Kai
Retired Staff
- RP Date
- YE 40 something
- RP Location
- Inside the Aether
Prologue: Bridge of the YSS Amatsuotome
Taisho Whitmoor stood proud, observing all of the busywork going on around the large, extravagant bridge of his prized flagship. Today was a bit different than most. Instead of the usual hustle and bustle of coordinating and directing fleet operations, recovering, repairing, and maintaining the ships under his command, the Amatsuotome was by itself, with the support ships off at a safe distance. It was no matter- their small scale tests had gone well, and now it was time to try the full scale experimental power unit on his own ship, to show that it could be done even on one of the largest vessels in the Star Army.
It was, of course, a new form of Aether power unit, one that promised to draw huge amounts of power by combining two different technologies in a new way. It had been observed that a simple Aether tap, while capable of providing immense amounts of unlimited energy, was capped at a certain amount that could not be surpassed at a certain scale. and so, some geniuses realized that in order to handle the surges of power required during intense combat, one would need to be able to bring in a large amount of power to handle those demands, and one way to do it, was to open a trans-universal portal directly into the Aether and send that energy into the ship's power supply.
Thus, they came to this moment. The Amatsuotome began, shunting as much power as possible to the shields, followed by firing every single weapon available at once, this was followed by a calculated number of ships in the fleet firing their weapons upon the capital ship's shields in a specific manner, more energy shunting to the shields to keep them from collapsing. At this point, the giant ship began to hum, its power supplies, though massive, unable to keep up with the demands they were placing on the ship for this test.
"Now!" Called Taisho Whitmoor, and a technician at one of the stations on the bridge shoved a lever forward, starting up the Transuniversal Aether tap, in order to try and bring more power to the ship's grid. However, unlike the small scale experiments had predicted, they weren't receiving the enormous boost of power. Instead, the TTD that had been jury rigged to shunt power was activating in it's normal drive mode- With the dimension specified being that of the Aether.
"Men, Women, it was a pleasure serving with you all!" The Taisho announced over the ship's intercoms, as the large craft thrummed, and began to transition. It shook, violently, and everything turned slowly to white. there was a time, where everyone aboard could feel that everything existed and yet did not exist at the same time. Their bodies, their minds, their very essences shifted and transformed, and each one of them- the bridge crew, the engineers and technicians, and a compliment of soldiers, could feel the inevitable, and knew, that these would be their last moments.
Suddenly, however, the ship shifted back into reality, but, something was different. Alarms blared on the bridge as systems went haywire, most of the sensors became instantly overloaded and shut off, a few failing completely as they were overburdened with feedback before their failsafes could save them. Sparks showered the bridge and many subsystems of the Amatsuotome as an immense power feedback was felt, shaking and shuddering and throwing many off balance. The large volumetric screens and projectors in the bridge failed, and it went dark except for the emergency lighting. Those few who were on the observation deck, however, would see a very different sight.
Before them, was an endless sky, and below stretched an immense verdant world, flowing back to a wide horizon- they had found themselves on a planet, in another dimension. Slowly, the Horizon began to rise up to meet them, as the ship began to fall. As some of the sensors came back online, orders were barked and engineering crews rushed to work, some for damage control, others to bring the ship back online. Backup power was restored, and the antigravity systems engaged, but it was too late; the great, once graceful capital ship was doomed to meet the earth, the immense docking ring hitting the ground first and breaking free from its mounting points, the nose of the ship tilted forward and the ring went backward, separating from the ship entirely as the hull slid forward, once again shaking with immense force as it did so, and causing even those seated to be flung about, before everything suddenly stopped moving.
Even the great dome of the observation deck became obscured in a cloud of dust and debris from the crash landing, and they could no longer see outside. Taisho Whitmoor called for a damage report, and one was soon given- All Aether power was offline, with only the backup fusion systems functioning, though at reduced capacity. the ship had power, but damage to they systems prevented it from moving. The ring had fully separated, and had come to lay to rest on its side, completely inaccessible for the time being. Outside of the ship, however, was a mystery for now.
Those aboard who weren't busy fighting fires or trying to fix broken systems, could only stand in wonder at what had just happened.
Taisho Whitmoor stood proud, observing all of the busywork going on around the large, extravagant bridge of his prized flagship. Today was a bit different than most. Instead of the usual hustle and bustle of coordinating and directing fleet operations, recovering, repairing, and maintaining the ships under his command, the Amatsuotome was by itself, with the support ships off at a safe distance. It was no matter- their small scale tests had gone well, and now it was time to try the full scale experimental power unit on his own ship, to show that it could be done even on one of the largest vessels in the Star Army.
It was, of course, a new form of Aether power unit, one that promised to draw huge amounts of power by combining two different technologies in a new way. It had been observed that a simple Aether tap, while capable of providing immense amounts of unlimited energy, was capped at a certain amount that could not be surpassed at a certain scale. and so, some geniuses realized that in order to handle the surges of power required during intense combat, one would need to be able to bring in a large amount of power to handle those demands, and one way to do it, was to open a trans-universal portal directly into the Aether and send that energy into the ship's power supply.
Thus, they came to this moment. The Amatsuotome began, shunting as much power as possible to the shields, followed by firing every single weapon available at once, this was followed by a calculated number of ships in the fleet firing their weapons upon the capital ship's shields in a specific manner, more energy shunting to the shields to keep them from collapsing. At this point, the giant ship began to hum, its power supplies, though massive, unable to keep up with the demands they were placing on the ship for this test.
"Now!" Called Taisho Whitmoor, and a technician at one of the stations on the bridge shoved a lever forward, starting up the Transuniversal Aether tap, in order to try and bring more power to the ship's grid. However, unlike the small scale experiments had predicted, they weren't receiving the enormous boost of power. Instead, the TTD that had been jury rigged to shunt power was activating in it's normal drive mode- With the dimension specified being that of the Aether.
"Men, Women, it was a pleasure serving with you all!" The Taisho announced over the ship's intercoms, as the large craft thrummed, and began to transition. It shook, violently, and everything turned slowly to white. there was a time, where everyone aboard could feel that everything existed and yet did not exist at the same time. Their bodies, their minds, their very essences shifted and transformed, and each one of them- the bridge crew, the engineers and technicians, and a compliment of soldiers, could feel the inevitable, and knew, that these would be their last moments.
Suddenly, however, the ship shifted back into reality, but, something was different. Alarms blared on the bridge as systems went haywire, most of the sensors became instantly overloaded and shut off, a few failing completely as they were overburdened with feedback before their failsafes could save them. Sparks showered the bridge and many subsystems of the Amatsuotome as an immense power feedback was felt, shaking and shuddering and throwing many off balance. The large volumetric screens and projectors in the bridge failed, and it went dark except for the emergency lighting. Those few who were on the observation deck, however, would see a very different sight.
Before them, was an endless sky, and below stretched an immense verdant world, flowing back to a wide horizon- they had found themselves on a planet, in another dimension. Slowly, the Horizon began to rise up to meet them, as the ship began to fall. As some of the sensors came back online, orders were barked and engineering crews rushed to work, some for damage control, others to bring the ship back online. Backup power was restored, and the antigravity systems engaged, but it was too late; the great, once graceful capital ship was doomed to meet the earth, the immense docking ring hitting the ground first and breaking free from its mounting points, the nose of the ship tilted forward and the ring went backward, separating from the ship entirely as the hull slid forward, once again shaking with immense force as it did so, and causing even those seated to be flung about, before everything suddenly stopped moving.
Even the great dome of the observation deck became obscured in a cloud of dust and debris from the crash landing, and they could no longer see outside. Taisho Whitmoor called for a damage report, and one was soon given- All Aether power was offline, with only the backup fusion systems functioning, though at reduced capacity. the ship had power, but damage to they systems prevented it from moving. The ring had fully separated, and had come to lay to rest on its side, completely inaccessible for the time being. Outside of the ship, however, was a mystery for now.
Those aboard who weren't busy fighting fires or trying to fix broken systems, could only stand in wonder at what had just happened.
