Geon lifted his arm "These are my techniques."
He step forward "Built on strength."
"And refined through mastery."
His eyes locked onto Hyunjin "And amplified, beyond its limit."
Then, he vanished.
First Technique: Sliver Fist
A punch.
Hyunjin reacted instantly, guard up
BOOM.
The impact crushed through his defense.
Not breaking it but overpowering it.
His arms slammed into his chest as his body was driven backward.
Pain exploded through his bones "Gh"
Hyunjin skidded across the floor
Barely catching himself.
His arms trembled "What the-"
Too late.
Geon was already there again.
Second Technique: Titan Drive
A step.
Then another.
Each one accelerating.
Geon's body turned into pure forward force.
Hyunjin tried to sidestep but the pressure locked him in.
Geon slammed into him shoulder-first then a kick at Hyunjin, he was in air but the kick-
THOOOOOM.
Hyunjin's body lifted then smashed into the cage again.
The metal broke.
A cracks ran across one of the bars.
Hyunjin dropped
He forced himself up, Breathing unevenly now.
Blood dripping "Tch, this guy is a lot stronger with his techniques, I'm cooked." He tried to step forward
His leg shook.
Geon was already there.
Third Technique: Crushing Axis
Geon grabbed Hyunjin's arm.
Then twisted, his entire body rotated with it.
Pulling Hyunjin off balance
Then, driving a downward punch straight into his side.
CRACK.
Hyunjin's body folded, gasp escaping him.
Ribs, his ribs definitely broken.
Geon released him and followed with a short-range strike to the same spot.
THUD.
Hyunjin staggered back
But he still moved.
Adaptation.
He stepped in, forced his body to respond
A counter punch, fast.
It landed.
THUD.
Geon's head shifted slightly
But
That was not enough.
Geon through his bad shape..
Fourth Technique: Kingbreaker Pulse
Geon's aura flared
Then sank into his body completely.
Masteries aligned.
Strength.
Speed.
Perfectly synchronized.
Hyunjin lunged a desperate precise strike
Everything he had left in that moment
Geon didn't dodge and didn't block
He took it
Head-on.
BOOM.
The impact cracked the cage ground.
But Geon body held.
A short, explosive punch from minimal distance, right into Hyunjin's chest.
CRACK.
Hyunjin's body froze, then flew back.
He hit the ground
Rolled.
Hyunjin tried to push himself up.
His arms shook violently.
Blood dripped from his mouth
His side and brow
Every movement hurt "Damn," He coughed "Why am I still stuck? Why haven't I evolved yet?"
Across from him Geon stood
His breathing was rough.
Blood ran down his chin.
His fingers bent wrong.
His ribs visibly affected by Hyunjin's earlier attacks.
Both of them were wrecked.
Hyunjin forced himself up again, painfully.
His body screamed at him to stop.
But his eyes still locked on Geon.
He stepped forward Determined now "I'm not done."
He moved again
Slower now
A punch
Geon blocked but it pushed him back slightly.
Another Geon countered.
THUD.
Hyunjin staggered.
They exchanged again
Hyunjin was losing ground.
His adapted Geon techniques but his body was breaking down.
Every technique he took
Drained and weakened him.
His counters slowed, his power dropped.
Geon stepped in, another brutal strike
Hyunjin blocked but his arms buckled.
He dropped to one knee breathing hard.
Vision blurring "Tch."
Geon stood in front of him.
Also breathing heavily, injured.
Hyunjin looked up frustration flickering for the first time
Geon exhaled "You adapted my techniques, but those hits really took a toll on your body, The hits from my techniques were very hard on your body, my techniques worked well."
"Your body can't keep up forever."
Hyunjin clenched his fist, forcing himself to stand.
Even as his muscles screamed.
"Then I'll just, force it to."
Geon watched him respect in his eyes now.
They moved again.
Hyunjin stepped in first
A punch but Geon blocked
barely.
A counter came back, Hyunjin tried to slip it
Too late.
THUD.
It clipped him.
They kept going.
Blow for blow.
Hyunjin's strikes were weaker now.
Each hit carried exhaustion.
Each movement dragged.
His body lagged behind his mind.
Geon stepped in another strike
Hyunjin blocked, his stance collapsed slightly "Damn it"
A punch from Hyunjin
Geon took it, barely reacted
Then answered with a short strike to the body.
CRACK.
Hyunjin froze, pain shot through his already damaged ribs.
His vision flickered.
Geon stepped back, breathing hard.
His body was at its limit too.
Then, his aura flickered.
Hyunjin's eyes widened "You can still-"
Geon didn't answer.
He moved.
One last time forcing everything he had left
Burning his body from the inside.
Hyunjin tried to react
But his body was too slow.
The punch came.
It hit.
Hyunjin's body went slack he dropped.
Hit the ground and didn't move.
Silence.
"The winner is- GEON!" The commentator rushed into the ring, voice shaking with excitement.
The crowd roared shook the entire arena.
"This is the greatest fight we've ever seen!!"
"Unbelievable!! Both fighters pushed beyond their limits!!"
...
I lost.
All that training
Fragments flashed.
Pain.
Effort.
Endless repetition.
It meant nothing.
I'm still the same.
That same place.
That same result.
Defeat.
I couldn't change anything.
I couldn't win.
Something twisted inside him.
I hate this.
I hate this weakness.
I hate myself.
-Outside
"Ladies and gentlemen! What a match!! Geon remains undefeated!!"
The crowd kept roaring.
But then
A sound inside the cage.
Hyunjin's fingers twitched.
His eyes opened
His eyes were different.
"Tch" He forced a breath.
It hurt.
Everything hurt.
His thoughts turned darker.
You lost again.
You're nothing.
All that effort worthless.
His grip tightened.
That self-hatred
It fed him.
His body forced itself up ignoring damage, driven by something unstable.
Geon, barely standing eyes widen "You're still-"
Hyunjin vanished.
Faster than his broken body should allow.
A punch
Wild and Brutal, fueled by pure aggression
CRACK.
It slammed into Geon's face.
The commentator froze "W-WHAT?!"
Hyunjin didn't stop.
Another strike
Then another
"I'M NOT DONE!" His voice cracked
Filled with rage.
Geon tried to guard but his exhausted body couldn't fully respond.
Each hit drove him back and blood sprayed.
The crowd went from cheering to stunned
Then erupted again.
"THE FIGHT ISN'T OVER!!" The commentator sprinted out of the ring, shouting into the mic "THIS MATCH IS STILL GOING!! HYUNJIN IS BACK ON HIS FEET!!"
Inside the cage
Hyunjin's eyes burned.
He was in Heat Mode "aka" Self-loathing.
"He's more violent now." Geon steadied himself.
Hyunjin stepped forward again.
Breathing like a beast.