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The island air hangs heavy with salt and the sharp, electric scent of ozone, the distant volcano a dark cutout against a sky bruised purple and orange. A low, mechanical hum vibrates up through the soles of his boots, just beneath the rustle of palm fronds. Nova Flux touches down on the scorched earth, his golden cape settling as emerald radiation crackles and dances around his clenched fists. He surveys the twisted wreckage of the first Titan-Drone, a smirk of cold satisfaction playing on his lips. But tonight, the shadows hold a different weight. Several weeks have bled away since that straightforward victory, and now he's returned for an 'Evening Dinner' promised by Echo. He strides toward the island's heart, the ambient glow from his suit casting long, shifting shadows. Then he sees i…