Scene: Backstreet Alley Near the Clinic
The sky was overcast. Hamin moved slowly, his hoodie pulled low, ribs still aching beneath the gauze.
The doctor warned him not to walk.
But Hamin never listened.
He needed fresh air.
> I lost control, he thought. Again.
That power… it wasn't mine. It was like something else took over.
A low whistle echoed from behind.
Hamin paused.
> "Yo, pretty boy," a voice sneered. "Thought you could walk outta here after what you did to Kang Hojin's crew?"
Four guys stepped out of the shadows. One of them cracked his knuckles—tall, scarred, arms wrapped in tape like a seasoned fighter.
The leader among them, a guy with a buzzcut and cold eyes, stepped forward.
> "Name's Baek Insoo. Right hand of Kang Hojin."
"You messed with the wrong gang."
Hamin stayed silent, shoulders trembling—not from fear, but restraint.
> I can't go all out. Not again.
But I'm not letting them walk away, either.
Insoo smirked.
> "Break his arms."
They rushed in.
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Scene: Combat – Intense Street Fight
Two came from the left—one aimed a roundhouse to Hamin's head.
He ducked, spinning low, grabbing the attacker's ankle and snapping it sideways with precision.
The second lunged with a bat. Hamin rolled forward, snatched the bat mid-swing, and slammed it into the man's gut—twice.
He collapsed, gasping.
Insoo narrowed his eyes.
> "Tch… I'll do it myself."
Insoo's stance shifted—Muay Thai base. Fast. Brutal.
He launched a flurry of elbows and knees.
Hamin took the hits, body staggering back, blood trickling from his mouth.
But his eyes... they began glowing faint blue.
> "You… should've stayed quiet," Hamin muttered.
He moved faster now—almost impossible to follow.
Insoo didn't even see the punch coming.
One second he was throwing a knee—
The next, he was airborne.
Crack.
He slammed against the wall, sliding down, unconscious.
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Scene: Post-Fight
Hamin stood over the bodies, breathing hard, trembling again.
He looked at his hands—scarred knuckles glowing faintly, still unstable.
> "It's coming back," he whispered.
"That… thing inside me."
He turned and walked away as sirens echoed in the distance.
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Final Panel:
Areum stood behind the clinic curtain, having watched it all.
> "...You're not the same anymore, Hamin," she whispered.
"But I won't let you fall alone."
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