Battle of Otavon XII

"Fortunately&hellip;I've kept a second blade" "So I have."

- Hylon and Darth Vader

Background
In 19 BBY, on the remote world of Otavon XII, Darth Vader is assigned by Emperor Palpatine to protect an AT-AT manufacturing facility from anti-imperials natives.

Battle
During one attempt of Ovoni rebels to destroy the facility, they begin to charge Clone stormtroopers and outnumber them as long as they can to permit saboteurs to get close of the facility walls of place charges, but they don't planned to face Darth Vader. He surprises them by jumping from the wall among attackers, until now the tide has turn, Vader gets rid of his opponents by slaying or Force Push them. After this show of force, remaining Ovoni retreat.

Interlude
After the battle General Crik share his worries about endless natives assaults, Vader tells him in return that he will deal with the Ovoni and his only concern is to ensure that walkers assembly will be complete on schedule. Then Vader contact the Emperor for complain because he feels the duty of hasten construction of walkers beneath his skills, the Emperor gets angry against Vader threatening him that if he defy his orders he may never leave this planet and shut down the communication. Just after that General Crik tells Lord Vader that sensors picked up movement, Vader saw a badly wounded Imperial Scouts, that tells to Vader that the enemy have a Jedi among them. Vader leave the base with his probe droid IK-48, Crik completly frighten yells at Vader that he have to protect them, he answer him that tremor base is well protected and that is in no danger unless he fails to complete walkers by the time he return.

Duel with the Padawan
In a camp Padawan Dendro talks strategies with some Ovoni rebels, while Vader interrupt them by killing all natives present and engage a short duel with Dendro he easily defeat him by hitting his leg, now on the ground hit Vader head with a lamp and tried to strike back to Vader, but he was fast enough to dogde the attack and disarm him. After that he grabs Dendro by his throat and puts down his hood to reveal a braid and ask him where is his master, he responds that his master is en route to his starship to flee Otavon. Vader then throw the padawan on the ground and crossing his lightsaber, with the Dendro's one and behead him.

En route to Mount Dijandi
While pursuing to Jedi Master Vader contact General Crik to have further informations and learn that the jedi should be on the Mount Dijandi. On the course Vader is attacked by a team of natives who fired at him some kind of sound emitter and flee. IK-48 analyse the emitter and tells Vader that it's broadcasting at subsonic frequencies,while the droid was talking Vader realize that the device calls a gigantic monster named Sugati. Vader dodge his first attack and try to cut him something, but the Sugati is lightsaber resistant and blocks the lightsaber which permit to the creature to grab the Sith Lord and try to eat him, Vader saving himself be establish a contact with the monster and persuade it to release him, he then crush the sound emitter and subjugate the monster to obey him. Vader then retake the way to Mount Dijandi.

Confront the Jedi Master
When arriving at the summit of the Mount Vader asks the Jedi Master where is his starship, he answer him that there never was a starship and tells him that his ride is leaving without him, Vader turn back to see the creature leaving (maybe chasing others sonic waves) and then the Jedi ignite his lightsaber and rush to Vader. The Sith manage to block his attack but he doesn't expect to get hit by the Jedi's wooden staff,then Vader succeed to get rid of his opponent's weapon by cutting it. On the ground the Jedi reveal that his wooden staff was in fact an hidden blade, he attacks Vader and make his weapon get away and tell to the Sith Lord that he always kept a second blade, Vader respond him that he does that same thing by stabbing him with his Padawan's lightsaber. Before he dies Vader ask the Jedi's name, he told him that his name was Hylon which means "Trickster" in Ovoni language, then he asks him why did he came up with no hope of escape, his last words were "Go back to where you Belong, and all will be clear".

Aftermath
Once he go back to the facility he found it completely destroyed and while he saws the sound emitter among the ruins he understands that Hylon's plan was to keep him away from the base while they summon the Sugati to destroy the facility. He suddenly turn back and saw his master with two of his Red Guards. The Emperor contemplates the devastation of the facility, then he face Vader and telling him "Meditate on your failure here". At the end the Emperor leave the planet by forsaking Vader on it for some times.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Purge: The Hidden Blade