Ascension Part 2 [Titan]

[Morishige]

The Flying Dutchman
Kumo's Business District
…1000 Hours

"A toast, for how far we've come, how much we have accomplished, and the poor souls inside who have to turn the damn thing on!" said Taro in a jocular manner, big smile on his face laughing. Some of the others laughed along with him, but there were some who were uncomfortable being there.

Hana, the young prodigy, whose life was turned upside down in the past few months, stood next to Gekido whom was having trouble coping with the fact they were up in the air on a ship due to ninjutsu. Taro and Yuna had already started drinking, before the toast was even made. Yuna's crew were having a jolly good time with the break, especially with Hex entertaining them in her own special way. Tomomi and Noboru were in a deep conversation that looking almost meaningful; if you would call stories of Noboru's murders meaningful. Kitami was reading his book in a chair, not really interested in partaking of the festivities. There were a few grunt agents who worked in tandem with these elite that job to hitch a ride, but most of Titan, at least those who were capable of being here were on the ground beneath the levitating ship. This included Masahiro was was giving a speech.

"...and it was due to everyone's hard work that what we are going accomplish today was possible. Because of our efforts together, Project Olympus has come to fruition. Soon our new ships will take to the skies along with our new home. I would like to dedicate this day to all of you; those who made it possible for Titan's ascension to become reality." he finished, the crowd clapping, a couple cheers and woots. He smiled, nodded and stepped down from the speaking platform and over to his personal assistant Hato. "Tell them to turn it on."

Hato nodded his head. With a smile on his face, he picked up a phone with a large antenna attached to it and radio the team inside. "We are ready to begin. Turn the machine on, and good luck in there." he said hanging up the phone. The team inside had all been volunteers surprisingly, Masahiro believed he was going to have to coerce people into taking a position in the most dangerous Titan operation yet. But with the type of work they did, there was a fair share of daredevils amongst the ranks. Those inside all looked at each other with apprehension, and then the team leader put his hand on the power control dial. There were strict instructions from Taro on how to turn it on, and at what intervals to increase the power. "Well here goes nothing." she groaned, slowly turning the dial to 1%, then to 2%. This was to simply get the chakra flowing through all the proper channels and to the numerous different grav-engines throughout the sub surface. The hum of the central chamber was soft, but nothing seemed to have gone wrong. After two minutes, they cranked it up to five percent; that's when things got scary.

The moment the ground started to shake outside, it was accompanied by incredibly loud screeches and moans from the metal structure inlaid within the base of Olympus. So loud in fact that those outside could hear it. The team inside were all covering their ears, though most were temporarily deaf from just the initial blast. The lead was keeping his eyes on the clock next to the dial, making sure not to miss anything else this all could end up in a very large explosion that would vaporize them all. 8%. 12%. 15% 20%. At twenty percent those inside began to feel the gravitational shift starting to occur. Gravity itself began to get non existent around the central machine and the people inside strapped themselves to various objects to remain stable while it began to get more and more destabilized.

After about a half hour, they were at 50% power, and reaching the point Taro believed would be when the chunk of the earth would be separated from itself. The screeches and moans returned when the digital monitor read 57%. Those outside were all at the rails, the edges of their seats, even standing over people to get a look. A massive quake soon followed and the sounds of what appeared to be Raiden's power hitting the earth reverberated through the air. The sound of cracking earth and stone, coupled with the sounds of stressed metal put everyone on edge until suddenly-- it popped free. The mass known as Olympus began to rise, meter by meter into the air, past the horizon. It steadily rose into the air as the power was increased, the changes began to effect it more heavily until those on the Dutchman had to look up to see it. As directed, once it reached 70%, the inside team would radio in, which they did rather loudly. Being somewhat deaf it was hard to tell the volume of their voices.

Masahiro announced their success, and people popped new bottles of champagne to celebrate, but the CEO of Titan did not take part. He knew this was just the beginning of a new era. A peaceful era ushered in by a new kind of control... or rather, lack thereof.

 

[Enatsu]

Yuuto looked towards the skies, listening to Masahiro as he proclaimed the new Era that was coming. It was all thanks to the many employees and affiliates of Titan something he had just been introduced to. There was no way he could honestly say that what happened here was normal, nor could he even begin to understand what all these people were getting ready to celebrate about. The only thing he knew is that this was "ascension" a word spoken by all here at some point or another. He hung to the crowd keeping up and trying to piece together what was happening. He wanted to talk business to the boss man but the courier said this was the most important day in history for Titan and he best not screw it up. As if he wanted to trample upon his new partnership when there was so much to gain from a group with exceptional fighters and resources. He wouldn't betray that not so early in the game at least.

When Masahiro got to the conclusion of his speech he spoke of a home in the skies. It was then that he turned to another and ordered them to relay a message. It was a simple six words that would change the expression of everyone here. He would radio it in, and tell whoever was on the other end to turn it on. Yuuto's spirits began to stir as if there was something of a disturbance here.

"What... is that pulse I'm feeling? Yuuto you feel it too right?" Keiko spoke up the lightning mistress feeling something in the air. "I don't feel anything, what is she talking about boy?" Juyomonji the old war veteran seeking answers as to what Keiko spoke of. For both of them he had no answers but the feeling rising well that was something else entirely. "I can feel it, there's something shifting in the air. It's like the pull of gravity is being ripped apart...." His hands waved through the air sensing the strange occurrence before the fireworks began. It felt like a huge mass of chakra was being funneled, channeling itself through the land. Then there was more disturbance, a shredding at the gravity around them. It was changing going between hard and soft pulling them and then lightening up. Soon the ground began to shake violently and people could hear the crunching of screeching metal like someone's scraping it together. However this was of a monumental level there was something enormous beneath the Earth. Gravity was beginning to pass and people were beginning to feel lighter, almost like they had a floating feeling. Many began to prance around doing what appeared to be a search. However it became clear they were looking, not phased by the occurrence. For a half and hour they waited, praying and doing what was necessary.

Then the earth began to crack louder and louder, until there was a sound that rang throughout the valley. It was almost like a cork popping, but try amplifying that sound by the thousandth. The shaking feeling stopped for the most part, but there was a huge motion that followed. People stared in wonder as the land around them became lighter and the earth they stood on higher. It was when the realization of Titan's plan finally became apparent to the Anbu. "By the Gods, what have they accomplished here. Is this isle floating?" He would rush to the nearest edge but not getting too close for he did not want to fall. It seemed that this piece of land had been erected, torn straight from the earth. There was bound to be a massive crater where this place stood and surely there would be people flocking to this position by the day if not hours. However all of that seemed so irrelevant, they were in the air away from the world. There was this sense of freedom. He looked towards the horizon smiling the most peaceful he had in months. Everything up here just seemed right.

Yuuto embraced this moment for about fifteen minutes before turning his back and walking towards the celebrating crowd. He'd grab the nearest person and begin to demand a few words. "This is great and all but how am I going to get down?" The man was too happy to care about the urgency of Yuuto's request however he answered none the less. "Don't worry we've got that detailed covered. Specialized lifts, descending crafts, but I'm not sure which we have developed first. Don't worry you'll be able to touch ground in time, but why worry about that now, drink drink and enjoy the skies brother." The man would brandish a bottle of Sake shoving it into Yuu's hands. The Anbu would stand there, eyeing the bottle before shrugging. "Hell it's been so long since I've had a good drink, and what better time than now. Let's get wasted!" That was pretty much how, the day went. Stealing documents from the Spymaster, coming for a meeting, and then being on board for the ascension of a chunk of land. Let's not forget the expensive liquor he was about to consume, how much better could things get?

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