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Chapter 6 - chapter 6:what's up

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CHAPTER 6:what's up

Inside the MMA gym, Jun stands in the center of the ring, breathing steady, eyes locked on Tailung.

Tailung smirks, glancing at Beom-Tay, the young UFC champion sitting on the edge of the mat.

Beom casually lights a cigarette.

"Nice fight, kid," Beom says with a grin. "But tell me… what can you do against me, Jamal?"

Jun blinks.

"…What the hell makes you think my name is Jamal?"

Beom looks confused. "Isn't it? Right, Tailung?"

Tailung whispers, "No, I told you his name is Jun."

Jun shakes his head. "Doesn't matter. 1v1, 1v2— I don't care."

Tailung cracks his knuckles and smirks.

"Nah, let me handle him first."

Jun nods, steps inside the ring.

"What's up."

Tailung waves him forward. "Swing."

Jun shrugs. "You swing first."

Tailung lunges with a punch—

Jun snatches his wrist mid-air, counters with a punch of his own.

Tailung dodges.

Jun steps back, spins, and kicks Tailung in the face—

FOLLOWED by a clean punch straight to the jaw.

Jun grabs Tailung's shirt and SLAMS him to the mat.

Beom stands up, annoyed.

"Damn… Tailung, you a bitch. I got this."

Jun looks at Beom, eyes narrowing.

"I'm dropping you too."

Jun vs. Beom-Tay

Beom steps into the ring.

"Sup."

Jun throws a fast kick—

Beom catches it easily, smirking.

He yanks Jun forward—

SMASHES a punch into Jun's jaw—

SLAMS him onto the ground—

Beom tries to pound his face in, but Jun rolls away, gets up fast.

Jun kicks again—

Beom catches it again—

FLIPS Jun—

Punches him—

Two sharp kicks to Jun's leg—

Grabs him—

Throws him down a second time.

Jun hits the ground hard.

His vision shakes.

Damn… that hurt…

Beom grabs him by the shirt—

Jun kicks him in the chest, sending him backward—

Jun jumps up—

Punches Beom in the ribs—

Kicks him clean in the face—

Weaves a counter—

Grabs Beom by the back of the head—

SLAMS his knee into Beom's face—

Two more punches—

Jun grabs Beom and SLAMS him into the mat so hard the whole gym goes silent.

Beom grabs Jun by the neck—

But Jun pulls back—

SPINS—

KICKS Beom—

Then lands a brutal punch straight to Beom's face—

Jun mounts him—

Starts beating his face bloody, punch after punch, eyes red, breathing wild—

Suddenly—

"JUN!!"

Ryan bursts into the room, jumps into the ring, and grabs Jun by the shoulders.

"What the HELL are you doing?!"

Jun stops, panting hard.

His eyes… glowing red with rage, like something snapped inside him.

The students back away in fear.

Scene Shift – Jail

A dark, dirty cell.

A tattooed man stands over several unconscious bodies.

Blood stains the concrete.

He picks up a folded paper from the floor, reading it.

A smile spreads across his metal-toothed mouth.

"So… the President, huh…? Alright then. Bet."

Back to School

Ryan sleeps in class, tests finished, all A's.

His head is resting on Nia's lap as she gently plays with his hair.

Outside, some kids smoke behind the school.

Jun walks by, annoyed.

He grabs a basketball and slams it into one of their faces.

"GO HOME! Damn kids, GO HOME!"

The kids scatter like pigeons.

End of Chapter 6

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