Chapter 17 - Distrust
Kan cursed walked through the abandoned alleys of the city, frustrated.
Damn it!
I can't find those brats.
Do they live in the middle of nowhere or what?
He grumbled to himself, annoyed.
But just then, he felt something.
A known energy.
A damn signature impossible to ignore.
That kid again...?
Hmph.
I think I will send the Sixth and Fifth.
I will let them take care of it.
Then, I will go home with my family.
In the meantime...
In a distant forest, Adam walked beside the four great curses:
Jogo, Mahito, Hanami and Dagon.
The group was advancing through twisted trees, moving as far away as possible from the Elliot mansion.
Adam knew that he could not allow his new "allies" to know where he really lived.
Jogo looked at the remains of a floating city in the distance.
Several drones were flying over the area.
This world...
It seems more advanced.
Was that a robot?
Adam nodded calmly, his eyes shining subtly.
Yes, Jogo.
It seems that after dying, one can reincarnate in very different worlds.
Technology, metallic skies, different rules.
As he spoke, Adam thought faster than he spoke.
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> I must take them as far away from the mansion as possible.
Although the distance is good, I can't trust them.
Not completely.
The four of them have their memories intact.
I don't know how long I will be able to keep this scam.
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In silence, Mahito looked sideways at Adam, a crooked smile barely drawn on his face.
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> Sukuna...?
Reincarnated in this child?
Tch... No fool me.
I noticed your trick, brat.
I could feel it in the binding vote.
You are not Kenjaku, but you act the same way.
As soon as possible.
Adam led them to an abandoned building on the outskirts of the city, covered by fog and rusty roots.
There was darkness, humidity... and silence.
All right, here you can stay for now.
I have things to do.
Adam turned around without saying anything else and left.
His figure was lost in the mist, not looking back.
---
The curses remained silent for a few seconds.
But it did not last long.
Jogo spoke first, in a firm voice.
Everyone felt it, right?
Mahito nodded, folded arms.
Yes...
The binding vote.
The hidden link to those damn weapons that we carry...
Dagon frowned, his tentacles shaking nervously.
And that bracelet on your wrist?
The one that has "Never Alone" written in
Hanami looked at the ground, her voice grave:
He lied to us.
Jogo clenched his fist.
Fire and lava began to leak through his fingers.
Sukuna or not, will pay!
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Mahito raised his hand, thoughtfully.
Calm down.
I have an idea...
I will use my cursed technique to create four cursed sorcerers, molded with a binding vote.
Everyone looked at him.
They will be strong enough to hunt him down, even if he tries to trick us again.
And the vote will be clear:
They were born to kill Sukuna.
Jogo smiled with a crooked face.
Perfect...
So, no matter how clever that child is created.
We are going to break it.
As Adam walked back to Elliot Mansion, the sunset painted the sky a burnt red.
It was then that he saw her.
A woman of inhuman beauty, dressed in an elegant kimono, appeared in front of him as if the air itself had created her.
Her hair was silky, her look dangerous.
Adam stopped instantly, standing on his guard.
His Sharingan was turning slowly, attentively.
Who are you? he asked in a cold voice.
The woman smiled with poisonous elegance.
Don't be scared, my dear.
I just come to offer an alliance.
Adam narrowed his eyes.
I recognized her.
Even if it was impossible, he remembered seeing her in his past life.
> Daki...
Kimetsu no Yaiba.
His fist clenched tightly, but Daki raised a delicate hand, asking for calm.
My proposal is simple:
We want you to help us fight the Absolute Solutioner.
Adam just relaxed his posture, curious.
What is the Absolute Solutioner?
Daki took a couple of steps, letting his kimono float in the air like a bloody butterfly.
A virus...
A corruption that can infect drones with AI,
By infecting them, he grants them immense powers, but drives them crazy.
Its sole purpose:
Consume all existing matter.
Adam listened attentively.
I knew I could not trust her... but the information was too important to ignore.
And what do you want from me?
Daki smiled again, like a spider weaving his web.
Obedience.
You will fight when we tell you.
No questions.
No demands.
Adam thought fast.
He needed a treatment that would favor him.
So he asked:
Do you have anything to make a demon human again?
Daki tilted his head, funny.
Yes...
We have the means.
But that will only be after you complete your task for us.
Adam clenched his teeth.
He did not like being used.
But I had no choice right now.
I want a binding vote, he finally said.
Daki let out an elegant laugh.
Oh, little boy...
You are not in a position to ask for anything.
Just to obey.
His tone was soft, but menacing as a silk knife.
Do what we tell you, Daki continued.
And everything will be fine.
Understood?
Adam slowly lowered his head, his eyes shining with restrained fury.
Yes, I do.
Daki snapped his fingers, satisfied.
What a good thing...
But Adam looked up, with a cold smile.
And what if the first thing I have to do?
Is it killing you?
The air tightened in an instant.
Daki had barely finished speaking when a cut cut cut through the space in front of her.
Tsk! - he chissed, retreating as he dodged the attack of Adam.
His bands came out belittled from his kimono like snakes, swift and lethal, throwing themselves straight at him.
But at the last second they were cut.
Clean. Precise.
Daki could barely react when he felt a brutal impact on his back.
A chakra-laden fist threw her flying into the air.
Brother, beware! - Tessa shouted, landing swiftly on the ground after beating her.
Daki was spinning in the air because of the impact.
But before he could regain control,
Adam appeared in front of her in a split second.
Aim for the bands, Adam muttered, his voice icy.
He released a flurry of cursed cuts that pounced like invisible blades.
Daki, desperate, wrapped herself in her own belts, forming a defensive sphere...
But it was not enough.
The cuts cut through the defense, tearing through the silk and opening wounds on her body.
And then, just as it seemed to fall,
A silhouette appeared from the side.
Get away from Adam! cried V, throwing a kick with all his strength reinforced.
The direct impact on Daki's abdomen crashed her into the ground.
Daki fell heavily, cracking the earth.
His body was shaking.
His eyes are open with pain.
H-brother, he muttered through tears of anger, helplessly.
---
In silence, Adam walked towards her.
His shadow covered the broken body of the devil.
Daki lay on the ground, panting, his girdles shattered.
Adam was slowly approaching when...
You are not going to touch it!
A raspy, distorted voice sprang from Daki's back.
And then, like a crooked, sickly shadow,
Gyutaro emerged from the body of his sister, warping the air with her presence.
His thin, bony body contrasted with his eyes of absolute hatred.
His veins were beating, and two black scythes covered with blood appeared in his hands.
She is my sister, scum! - Gyutaro roared.
With a wild movement, he threw a flurry of cursed blood cuts directly at Adam.
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But Adam did not back down.
His eyes shone red.
His fingers moved in the air.
Cut!
Damn cuts shot like lightning,
intercepting the attacks in Gyutaro in mid-flight.
Both types of energy collided in the air, crackling like a dark storm.
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Boom!
An explosion shook the ground, and the earth shook.
When the smoke was still floating, something flew through the air.
A giant stone!
At least 10 tons.
I was flying straight to the demons.
What the hell?? - Gyutaro shouted, turning his head.
Too late.
CRASH!
The rock hit the two demons, throwing them at a concrete wall.
N ran down the hill, with a big smile.
Although the smoke was still coming out of his arms, he seemed more excited than worried.
Hehe! Did you see that?
I think he throws the stone right in the white!
Or maybe I should have asked for permission first...?
Am I punished?
Adam only smiled slightly.
Tessa rolled her eyes but couldn't help but laugh a little.
V approached N and patted him on the metal arm.
Good job, N.
The drone smiled even bigger, like a puppy.