Before The Fight

"Why are you doing this?" Shinwoo demanded.

"Hmm...why?" A menacing smile played on M21's lips. "You must be have been curious. I wanted to tell you in person. You guys don't need to be introduced to each other, right?"

A dark figure appeared from behind the silver-head, and his features soon became clearer when he moved into the light - it was the vampire who had attacked Yuna before.

"We are here to give you a generous offer."

"Offer?"

"As I told you over the phone, we are here to give you an opportunity. You guys should save yourselves from trouble."

"What the?"

"Save yourselves from this guy here." M21 gestured towards the vampire. "We won't interrupt so don't worry. Simple, right?"

"Ji-ae! Are you just going to stand there? Or are you really on the side of the bad guys now?" Shinwoo yelled in her direction and Ji-ae flinched at the glare that accompanied his words.

"Why would I help you?" She recovered her composure quickly and scoffed.

She waltzed over to Shinwoo and prodded his chest, "all you have to do is protect yourself from him. It's not that difficult, is it?"

"You won't come after us anymore?" Ikhan readied his weapon. "How can we trust you? Any of you." He pointedly looked at Ji-ae, the stinging in her chest returned.

"We didn't have to go through this trouble. We could've killed you anytime."

"That's it." Ji-ae shrugged and went back to M21's side, "don't be so troublesome."

"If you don't like the offer, just die!"

"So... all I have to do is win against him, right?" Shinwoo grinded his teeth.

"Now you understand." M21 grinned.

"There's no other way."

Shinwoo wore a look that Ji-ae knew all too well; he was ready to fight.