Simon and Jake move through the haze, their eyes locked on Hunter, who sits at the bar, his mouth twisted in a wicked grin as he laughs with a cold edge. The crowd around them is oblivious to the tension building, drinks clinking and dancers weaving through the light. Simon[/@ch_1_d]"Let's have a word with you, Hunter,"[/@ch_1_d] he snarls, grabbing [@ch_3]Hunter roughly by the arm while Jake helps, both dragging him toward a dimly lit back room.
Ryan, a burly man with a grim expression, joins Simon and Jake. Hunter's eyes gleam with a dark amusement as he continues to smile, unphased by their aggression. Without warning, Simon delivers two brutal punches to Hunter's face, blood spraying onto the linoleum. Jake[/@ch_2_d]"Think you're tough, Hunter?"[/@ch_2_d] He swings a chair into [@ch_3]Hunter's head with a resounding crash, sending him sprawling to the floor.
Simon[/@ch_1], Jake, and Ryan begin to kick Hunter, their rage blinding them to the unnatural change beneath their feet.]
Light flickers wildly, casting monstrous shadows as Hunter's body convulses. Muscles bulge, flesh tearing through his shirt—the air fills with a guttural growl. In an instant, the battered man is replaced by the towering, green-skinned Hulk, his eyes burning with the same evil grin that Hunter wore, but magnified and menacing.
Hulk lunges, tossing Simon into a wall and swatting Jake aside like a ragdoll. Ryan tries to flee but is caught by a massive hand and hurled through the door into the chaos of the club, sending startled patrons screaming. [@ch_5]Hulk[/@ch_5_d]"You like to hurt people? Now Hulk hurts you!"[/@ch_5_d] His voice thunders, chilling all who hear.
Peter, a burly butcher with a stained apron, is stacking cuts of beef when the door bursts open. Hulk, still breathing heavily, storms inside and grabs Peter by the collar, lifting him clear off the ground. For a moment, Hulk's evil grin fades, replaced by a flash of confusion and rage. "Please—let me go! I don't know what you want!"
With a guttural growl, Hulk drops Peter and storms out into the fading daylight, his footsteps shaking the ground. [@ch_5]Hulk[/@ch_5_d]"Hulk... must go. Hulk not monster,"[/@ch_5_d] he mutters, angrier with himself than anyone else, as he disappears into the city, leaving shattered glass and frightened bystanders in his wake.
