#ghost fighters

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Louise, how far you’ve come from a Gary-Sue to a morally questionable antagonist.

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Ghost Busters versus Ghost Fighters.

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He’s in denial 😔

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Notes on the world

OC art from a commission by @captainbanana365

OC oneshot below cut!

Kei was a weirdo. She was too.. everything. Too loud, too naive, too nerdy, too socially unaware, too... ugh. Hikaru couldn't stand her.

So why was he hesitating here? Here he was, with the money he saved up to buy himself the videogame he had been wanting for months now, the game all of his friends talk nonstop about. But there was also that stupid figurine. The one she would talk nonstop about.

"The craftsmanship! The color! The limited edition-ness of it! Oh, I need it!!"

Hibiki would be nice and nod along, but Hikaru didn't see the point in such pleasantries. It's not like she could tell he didn't give a shit, since she would keep talking despite his open disinterest.

And now he stood in front of that figurine. Why pause? Get the game already! But he also noticed how it was the last one, and he remembered her rambling nonstop about how limited edition it was. Stupid, stupid. He grabbed his game off the shelf and headed to the cash register. He's not responsible for getting her some gift. Not like he was her friend.

"Will this be all?" the cashier asks.

"Yep-" and just as he handed off the game, there was a loud boom!

Seriously? Can he not get a day off? "I'll be right back," he says to the clerk as he steps out of the store. Yep, there it was. A ghost terrorizing the city. Again. Blue aura, so that means he had to put actual effort in. What a pain.

He headed to his car, opening up the trunk and pulled out his supplies. Strapping on his boots, his goggles, and headphones. He sat down for a moment to pick out a playlist, the destruction carrying on behind him. Kent would usually be scolding him to hop to it already, but music was a very important part of the process. Once he got a playlist going, he secured his hands into the gauntlets. He cracked his neck and headed out.

The ghost was in the town square, spraying acidic ectoplasm onto buildings, people running off. The EDC had already showed up and was assisting people in getting out. Hibiki was nowhere to be found. So that meant he had to do this solo. Great.

He dodged a piece of flying rubble and jumped up onto a wall, running across it and throwing a punch straight into the spirit's back. Gelatinous ectoplasm sprayed everywhere, getting all over his clothes. He used his shoulder to wipe some from his face. Now he had the spirit's attention.

It sent off hit after hit his way, which he dodged by jumping backwards. Once he was backed up against a wall, he jumped as high as he could, using his teeth to pull out a piece of looseleaf he keeps up his sleeve. He draws out a wind circle and as the ghost shoots out a spray of acid, he deflects it straight down with the wind. The acid sprays down onto the spirit and it lets out a shrill scream of pain. He uses the wind to his advantage, allowing it to propel him backwards and land on a roof. But before he could destroy the paper and stop the wind, the ghost, in its thrashing state, propelled a billboard his way. He didn't have a chance to react as it slammed into his hand holding the paper, the force of the object and the wind sending him flying back.

"Fuck!" he exclaims, the only word he ever seems to think in times of panic. He's thrown off the building, the only thing saving him being his boots. He skids across the ground, falling backward in a bridge position before kicking himself back forward and to his feet.

Just before he has time to readjust his thoughts, the spirit lunges at him and pushes him back again and straight into the wall of the store from earlier. He hears a scream and he found himself collapsed into the videogames' glass case.

"Ugh..." He looks at the people, staring at him wide eyed. "What are you doing?" he asks, his words coming out slow and slurred. "Get outta here!" The people exchange glances before there was another crash and they all booked it for the exit in the back. Hikaru looks at the wall he crashed through and he and the spirit make eye contact.

"Come at me," he says, standing up, glass falling from his orange hair. "You damn zombie."

Another screech and as the spirit tries to run through the hole it created, he punches it back. This would be so much easier if Hibiki was here he thinks, gritting his teeth as he stepped out of the hole.

He feels something under foot and he looks down, seeing he's standing on a box. He moves his foot and sees that same anime image from earlier staring right back him. That stupid figurine. He felt a sense of panic at seeing it in the wreckage and sees a bit of it poking out. It didn't look destroyed. But then he realized he shouldn't care. Why should he care? It's just some stupid action figure.. So then why when another spray of acid came his way his first instinct was to grab it, tuck and roll away from the line of fire.

He stands back up and realizes he’s clutching the stupid thing to his chest and lets out a yelp before dropping it like it was toxic. What is WITH him? He readjusts his gauntlets and charges forward, punching the spirit right in the face.

"All right, time to get this over with."

He uses the moment from the punch that sent him upwards to then slam his boot into the spirit, the feather light weight setting allowing him to jump even higher before switching to heavy. He came crashing down and he clamped his fists together, slamming the spirit straight down, creating a crater into the ground. He knew he's technically supposed to lure the spirit into one of the designated safe zones so as to avoid property damage, but this thing is already being a huge thorn in his side.

He flips and lands right on the edge of the crater, cracks his neck, and lowered his body. He ran as fast as he could, tracing out the chalk outline for an exorcism circle. Damn thing always took forever. Where was Hibiki?!

The spirit tried to climb out, but he slugged it before it had the chance to come out of its daze. He got to the last circle, spinning the chalk into spirals as quickly as possible.

"Cmon, cmon, work!"

Finally, a bright light burst through the crater, causing Hikaru to flinch slightly. He peaks down and he sees the spirit sinking into a pit of liquid gold, shrieking and clawing at the dirt around it.

He feels a shudder run down his spine as he hears the spirit make a legible sentence. "I'm sorry!"

Never makes the job easier. He turns on his heel and walks back to the building, the EDC already approaching the area. He stepped through the hole in the wall, entering the store as people came out of hiding, letting out big breaths of relief.

"Hey, man," the cashier from earlier said. "Pick anything and it's on the house."

Hikaru's eyes sparkled. "Really?"

"Ya, go on ahead."

Hikaru's gaze immediately shifted to his game, sitting in a pile of glass. He imagined his friends patting him on the back, how he's finally not going to be sidelined as they all played. He imaged continuing to be in their sphere, they're group, they're-

"Omg! This is the figurine I've been looking everywhere for!"

The sentence cut his thoughts off track and his head snaps back. There he saw a girl holding the half destroyed box and his blood ran cold.

"That one," he says without thinking. "I want that figure."

The mentally cursed himself as soon as the words left his mouth. But it was too late. The cashier went over to the girl, retrieving the box before returning.

"All right man. Here you go."

Hikaru stares at the box he's been handed, clenching it tightly in his hands. Damnit.

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"Omg!!" Kei squeals, holding the figurine of the anime girl that Hikaru refuses to remember the name of- it's Miku. Shit.

"Don't get too excited. The cashier guy just gave it to me because they were selling poorly," he lied. "Some sort of lame 'thank you gift' or whatever.."

"But even still, you remembered that I wanted it and gave it to me instead of selling it or something."

"I-" His face flushes and he crosses his arms. "Don't think to much of it.."

She smiles giddily and hops foot to foot. "I'm so excited to put this on my shelf with the rest of my collection!"

He watches her skip down the halls of the building, heading to the dormitory sect. He let's out a sigh, putting his hands on his hips.

"Well that was awfully nice of you."

He jumps and whips his head around. "Hibiki," he grumbles.

His sister laughs and steps from around the corner. "And here I thought you didn't like Kei."

"Don't smile like that. Where the hell were you today? I had to defeat a blue spirit all on my own today! A lot of avoidable destruction caused."

"Sorry, sorry. I was busy."

"Busy? Busy with what?"

She puts her hands behind her back and looks around before leaning in. "I was training with someone you won't believe," she said in a conspiratorial whisper.

He raises an eyebrow. "Oh? And who was that?"

She smiles smugly and chuckles. "Well, dear brother. None other than the Maeko Kiryu."

Hikaru goes quiet. Surely he heard her wrong. "Maeko Kiryu? But didn't she die 16 years ago?"

She gives him a sharp grin. "Yep. Turns out she's the GAA's greatest secret."

The greatest secret. The GAA... discovered the reanimate circle.

The two exchange a dark look. Without knowing that they were not on the same wavelength, they form different goals.

The GAA is breaking the law. Something must be done..

The GAA discovered the reanimate circle. Finally. I have my answer..

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Young Louise and Claris

(Plus them older in the bottom left lol)

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She ran her fingers past the short, course curls of his buzzed hair. "You owe me," she purrs.

Kent chuckles and smirks. "I'll add that to the pile. You've saved me how many times now?"

She sticks her tongue out playfully. "I dunno. How many times have you gone out into the field?"

"Ok, cmere you!" He headlocked her and she bursts out laughing.

"Oh nooo! So scary!"

"You're a jerk."

"I'm your jerk."

"Hahaaa..." He pauses. "Just wait. One of these days I'll save you."

She's caught off guard by his earnestness but a lazy smile spreads across her face. "I'll hold you to that."

"Kent, sir!"

Kent was sitting at the security cameras, sipping a cup of coffee. "What is it this time? The twins fighting again? Tell them that if they want to keep their gauntlets, then-"

"No, sir. It's not that.. It's Kiryu."

"Oh? Is he talking to himself again or-?"

"No. Kent. He's dead."

Dead.

Kent's blood ran cold. "Guard the body! Keep his spirit trapped in the cell!" He slams his coffee into the table and ran out to the basement. His feet sped down each step and he nearly runs into the wall when he reaches the bottom. His fist slams into the red button and the doors lifted with a loud blare.

He ran in and there he stood before a green glow illuminating his skin. She was still there..

He presses a hand to the glass and sighs.

"I said I'd protect you... I'm sorry, Maeko."

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Notes on my Ghost Fighters world

Gov. Organization:

Ghosts and Anomalies Association (GAA): These guys take care of all things related to ghosts and the supernatural. Currently being led by Kent Ehara. They have several branches connected to it that take care of different things, such as

-Spiritual Protection Services (SPS): Take care in fighting off rogue spirits. Nicknamed ‘exorcists’.

-Spiritual Releasing Services (SRS): Take care in helping those who have been possessed and can help rogue spirits in passing on by using hypnosis. Some very powerful ones can even hypnotize humans and/or pull a ghost back into its senses (make them sentient again). Nicknamed ‘mediums’.

-Evacuation and Disposal Crew (EDC): Assist in helping evacuate civilians when rogue spirits attack and cleanup after spirit has been destroyed. You have to have been part of the SPS first before you can transfer to this department.

-Anomaly Research Crew (ARC): Specialize in studying the supernatural. Interview possession victims and help rehabilitate them after their traumatic experience. Also study and try to discover new exorcism circles. They are also the ones who create the tech for the SPS.

6th sense: After someone has been possessed, they are marked with the ‘6th sense’, an X on their forehead. They have a very close tie with the spiritual world, able to see ghosts, even if they’re not rogue, and in some cases, can have powers even after being released from the spirit (extremely rare). 

‘Rogue Ghosts’: Ghosts who never properly passed on and make that everyone else’s problem. Possess people or cause problems on their own. Not all ghosts who didn’t pass on are rogue, may stick to the shadows and remain unseen. When a ghost goes rogue but not possessing someone, they can become physical, but more gelatinous. Ghosts are no longer sentient, and behave more like a stereotypical zombie.

Aura colors: All rogue spirits have an aura color. Each color represents how strong it is. -Orange: Relatively easy, by far the weakest. -Purple: A little more difficult. Tend to be larger in size and a bit stronger. -Green: From this point, spirits now have enough power to possess a person.  -Blue: Can destroy buildings if not contained quickly enough. Powerful enough to break an exorcism circle if given the chance. -Red: Extremely dangerous. Full city evacuations must be carried out. -Pink: By far the rarest and the most dangerous. Said to be capable of speaking, but not anything that makes sense. Just jumbled up words. But, that’s just a rumor.

Exorcist Gear:  -Gauntlets: Giant, made of silver and iron. Chalk embedded into the palm and fingertips to create exorcism circles (think that one scene from DanDaDan episode 3 where Momo’s grandma fought Turbo Granny). Pack a mean punch. Very common for exorcists to decorate the gauntlets with stickers or spraypaint. -Boots: Has 3 settings. Normal gravity, extremely heavy, or extremely light. Heavy increases the gravitational pull for the person wearing them, nearly making them an immovable object. Light decreases the gravitational pull, making them quicker and lighter on their feet. -Goggles: Nothing super special. Just protects their eyes.

Types of exorcism circles: (not about exorcism circles; not all of them are used specifically for fighting ghosts. You’ll see what I mean) -Lightning: Electrocutes the ghosts with anti-spiritual lightning -Trapped: Keeps them trapped in one spot. -Wind: Can create huge blasts of wind. Only stop once the chalk has been smudged. Used to push ghosts out of the way without punching it and causing more destruction. -Exorcism: Extremely hard to draw. It’s a combo between several trapped circles and requires the spirit to be at least 2 inches below the surface to work. Exorcists tend to work in pairs because of this. One is tiring out the ghosts and the other is assisting while also trying to punch a hole in the ground to get the spirit into. -Reanimate: Only rumored to exist. Said to put a spirit into the body of someone who has passed on. Unknown if it’s been created, people have tried and been arrested for attempting. Very illegal. 

(More to be added…)

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