsaber. They clashed until they came into a lock once more, using all their strength to push towards each other.

"You were definitely a Jedi... What did they do to you, boy?"

"SHUT UP!" 

Yo used the Dark Side to send a pulse of energy at Kota, sending him off his feet and sliding across the platform. He plunged his lightsaber into the ground to slow himself to a stop just before the edge. In a flash, Yo had reached him and was swinging his blade so aggressively that Kota nearly lost his balance.

Once again, their blades clashed into a lock. 

"The more of us they kill, the less chance the galaxy has of being saved," Kota said through hard breaths. Sweat dripped from his forehead. "We could work together! Face Vader and rebuild the Order!" he shouted desperately. "It doesn't have to be the end of the Jedi... I can feel the good in you, push through the darkness and see again!"

Yo contemplated this for a moment, before getting lost in the darkness once more. He began spinning his lightsaber, disarming Kota. He used the Force to lift him up and launch him into a large hole in the platform. He used the Force to push a lever next to it, making a mist rise from the hole.

He walked over to the hole and looked inside it. He lifted Kota up, now frozen in a block of carbonite. Kota's expression was frozen in a gasp, mouth wide open.

Yo held the block and guided it back to his ship, grabbing the lightsaber along the way.