Raymond nodded at Cal's assessment, then turned to Phoebe, a wry smile on his face. [color=00aeef]"Taking the initiative to improve. How commendable. Everyone should learn from your example, Phoebe,"[/color] he said. Though it was praise, it pitted the Titans against each other. With that, he led Daphnis and Phoebe towards the dock and onto the Achilles.

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The bridge of the Achilles was crowded. Major General Maya Hernandez and the Achilles' captain failed to hide their displeasure at there being so many non-combatants on board. Raymond, Daphnis, Phoebe, Tirapon, and Cal formed one group, Dr. McCulloch and some other Colossus pilots formed another, here to observe the first anti-kaiju battle that didn't involve one of the Hyper Men. Of course, the Kawakami's were here too, in case things really went south.

Pelorus wandered over to Cthonia, [color=9e0039]"They passed over you, huh?"[/color] He tried to sound triumphant, trying to take pleasure in the failure of Project Spartoi's golden child to measure up to CETM's needs, but the victory ultimately felt hollow; if even Chthonia wasn't good enough, then Project Spartoi was utterly meaningless.

Chthonia, whether missing Pelorus' tone or ignoring it, responded passively, [color=7bcdc8]"I trust the General Secretary's judgment."[/color]

Pelorus looked at her and almost felt pity. When all the genetic modification and harsh physical conditioning had failed to produce desired results, Project Spartoi went inside her brain. Now she had to take immunosuppressants for the rest of her life that reduced her ability to fight disease, all so plaque wouldn't form around the implants and give her further brain damage.

[color=9e0b0f]"Take her out, captain,"[/color] Maya called out her order, which the captain relayed to the rest of the ship. The crew, practically a small town's worth of humans, working like ants in unison, propelled this massive ship forward and out of the dock, to follow behind Talos' wake.

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[color=ed1c24]"Talos, when the kaiju appears, don't immediately use your scythe,"[/color] Helen commanded, [color=ed1c24]"We want to test the limits of the Hyper Core. Engage with your fists instead."[/color] Her orders came through on Talos' comms.

The sun had started to set and the water turned red in the last moments before it went dark, the sunset was framed by the remnants of the collapsed bridge. Yet the water suddenly began to glow and a sudden pressure appeared on Anvi's brain that felt like someone trying to push her head back into her seat, a pressure that was only relieved when she instinctively drove Talos to leap backwards. Where Talos had stood only moments before, a massive bolt of lightning struck down from the heavens, evaporating large quantities of seawater and creating an obscuring mist.

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An otherworldly chittering howl echoes out of the mist as a massive, grotesque, vaguely turtle-shaped creature splashed out of the water, seemingly livid that its sneak attack did not land. Anemone-like tendrils snaked out of its upturned, half-beak-like mouth, crackling with energy. It reared up, swinging its sickle-like fins in a threatening display, before twisting its head and flinging its tendrils towards Talos.