Destruction of Chelloa

The Destruction of Chelloa occurred in 1032 BBY during the Chelloan affair of the Second Charge Matrica, a phase within the latter stages of the New Sith Wars. The Sith Lord Daiman attempted to eliminate his rival and estranged brother Lord Odion during this climactic battle by using the Jedi Knight Kerra Holt to lure him with false intelligence about expanding baradium operations on Chelloa. Odion and his Lightning Guard landed on the outskirts of the Chelloan town of Arboth and nearly secured control of the mobile munitions complexes. However, these were in reality kinetic corruptors which were used to ignite large areas of Chelloa's surface, destroying his army and rendering much of Chelloa uninhabitable.

Meanwhile, Kerra Holt with the assistance of fellow Jedi Knight Gorlan Palladane succeeded in evacuating thousands of Chelloans from across the planet. They seized control of a fleet of cargo liners and transports which became known as the Freedom Fleet. Thus, they were able to flee the planet with much of the civilian population to the safety of Republic-controlled space. During a final duel, Kerra and Gorlan took on the Sith Lord Odion who suffered severe injuries. However, Gorlan died during the attempt.

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