MTLNOVEL Chapter 19: Chapter 19
Boom.
The explosions tore through the research lab, sending shockwaves of fire and shattered glass through the facility. The cloning tanks ruptured, their eerie green liquid spilling across the metal floor, the grotesque half-formed clones of Harry screaming soundlessly as their artificial lives were snuffed out.
Harry stood in the center of the destruction, his crimson vibrosword ignited, his eyes burning with barely contained fury.
He had destroyed Project Shadowborn.
But it wasn't over.
Not yet.
Dr. Verik Kaal lay against the far wall, bleeding, coughing, his once-pristine Imperial lab coat soaked in red.
"Y-you… you've doomed them all…" he rasped.
Harry strode toward him, his blade humming in the dim, flickering emergency lights.
"You played god." His voice was ice. "Now you answer for it."
Kaal laughed weakly, blood dripping from his lips. "You think this changes anything? Vader knew this was coming."
Harry froze.
Kaal's smirk widened despite the pain. "You didn't stop the project, Shadowborn."
His golden eyes flickered with madness.
"You only triggered Phase Three."
[SYSTEM ALERT: PROJECT SHADOWBORN PHASE III ACTIVATED]
• Status: Contingency Protocols Initiated
• Result: Imperial Emergency Lockdown
• Incoming Threat: Darth Vader is on-site.
Zara's comlink buzzed violently. "Harry, we got a problem!"
She was stationed at the exit, watching the fortress's outer gates.
Her voice crackled with static, but the panic was clear.
"Vader's here."
Harry's blood went cold.
[NEW OBJECTIVE: ESCAPE MUSTAFAR]
• Primary Goal: Evade Darth Vader and flee the fortress.
• Danger Level: CRITICAL.
• Bonus Objective: Survive.
A sudden pressure filled the room.
The air turned heavy.
And then—
BOOM.
The lab doors exploded inward, sending shards of durasteel flying.
From the smoke and fire, a silhouette emerged.
Tall. Cloaked in black.
His red blade ignited, casting the room in a hellish glow.
Darth Vader.
His breathing was the only sound in the chamber.
Dr. Kaal gasped, his face twisted in horror.
"M-my lord, I—"
Vader raised a single hand.
The Force gripped Kaal's throat.
His screams were cut off instantly.
The scientist's body convulsed, lifting off the ground, bones cracking under invisible pressure.
With a sickening crunch, Kaal collapsed lifelessly to the ground.
Vader stepped forward, unbothered.
His helmeted gaze locked onto Harry.
"You have become… strong."
Harry's fingers tightened around his blade.
"Not strong enough for you."
Vader's red blade twirled slowly in his grip.
"Then you are not strong enough to live."
And then—
He attacked.
[BOSS BATTLE: DARTH VADER – LEGENDARY CLASS]
• Level: ???
• Threat Level: Lethal
• Objective: Survive for 5 minutes.
• Bonus Objective: Land a single hit on Vader.
Vader's blade descended like a guillotine.
Harry barely had time to parry, the force of the strike sending him skidding backward.
Too fast. Too strong.
The momentum behind Vader's blows was monstrous—each attack sent shockwaves through the air, making it feel like fighting a hurricane wrapped in steel.
Harry gritted his teeth.
I can't overpower him.
But he could outthink him.
[Skill Activated: Force Reflex – Precognition Boost]
The Force flowed through him, sharpening his instincts.
Vader swung low—Harry flipped over him, landing behind with a quick strike toward his side.
Vader turned—impossibly fast—and caught the blade mid-air.
Harry's eyes widened.
Then Vader's fist slammed into his chest like a starship cannon.
Harry flew backward, crashing into the far wall.
[HP: 72/250]
Pain exploded through his ribs.
He couldn't win this fight.
But he could escape.
[NEW OBJECTIVE: BREAK FREE]
Zara's voice crackled through the comms.
"I HAVE AN EXIT. MOVE NOW!"
Harry gritted his teeth.
He forced himself to his feet just as Vader advanced again.
With a burst of the Force, he swept his hand forward.
[Skill Activated: Force Rupture – Overload]
The entire research lab trembled.
The floor beneath them cracked.
Pipes exploded, spewing superheated steam into the air.
The entire structure began to collapse.
Vader stopped mid-step, glancing up—just for a moment.
And that was enough.
Harry turned and ran.
The Final Escape
He burst into the hangar, where Zara was already in the pilot's seat of their stolen Imperial shuttle.
"Get in!"
Harry leaped into the ship, slamming the door just as the fortress behind them erupted into flames.
The shuttle's thrusters roared, lifting them into the volcanic sky.
But just as they broke atmosphere—
Something slammed into them.
Hard.
[WARNING: IMPERIAL INTERCEPTION]
• TIE Fighters inbound.
• Vader in pursuit.
• Hyperdrive offline.
Zara yanked the controls, weaving between enemy fire.
"We're NOT making it out at this rate!"
Harry's eyes snapped toward the emergency hatch.
A desperate plan formed in his mind.
"Get clear. I'll hold them off."
Zara's eyes widened. "Are you INSANE?!"
Harry grinned, despite the chaos.
"You already know the answer to that."
And with that—
He jumped.
[NEW OBJECTIVE: SURVIVE IN SPACE]
• No oxygen.
• No cover.
• Just you… and Vader.
The cold of the void hit instantly.
Harry twisted mid-air, his lightsaber igniting.
Vader's TIE Advanced X1 loomed before him, its red lasers burning toward him.
And in that moment—Harry embraced the impossible.
He raised his hand.
And the Force answered.
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