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Christopher Keynes (クリストファー ・ケインズ , Kurisutofā Keinzu) or Topher (トファー, Tofā)[1] is a Gargoyle Incarnate and member of Incarnate Soldier Unit during the War.
Appearance[]
Christopher is a Incarnate with the appearance of said "Gargoyle". He has a stone, scaly skin that covers his muscular body, with a goblin-like skull head with human teeth. He has two wings that come out of his lower back that arch. His claws are sharp and long, using it to slash his victims. He is not one of the biggest Incarnates, height coming in at 7'3'.[2]
Personality[]
Topher was an exceptionally patriotic and proud of his fight for justice, and he was considered an inspiration by many of his fellows. He did not hesitate when fighting battles in the war because he was extremely passionate about justice, firmly believing in siding with the north and fighting against the south, saying "Evil is inevitably conquered!".
When a comrade was in doubt, he gave a rousing speech with strong conviction to stir hope back into their hearts; Hank commenting that there may be nothing "just" or "right" about war, but Topher's words made these bitter man want to believe in it.
As an Incarnate, these beliefs hold true, just with a more twisted execution. He was a believer in Christ and by going back to Whitechurch, it shows he still has sentiment for the place he grew into faith.
Abilities[]
Flight: In his Incarnate form, Topher can use his wings too attack unseen from high in the skies. While he does not posses a large frame, he can strike with enough force to easily kill a single human, and could aim solely for commanders from the sky, a common blind spot for ground forces, instantly decimating the enemy's chain of command.
Camouflage: Although its skin lacks the durability of a real stone stature, it can still server as a camouflage in rocky terrain.[2]
History[]
Fulfill the source of justice[]
Topher grew up on the streets of the impoverished town of Whitechurch. He was forced to live a life of survival in order to survive. At that time, Topher believed that his existence was meaningless at all. Everything changed until he met Jameson Ferguson, a traveling evangelical pastor. At that time, Pastor Jameson gathered children from the slums to the church. He not only taught them how to write but also distributed food to them.
Topher also gained salvation during this period and began to learn to write, and learned from Pastor Jameson's narrative teachings. He understood the meaning of "justice" and thought that he seemed to be guided by a light. But when Pastor Jameson left, Topher begged her to accompany them, but Pastor Jameson told Topher that God would take care of him. He and the children in the slums left, and only gave Topher the message of justice.
Topher continued his mission towards righteousness and doing the Word of God until the war began and turned Whitechurch into a bloodbath. As such, Topher joined the Northern side of the war as a soldier, because he felt that the North had the "side of justice". Eventually, he joined the Incarnates program led by Elaine, in n experiment which would permanently change everyone into an incarnate with exceptional strength and abilities to help ensure that the war was won by the North.
After a ceasefire was announced, Topher was outraged that so many Southern army were still alive an unpunished, and horrified that the war had ended before he could "execute true justice". Topher tries to tell his comrades to continue fighting, but they began to have doubt and went on their separate ways. After the war, Gargoyle returned to his hometown of Whitechurch, only to find that all of the citizens were horrified by him ad ran away, thinking of him as a monster. This caused Topher to hide in slums and eventually retreat to the slums' abandoned church. He thinks about turning into stone and accept death, but he can't do it.
He found a child in a similar situation to him as a boy who was stealing a woman's purse. Topher tried to talk to the boy and bring him to Christ, saving him from his sins. However, when the boy ran in terror from the gargoyle-creature Topher had become, Topher grabbed him, causing him to slip and smash his head on the concrete, accidently killing him. This incident caused the already conflicted Topher's mind to snap. In that moment, he was simultaneously caught up in the horror of killing someone who could have been just like him and the joy of having erased a sinful person. In that moment, Topher's mind snapped, and he decided that simply living in that city, a den of thieves and murderous, was tantamount to committing sin yourself, or to suicide, also a sin. Declaring himself God's judging hand upon the city, Topher declared to himself that he would wipe out its inhabitants one person at a time.[3]
Whitechurch[]
After a boy whose mother had been murdered by Christopher encountered Beast Hunters Hank and Schaal examining the body of one of Topher's victims, the boy described the creature to Hank, causing him to instantly realise that the serial killer was his old friend from the war. Hank and Schaal stayed with the boy for a while, and the next day Schaall explored Whitechurch with the boy. After the boy stole an apple, he and Schaal were set upon by Gargoyle, who said "Repent sinners, it is your day of judgement!"
Schaal pointed her rifle at Topher and asked him why he killed people, to which Tophr replied "As punishment. And salvation. I loose those corrupted by sin from their mortal coil." Sensing Schaal's fear, Topher leapt from the building he was standing on, attempting to grab to attack Schaal and the boy, only to be ran into by Hank. Realising that Hank was in the city to kill him, Topher challenged Hank to a battle to te death in their local church, which Hank accepted, after which Topher flew up to the church roof.
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