Titans on Earth/Volume 1:Chapter 1

Chapter 1
Chosen from a Certain Derivation of Time

Part 1
"Code Name: Prometheus"

The robotic voice of a white colored computer was heard across the whole room as the doctor placed a blood sample in the small container of a device which looked like a coffee machine.

Benjamin was laying on that room's patient bed looking at the white roof, there was no sound at all except for that the doctor made with her actions.

Her name was Doctor Monica Sigourne, she displayed a long brown and curly hair alongside a distinctive lab coat that reached her feet. She was not like him, she was a normal human that travelled into Tartarus city to "investigate" more about the mutations in his and every other titan in the state. She specialized in theoretical Xenobiology, a major Benjamin never heard of. Like her, thousands of scientists with similar titles had come to call Tartarus city home even though they were never affected by the titan mutation.

There had been 4 months ever since he first arrived into his new home.

"Well, Prometheus" Monica said, breaking the awkward silence that there is always between a doctor and her patient, "Your life signs seem to be good, the mutation is running normally into your DNA without causing any exterior changes... except of course for the plasmic generation of burning yellow flames on your arms..."

Benjamin sat on that uncomfortable bed in order to hear better her diagnosis. She looked at him for the first time

"What about my passive?"

"Oh yes, you mean your... how do you call it? Absolute defense?"

The young man nodded.

"Well we can say that your ability to shift your fists and arms into raging fire fists is due to the titan mutation. However, the data about the Absolute defense is something that we still not fully understand."

Benjamin sighted, and stood up to proceed unto a white door that lied ahead of him. Monica stopped him and smiled.

"I may collect some new data if you let me see it again."

Benjamin looked at her suspiciously, "You know that nobody is aware this" he said.

"As always, testing will remain between you and me" She affirmed.

Benjamin looked at another door that spanned behind him, same color and type but different tag number and title.

He sighted again.

"Fine"

Monica's eyes shined and immediately directed him towards the door on their backs, she entered a security code and pushed the young man inside.

Benjamin entered the chamber. It was black and it had square markings in the floor, walls and roof. It was a square room designed for some sort of dangerous experiments.

Monica entered right after him and closed the door.

"All right then, please show me your talent Prometheus"

"Don't you think its time for you to call me by my actual name?" Benjamin noted.

"Not quite, this is a professional testing chamber, I would like to keep the titles above everything as much as we can, please."

She directed a revolver gun at him, loaded.

Benjamin closed his eyes, "We did this a thousand times already, doctor." he said, annoyed.

"We learn something new everyday my friend"

The gun fired at Benjamin at incredible speed. But it did not affect the man, not a single bit. Instead, a raging fire came in to absorb the small bullet Monica had fired at him almost instantaneously.

Benjamin had not move a single bit to block that shot.

That was the power of his "Absolute Defense" system. Every single time something would get dangerously close and at a piercing speed, that fire would come and consume all projectiles or attacks incoming to him. He did not understood his power, it acted involuntarily and passively. Simply put, he could not control it.

When the fire disappeared seconds later, Monica smiled and lowered her weapon, satisfied.

"Well?" Benjamin said, "Anything new?"

"I'm amazed, this time you did not even move to evade my shot, are you growing confident of this absolute defense of yours?" She said, opening up the room's door again.

"Well, it is thanks to you if that helps."

Both of them got out of the strange test chamber, and Monica indicated him to sit down again.

That was his weekly check in the Xenobiology. Europa. Lab. (XEL) in Tartarus city. Once the huge city-state was declared independent by the United Nations, scientists from the theoretical and alien investigation began to immigrate to the Tartarus city-state and established their labs in the city to help the affected by the titan mutation to thrive and use their abilities to be part of them.

He had learned a few tricks himself, but only a few. Benjamin had been a person with a low social profile until now and wished to keep it that way. He knew that if other titans discovered his ability to defend himself, a lot of challengers would come to duel him.

Instead, he tested his abilities with the Xenobiologist before him. After all, he was the only one with a yellow aura and with a unique ability.

"From the data that we've collected so far" Monica continued, "I cannot say that the absolute defense mechanism in your body is due to your thinking capabilities... You are not as sharp as your think"

"Oy..." he complained.

"But, the human brain is in control of any functions in your body, keeping your immune systems up and running and keeping your nervous system on check..."

"Yes?"

"Well, it could be that your absolute defense was a more powerful and expanded version of your nervous system as a whole. Probably your body adapted your yellow aura to protect your body from any danger before this one can actually harm you"

"But this is only a speculation?"

"Yes it is, it could be anything else, I need more time to investigate your power, it is really unique Prometheus."

"Tell me something I don't know" Benjamin said arrogantly.

Monica returned to the monitor of the room's computer and started typing on the keyboard, saving all information taken from Benjamin to a mobile memory which she put away in a black leathered suitcase.

Once she extracted the data, she directed the young man towards the door.

"You know where to find me in case you need something... okay?" she said, a little bit more serious on her tone.

Benjamin could notice a slight sign of a worried side in Monica's personality, but she quickly changed to her arrogant and high looks as she crossed through the door, with Benjamin following behind.

Benjamin smiled, she was actually his only acquaintance close enough to be called a friend.

Both of them stood on the verge of a very large corridor where more people with common ropes and lab coats came in and came out of those white doors. The presence of young people like him and adults with lab coats made him always feel as if he was part of something really important. But he could not determine wether that was significant or not, he just felt it.

His thoughts were interrupted, by the sudden appearance of an unknown person.

"Master..." she said.

Before them was a short girl, asian face with glasses, with a warm black coat and winter jeans and long hair. She was beautiful, very very beautiful, if Benjamin had to describe her, she would have been easily the prettiest asian girl he had ever met.

Both Monica and the young man known as "Prometheus" stupidly looked backwards, realizing there was the door they just crossed and them. Even though, Benjamin was having a hard time trying to understand what he heard.

"E-excuse me?" he said.

"Master!" she cried, and purposely ran towards him and hugging the man in the process, her tiny body was dwarfed by Benjamin's tall size, but that was not what he thought. His mind suddenly went black.

".................................Wha-??"

Benjamin, Monica and the people who were passing by looked with their jaws dropped at the young girl as she hung unto him.

Part 2
Coming soon