Upon giving the changed Ember the chance to experiment with her newfound strength in her run of the training field, designed to withstand ghost powers, the figure watched as the systems recorded her combat and style, based on her mastery of the guitar, but she was rushing it as she pushing herself so he took a moment to jump down and snatch her wrist as she nearly blasted another dummy apart, her glare strong, but his was stronger. "What are you trying to prove, you have a decent amount of power, focus and belief, but you are being reckless right now, you keep pumping like that and you are going to..." Any more was silenced as Ember hurled him across the room and he skid for a few yards before he stood up, cracking his neck as he spoke, a aggressive tone to his voice, clearly this one needs to learn her lesson the hard way. "You wish to play it like that, then let's play." Ember's attacks were strong, that was for certain, but she was pushing, pressing herself for more strength, strength that she just couldn't use within seconds of the operation, as he batted the attacks and blows aside and dodged before he swept under and pinned her down as he continued. "For what little attention you can give, mind telling me what's got you in such a heated mood?" Ember stopped as she started to breathe after a short attempt to struggle, her mind pacing itself as she calmed down, she was so angry, but why...? She stopped, she just remembered, it was the day of her death, no wonder she was pumping more out, she was just dying to hurt someone badly for her own sake.
"Eh... sorry, the date... I was suddenly sure that it was the day I died..." The figure nodded as Ember continued, she felt free to explain her problem. "Look, I know that I shouldn't be upset, no one else was at fault for what happened, but I guess with the rush of being... human again, I just let my emotions surge out as well, I guess my anarchy is not going to happen, huh?"
"Just not in the way you see." Her eyes widened as the figure helped her up. "There is a ectoplasmic spike going on at the Amity Zoo, we are going to investigate."
"The Zoo, who would..." She stopped and facepalmed as she knew who. "Shulker, it has got to be Skulker, he is always hunting for the next big prize, Phantom is still the 'uncaught' prey to him."
"Then let us not waste anymore time for now, it is time for the hunter to become the hunted." Ember nodded as her strength quickly returned, maybe from the surge she was still riding on as they headed for the Zoo...
Within a minute of traveling through the nightly domain of Amity, Ember and the Figure soon arrived to the Zoo where the animals were in a full panic as she commented. "Shulker must really not be wanting to be subtle this time, I don't think he could have been any more 'subtle' than shouting about his prizes."
"Well, if the Ghost Zone's greatest hunter is wandering around, I would like to have a few words with him." They pressed on into the zoo and looked about, the sound of the animals somewhat throwing them off before Ember exhaled, a puff of flames coming out and the figure knew as he shouted. "Dodge left!" They shattered as a volley of rockets riddled the spot they were in before the figure commented with a chuckle. "Well, so much for diplomacy." Ember chuckled as well as she switched forms, using her new halfa abilities to her advantage before she blasted the spot where the rockets came from with firebolts, but she biffed it as there was no sign of him, she sneering as another volley fired from the side, she getting most of them except one which the Figure stopped by grabbing it and looking at the weapon as they dodged back down and he spoke. "It's a trap, Shulker must have been waiting for Phantom, but he registered you first."
"When did I get as strong as dipstick!?" Ember shouted as another blast nearly knocked her off her crouch.
"It is possible that you are riding on the surge of power, if that is the case, then it is time for anarchy, turn the dial to the many!" The Figure covered their face as another blast came before Ember, having spotted the change in her guitar and turning the dial to it, started to rip it as from nowhere, hordes of special rioters surged out and swarmed the zoo, the blasts suddenly losing their targets as the attack struck all over, metal ringing out and yells echoing as Ember continued to strum, but it was clear that she was suddenly getting exhausted and she had to stop, but Shulker was not one to wait as he blasted through in his mech, the riot halting from several blasts before he lined the shot on Ember, heedless of who she was at the time.
"Got you in my sights, Ghost Kid." A single rocket flew true, but the Figure stopped it with a grab and crushed it as he glared back.
"It's time for the hunter to become the hunted..." Shulker was heedless to the sudden strike as the same technique was used, one second there, but the next, he delivered a devastating punch into the armor, physically destroying the armor as he went into a flurry of punches that Shulker couldn't hold up, Ember surprised at the fury that the Figure possessed as he literally was boxing Shulker to bits as the hunter tried to return the blows in vain before a uppercut wasted Shulker, the Figure standing up before walking over to Ember as she spoke.
"What are you...?"
"You may call me... Abram, for the time being, Miss McLain..." She soon fainted from the exhaustion, but he caught her as he lifted her up and glanced to the sides as her breath puffed more flames. "Right on que, time to get moving." He dashed out, seemingly spectral as he passed by a young geek and a goth girl...
Danny had a feeling that Shulker was just waiting for him to come, most likely to 'capture' him as a trophy, but the feeling with his breath was different, like there were two in the Amity Zoo, but who as he zoned in. "Better deal with the hunter before I go looking further." But upon arriving, something was really strange as Shulker was there, but his whole body, his armor was thoroughly devastated and beaten that he didn't really have to do too much to put him into the Thermos as Sam and Tucker soon arrived and Tucker cheered. "Man, that was the quickest that you have ever defeated a ghost, even Box Ghost took some time."
"It wasn't me this time." Both stopped smiling as a look of worry crossed their faces. "Shulker was like this when I got here, someone else took him down and his armor... I couldn't do that much damage, he is one of the tougher ghosts that I face." Sam hummed as she asked.
"So you think that someone else is behind this, but that is impossible, me and Tucker didn't see anyone leave or go and you would have noticed any other ghosts here."
"Well, that's a bummer..." Tucker grumbled as he checked his PDA. "I guess that I should shut off my recording for the battle." He shut it off and played it for the chuckles, but stopped when some caught his attention. "Wait up, what's that...?" Both Danny and Sam looked as Tucker played the recording and they also saw it, some blurred past the pair as they were heading in. "I'll try slowing it down some more."
"Also use the infrared filter." Sam questioned and the clip played as they watched it happen, but what they spotted was a average-sized individual draped in a cloak, carrying someone past the pair and the fact that they didn't even see them met that they were either ghosts or... something was bigger before Sam asked the apparent question. "Who's the person being carried past us?" Danny looked for the details before nothing hit him as he started it off.
"Looks like a girl, but I don't recognize any remarkable details."
"Well, maybe we can get some research in this and find out more about this figure." Tucker said as he started to cross-reference for any matches as Sam joined in.
"In the meantime, let's keep an eye out for any more crazy things, you be careful, Danny."
"Got it, you two be careful too." He took off into the night as the pair headed back home for both to investigate while he continued to deal with the ghosts that now roamed the town, his new thoughts swarming his mind as he tried to figure out just one bit of the new puzzle. Yet, nothing came to mind as to this new appearance, this figure that merely passed Sam and Tucker without even trying to attack them...
Abram watched from a distance as he rested in the top of the tree lab, observing the hero as he fought the ghosts that filled the town. He found his target, but attacking him while he was in his combative form would be unwise, instead he needed to approach him while he was normal and unprepared so that he could get his hands on the strand, but first, he waited for Ember to wake up as it seemed like her body was not ready quite yet to be part of anarchy, to use a very powerful attack than what she was used to and he was a fool... He was the one who called for it, she just wasn't ready for it as he folded his arms and continued to watch. "Soon, Phantom, I will uncover your true identity and your DNA will be mine to experiment with." It was not chaos that compelled Abram to this action, it was tests, a will to go beyond what people initially believe, the ghosts were untapped and could yield to more than just power, advancements, changes, and effects that could be more than normal, they would be amazing. He pulled out a pocket watch and watched as the time turned to the beat, the new day coming and he was free to do what he pleased and not what others desire for him to do as he put it away and glanced at his hand before smirking. "Guess I better get myself a short boost in muscle before I head out in search of the other half of Phantom." He jumped down and entered the tree, it closing behind him as the events of Amity Park had begun to change for better or worse, none would have the answers to the whole thing.