**Chapter 705: Nova's Fury**
**Scene 1**
**Geonosis System**
**Wrath Shield Nova Mode**
**Dagon POV**
The *Terminus* tore out of hyperspace like a wounded beast, trailing fire and venting atmosphere from a dozen breaches. I stood at the center of its reactor core, hands plunged deep into the kyber matrix systems, channeling raw Force energy directly into the ship's heart. Wrath Shield had shifted into its most extreme configuration yet — **Nova Mode**.
Designed for the harshest environments in existence — the crushing gravity of black holes, the unimaginable heat at the heart of stars — Nova Mode transformed me into a walking cataclysm. The armor had expanded into a massive, biomechanical titan nearly fifteen meters tall. Ethan's holographic core was safely integrated into the chest cavity alongside me, protected by layers of reinforced kyber-laced plating. Three massive cannons formed the primary armament: two mounted on the forearms and one atop the head, each capable of releasing devastating energy bursts that could double as propulsion for flight.
I overcharged the kyber crystals on the *Terminus* and the incomplete Death Star in orbit. The reaction was immediate and apocalyptic.
The crystals bled crimson energy, cracking under the impossible strain. A chain reaction tore through both vessels. The *Terminus* detonated in a blinding white-blue fireball that consumed half the Geonosian fleet in seconds. The Death Star's superlaser core destabilized next, its partially completed frame shattering like glass. The resulting explosion turned Geonosis' orbital space into a expanding field of molten debris and superheated gas.
The planet itself suffered the worst. Massive fragments of the destroyed station and fleet rained down like apocalyptic meteors. Entire hive-cities were obliterated in seconds. The surface turned into a scorched wasteland of glass and fire. What had once been a heavily industrialized world was now a burning ruin.
"This is… very comfortable," Ethan commented dryly from inside the armor's neural interface. "For a walking extinction event, I mean."
"What do you want?" I replied, voice distorted through the armor's vox. "This mode was designed for one, not two."
"What's the plan again?" Ethan asked as I activated the forearm cannons, launching forward through the debris field like a living missile.
"Get in. Smash some bugs. Rescue the girls. Get out. Then Valentra arrives to glass what's left of this planet," I said coldly.
"Good plan," Ethan replied. "Simple. Elegant. Psychotic. I approve."
I descended through the burning atmosphere like a falling star, the three cannons on my armor blazing with continuous propulsion. Geonosian fighters swarmed me, but their weapons were useless against Nova Mode's shielding. I swept my arm in a wide arc, unleashing a concentrated energy burst that vaporized an entire squadron in mid-air.
The main hive complex loomed ahead — a grotesque, towering structure built into the cliffs. I crashed through the outer defenses like a wrecking ball, stone and metal exploding outward as I landed in the central courtyard.
**Scene 2**
**Geonosis Surface, Main Hive Exterior**
**Dagon POV**
Enemy Jedi rushed me immediately — dark side adepts and fallen Knights who had thrown in their lot with the Prophets and the new regime on Geonosis. Their red blades flashed as they leapt toward me from the ruins.
I didn't even slow down.
One swing of my massive cannon arm obliterated three of them mid-leap, their bodies disintegrating into ash before they hit the ground. Another blast from the head-mounted cannon turned a group of charging Massassi warriors into molten slag.
"Die, enemy!" Mace Windu roared, leaping from a crumbling balcony, his purple blade blazing with fury. The former Jedi Master was corrupted, eyes glowing with dark side corruption, but his skill remained terrifying.
"I don't have time for you," I growled.
I caught his descending strike with my forearm cannon, the impact sending shockwaves through the courtyard. Before he could recover, I slammed the cannon into his chest with earth-shattering force. The blow crushed his ribcage and spine instantly. Mace Windu — one of the greatest duelists the Jedi Order had ever produced — died without a final word, his body crumpling like a broken doll.
I stepped over his corpse without a second glance and continued toward the main hive entrance.
**Scene 3**
**Geonosis, Main Hive Interior**
**Dagon POV**
The deeper I went into the hive, the stronger the dark side presence became. Twisted Geonosian architecture mixed with Sith relics and corrupted technology created a nightmarish labyrinth. I could sense the girls — faint but alive — somewhere ahead.
"Wrath Shield Hammer Claw!" I commanded.
The armor shifted again. The massive cannons retracted as the suit reconfigured into its close-quarters devastation form. Yellow armor plating with black patches and blue streaks covered the titan. A reinforced glass dome protected the cockpit area where Ethan and I were housed. From the forearms extended a biomechanical claw and a devastating piledriver hammer.
The hammer delivered earth-shattering strikes capable of pulverizing even the hardest metals into pieces, which the claw could then drag and toss aside with lightning speed. The armor was engineered for extreme temperatures and hostile environments — perfect for the volcanic underbelly of the hive.
I smashed through a final sealed blast door, the piledriver hammer reducing it to rubble in a single blow. Inside the central chamber, I found the last line of defense — a group of elite fallen Jedi and dark side cultists guarding the inner sanctum.
They lasted less than thirty seconds.
With the enemy Jedi eliminated, only two threats remained: the so-called "hero" Itsuki and the mad queen Aubrey Wren, who had built this nightmare.
I stepped into the final chamber, the ground cracking beneath my armored feet.
"Aubrey Wren," I called out, my voice echoing like thunder through the hive. "Itsuki. Your time is up."
The two figures turned to face me — one a fallen hero twisted by ambition, the other a broken girl who had become something far worse.
The final confrontation had begun.