A week had passed in the calm coastal town of Cheoliang. The sun glinted over the ocean, and the group had enjoyed rare peace at Jay's beachside villa surfing, grilling, and watching the stars. But peace was always short-lived for the students of J High.
One evening, Daniel sat on the wooden deck beside Vasco. The ocean murmured below, but their thoughts were elsewhere.
"Let's end it," Vasco muttered, eyes firm. "Hostel A."
Daniel nodded slowly. "No more threats… no more pictures. We finish this."
Unknown to them, Zack had packed his bag earlier that morning. He wasn't going for pictures. He was going because Jasmine bright and shy had finally told him what her home life was really like. Her drunken father. The bruises she hid. Zack couldn't let her go back. He had to crush Hostel A to give her another option.
Meanwhile, two other shadows crept toward Hostel A's territory Vin Jin and Logan Lee, who had arrived from J High on their own. Their objective was different: delete the humiliating, leaked pictures of Mary and Zoe. What started as annoyance turned into rage.
On a side street near Hostel A…
Vin wiped blood off his sunglasses, knuckles dripping. The Hostel member lay crumpled at his feet, barely breathing.
"Disgusting trash like you should never touch her photo," Vin hissed.
As he raised his fist again, a voice cut through.
"That's enough."
Vin turned sharply to see Vasco, fists clenched, expression hard.
"I get why you're angry. But this isn't the way."
Vin laughed coldly. "Oh, look who it is Captain Righteous. Don't preach to me."
Vasco stepped forward. "Then fight me. Show me you're not just some guy swinging fists without reason."
Vin smirked, accepting the challenge. Their fists clashed in the empty alley, wind sweeping dust around them as a new brawl ignited.
Elsewhere, near the entrance of Hostel A…
Daniel marched through the industrial outskirts alone, fury in his eyes. Then..
"Daniel!"
He turned just in time for Zack to tackle him, fists flying.
"Zack?! What the hell?!"
"You can't stop me!" Zack shouted, striking with wild strength. "Jasmine's not going home! You don't know what it's like!"
Daniel blocked, stunned. "What are you talking about?!"
Logan headed towards hostel.
He held a flash drive in his teeth and smashed the server with a baseball bat.
"Zoe's gonna owe me big time."
Far in the distance, atop a rooftop, a shadowy figure with a snake tattoo watched the converging chaos.
"Looks like the J High boys are stirring up the nest," he muttered.
The war on Hostel A had begun.