[Ghouligan]

There were monsters in all of us.

Some of our monsters were cowards. They only exposed themselves in moments of vulnerability — the moments in which we are weakest. They have us take advantage of the people we care about. Or those who cannot defend themselves. We might even justify the things they make us do.

If I don’t steal this, I’ll starve.

They don’t want the truth from me.

Some people need to be left alone.

Some of the monsters were opportunists. They planted the ideas in our heads. They popped up during minor inconveniences, knowing we wouldn’t act on our impulses. They created recurring pathways until the day we were pushed over the edge. Until the day we listen.

But some monsters are just monsters. A bundle of impulses programmed to destroy whatever opposes them. Creatures unversed in reason. Ghouligan’s made contact — he’s done what he can to warn them of what would come if they continued to invade Japan.

His words fell on deaf ears. So he’d speak to them in the only language they understood…

Violence.

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his was not the vibe Farrin had been expecting upon daybreak. In the morning hours, when he and his fellow students had been urged to sign up for some cleanup duty at the beach, he expected a few easygoing hours of scooping up the trash, then heading on home. Instead, Atlantis rose from the depths, unleashing its wrath on the land dwellers. Some shite like that. It was with refined aggression Farrin snapped the extended claw of his closest attacker in half.

Dozens of the crustaceans marched from the bay's depths. After he and Hikari handled a few, they were separated. Now, the time-turner was tearing through the sea monster's ranks. One way or another, he was taking out the trash, but with a tinge of the seeping dark in the back of his brain, he didn't know which method he preferred. Farrin had always been one for a friendly scrap, but this was different. Somewhere deep down, there was a voice. It told him it was okay to defend himself like this. And that voice enjoyed it. 

"Dun' know when ta' quit, do yuh?" He growled, sweeping the the creature's front two legs out from under it, then stomping on the closest approximation to its knee.  

A satisfying crunch. Satisfying. Not a word he would have used to describe such actions in the past. An armored boot cracked into the side of the beast's head. Silently, it slumped aside. Three more charged up the beach. Their numbers were unending, but this wasn't breaking the rules. He was allowed to defend himself. He was allowed to use his quirk here. And damn well, he would. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Ghouligan]

When Ghouligan arrived, someone was tearing through dozens of crustaceans. Their hands ripped through their shells like butter. And there was no mistake in the way they fought that they didn’t need the help. The swarm was unending but none of them were of notable strength — if anything, the fight was a war of attrition.

But Antoine came with a job. He was here to purify the ocean of its monsters. Once he was done, he’d alert Bernie so that he could send in the cleanup crew to scavenge like the vultures they were. Novelty seafood menu? Who the hell would eat this?

Pool balls would fly by Farrin’s head, a single ball taking down a row of these creatures as it ricocheted from one skull to the next. The path was crooked and twisted and even a civilian could see physics breaking before them.

“How long have you been fighting?” Information was tantamount. There were other questions he wanted to ask, too. Did this man consider these monsters as monsters or as people? Were they okay with killing? Or was this the same degree of separation that allowed the self-righteous to eat Bernie’s Fat American Burger?

With the right answers, he might find the network with another ally. Unless, of course, they were a hero.

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he conflict within nearly mirrored the battle without. Inside, ire and anguish bubbled in equal measure. An anger that wasn't exactly Farrin's own. It belonged to a Farrin. Just not the one that called this particular time home. It seethed and demanded more. More action, more opportunities to flex it muscles and establish its dominance. But the actual Farrin, the one this body belonged to, wasn't some doormat. 

His strength grew with every mental step taken toward chronokinetic convergence. That place where all time and those that weaved it were connected. His fist flew, shattering hardened carapace, and divorcing yet another sea beastie from its claw. Another jab, this one aimed for the creature's skull, beamed on target. It slowed just before contact. Battering the beast without entirely breaking it. 

Were these people transformed by some powerful quirk? Animals perhaps? If so, were they naturally this aggressive, or had the attack been stimulated in them? He was willing to hurt them, to defend others, but he had to chain the beast. The beast within. To calm it without sedating his strength entirely. 

The billiard balls bounced between targets. Impossible angles. Each of the beasties struck dropped instantly. The crack of contact snapped Farrin back to the moment. He turned to a dark-haired man just a few feet behind him.   

" 'Bout a half hour, give er' take a few minutes," he answered. 

Normally, Farrin had time's passage down to the second, but convergence skewed his headspace. Pain and power in equal measure. It was difficult to hold that level of focus. But he didn't always have to. Another chain tethered his strength. He was reining in the influence of his alters, but they weren't entirely dismissed yet. 

Another large crustacean charged, swinging its massive claw. Farrin caught the attack, then threw a kick to its core, lobbing the beast back. "You a hero?" Farrin asked. He would take whatever help was offered by those who could handle themselves. The crustacean carom told Farrin enough. The fella could probably handle himself at a distance, at least. But he needed to know who he was dealing with.   

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[Ghouligan]

Ghouligan lifted his cue stick.

With umbral hands, black miasma floating into the aether, he slammed against two more pool balls as the original set returned to him. They collided against chitin shells, fragmented carapace giving way to death as it swallowed them. These pool balls, too, found themselves in strange and unknown trajectories, defying the world's physics.

Something rumbled beneath the ocean. These grunts were a prelude to something far more dangerous — waves swirled in the distance as the creature began to amass. Ghouligan had read reports on giant octopuses or four-legged sharks wreaking havoc after swarms ran through the beach. They came in waves, clearing the way for the ‘leader,’ if you can call them that.

“I’m not a hero,” In moments like these, no one turns away help. But to establish their relationship, for what happens afterward, was vital. “Are you?”

The beast emerges.

Just like the news report said, a giant shark with four legs. What they omitted was the prehensile fins lined with teeth that seemed to belong to their jaw. Evolution was a bastard with a cruel sense of humor.

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 everal crimson veins eddied into the sea, seeping ichor washed away. Farrin's chest heaved before a labored breath escaped him. A few heroes, proctors for the students who had volunteered to clean the beach, corralled their charges, then took the fight back to the sea beasts. There weren't enough of them, though. The creatures came by the dozens. They needed numbers. So, Farrin wasn't going to balk at the new arrival for lacking a hero license. Help was help.

"Student. Trainin' ta' be one," he answered, unflagging focus on the whirlpool parting before the largest of the creatures yet.  

Vile and overweening words curdled behind Farrin's eyes. They whispered in his ears. Tempting. Daring. To let loose and do what the school's proctors wouldn't. Or perhaps couldn't. End the threat.

Tugging the reins wasn't enough. For a blink, the beast was loose, and that was enough. In the real, Farrin flew ahead. A heavy step kicked sand skyward in his wake. One kick crushed another of the smaller beasts' ribs, or some odd equivalent, and in one motion, Farrin pulled his leg back, and the heel smashed another. The path was clear. The toothy maw of the large shark-crustacean obscured all else as it charged. 

A thin film of nearly translucent emerald stretched at about knee height—a ropey temporal field. Maxillipeds slashed and swung wild above, but the shark's legs slowed below. The beastie took a nose dive as its upper momentum threw it forward while its legs came to a crawl. 

Farrin thrust his foot forward into the monster's nose, then kicked off into a mid-air flip and landed a few meters back. Streaks of blood raced down the creature's face, but it was only bloodied, not beaten. It lunged. Swiping at the time-turner as haste returned to its body. Farrin ducked low, then leaped back another few paces, but not before one of the creature's claws nicked his shin. 

"Shite," he cursed under his breath. 

The barrels built into the wrists of his gloves extended. It was about time to start blasting at the thing.  

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Ghouligan]

Unfortunate.

From Ghouligan’s little experience with students, they were often rigid in their belief in the hero system, often idolizing those who sacrificed themselves to ensure the stability of the institution. Granted, he was wholeheartedly misinformed about the nature of students in Japan. Whether or not this assessment was accurate was entirely predicated on information from a less established country — a country where hero infrastructure was sorely lacking. Countries more like it.

While they had hit a wall, he would still pry. There were uses for students other than belonging to The Undertow. Ghouligan believed in the system, even if he thought people like himself were necessary for society to function. However, his brother was at a hero school.

Maybe they had crossed paths.

“Which school?” Ghouligan said. “I’ve met a few hero students already.”

He didn’t realize he wasn’t lying.

The battle quickly escalated, leading to a shift in mentality. One of the benefits of fighting at a range was the safety it provided. But if his ally were to find himself in trouble, he might force himself into the mix — even if he didn’t like it.

“I don’t have any high-power weaponry,” This was the unfortunate weakness in his arsenal, something he compensated for through attrition. But with their lack of numbers, and someone else at risk, it was best to put the ego aside. “If you do, then I can stall the grunts. If not, we’re gonna have to come up with another plan.”

As the shark approached, it used its extra limbs to create violent waves that would slam down on the shore. The ground would rumble underneath them as the waves reached for them. Eventually, they’d swallow them both — they needed to act now.

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 spinning hook kick robbed another creature of its front, leftmost leg. With a swift uppercut delivered to its core, the beast toppled over. "Is now really the time fer' this?" Farrin asked, backing up another few steps as the larger monster shook the daze away and reoriented itself for a proper charge.

"UAU," he called out the answer, and aiming the barrel protruding from his wrist, "n' yeah I've a few options." 

No risks with the big fella. It wasn't worth with such inferior - no - with such a threat. There were lives on the line. Even if his thoughts were in conflict, they agreed on this. 

White streaks cut between through the distance. As the larger monster charged, raising its massive claws, two rounds slapped into the shark's face and burst into flames. Incendiary rounds. 

The shark-beast tumbled forward but immediately picked itself up and continued the charge. It dropped its claws down in a heavy hammer strike. Sand spewed outward in a ring. Below its claws, Farrin stood, his palms firm below the creature's large appendages. 

"I'm gettin' tired o' this shite," he scowled from behind grit teeth.

Smoldering anger. It was an inferno in his blood, flooding his veins. Catching those giant claws required strength. Unnatural strength. Strength Farrin borrowed from the very beings whispering in his ears, trying to sway his way. 

Farrin stepped aside, allowing the claws to fall and smash into the ground. He took aim, then fired. Again and again. Two incendiaries struck. Four. Twelve. The beast backpedaled this time. Flames cooking flesh and burning at the limb's carapace. It still wasn't enough, though. With its claws raised, it protected itself from the worst of the damage. He needed to hit again - harder. 

"Yuh sure yuh dun' have anythin?" Farrin shouted the question.

He had a few other options, but they were experimental. Techniques he hadn't yet mastered. If the fella at his back really didn't have any other tricks, there wouldn't be many other choices.    

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[Ghouligan]

UAU.

Antoine would keep his cards to his chest. This student had a chance to connect him with his brother, but there was the issue of revealing his identity. Never had he been so close yet unable to grasp what was in front of him. Worst were the distractions at play. If it’s any consolation, they’ll buy him some time.

And buy him time they did. The shark was tough. Tougher than he initially presumed — a problem considering how accurate his assessments usually were. After a brief skirmish with the hero boy, he left with a few incendiary wounds and a chip on his shoulder. Even ablaze, he sought to conquer the territory.

In the meanwhile, Antoine mowed down the chumps. While Farrin drew the aggro, they left themselves wide open for attack — but it wouldn’t last. Until the boss was taken down, they would continue like the undead, unthinking husks you’d find in horror films.

“I have an idea.” He said. “I’ll make an opening. When I say shoot, shoot. Even if I’m in the way.”

Now it was Farrin’s turn to hold off the grunts. Breaking from his distance, Antoine pushed off the ground and skidded atop the sand as if he were skating on ice. However, the movements weren’t graceful. They were direct and simple.

A display was necessary.

They swung their first limb, which slowed, giving Antoine ample time to reposition. Then it swung another and Antoine moved in a momentary burst of unrealistic speed. Not that it was too fast to comprehend, and not that he had gone any faster, but as if the world moved out of his way. The creature slammed their limbs into the ground and when they did, they were stuck.

“Bite me.” Antoine offered his hand. The creature struck. And Antoine flipped it off. “Bite me.

Its large, ravenous maw stood there agape, chomping on an invisible force yet unable to make context with the finger dangling in its mouth.

“Shoot!”

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arrin watched as the stranger went off. Wind or air manipulation of some sort? An odd form of telekinesis? It wasn't a precise run. More like he was kicking along and sliding on his feet or something. Curiosity pulled a two on the queue, though. Number one on the line belonged all to the crustaceans surrounding the bigger fish. 

Farrin kicked off as well. From the outside, it appeared he was moving faster. In a way, he was. His passage through time accelerated. He thrust his boot into one beast, then fired the cannon into another. A few small fries took their swings, but what they perceived to be a ridiculously fast time-turner, was actually an absolute mad lad seeing the world move far too slow.

Anger thrust his fist forward. A limb tore free from the beast. He had enough of it lately. His partner off in another country. Constant attacks from these Ouroboros freaks every time he stepped foot off campus. The whispers in his ears grew into a choir. It never stopped. It never slowed. Now, a calm day of some volunteer duty at the beach turned into a monstrous invasion. 

"Enough," he shouted, lifting the creature off the ground and thrusting it into one of its friends. 

Both collapsed in a chitin heap. His nostrils flared. So did his senses. The words reached his ear before Antoine uttered a sound. By the time he shouted for Farrin to shoot, the shots were fired. The time-turner wasn't the best shot. He aimed just a tad high, trying to avoid his unnamed ally but still catch the large beastie in the face. It was a large target, but even in his anger, Farrin wasn't willing to hurt the innocent - or his allies. Three incendiaries cut through the air, faster than the eye could see, inbound on the fish's face. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Ghouligan]

Off by a mile.

While the student moved at incomprehensible speeds — which would make him a nigh impossible target for most people, even Ghouligan — his precision was lacking. There was a notable lack of finesse when it came to anything outside the range of his fists. While Antoine knew accuracy was a skill, he had been swept up in the boy’s talent, thinking he could do everything. But reality settled in with only moments to compensate for their shot.

A wayward, unsteady blast that wreaked of compromise. There was no reason for Farrin to trust him except that he needed to trust him to succeed. A blast to the suffice would deal severe damage, but that would not suffice. They needed fatal.

As with most creatures, the insides were weaker. Antoine moved his hand but the air remained as rigid and unmoving. Its face only inched upward as Ghouligan fell backward onto the ground and kicked upward as he fell, pushing himself off the shark’s chin as he realigned the shot.

He skids on the sand like ice, regaining his grip after a few yards, taking a knee, and aiming at the monster… just in case.

It wasn’t necessary.

A hole through the neck left the damn thing nearly decapitated. The internal processes receive their final neurons from the brain until everything shuts down. Momentarily, it stood unphased, incapable of processing what happened. And by the time it did, it was over.

The rest of the creatures fled back into the ocean.

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F

arrin watched as the shark was kicked upward and the shot was realigned. He hadn't wanted to put the man in danger, but the guy wouldn't settle for anything less than a kill shot. Sensible, if a bit brutal. But sometimes brutal was necessary. And that thought scared him. Because the time-turner couldn't tell if they were his own or that of an alter's.

The streak of light and splash of flames signified the end. Of this attack, at least. With the serpent's head cut, the body died. The smaller creatures retreated into the sea. 

For a moment, the time-turner held his ground. Both his fists and the cannons were at the ready. He was confident, not conceited. Fate would not tolerate a lax guard. The moment you let the walls down, the moment you were exposed, was the moment you were stabbed in the back. Sometimes by the enemy, sometimes by those you thought were your friends. 

It was only when the last of beasties was obscured by the tides that Farrin moved forward. The golden glow of his eyes remained, ready for another attack, but the tension in his shoulders began to fade. So, too, did the voices whispering in his ears and the anger in his heart. He was himself again for now. 

"Yuh' alright?" He called out, approaching his still-unnamed ally. 

It appeared many of the creatures lining the beach were falling back as well. For the moment, heroism and its allies were triumphant. He would have to rally with the attendants who accompanied the volunteer students soon and explain his position of "self-defense." First though, he had to make sure this guy was okay. It was probably best he vacate the scene before anyone asked questions. 

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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[Ghouligan]

Ghouligan knew better than to follow them into their turf — a counter-invasion would prove fruitful through preparation. Not only was he ignorant to the depths of the waters they came from, but he knew not of what awaited him.

His thoughts were interrupted by the student’s unsurprising empathy. It was standard fair for the types who wished to become heroes in Japan. Unlike his home, there were cultural signifiers that reinforced this behavior, a kind of social reinforcement only applicable to countries given proper infrastructure. A shame that such a child would still stain themselves with the blood of an unknown enemy.

“The name’s Ghouligan,” He said, unprompted. “I’d recommend you stay away from me. I have an unflattering reputation amongst the police.” Getting to his feet and putting away his arsenal, he turned to Farrin. “As a soon-to-be hero, I’d seriously consider introspection. What makes it okay to kill these creatures and not criminals?”

He turned ready to walk off, but not without a few parting words.

“Contrary to popular belief, you cannot walk the line,” Ghouligan said, unflinching. “You’re either a killer or you’re not.” He looked back one last time. “And you’ve already stained your hands.”

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W

as someone who chose the name Ghouligan trying to give Farrin a lesson? A crooked brow was his initial response. The name was familiar but remained obscure beyond memory's touch. A quick search would do the trick, but that would have to wait. Another sweep of the beach was in order, and a report to the UAU attendants present. 

"Answer is simple enough," Farrin started, "these creatures were hurtin' people. E'en battered n' divorced from their limbs; they continued ta' attack without hesitation or remorse. Things are only so black n' white ta' those unversed in gray. Can the threat be stopped in such a way d'at it won't cause further harm? If yes, detain 'em. If no', needs ta' be knocked unconscious or, if absolutely necessary - killed."

Did that make him a killer? By the textbook definition, sure. But textbooks weren't tossed around the battlefield. Fists, firearms, and all other assortments of weaponry were. Saving everyone was impossible, even for him. He couldn't save each and every crook and creature so determined to cause harm along the way. So, was he a killer? Maybe, but only in the defense of others and as a last resort. He was no murderer. And there's where his line laid. All life was precious, but a life committed to atrocity knew the risks it ran.

"Maybe yuh' jus' need ta' try harder ta' find that line, Ghoul," he said, starting off in the opposite direction toward the gathering volunteers and attendants.  

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[attr="class","FarrinQuote"]Even if it's already been decided. Even if it's set in stone. I'll smash that future!

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✓ A clash of perspectives! Great thread you two!! Converting tokens to exp as requested! [break][break]

+ 75 TOKENS!

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Ghouligan - 0 // 75 = 7.500 exp[break]
Farrin - 0 // 75 = 7.500 exp

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