For a few days everything goes normally, maybe...
The classes, the chaos, the slight explosive training sometimes without any casualities. Most of the time hand to hand combats.
UNTIL...
Day — Assignment Board
Morning buzz hums lightly through the corridor.
Students gathering.
Footsteps.
Low chatter.
You stand with the trio in front of the mission board.
Still a bit stiff…
But officially "recovered."
Yuji Itadori:Alright, please be something easy…
Like… curse chasing pigeons.
Nobara Kugisaki:That's not a thing.
Yuji Itadori:It SHOULD be.
Megumi scans the board quietly.
Eyes sharp.
Then—
Megumi Fushiguro:Found one.
You lean closer.
Megumi Fushiguro:Grade 2 curse.
Abandoned commercial building.
Your stomach tightens slightly.
First mission post-collapse.
y/n:…Nice.
Nice.
Totally nice.
Megumi glances at you.
He notices the hesitation.
Of course he does.
Megumi Fushiguro:You don't have to push—
y/n (quickly):I'm fine.
Too quick.
Too defensive.
Megumi's gaze hardens faintly.
Not convinced.
The car ride feels longer than usual.
Yuji humming.
Nobara scrolling.
Megumi silent.
You stare out the window.
Your reflection faint in the glass.
For a split second—
Your Tenchu mark tingles.
Warm.
Then gone.
y/n (inner thoughts):Not now…
Please not now.
Megumi's voice breaks your spiral.
Megumi Fushiguro:If anything feels off…
Say it.
You blink.
Turn slightly.
y/n:…
Megumi Fushiguro (firm):That's not optional.
Yuji grins.
Yuji Itadori:Megumi's scary mode activated 😂
Nobara Kugisaki:Rare sighting.
But Megumi doesn't react.
His eyes stay on you.
You sigh softly.
y/n:…Okay.
Mission Site — Abandoned Complex
Dust.
Broken glass.
Still air.
An eerie silence clings to the structure.
Yuji stretches.
Yuji Itadori:Yep.
Definitely cursed.
Nobara cracks her neck.
Nobara Kugisaki:Let's get this over with.
Megumi steps forward.
Shadows already shifting around him.
Megumi Fushiguro:Stay alert.
You nod.
Heartbeat steadying.
Cursed energy slowly flowing.
A sudden distortion—
Then—
A grotesque curse lunges from the ceiling.
Yuji Itadori:THERE IT IS!
Impact.
Movement.
Chaos ignites instantly.
Yuji charges.
Nobara pivots.
Megumi summons.
You react—
Energy forming—
Strike—
Dodge—
Everything flowing smoothly.
Almost…
Too smoothly.
Mid-motion—
Your cursed energy stutters.
Just for a fraction of a second.
But in battle—
That's everything.
Your vision flickers.
Sound dulls.
The world—
…lags.
The curse's movement distorts.
Like frames skipping.
Your limbs feel—
Heavy.
Delayed.
y/n (inner thoughts):What—
Your Tenchu mark burns.
A violent pulse.
The air around you ripples unnaturally.
Time itself seeming to… bend.
The curse freezes.
Not fully.
But enough.
Enough to feel wrong.
Enough to terrify.
Megumi's eyes widen slightly.
Megumi Fushiguro (inner thoughts):…What was that?
He sees it.
The distortion.
The flicker.
Then—
The curse snaps free.
And attacks you directly.
Too fast.
Too close.
Before you can react—
A shadow explodes between you.
BAM.
Divine Dog slams into the curse.
Megumi appears in front of you instantly.
Protective stance.
Sharp.
Furious.
Megumi Fushiguro:Focus!
You blink.
Still disoriented.
Megumi Fushiguro:Y/N!
His voice cuts through the haze.
Grounding.
Anchoring.
Your breathing steadies.
Energy stabilizes.
Barely.
Fight Resumes
Yuji lands a brutal hit.
Nobara follows through.
Megumi restrains.
You push forward—
Strike—
Release—
The curse collapses into ash.
Silence crashes down.
Dust settling slowly.
Yuji exhales.
Yuji Itadori:Okay… that was weirdly intense.
Nobara frowns.
Nobara Kugisaki:Something felt off.
Megumi turns to you immediately.
No hesitation.
Megumi Fushiguro:What happened.
Not a question.
A demand.
You swallow.
y/n:…I don't know.
Megumi's jaw tightens.
He steps closer.
Eyes scanning you.
Megumi Fushiguro:Your energy—
He stops.
Because he feels it again.
That faint…
Unnatural fluctuation.
Elsewhere — Gojo Senses It
Far away.
On campus.
Satoru Gojo pauses mid-step.
Smile fading slightly.
Blindfolded head tilting.
Satoru Gojo:…
A familiar ripple.
Subtle.
But unmistakable.
Satoru Gojo (quiet):So it's not just during training…
His expression sharpens.
Excitement…
And concern.
Back at Mission Site
Megumi still staring at you.
Unsettled.
Protective instincts louder now.
Megumi Fushiguro (low):…This isn't normal.
Your Tenchu mark pulses faintly. Hidden beneath your collar.
Like it agrees.
And somewhere—
Something ancient…
Feels closer.
Mission Site — Chaos Reignites
The curse moves with terrifying speed.
Far stronger than the previous one.
Its presence presses down like a physical weight.
Heavy.
Oppressive.
Wrong.
Yuji Itadori:This thing's on a completely different level!
Yuji blocks a strike —
BAM.
He's thrown back across the hallway.
Skidding hard.
Yuji Itadori:—GHK!
Nobara Kugisaki:Yuji?!
Nobara swings —
Nails flash —
Impact lands —
But the curse barely reacts.
Megumi's eyes sharpen.
Megumi Fushiguro (low):…It's stronger than Grade 2.
Shadows explode forward.
Divine Dog lunges.
The curse retaliates violently —
Slamming the shikigami aside.
Megumi clicks his tongue.
Megumi Fushiguro:Damn it—
Target Locked — Y/N
The curse's warped gaze snaps back to you.
Predatory.
Hungry.
Your Tenchu mark burns sharply.
Your cursed energy flickers.
Unsteady.
y/n (inner thoughts):Not now…
Please—
All three engage at once.
Yuji's raw force.
Nobara's precision.
Megumi's control.
Yet —
They're struggling.
Every hit feels insufficient.
Every movement pressured.
Nobara Kugisaki:Tch—
The curse vanishes —
Appears directly behind her.
Clawed limb raised.
Too fast.
Too close.
Yuji Itadori:NOBARA!!
Megumi's eyes widen.
Megumi Fushiguro:—?!
You don't think.
You don't calculate.
You move.
y/n:NOBARA!!
Your cursed energy detonates outward.
Not compressed.
Not controlled.
Pure instinct.
Impact
BOOOOOOM.
A violent blast rips through the corridor.
The shockwave shatters nearby walls.
Dust erupts.
The curse is engulfed completely.
Then —
Silence.
Debris rains down softly.
Smoke curls through fractured air.
Where the curse stood —
Nothing remains.
Not even residue.
Yuji Itadori (wide-eyed):…Holy—
Nobara Kugisaki:…
Megumi Fushiguro:…
You stand there.
Arm still extended.
Breathing ragged.
Energy unstable.
Your knees tremble violently.
Vision swimming.
y/n (weak whisper):…I didn't—
Your body sways.
Megumi catches you immediately.
Megumi Fushiguro:Y/N!
The Truth Reveals Itself
Megumi's gaze shifts toward the blast epicenter.
Something small lies amidst the rubble.
Dark.
Cursed.
Rottenly familiar.
Megumi's eyes widen slightly.
Megumi Fushiguro:…
He steps forward slowly.
Bends down.
Lifts it.
Sukuna's Finger
A shriveled, cursed object rests in his palm.
Malicious energy radiating unmistakably.
Yuji's expression drops instantly.
Yuji Itadori:…No way.
Nobara Kugisaki:What is it?
Megumi's voice is low.
Grim.
Megumi Fushiguro:A Sukuna finger.
Silence crashes down.
Yuji Itadori:That curse…
Megumi nods slightly.
Megumi Fushiguro:It consumed it.
Nobara Kugisaki:Which means—
Megumi Fushiguro:Its strength was artificially boosted.
Close to Grade 1.
You're barely conscious now.
Leaning weakly against Megumi.
Nobara has minor injuries.
Megumi visibly drained.
Yuji breathing hard.
Megumi turns to Yuji.
Extends the finger.
Megumi Fushiguro:Take it.
But don't even think about eating it.
Yuji Itadori:Like I'd casually snack on—
He stops.
Because the cursed energy…
Shifts.
Something Moves
The finger twitches.
Just slightly.
Still in Yuji's hand.
Then —
A dark ripple crawls across his skin.
Yuji Itadori:…?!
Megumi Fushiguro:Yuji—
Too late.
Sukuna's Consumption
The finger dissolves.
Melting into Yuji's palm.
Absorbed instantly.
Forced.
Unavoidable.
Yuji Itadori:WAIT—
A violent surge of cursed energy EXPLODES outward.
Pressure crashes into the corridor.
Ancient.
Monstrous.
Overwhelming.
Yuji's posture shifts.
Head tilting unnaturally.
A grin spreads slowly across his face.
Not Yuji's.
Never Yuji's.
Markings bloom across his skin.
Eyes open —
Sharp.
Cruel.
Amused.
Sukuna Awakens
Ryomen Sukuna:…Ahh.
Freedom.
Megumi's body goes rigid.
Megumi Fushiguro:—?!
Nobara freezes.
Nobara Kugisaki:What the hell—
You stare weakly.
Horrified.
Sukuna flexes Yuji's fingers slowly.
Eyes drifting lazily across the destruction.
Then —
They stop.
On you.
Your Tenchu mark pulses violently beneath your collar.
Sukuna's grin widens.
Predatory.
Interested.
Dangerous.
Ryomen Sukuna:…Well now.
Megumi's heart drops.
Because that tone —
That look —
Is not good.
The air is suffocating.
Cursed energy so dense it feels like breathing underwater.
Megumi's body is rigid.
Instincts screaming.
Nobara can't move.
You…
Can barely stand.
And he is smiling.
Ryomen Sukuna
That wicked grin stretches across Yuji's face.
Eyes gleaming with cruel amusement.
Ryomen Sukuna:Well… this is nostalgic.
He flexes his hand slowly.
Like reacquainting himself with existence.
Sukuna's eyes slide .
Mild interest.
Mostly boredom.
Ryomen Sukuna:My, my….
Megumi's jaw tightens.
Sukuna chuckles.
Dark.
Mocking.
In a blink —
He vanishes.
Megumi's eyes widen —
Too fast.
Too sudden.
Sukuna appears directly in front of you.
Your breath catches.
Body frozen.
His face inches from yours.
That monstrous grin unwavering.
Ryomen Sukuna (soft, dangerous):And who… are you?
Your Tenchu mark BURNS.
A violent pulse beneath your collar.
Sukuna's eyes flicker downward.
Sukuna Notices
Silence.
Then —
His grin widens.
Sharpening.
Predatory delight.
Ryomen Sukuna:…Oh?
Sukuna Senses It
That cursed energy.
Different.
Ancient.
Wrong in a way even he recognizes.
His gaze locks onto your neck.
Eyes gleaming.
Ryomen Sukuna (low, thrilled):What an interesting scent…
Megumi Explodes Forward
Megumi Fushiguro:MOVE!
Shadows burst violently.
Divine Dog lunges.
But Sukuna doesn't even look.
He casually steps aside.
Like dodging rain.
Sukuna leans closer to you.
Voice dripping with amusement.
Ryomen Sukuna:You're not normal.
Your heart slams against your ribs.
Ryomen Sukuna:I like that.
For a split second —
His cursed energy spikes.
A suffocating wave of pure terror.
Nobara gasps.
Megumi freezes mid-step.
You feel it deepest.
Like your bones recognize danger.
Sukuna's Smile Darkens
Ryomen Sukuna:Tell me…
Should I dissect you now…
Or save the fun for later?