Han Su's close call

Several minutes passed by, minutes became hours, hours became, days, days became weeks and weeks became months. We've gotten used to the scene, we've gotten used to the minor injuries and the healing process, we've gotten used to working as a team, to seeing uncanny creatures, the more we saw them the more of our humanity was drained, we all felt less compassion towards the monsters unlike the first time, it's been 2 months now, our tally now had risen to twenty, twenty confirmed captures, it was time for another hunt.

My pager beeped, I was in my bedroom (as always), looking at the whole city, as I heard the pager beep, I got confused,

"it's still day time, why is this beeping?"

I calmed myself down with the truth, "there's not perfect time for evil, every time, there's always one or more evil lurking around"

I picked it up and moving down towards the SITUATION ROOM, on the way I met Dave and Daesang

"We've never had any HUNT during the day before this must be a new one, walking around during the day I'm starting I cringe" Daesang said

"Well, who knows it might not actually be a HUNT, we don't know that for sure yet"

"I wasn't just talking out of feeling Dong Hwa, I heard them already, the rest of the crew is there already, we're the ones they're waiting for"

As always I stayed quite while they almost started arguing again, "these two can never stop, can they?" I said with a raised eyebrow. The elevator dinged and a voice came from inside the elevator prompted us of our arrival at our destination.

Just as Daesang had said, everyone was there waiting for us, the air in the room seemed weird (well it always felt weird to me though).

"Do you believe me now?" Daesang said as he flicked his finger at Dave's head

"You guys should grow up, you really need to." I said and stepped out of the elevator

"What's the deal guys? What's the treat?" Dave asked an open question in his regular gaiety manner.

There was an eerie silence in the room, I didn't get anxious, it's was always like that most times. I looked at the computer in front of Bok Kyu and I saw nothing on the radar, I looked at our Handler feeling confused.

Our Handler then went on and eased the tension in the room, giving us the information needed.

"Bok Kyu picked up an anomaly. He claimed he was feeling uncomfortable so I inquired from Min Ji if she could try seeing where it was, she said she saw a creature but nothing came up on the radar. Just a moment later Bok Kyu said the sensation was gone, Min Ji also claimed not to be able to see the creature anymore. So I asked Jeong Su for help, she said when she looked at Min Ji's memories, and she saw the creature"....

Before our Handler could continue, Bok Kyu interrupted him

"It's as if it disappeared into thin air, it's no where to be found."

"Min Ji look far South of Seoul, I hear something coming from there" Daesang said as he continually tilted his head from side to side.

Min Ji's eyeballs became blue, I've never seen her use her abilities up close, it was very…..cool.

"I've found it already, thanks Daesang.. Dasin-Dong, that's where it is. Okay guys this one looks really eww…" Min Ji said.

Everyone started getting ready, transforming into their costumes, the manager pulled me back and asked me to stay back for a little talk. Bok Kyu used the coordinates given by both Daesang and Min Ji to track down the creature. Now, there was a red beep on the computer.

"Go on guys, I need a minute with him" our Handler said as he held my hand and walked me towards the elevator.

Everyone's left already, for like the next ten minutes, he was busy talking to me about the danger of me going out there and being more careful, saying I haven't still discovered what my ability is, it's been 7 months since the lab and I haven't even felt anything yet, blah, blah, blah. This is like the thousandth time we'd have this kind of conversation so I was used to the method in which it went.

"What's your actual name? Not Su Jin your actual name, the one you we're given at birth" he asked me abruptly.

That was a bummer, it felt weird, he had never asked me such a question before. "What difference would it make if you knew my name, is that the reason I haven't been able to have any abilities like the rest, if no, then there's no need for it."

"Well….. I'm just asking, you could get killed there without anything there to protect you you know?"

"Woah… so you knowing my name would make me less of a treat against creatures, cah I'm not getting and I know I don't have any abilities so I train three times as hard; I'm better at combat than the rest, I have enough durability, I think I'd be fine with that. Thanks for looking out"

"I'm just saying you should be careful out…."

"What's your own name too, I've been quite inquisitive, you know? No one bears Maenijeo(handler) as their name right" I interrupted him.

"There's no need to know my name, all you need to know is that I'm your Handler"

"Exactly, now you get my point, all you need to know is that I'm Han Su Jin. Dong Man has been bugging me since asking where I am, I guess I'm needed there."

I smirked, turned and ran towards the garage, picked up my bike and rode out, I was not changed yet, I was still in my normal human outfit, a black top and a grey joggers with my slippers.

"I'm on my way Dong Man, I'm riding towards you already, don't let me crash because of your pressure, damn you're literally talking in my head right now bruh" I complained.

I came up on where my reader started to beep green, it was growing dark, the sun had began to set, this creature was stealing my perfect view from me, at a time like this I would be seated outside watching the sun set and the moon rise.

The map recalibrated, and soon I found myself riding over where the battle ground, I for sure wasn't going to turn around and ride back down, that'd talk me a lot of time, so I rode on. With my bike, I rode off the building, my bike hanging off the sky I remembered I wasn't suited up yet so I jumped off my bike, dragged the necklace off my neck and threw it up.

The building was over 10 stories, it was a long way down, I've never tried this before getting changed while in the air, the pendant shun brightly and scattered into very small pieces, I smiled while facing the pendant and the sky, immediately I turned around, this time I was descending with my face looking straight at the monster, the pieces of the costume started clanging and attaching one after the other, it was like I'm the movies: the perfect dramatic entrance.

Before I landed, I already took out the katana attached at my back, I descended with a loud scream: "Arghhhh!!!!"

And I drove the sword straight into the head of the creature, turned it and dragged it down till I reached the floor.

As soon as I landed, the creature split into two unequal parts with green liquid splattering out of it endlessly.

"Whoooo! That was nice, now we can return right?" I said, my body stained with the liquid from the monster.

"Prrft… what a show off he his" Jeong Su said shaking her head.

I turned back, and the creature seemed to still be moving, I couldn't believe my eyes, I literally cut this thing into two parts and it was still moving. It had the depiction of the monsters I had at first, many eyes, and multiple hands, green body and whatnot, it was rather irritating instead of fascinating.

It stretched one of its hands towards Jeong Su, who with the rest of the crew we're backing the creature, if it pierces her, she's dying for sure, it's a monster killing its kind, nothing like healing in this one, of sure it's going to be an entry and exit wound, a slight cut would heal, not a stab wound. I thought about all these in the blink of a second.

"Jeong Su!!!" I screamed.

At that point, my eyes blinked and I felt a sensation In my eyes, my hands moved faster than normal and my reflexes were heightened. I pushed her away and tried crouching but the stretched hand of the creature scraped from my chest towards my shoulder.

For the first time in a while I felt actual pain, as the hand grazed my skin, the creature fell apart and died. Slowly I was falling to the ground, the cut felt deep, the sun shun in my eyes and all I could see for a moment was pitch black. I hit the ground, slowly losing consciousness, I was becoming less cognisant of my environment but I still heard everyone shouting my name. I closed my eyes for a while and opened it again, my body was elevated, I could feel it resting on a person, Jeong Su had carried me in her arms as she knelt down, she was continually shaking and tapping my face, calling out my name over and over again. I saw as tears rolled down her cheeks and dropped on my jaw. Just after that, I passed out.

The noise was continuous, from my subconsciousness, I heard them shouting my name still.

I was being trolled on a bed into an operation room. I opened my eyes slightly and I saw Daesang screaming, Jeong Su crying, Dave was pushing the bed into the operation room.

My hypothesis was wrong, a slight scratch wouldn't heal, instead it was moving from one point of my body to another, I could feel the pain sizzling, the cut felt like a moving fluid passed into my body, soon I could feel my whole body in pain, the fluid went to one part of my body, boiled it and puff... It'd make a little explosion, I would groan and the pain would start all over again in another part.