Either Way

Is this real?

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The figure of the man who appears before them is a ghostly figure that looks very scary. The ghost emits a thick black aura and has a terrible face.

Unknowingly Beam gripped Forth's shoulders, he witnessed how the ghosts in front of them now grinned and displayed a row of yellowish teeth.

"Go away, Beam" Forth gives Beam a warning to back away from getting involved in anything that will happen next.

The ghost showed off long nails on his claw-like fingers, then grinned. Beam knows for sure not to argue against Forth right now because he doesn't know what kind of situation this is. For that he moved backward and released his grip on Forth's shoulders.

Throughout his life, Beam was already used to seeing ghosts. But getting stuck with them is a new thing for Beam.

Forth leaned forward, preparing to attack. The ghost did the same, the difference is the target of the ghost is not Forth but Beam who was standing behind Forth.

The ghost disappears for a moment and then reappears right in front of Beam. He strangled Beam's neck with his right hand, and his pointed fingernails piercing the skin of Beam's neck.

It happened so quickly that Beam didn't realize that his body was lifted so high and his feet no longer rested on the floor. Beam's began to cough breathlessly as the oxygen can no longer reach his lungs.

What the hell is this?!

Beam didn't know what was happening, but suddenly his body fell so hard to the floor. He was freed from the ghost's grip and lying on the floor.

In his position that is curled up on the floor, he can see that Forth's the one who took the ghost away from Beam and then beat the ghost. They move so fast that sometimes it can not be seen by Beam.

Beam watched as Forth slammed into the wall and fell, then the ghost came back to Beam. But before he touched Beam, Forth appeared between them and threw his fist at the ghost.

Forth grabbed the ghost's neck, just as the ghost did to Beam. Forth lifted the ghost up, and Beam could see that what's Forth did made the ghost in pain.

The ghost was choked and his hands were seen reaching wildly in all directions, hoping to reach Forth who was choking him.

Beam saw a pattern like a crack start popping up on the ghost's face, before Forth finally slammed the ghost's body to the floor very very hard. And with that the ghost vanished, crushed and nothing left.

In the tension while watching the fight, Beam didn't realize that he was still lying on the floor and didn't shift an inch from his position.

He wasn't even aware of exactly when Forth helped him to sit. His back was leaning against the wall while Forth sat beside him.

"Are you all right?" Forth asked in an anxious tone.

Beam still feel shock over what happened, and his brain was busy digesting the incident.

"Wh-what was that?" Beam asked, stammering slightly.

His hands moved around his neck, touching the deep scratches that the ghost had created. He felt a sticky liquid in there, and feel sure that his wound was bleeding.

"He's a ghost that has long wandering in this place. I think you know about him. Wasn't he famous enough? "

Forth tried to joke in order to reduce the shock experienced by Beam, his eyes had been noticing the wound in Beam's neck.