[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/TmVfa9w.png[/img] [h2][color=aba000]Chiron [Lily][/color][/h2][i][h3]Invalid Spatial Coordinates[/h3][/i] [@Cu Chulainn][/center]
No sooner than did those words leave Gin's mouth did the world around him distort. The world created by Chiron had heard his purpose, and had pronounced itself judge, jury, and executioner over what it would create him. Obstacles, challenges, and trials manifested in this distorted space, demanding that Gin take them head-on while facing the prospect of death all the while. 

Even a single misstep here would mean he would fail. 

Rule number two: Resolve. 

Rule number three: Analyze. 

Rule number four: Plan. 

Rule number five: Execute. 

Rule number six: Focus. 

Rule number seven: Initiative. 

Rule number eight: Polish. 

Rule number nine: Glimpse. 

After these first nine trials...

[color=aba000]"It doesn't matter what sort of hero you are. At some point, you're going to have to defend something dear to you, whether it's a place, a person, an object, or just your own life. And that means you need to decide what doing so means to you."[/color]

The world spun yet again, but this time when it stopped there was something different. Gin was back in Fuyuki, in the place he knew as home. For a moment, he might wonder if the training had ended right there, if they had been interrupted somehow. 

But then the black fire came, consuming souls and grudges as it spread across the city.

The agents of a foreign land spread their net, taking advantage of those flames to win over the populace and subvert the local powers. 

A monster beneath a blue, blue glass moon tore through the streets, devouring all that it came across. 

[i]"Boss, we need to find a way to put out this fire!"

[center]"Boss, we gotta save these people!"[/center]

[right]"Boss, we gotta rally everyone!"[/right]

"Boss, we need to kill that monster!"

[center]"Boss, we have to..."[/center]

[right]"Boss, we gotta..."[/right]

"Boss-"

[center]"Boss-"[/center]

[right][b]"Boss-"[/b][/right][/i]

There were none of his men beside him, but the voices echoed inside his mind nonetheless, as Chiron stood passively before him. 

[color=aba000]"What does it mean for you to defend something? What do you focus on first? What battles do you fight, and what battles do you resign?"

"You said you want to be the 'coolest hero'. What does that mean? When something dear to you is in danger, what do you do? Show me your answer. Get out there and save what you love, however the 'coolest hero' would."

"This is rule number ten: [b]Protect[/b]."[/color]