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Cobra Kai: Rise of the Dark Son by Khaira
Fandoms: Cobra Kai (TV), Star Wars Original Trilogy, Star Wars - All Media Types, Karate Kid (Movies)
25 Nov 2025
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Summary
Miguel Diaz never meant to draw the Empire’s eye, but the things that move inside him —quiet, instinctive, dangerous —are becoming impossible to hide. When his family relocates to the forgotten desert settlement of Reseda, he discovers their new neighbor is a solitary man who flinches at stormtroopers and carries a past he refuses to name.
Johnny Lawrence warns him to keep his head down, to bury anything the Empire might notice. But when Miguel feels the Force responding to the weapon Johnny swore never to ignite again, long-buried secrets begin to stir. And somewhere out in the Empire’s shadow, someone linked to Johnny by blood and old mistakes has chosen a very different path.
Miguel’s fingers tightened around the toy. “You… have a son?”
Johnny let out a slow breath, like air leaving a sealed room. “I had.”
Silence pressed in, broken only by the faint hum of dormant systems and a drip somewhere deeper in the rock.
“Is he…?” Miguel couldn’t quite force out dead. “Is he gone?”