𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐄 , the uncanny counter

경이로운 소문 ── EPISODE SIXTEEN

Yang was threw the first punch. Myeong-hwi blocked it and pushed him aside, Mun following, only to get pushed aside as well. Mo-tak's punch landed, but Myeong-hwi pushed him away shortly after. Yang managed to recover, his fist meeting Myeong-hwi's jaw before getting kicked in the stomach, Mun facing a similar situation.

Mae-ok landed a punch, Ha-na's kick landing but was followed by getting punched in the stomach. Mae-ok attacked again, Myeong-hwi grabbing her arm. Yang kicked him in the stomach, forcing him to let go of Mae-ok and stumble back a few steps.

'He's stronger,' Yang thought. 'But I still have better technique then him.'

When Mae-ok tried to attack again, she was deflected and thrown away with the burst of energy that made Yang's stomach twist as he watched her fly against a wall. He fought the urge to run to her as he saw her land on her side and cough up blood.

Ha-na, Mo-tak and Yang alternated attacks at Myeong-hwi. Myeong-hwi grabbed Mo-tak's arm so the man couldn't move as he deflected Ha-na and Yang with ease. Mun blocked Myeong-hwi's wave of energy, the spirit throwing Mo-tak into Ha-na and Yang as Mun attacked. Myeong-hwi grabbed Mun's arm when he punched and did the same to Ha-na before he hit them into each other. Mo-tak's punch pushed him back a few steps, Yang following it with a kick into the arms he had crossed over his chest, pushing him further away.

Mo-tak was the first to walk over to him, his punch getting caught by the spirit. When Ha-na tried to attack, she was flung away with a force, landing against a slab of concrete. Mun and Mo-tak's attacks were blocked and they were pushed away, Yang's attack ending similarly. Ha-na was pushed away and winded, Mun being thrown against rocks and concrete. Yang managed to get a singular punch to his jaw before he was thrown into Mun.

Mo-tak and Myeong-hwi grabbed at each other, the spirit asking the Counter a question. "Did you think you could handle me when you were this weak?" He flung Mo-tak backwards, Mun yelling out.

Mun gently pushed Yang to the side and ran at Myeong-hwi, jumping and attempting to kick him. Myeong-hwi grabbed his leg and threw him onto his back, grabbing his ankle and twisting it until they heard a crack. Mun cried out and Yang's eyes widened.

"Did I get the right leg?"

Myeong-hwi got four punches to Mun's face before Yang fought the pain of being winded and potentially fracturing a rib, grabbing Myeong-hwi's fist to stop the fifth punch. Blinded by instinct and muscle memory, Yang pulled him up and gripped his collar, throwing repeated punches to Myeong-hwi, just as he had been doing to Mun.

He got six in, Myeong-hwi's lip busted and bleeding, before he was grabbed by the throat and thrown over the spirit's shoulder. Yang landed on his shoulder, biting his lip to stop himself from yelling out when he felt it pop out of the socket.

"Fuck me," Yang cursed, struggling to get up with the pain and discomfort. He knew that he had to pop his shoulder back in before it got worse, but he didn't know how and was too scared to move his arm. He could see Mo-tak and Ha-na fighting Myeong-hwi by themselves, Mun still on the ground and Mae-ok talking to him desperately.

He walked over to Mae-ok. "Ahjumma. Pop my shoulder back in the socket. Please. Quickly!"

Mae-ok's eyes widened as she saw Yang's shoulder. She stumbled over her words, Yang seeing her hands shake as she got her hands into position. There was a whispered countdown, Mae-ok popping his shoulder back into the socket on two. The two nodded at each other before she tried to heal Mun's leg, but the boy stopped her before saying thank you and expressing his gratitude towards all of the Counters.

Mun got up and looked at Yang, his face already bruising with blood from his nose and mouth crusting on his skin. Yang held a hand out to him and Mun took it, limping forward with his broken leg dragging behind them. He yelled out, having no choice but to use some energy from Yang, a slab of concrete telepathically getting thrown at Myeong-hwi's back.