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Hi! I'm Cryptid/Nox, I do fanart as a hobby and I like coming up with different AUs! Art requests are always welcome!

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Introduction

Well hello there! I'm Cryptid or Nox and I like to make funky AUs of all the media I'm interested in. Some of the fandoms I'm a part of are Fourth Wing, ACOTAR, K-pop Demon Hunters, MHA, Hermitcraft and the Life series.

Fourth Wing

Art: X X X X

Thoughts and theories: X X X

Sky wielders AU:

Ao3 link

part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 / part 9 / part 10 / part 11 / part 12 / part 13 / part 14 / part 15 / part 16

art 1 / art 2 / art 3 / art 4

interlude 1 / interlude 2

Avatar AU: X

Post-canon idea (major death): X

"Life of Spies" fanart: X X

ACOTAR

Art: X X X

"Feral" fanart: X X

"The Masks we wear" fanart: X

K-pop Demon Hunters

Dragon Saga AU:

part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 / part 9 /part 10 / part 11 / part 12 / part 13 / part 14 / part 15

Inktober 2025: X

Minecraft

Life series: X

Watcher art: X

Vampires smp: X

Jujutsu Kaisen

OCs: X

SIkuna / Theory of Apathy AU:

Ao3 link

part 1 / part 2 / part 3 / part 4 / part 5 / part 6 / part 7 / part 8 / part 9 / part 10 / part 11 / part 12 / part 13 / part 14 / part 15 / part 16 / part 17 / part 18 / part 19

Lion dance fanart: X

Dragon AU: X

Witch Hat Atelier

Self-insert AU: X

OCs/Pact of the Covenant AU: X X

Avatar AU: X

Miscellaneous

Original stuff: X X X X X X

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Pact of The Covenant AU

(POTC AU for short)

In the POTC universe the brimmed hats take a more aggressive initiative and everything devolves into a second 'Days of Yore' era. Things like brimhats and pointed caps aren't as relevant anymore cause everyone is using forbidden magic to protect themselves.

Factions called covens form and certain covens can form alliances. This leads to the name of the AU, in order to join a coven you have to form a pact with either the coven head or a trusted member of the coven, similar to the pact of friendship (I think that's its name, but I'm not sure).

Spoilers for chapter 88 from here onward

In this AU Qifrey does end up becoming a tree some time after Coco joins his little family and becomes the center of a fortified atelier for his coven (Treefrey is still sentient tho and can move his branches at will).

My OCs from this post end up joining Qifrey's coven and they're all kinda just looking for a way to turn their coven head back to a human.

Fun fact: Qifrey's coven is called the Silvergrove.

I imagine that Qifrey is a large tree in the middle of the atelier and the trunk is kinda hollow so his Human form is still in there and everyone in the Atelier can actually still talk to him and hang out

They put a lot of pillows and blankets inside the hollow so it's like a cozy nest.

Qifrey is asleep most of the time tho.

Olruggio spends a lot of time just sitting with Qifrey in his nest-hollow thing, but he's also the one maintaining the atelier now that Qifrey is incapacitated.

At some point the atelier burned down because of some evil witches and the Silvergrove coven had to leave it behind for a while. The worst part, Qifrey's tree was inside. They had no way to get him out and once they were out of the atelier they could faintly hear something like phantom screams.

Another fun fact: nobody slept well after that :D

By the time they could go back in, Qifrey's Silverwood was black and charred. They didn't find him in the borrow of the tree and we're sure he died.

That's when he shows up from the rafters, his hair half black with soot and stress.

Needless to say lots of crying ensued.

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WHA x Avatar AU

idk this just popped into my head so have some doodles

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Artfight attacks round 1

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Witch Hat Art Dump

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Artfight Card Update

I wanted to jump on the trend because it's so cool, plus my other card was kinda rushed

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Artfight season is coming soon!

Types of attacks I do ↓

Characters I've got ↓

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Witch hat OCs

Spoilers for chapter 88 below

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Dragon Saga AU

Part 1 | Part 13 / Part 14 / Final Part

Last proper part of this AU!

Ok so this AU was supposed to go all the way through the movie, but I had some issues with my laptop and this part ended up rotting away on my usb plus I kinda moved on from the fandom. I had a few more animatics planned, but I'll just post the outline of them once I get the motivation.

Sorry for leaving this hanging like this.

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WHA self insert as characters

(you can see the SIkuna influences with this one)

(spoilers for chapter 88 of the manga)

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I love your au so much!!!! Just read the final chapter, it’s one of the best SIkuna fics I’ve read 💖 the art is amazing too, I can’t wait to see more of your ideas 😁

Thank you so much ✨✨✨

I'm really glad to see so many people enjoying the AU. I really hope to be able to put out more soon, but college is being a bitch right now. Hopefully I can get some more art done in the meantime!

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JJK Dragons!

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SIkuna AU

Part 1 | Part 18 / Final Part

I can't actually believe this is the last part. It's honestly been really fun writing this and I'm happy that people enjoyed this story as much as I did.

This is the end (for now) and I hope you enjoy!

Spring 2019

The dirt path crunched beneath our feet as we made our way through the trees. Here and there vague rectangular formations were scattered, marking the place where the houses of a bustling village once stood. Cherry petals were slowly drifting with the slight breeze and covered the land in a carpet of pink wherever they landed.

We climbed up a slope that left the crammed ruins behind and soon enough we found ourselves in a clearing that seemed domed by cherry trees.

"Is this it?" Asked Gojo, stepping into the open space that was once the courtyard of the Sugawara compound.

I simply hum, urging Yuji to go kneel next to the rock at the center of the clearing. With a few expert Cleaves I clear out some of the roots from the tree reigning atop the stone. Sure enough the carving of a nine tailed fox and ancient words was reveled.

"Yeah, this is the place..." I mumble almost imperceptibly, though it didn't seem to matter since Gojo heard it loud and clear.

"I wonder what it says," Megumi stated, looking curiously at the carving.

"Thank you... And sorry," I tell him, not turning away from the rock.

"I always forget you're ancient as shit!" Nobara almost shouts in my ear and I hit her thigh playfully.

"Make up your mind, people, am I old or barely older than you?" I growl, finally turning away from the inscription.

"Why can't it be both?" Gojo asks from behind, trying to take a look at what we were gawking.

"You're gonna need the blindfold off for this one!" I chuckle and pull him down.

As soon as he took it off he seemed surprised by the colors around us, than broke into a wide grin

"Hey hey, that's the Gojo crest!" He laughed and bumped my shoulder "We're definitely in the right place!"

"What do you mean the 'Gojo crest'?"

"Kay, so the Gojos have these old ass clay tablets from a thousand years ago and one of 'em depicts a six eyed white fox!" He explains and I instantly know what he's referring to "My ancestors figured that was definitely a representation of the Six Eyes user at the time, so they started using it as a symbol of power or whatever. There's another tablet too, with two bears on it, though no one's figure what that one means!"

"It's Asahi and Naomi," I say with a delighted smile at his confused expression.

"Oh? And who's that?" He asks with a grin, then frowns slightly "And how are you so sure? You've never seen the tablets before!"

"Talk about signing your work!" I sigh in mock offence "I'm the one who made them, you moron! Plus, the two I mentioned are Tsumiki's and Megumi's past lives!"

The three laugh good-heartedly at my antics and even Yuji joins them from the back of my mind. I decide to let Yoru out as they calmed down and she immediately beelined for the spot where the porch once stood.

"C'mon then, ya said you wanted to look for something!" I push up, pulling the blue eyed man along "I want to check out something for myself as well!"

We split up, Gojo and Megumi making their way somewhere to the back of the old compound and I lead Nobara towards the place my room used to be.

"Remind me again, why isn't Junpei with us?"

"He stayed behind to train with Tsumiki!" Nobara scoffed "Think he might have a crush or something!"

"Hmm, remind me to give him the shovel talk when we get back!" I tell her and by her grin I think she'd be more than happy to oblige.

'Sukuna, don't threaten Junpei!' yuji pleaded in faux concern 'I thought you liked him!'

'Not when he's trying to court my niece, I don't!'

Digging through the dirt covering the old ruins my fingers finally hit something firm and smooth. I do my best to wiggle my hand around it, pulling it out in one swift movement.

"What the hell is that?" Nobara asks with a skeptical look.

"Behold! My old sketchbook!" I raise the leather bound notebook and hand it over after brushing the chunks of dirt off it.

"How the fuck is this in such a good condition after a literal millennia?!" She gawks, rapidly flipping through the pages "Scratch that, how is this even intact?!"

"Protection seal!" I answer, sheepishly pointing at the sigil drawn at the back of the notebook.

"Huh!" She mutter's, failing to hide she's impressed, then quickly switches it up at my grin "Anyway, why is there English in here?!"

"Uh," Damn me and my inability to think ahead "No particular reason!"

She just raises her eyebrow at me and sighs.

"Fine, keep your secrets, King of Curses!"

I roll my eyes and spread out my senses, trying to figure out where the boys went.

I'm taken aback when instead of just four human souls I'm greeted by dozens of them. They were swirling around, weaving through the branches of the trees, never truly approaching past a certain distance.

"Let's go find the rat and Megs," I mutter, dragging the girl along.

"Wait, hold up!" Nobara protested, but I ignore it in favor of tracking the boys down into an underground part of the compound I never even knew about.

The souls stopped following us as we crossed the threshold and it was quick work to find Gojo and Megumi among the scroll filled rafters.

"Whaaa~ You two are done al-" He cut himself off seeing my unnerved expression "Something wrong?"

"Can't Six Eyes sense all the souls out there?" I ask, partially distraught at the idea.

"Ah, I mean, not the souls themselves, but I can feel the faint cursed signature of dozens all around the grove!"

"And why didn't you say anything!" I growl, shaking him a bit for good measure.

"I sensed no malicious intent and I figured with the both of us here we'd be fine anyway!" He answers in his typically cheerful tone.

"I hate you."

"Nah you don't!"

"Well then, what's this place? I've never been here before," I push him away, looking at the scrolls he da spread out.

"This is the Sugawara archive!" He says with a wave of his hand "A room protected by all the possible seals out there! The Gojos have one too, so I figured our ancestors must've had one as well!"

I hum, trailing my eyes over the contents of the sheets and I can help letting out an amused scoff.

"And you're interested in the funds allocated for the kitchens?"

"That's what those are? Ugh!" Megumi scowls rolling the scrolls back up "We just lost half an hour trying to decipher that!"

"What are you even looking for?" Nobara asked.

"Historical accountings of things that happened in the clan," Gojo sighed rubbing his eyes "I know some of the old japanese, but not enough to figure out what's what!"

I huff and start looking at the labels until I find something.

"From what period do you need them?" I ask, eyeing the dates careful.

"The most recent ones. The last five years or so."

I do my best to pull out some of the more relevant scrolls and lay them out for Gojo and the two teens. I pause when I lay my eyes on Asahi's neat writing.

'What's wrong?' Yuji asks, coming to the front.

'I'm fine,' I tell him and I can tell he's utterly unconvinced 'No, truly, I'm fine!'

I trail my fingers over the text and I realize this is Keiji's account of one of our sparing sessions. Asahi must've transcribed it for him and added some of his own comentary on the side.

"Found something interesting?" Gojo lays his chin on my shoulder.

"Yeah, this describes the first time I showed Stars' Garden to you... Or, well, to Keiji I suppose."

"Hmm, I've seen your domain before, but only from afar," he says with a mischievous grin "If you say you've showed it to Keiji, then no wonder it felt so familiar!"

"Only from afar...?" I mutter, confused, then it dawned on me "Oh, right, you were sealed in Shibuya! Hey, how about I give you a demonstration now? You know, since you showed us your domain way back at the beginning, it's only fair!"

"Oh hell yeah! Let's go!"

"Wait, wait, wait! Hold your horses, you two!" Megumi interrupted before we could climb up the stairs "Didn't you just say there were dozens of souls out there. Your domain would literally give them a corporeal body!"

"I mean, yeah," I shrug, dragging him along, then jesture to Gojo "but we've got this nuclear bomb of a man here so we'll be fine!"

We make our way outside and I can see Gojo sealing back the archives with a complicated sigil.

"I'll be back for that later, with someone who can translate!" He winked and jogged into the clearing, adopting a playful sparing position.

"I could translate for you!" I say mirroring him.

"I don't doubt it, but I need someone impartial!"

"Fair enough!" I agree and then smirk "Domain Expansion: Stars' Garden!"

Stardust settled all around us and I ruffle Yuji hair as he appeared next to me.

"You've shrunk, mutt! " I hear a voice say from behind in ancient Japanese.

We whipped around to be greeted by many soldiers I knew for a fact were present when the compound burned.

"No need to be so dramatic, Sukuna," the man said, stepping forward "We've not turned you down from returning here in life and we will not do so in death."

"...Why are all of you still here? " I ask, voice shaky and I feel Gojo come up behind me and Yuji.

"We wanted to see our clan avenged, though we could not leave the grounds without re-entering the cycle of rebirth."

"Kenjaku is dead," I say, in a growl, nodding at the man "I made sure of it! "

"Good! " He nods and places a hand on my shoulder "Keep protecting that soft hearted fool, Gods know he needs it! The strongest fall the hardest, as they say! "

I turn around to peer at Gojo who let out a questioning hum. I just huff and shake my head, turning back to the man in front of me.

"Yeah, I'll keep an eye on him, don't worry about it! "

He nods and steps back, bowing.

"Thank you for your aid, Sukuna of the Sugawara clan! Keiji-sama truly made a great decision bringing you among our ranks! "

I could see all the men nod their heads in acknowledgement and I let out a shaky breath.

"You truly doubted my judgement, general? " Keiji's painfully soft voice said from over my shoulder.

"Never, Keiji-sama! " The man rose with a grin, then him and the rest dissolved back into the mist-like star dust.

I slowly turn around to see Kenji's pale eyes, except it was Gojo wearing them.

"Stand proud brother! " He says in the same soft tone "And give the rat hell! "

I couldn't help but break out into uncontrollable laughter as I dropped my domain. If even Keiji was slandering his reincarnation then it's clear that Gojo is just special like that.

God, I needed this. Life is truly good again!

Five centuries later...

"Oh, I'm way too old for this!" Yuji complains, chasing down some fuckass curse "Deploy the cat!"

The instant I let Yoru out she jumped on the curse, killing it with maximum efficientcy.

"Good job, Yoru!" He pets the cat, burring his face into her fur.

'You should rest some!' I tell Yuji, sending a wave of concern his way 'You've been fatigued for the past few months!'

'That's just old age catching up to me, Kuna!'

'All the more reason you should rest and enjoy the smaller things in life now!' I scold him 'You've done your part! Five centuries of it in fact!'

'I suppose you're right!' he accepts the argument 'But it feels good to still be able to help!'

We find a comfortable place on the roof we found ourselves on and Yoru came to lay down at our back, like a giant pillow.

The sunset was reflecting off the glass buildings giving the illusion that the entire city was engulfed into divine flames. I could feel Yuji slowy drifting towards sleep as the sun finally crossed the horizon, giving way to the stars above.

'Yuji?'

He simply hummed in response as I felt his soul stir into an unusual way.

'How do you feel? About your life, I mean.'

'I had a good run,' he answers plainly 'High school was great, getting to learn about the jujutsu world with everyone else. Then came those aliens, which I'm not even gonna comment on!'

'Yeah, that one was really wanky! It was cool to see the ten shadows again though!'

'Yeah, it was... These past few centuries were good too. I'm glad we finally got to clear your name of Kenjaku's bullshit and that we got to meet the current Six Eyes user! I really thought there would be no more jujutsu sorcerers, so I'm happy to see that some of them still remain. The world is in safe hands!'

'It truly is!'

He sighed and finally closed his eyes. That's when I finally understood why everything felt so floaty, why I felt the need to ask Yuji that question.

'Do you think we'd find each other in our next life?' he asks, voice far away.

'I can only hope so!' I answer him with a wave of affection 'But if we don't, I'm sure you'll do just fine! The cycle is endless, so I don't doubt we'll meet again someday!'

'That's good!'

It didn't take long for the warm void of death to take us. Lively until the very end, that's my boy Yuji! This third death wasn't so bad.

I was vaguely aware that we drifted together for a while, with Yoru in tow. I wanted to hold on as Yuji started to drift a different way, but I knew I couldn't really do anything so I just mentally wished him luck as I caught a bright flicker in the corner of my awareness.

Warm lights greet me once more as someone wraps a warm blanket around me. I no longer have an ultra wide visual range (which is really a shame), but hey, not everyone can just be Sukuna. Luckily Yoru was still tightly wrap around my soul and I could hear her happily purr in the back of my mind.

"I must say, this is quite possibly the calmest baby ever delivered at this hospital!" The person holding me said after finally handing me off to a young woman.

As I looked up I could tell she had flowy back hair that I was quite jealous of. What I assume was her husband was leaning over her shoulder to look at me as well and bro had some mesmerizing purple eyes, let me tell ya.

"Welcome to the world, little Suguru!" The man cooed.

Oh, we're having fun in this one boys, girls and squirrels, we're Suguru motherfucking Geto!

"Hello, little one!" The woman also cooed.

Hello to you too, my fellas. You guys are very pretty. Hope we'll get along!

I let out a series of gurgles and squirm a bit. My new parents just melted right there on the spot.

This is gonna be a good one!

End notes:

Ok so maybe Yuji death seems kinda unexpected, but it do be like that sometimes!

Also, last pieces of art I have for this:

Also there's a Yoru plush now (not 100% accurate but still cute in it's own way)

There's also an animatic in the works, tho that one will take a bit longer (if you're on the discord server you've probably seen it already). I'll post it as soon as it's done!

Once again, thank you very much for reading!

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SIkuna AU

Part 1 | Part 17 / Part 18 / Final part

I truly can't believe we're so close to the end! And to think I didn't think I'd update nearly as often as I did!

Anyway hope you enjoy!

We all gathered just outside the elders chambers. The amount of concentrated cursed energy surely gave away that we were there, but there really wasn't anything those bastards could do at this point. Their very souls were quaking in their boots.

"You ready?" Gojo asked, an excited twinkle in his eyes.

"Bro, I have never been one to half-ass shenanigans!" I grin wide, feeling infinity vibrate in enthusiasm.

"You have no idea how long I've waited to do this!"

"Beat a thousand years, ya rat!"

"You slept the entire time, it doesn't count!"

"Fuck both of you!" Megumi suddenly interrupts, kicking the door in and brandishing... Yuta's sword? "Which one of you fuckers wants to go first?!"

The elders startled and started to shout as poor Yuta was looking between Megumi and the sheath at his side in sheer bamboozlement.

"They grow up so fast!" Gojo wipes a non-existent tear, looking proudly at Megumi.

I just roll my eyes and strut forward with all the arrogance bestowed upon me by the Sugawaras, God and the all mighty Plot.

"Well well well, looks like you're shit outta luck, ya fucking fossils!"

The moment me and Gojo were fully in sight they froze like the ancient relics they are and I could feel the fear oozing off of them.

"Maaah~ you set out a death warrant for anyone trying to free me, why so silent now~?" Gojo purred at the elders "You scared~?"

"K-know your place!" One of the geezers dared to stutter.

"Kay, so you're first!" Megumi didn't hesitate to launch himself at the idiot.

I could feel Yuji watching in disappointment from the back.

'You wanted the first kill?' I ask as pandemonium erupted around us.

'No, I'm just sad we had to resort to this!'

'Ah! Well, if it makes you feel any better we are not actually killing anyone!' I sent a wave of reassurence his way 'I'll just terrorise them a little!'

"Domain Expansion:" I say slowly, enjoying every moment "Malevolent Shrine!"

The moment everything was enveloped in red, Gojo shot off on his own spree, enjoying this just as much.

"And he judges me for killing!" I hear Geto pout behind, where the students were watching in various emotional states.

I turn calmly towards him, taking one good look and his disgruntled expression.

"Do you... Hmm, do you really not understand why everyone is actually mad at you?" I ask him genuinely.

"Is the murder not why...?" He trails off

"Nah dude. It's the fact that you're racist that's pissing people off!" I go to stand next to him, watching Gojo have his fun "Why do you hate non-sorcerers anyway? I mean, I understand the whole curses situation, but surely that's not the only reason!"

"They live in ignorance while we had to protect them from the very curses they created!" He muttered lowly, avoiding my eyes "When I found the twins all I could think of was that if they were gone we wouldn't have to fight curses and die in vain anymore."

"That is valid, I suppose. You lost your purpose and getting rid of the roots of your suffering seemed like a just cause!" He finally looks at me with tired, haunted eyes "But have you stopped to think that they don't know?"

"What?" He whispered, as if gutted.

"...How can someone be sorry, if nobody told them what they did wrong? And why should anyone be sorry for being born a certain way?"

I watch as a bit of understanding entered his eyes. C'mon big guy, I believe in you!

"Y'know, people used to hurt me as a kid! Treat me as if I was a curse!" I tell him with a bittersweet smile "I didn't understand what I did to make them hate me so. I believe non-sorcerers are the same. They don't understand your hatred or why you'd hurt them, just like I didn't understand why someone would go out of their way to hurt me!"

I put a hand on his shoulder and gave it a gentle squeeze, hoping to get across that I wasn't mad at him.

"Japan seems to be the only place with a constant influx of curse," I tell him softly "Maybe look that way for an answer to your problem. You've already died once for your sins. Make your second chance count!"

"You're quite the talker, aren't you?" He asks with a soft laugh, ruffling my hair.

"I do like to hear myself talk, yes!" I joke back "Seriously though, if not for yourself, do it for that stupid blue eyed rat!"

"Welp, we are definitely done here!" Gojo skips over with Megumi in tow.

"You traumatized your students, you fucking peanut!" I tell him, shoving his shoulder "You're paying for everyone's therapy!"

"Fine by me!" He agrees easily.

"So," Yuji starts hesitantly, taking back over "does this mean we're no longer getting executed?"

"The kill order was issued towards you, for being the vessel of Ryoumen Sukuna. As far as I'm concerned that document was invalid anyway since my name is just Sukuna!"

"Your logic astounds me!" Gojo states, crossing his arms "I wouldn't have let them kill you two anyway! Now c'mon, we gotta celebrate!"

"You had quite the talk with Sukuna back there!" Gojo said matter of fact, handing Geto a drink and perching on the arm of his armchair.

"Yeah, he... He has a way of making you feel like shit without actually accusing you of anything," Geto replys, taking a sip of his drink.

"Yeah, he has that talent!" The white haired man says with a soft smile, carding his fingers through the other's hair "He used to act like he didn't care and he's definitely not a saint, but he may truly be the one who cares the most viciously out of us all. Sukuna would rather see us hurt by his own hand than let anyone else touch us!"

Geto just hummed, leaning into Gojo's touch and watching the students explain the school system to the twins.

"How did history remember him as a monster?" Geto wondered aloud.

"I have my theories," Gojo answers simply "all of them involve Kenjaku!"

"Ah, so he got his revenge already!" Geto hums pleased.

"Oh, yeah, you were there!" Gojo says with a grin "Wish I could've seen that little rascal in action!"

"You would've loved every second of it!" The black haired man chuckles "You're planning on clearing his name aren't you?"

"Absolutely!" Gojo agreed easily "if the Sugawaras were as thorough as the Gojos are today, than I might just have a plan!"

"I'll hold you to that! We both own that kid our lives!"

"YOU DON'T OWE ME SHIT!" I yell from the other side of the room.

"You eavesdropping, you little shit?" Gojo laughs delighted.

"It's not eavesdropping if you're talking in a public space!"

"Go back to socializing with your pears, kid!" Geto shouted with a grin.

"Har har!" I bark back, letting Yuji turn us back towards the twins.

A few days later things started settling back at Jujutsu High. Gojo convinced Geto to give teaching a try and the twins were now part of the second years.

Training sessions were now even more chaotic, what with so many students. I'm pretty sure Jujutsu High has never had this many students at once.

"Again!" I call out as Mimiko was laid on her ass.

"Stop bullying her!" Nanako called out from where she was sparing with Maki.

"I'm not!" I chuckle, landing her twin a hand "You're doing well, kid, don't worry!"

"You really think so?" Mimiko asked hesitantly as she got back into position.

"Hell yeah!" I take a swing and she dodges "You'll be able be beat even Megs in no time!"

"Huh?!" Megumi suddenly turned around, missing a high from Nobara and tumbling to the ground.

"Lmao, Dumbass!" I roll to the side avoiding a kick and getting a ruffled Megumi in my field of vision.

"Choke and die!" He spits, giving me the middle finger.

"Aww, did I hit a nerve?" I crooned in an overly sweet tone.

"DIVINE DOGS!"

Suddenly the two hounds started chasing after me and I probably let out the most embarrassing scream of my life. I didn't even care about sparring anymore I just fucking booked it.

"GET YO FUCKING DOGS, BITCH!"

"They don't bite!" The little fucker said smugly.

"YES THEY DO!" I yell, just for the bit.

Yeah, life was good!

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SIkuna AU

Part 1 | Part 16 / Part 17 / Part 18

I found enough stuff to make one extra part so we'll have 19 parts in the end, yippee! Hope you enjoy!

Tengen's presence is an experience, that's for sure. I relish in the fact I can hide inside my domain for the introductions and let Yuji do all the talking, but I kinda feel bad for the kid if you know what I mean.

"Why did you close off the tombs of the star corridor?" Tsukumo asked calmly.

"I was afraid you might be allied with Kenjaku!" They said in a neutral tone "Especially since he's in the warehouse as we speak!"

"Who's Kenjaku?" Megumi asked with narrowed eyes.

"It was the guy possessing Geto-san's body I think," Yuji answered him "Sukuna killed him back in Shibuya."

"Geto's the one in the warehouse," I grumble from my vessel's hand "I don't think he'd be inclined to come further on his own."

"I can understand why," they said with a nod "the threat of Kenjaku is no more then. I suppose you need help with freeing Satoru Gojo!"

We all nod in agreement and Yuji pulls out the cube from his pocket.

"We have the Prison Realm already, we just need to know how to open it!"

"Oh, well that simplifies things drastically!" Tengen says with a smile. "It's really just as simple as pushing your cursed energy towards it and calling out 'gate open', then 'gate closed' for closing it obviously!"

"... Really?" I rumble with a deadpan "One of the most powerful cursed objects... AND IT'S THAT EASY TO USE?!... I give up."

"I've heard many stories about your personality, but I didn't quite believe them until now, Sukuna!" Tengen chuckled.

"Oh, well, can't be helped!" I tell them "Say, do you reckon we should free him in an open field?"

"Yes, that would be the safest for everyone, I believe" they hummed approvingly "Please do bring back the Prison Realm once Gojo is unsealed! We do not wish a repeat of this after all!"

"Sure thing!"

"Well, if that is all, you should probably go collect your friends!" Tengen said with a wave.

"Thank you for your help!" We all bowed in respect and made our way back to the warehouse.

The rest of the death paintings were finally free and Geto looked a bit weirded out by the group.

"My my, looks like the family reunion is going well!" I rumble in delight.

Some of the half-curses nearly made my skin crawl, but the way I could see their expressions and feel their souls put me at ease. These weren't mindless curses out to kill someone, they're basically just over excited children. Kinda reminds me of myself when I was young.

"It is indeed!" Choso bowed his head in greeting "Thank you! All of you!"

I let Yuji bump shoulders with his brother and we make our way out, wrangling the new six additions like kindergarteners.

"So," Tsukumo asked "how are we doing this?"

"Get the students, find Yaga, go to an unused training field and release the Sugawara menace back into the world!" I say, not seeing a point to beating around the bush.

"And then what?" Maki asked "As far as you're concerned, you and that guy still have a death warrant on your head!"

"Me and the kids are strong enough to avoid execution for now!" Geto said, more cordially than I've seen him towards Maki so far "Once Satoru is free, it'll be a breeze to get rid of either the death warrants or the elders, whichever is more convenient!"

"And you're not gonna turn on us because?"

"Sukuna did make a good point about the creation of curse!" The man grumbled begrudgingly "Plus as big of a bastard as I am, I do not wish to be anything like Kenjaku! So... I was wrong, I apologize!"

He forced out the last part as if someone was holding him at gun point, but I nod approvingly regardless. A small step in the right direction, but a step nonetheless!

"Right!" Megumi interrupted us "Wanted people, stay here, you're way safer than outside. We'll come get you soon enough. The rest of us, let's gather the rest and just get on with this!"

Man, he must be really done with this shit. Can't say I disagree.

"Are we sure this is safe?" Junpei asked with a nervous look.

"As safe as it gets, kid!" I tell him as everyone huddled behind makeshift barricades.

"And you and Yuji are gonna be fine?" He asks, before going for cover himself.

"Yeah, we got a thick head on our shoulders!" Yuji reassures, knocking on his head for emphasis.

Once I could sense everyone at a safe distance, I turned my attention to the cube. The eyes on it peered at us without any malice, it simply seemed curious in a way. With each pass of my hands it closed a few of its eyes like a purring cat while I tried to map out its cursed energy flow.

Finally found the spot that would most easily let me pour my own energy in, like a key hole. Once the cube was saturated with energy I felt it like a thin thread connecting us. I gently placed the Prison Realm in the center of the field, took a few steps back and crouched down in the hopes we'd be somewhat safer at ground level.

"Gate Open!" I shout, more to the benefit of everyone else.

The effect was immediate. A strong thrumming reverberated throughout the clearing and I'm sure far across the school grounds. It felt like the bass at music festivals and it seemed to pulse in sink with my rapid heartbeat. A cloud of dust rose as I saw the Prison Realm finally uncoil from itself and surrounded by it I could feel one very distinct soul.

"You stupid Sugawara!" I yell as the dust settled "Ya missed all the fun!"

"Maaah~ What do you meeeean?" He pouted, stepping away from the cube.

"SATORU!" I could hear both Megumi and Tsumiki shout as they dashed past us to tackle the man into a hug.

"Gate closed!" I whisper and run to catch the cube before it could hit the ground.

Soon enough everyone came to greet the rat back and I let Yuji have his turn at hugging the man. I think the most interesting reaction was when Gojo finally laid eyes on Geto. He tensed up, gearing for a fight but one look at the man's scared forehead and then at his bright eyes got Satoru Gojo to completely crumble into a mess of sobs.

"Kiss and make up already!" I shout from the back and Megumi just smacks us over the head.

Luckily the two men just burst out laughing and actually fucking kiss. Absolutely fantastic! I can finally die happy!

'I think people would much prefer if you didn't die at all, Kuna!' Yuji said fondly.

'Oh, I'm not going anywhere kid!' I tell him, happily petting Yoru 'You're not getting rid of me for a long long time from now!... As long as you want me here of course!'

'I don't think I'd ever mind your presence!'

I just sent a wave of fondness his way, mixed in with gratitude. This kid is truly something else.

"Right, so," I rumbled, getting everyone's attention "we were promised food. What happened to that Geto?"

"Pff- you little shit!" He scoffs, still clinging to Gojo.

"How 'bout we let Shoko make sure I'm not hurt or something and we can raid the the school kitchen?" The white haired man purrs, eyes twinkling with mischief.

"Sounds like a plan!" Yaga sighed like a tired dad "Just don't raze Jujutsu High to the ground, please!"

"No promises!" The two men chipped in tandem and nobody could help but laugh in some way.

We ended up scattered all throughout the student kitchen and the lounge area. Yuji got designated as chef cook for the evening and everyone else was just running laps around him under his command. (My man ran a tight ship and there were no idle hands on his watch.)

Everyone ended up with their preferred meal and now we were just eating and chatting, catching Gojo up to all the bullshit.

"Daaamn!" He said with a mouthful of shrimp pasta "So Sukuna really just send y'all to gang up on that Mahito bitch, huh! No wonder they fear you, your highness~!"

"Flattery will get you far, Sugawara, but last I checked Kenny got you cubed while I nucked him out of existance, so I'm still the top dog here!"

Gojo just ended up chocking on a shrimp while laughing at that and I couldn't help but make the worst joke of my career.

"Malevolent Shrimp!" I purr with a smug grin and the rat just hits the armchair he's in, in a fit of breathless laughter.

"Oh my God, stop! Just stop!" He pleads, wiping tears out of his eyes.

"Ok, but serious talk now," I say, and he just tilts his head with a hum "Can I Malevolent Shrine the elders? No, stop laughing, I'm serious!"

"Su-sure!" He continue to laugh, having to put down his plate before he dropped it "I'll even help you since they did us dirty like that!"

I raise my hands in victory, letting out an involuntary cackle, then immediately dashes for Megumi despite Yuji loudly protesting that violence is not the answer.

Indeed it is not, dear brother of mine, it's the question and the answer is abso-fucking-lutely!

"MEGS! Megs Megs-MegsMegsMegs! We get fuck up the elders!" I shout, basically having a zoomies moment.

"What?! And I'm not invited!" Nobara complained with mock offence.

I freeze on the spot and look at her with big eyes, leaning fully into my theatrics.

"Of course your invited" I say, as if reciting some sort of prophecy "your, like, the most rabid person I know!"

"FUCK YOU MEAN-?!"

Needless to say I ended up basically upturning the dorms running from the devil herself while feeling truly home for the first time in a long while.

[cryptidcat5105]

SIkuna AU

Part 1 | Part 15 / Part 16 / Part 17

We're in the homestretch of this fic my guys. There's not really much left of this fic. I'm gonna go through the ao3 comments, see if I have any more random moments I could add, or anything I haven't wrapped up, so maybe I could stretch this to 19 parts.

Anyway, sorry for going MIA but college started up again. Hope you enjoy though.

Ever since Shibuya, curses started crawling through the streets of the city far more frequently, but thankfully it was nowhere near as bad as the og arc.

'Everyone in position?' Yuji asks eyeing the behemoth curse we've been tracking for an hour.

'Yes!' I answer, sensing our team's souls 'It's go time!'

We slingshot from the top of the building aiming straight for the curse's back.

'Now!'

Yuji swings his hand in a wide arch pulling on cursed energy with all his might.

"Dismantle!" He called out and the curse immediately split down the middle, letting us free fall right between it's two fading halves and right into one of Geto's fluffier curses.

'I did it!' the kid shouted proudly as the the Geto's curse start running for the alleyway.

"That was awesome Yuji!" Nanako exclaimed and Mimiko nodded enthusiastically.

"Well done, kid!" Geto ruffled our hair as we got off his curse "We've done good work for today! We should go eat something!"

"Next time I'm teaching you how to use blood manipulation!" Choso muttered with a pout (he'll never admit it though)

"That was an adequate display of Sukuna-sama's technique," Uraume praises in their own way.

"We should take the long way around home," I warn in a bored tone "Some Zen'in brat is patrolling around the area and I really don't want to deal with him!"

"Scared of a little fight, your majesty?" Eso asked with a chuckle.

"Nah! Think of it this way, this guy is everything I've ever complained about in regards to Gojo."

"So, a stupid rat?" Nanako asks.

"Ayup!"

I can hear Geto fail to hold in a snort and let out a wheeze at our comentary.

"So you don't actually think that about Satoru?" The man looks back with a smile.

"The rat part? Not really, it's more like a term of endearment at this point!" I tell him with a shrug "He is fucking stupid though! Carrying the weight of the jujutsu society on his own like an idiot! He should know better and take a break every now and then!"

"That's Satoru for you!" The curse user chuckles taking a peak around the corner, then motioning for us to follow.

"Oh, that reminds me!" Yuji says "how do you and Gojo-sensei know each other?"

"Oh, um," Geto started, scratching the back of his neck "we went to high school together!"

"Really?" The kid asked "How come he never talks about you, then? He's always so chatty!"

"Gojo-san and Geto-sama had a... Disagreement!" Nanako cut in at Geto's slight frown.

"With all due respect, kid," I state simply "one does not 'disagree' about the human rights."

"You lived in the golden age of Jujutsu sorcerery, Sukuna," the man said, voice coated in a venom ment to mask all his pain "I wouldn't expect you to get it!"

"Get what?" Yuji looks at the man then at the twins "I feel like I'm missing something important here?"

"Do you know about the Holocaust?" I ask in a deadpan.

"Yeah?" Yuji answered hesitantly "now I'm kinda scared though."

"Yeah, probably should be. He's basically early stage jujutsu Hitler!" I drop on the poor kid, gesturing towards Geto "Maybe also Rasputin since they couldn't really kill him..."

I'm not comparing this guy to Jesus after just mentioning 'stache man. No sir.

"You really don't understand, do y-"

"Oh, I think I understand way more than you think, pretty boy!" I growl "a world without curses just brings other terrors in their stead!

"How would you know?" Geto turns back all riled up.

"Wouldn't you like to know, you walking menajery! And just to be clear, sorcerers can also create curses, so your whole point is moot!"

"Yeah? Where's your proof?!"

"Right there!" I yell point at the roof where Yuta was perched.

"Well this is interesting!" The boy muttered taking out his katana.

"May I suggest making haste and scattering, my dears?" I say, doing a double take. "I said SCATTER!"

I let shadows explode around us, covering the direction each of us went. I could feel Choso hot on our heels, refusing to let his brother alone and I was just mentally groaning at the thought we had to keep this guy safe as well.

Suddenly Yuta dropped down from above, nearly chopping our head off. Yuji slipped beneath his blade and continued running, taking to the fire escape up onto the roofs.

'Bad move, kid!' I snarl 'You don't wanna be in the open!'

That's when Rika came from the side, nearly catching us in her grip. Yuji nearly froze at the sight of the shikigami, but before I could do anything Yoru took over and sprinted past that thing on all fours.

"Ummm, she can just do that?" Yuji asked holding out me for dear life.

"She's a cat, of course she's built for professional tag!"

It must've been a weird sight, seeing a kid performing quadrobics on the roofs and dodging some shady creature. Too bad Yoru's a cat and doesn't care for what humans consider weird.

She weaved and dodged any attempt at catching her. She slipped back down in the alleys, hiding behind bins and jumping up on walls, leading Yuta and Rika in circles for a good hour or two.

"WILL YOU JUST STAY STILL?!" Yuta asked, already on the verge of tears, having dragged an unconscious Choso around the entire time.

Yoru just yowled, offended at the mere notion.

Yuta must've gotten an idea, but if the way he was frowning was any indication, he really didn't like said idea. We watched as the kid pulled Choso up and turned his blade towards the half-curse's heart.

"NOOO!" We both yelled out in unison turning back in a blind panic.

That's when Rika caught us in a tight hug, rubbing her head on us like an overgrown cat.

'Yuji... Yuji breath!' I give him a good mental shake

'This is it! This is how we die!'

'We are not dying, calm down!'

"Hold him still Rika!" The teen said, gently laying down Choso and turning his blade to us.

'You were saying?!'

'We've survived missing a heart before, no?'

"I'm sorry, Itadori!" I the kid muttered sliding the blade clean through.

'I'M GOING TO STRANGLE YOU, SUKUNA!'

'Please don't!' I scrabble back.

It was dark around us when we finally woke up again. I don't hesitate to spread out my senses and figure out who's around us.

Yuta straight ahead, Choso, his brothers and Uraume off to the side, plus Megumi, Geto and the twins behind us.

"Oh, your finally awake!" The teen stammered in profound relief "I was worried I overdid it for a moment!"

"Nah, bro, it's chill!" I tell him and he instantly freezes "If you truly wanted us gone you would've given us a lobotomy!"

"Ah, yeah!" Yuta sweat drops.

"Yuta Okkotsu!" Geto says finally leaving the shadows to stand directly behind us.

"Suguru Geto!" The kid says, raising to his feet "Aren't you supposed to be dead?"

"Didn't stick," he responds.

"Can you please not pick a fight with a literal child?" I ask, peering up at him.

"I suppose were all after the same thing," he sighs "I will play nice for you two's sakes."

"Thank you!" I tell him, getting up as well.

"Right, Fushiguro, what have you got for us?" Yuji asks, turning to the dark haired teen.

"We believe Tengen-sama might know how to open the Prison Realm," he starts and I can already see Geto's expression souring "But we'll need to go back at Jujutsu high for that."

"We do that then!" Yuji agrees, the after a moment turns back to Yuta "Also, why did you kinda sorta killed us back there?"

"Oh, I had to make a binding vow with the elders! You know, to keep up apparences!"

"I see the old geezers never stopped fucking children over!" Geto grumbles

"That's why we need Gojo back!" I scoff "I still haven't asked him for permission to introduce those fuckers to my other domain!"

"Your other WHAT?!"

It doesn't take us long to get back on the school grounds and descend into some basement where Maki, Nobara, Junpei and Tsukumo were waiting for us.

"Glad to see you made it alright!" Tsukumo greeted, getting up to her feet "though there's a whole lot more of you than I expected!"

"There's strength in numbers!" Geto nodded seriously.

"See, why can't you be like this all the time?" I complain loudly, gesturing towards him "The patient teacher personality suits you way better!"

The man just sighs and shakes his head.

"Right, shall we go then?" Maki asked impatiently.

"Lead the way!" Megumi encouraged and we all started down the corridor.

Choso stoped for a moment next to the warehouse on our way and I couldn't help to chime in.

"You know, there's no reason for all of us to go for Tengen," I say hesitantly, motioning towards the half-curses "Choso, you guys and Geto could stay behind, see if you can give your other brothers a body using Mahito."

"Hmm, we could try..." Geto hums committedly.

It takes Choso a moment before he nods hesitantly.

"We'll meet you guys on our way back, then!" I nod as well then turn back.

'That was pretty thoughtful of you!' Yuji chimes.

'You think way too highly of me.'

'Why's that?'

'I just didn't want Geto here,' I answer, eyeing the blood stains on the floor.

'You seemed pretty adamant in keeping him around?' the kid hummed 'Why change your mind now?'

'Multiple reasons really, none of which are mine to share."

The kid accepts the answer, even if it was not entirely satisfactory.

As soon as we enter the next room we're greeted by an endless white void that felt distinctly like an innate domain.

"I guess I got my hopes too high..." Tsukumo muttered into the empty space.

"So, no answers on how to get sensei out," Yuji stated with a defeated look.

"Hey, we can always try random bullshit and hope something works," I try to comfort him, but that sounded weak even to me.

"Well, no point in staying any longer," Tsukumo said, turning back towards us "Let's collect our merry band of misfits and go!"

"Leaving so soon?" Tengen's voice echoed throughout the room and I could fill apprehension settle in my bones.

God, this guy creeps me out!

Have some sketches

[cryptidcat5105]

SIkuna AU

Part 1 | Part 14 / Part 15 / Part 16

Shibuya is finally here! Enjoy!

The cold mid Autumn air whistled harshly above the Aoyama Cemetery as Yuji walked just a step behind Mei Mei and her brother. I've felt dread and unease all of October, like when I was a kid and I knew winter was approaching. The stench of dried leaves and rain was slowly giving way to the smell of frigid air and I knew Halloween was finally here. I was ready for the carnage to come.

"What do you mean Gojo-sensei is going alone?!" Yuji asked the woman "I mean, I know he's the strongest, but surely there's something we can do!"

I can't even stand to look at the special grade sorcerer as my cursed energy coils and uncoils all around my domain. Yuji felt my agitation since morning despite my best efforts and now all I could feel was the urge to sprint wildly towards Shibuya to break Gojo's legs myself just so he couldn't step into that forsaken station.

The moment Mei Mei said we were going exactly there as backup it took everything in me to not claw for control. The kid surely felt it as I sensed a wave of worry directed my way.

This was worse than the burning of the Sugawara compound. At least back then I could see the moment it all went to shit, but now I had to wait for a fucking traitor to tell me until I could act. 

It didn't take long for us to get our information from one of the managers and we dove right into the underground system.

'Yuji!' I growl, eyes locking onto the grasshopper curse ahead.

'Got it!' 

He ducks to the side, the curse's mandibles latching onto the concrete floor. He spins around to kick the damn thing into the opposite wall with a satisfying crunch and in mere moments we're next to it again, cleaving it into dozens of pieces.

"But I thought... I was smart..." The curse muttered weakly as it faded away.

'Like a brick!' I spit 'Let's keep moving!'

We sprint down the hallways, going deeper and deeper into the underground structure, stopping briefly for a civilian that was way beyond saving.

'Don't touch him!' I sneer, mentally yanking Yuji back 'This one's Mahito's!'

'Oh...'  he answers dejected, as the man convulsed in his last moments.

A vibration rattled the air almost imperceptibly, but I felt it resonates deep within each crevice of my soul, leaving a haunting echo behind.

'What was that?' the kid asked, eyes wide, scanning our surroundings as we took to the train tracks.

'Infinity!' I answer shortly in dread, then something whistled towards us and a cracking voice spoke directly in our ear.

"Yuji Itadori, can you hear me?"

"We can hear you loud and clear, traitor!" I growl and I can basically feel the little device buzz in fear.

Mei Mei's smile didn't falter, but she also took a step back, pulling her brother with her.

"Good... There isn't much time, Satoru Gojo-"

"Was sealed, I know!" I snarl motioning for our companions to keep going "I felt it the moment it happened!"

"Then you should know-"

"Doooon't caaare!" I say in a mocking tone, sending out a dismantle towards the curses coming our way "I can basically feel everyone's souls crawling around this city like magots right now! I believe I'm way more well informed than you, you glorified radio!"

"Itadori, you have to reach Shibuya above ground and let the other sorcerers know about Gojo! You have to turn back!"

"Yes-" Yuji nearly skids to a stop, but I cut him off.

"We ain't turning back and losin' time!" I scold the kid "We take the fucking vents, bitch!"

"This is why you're the smart one!" Yuji says, already propelling himself towards the nearest opening.

"See you there!" Mei mei called after us, as we disappear into the vent system.

I felt like a rat solving a maze at max precision, not caring much about the bruises we got crawling through the cramped space. The moment we were back above I immediately shot us above the skyscrapers pulling us along spiderman style using my shadow tendrils.

Once on top of a tall enough building I let the kid scream his lungs out until our allies started moving.

"Itadori. Sukuna." Megumi called from behind as him, Nanami and some other guy reached the top of the building.

"Take this guy, I'm already tired of him!" I rasp, throwing Mechamaru to the teen.

"O-kay?" He says in confusion, passing him over to Nanami. "Right, so, Gojo's sealed. What do we do?"

"Well we gotta figure out the veil first!" The random extra says.

"Keeps us trapped out here!" I tell him, a bit ticked off "It recognizes non-sorcerers and traps them in, keeping the rest of us out!

"So we bring it down and make our way in then!" Megumi said with a wild grin "Guns blazing!"

Ooohoho, we are so BACK!

At some point Nanami must've deemed the situation handled here, as we didn't have to wait for his permission to dive straight for the curse users protecting the veil anchor things.

I didn't have the patience for Megs to figure out our guy's technique so shadow tendrils and light rods pinned him down soon enough.

"HUUUH-?!" The curse user screamed and I just tapped him on the forehead putting him to sleep.

"Megs, you might wanna catch our friend," I say, already tracking the grade one sorcerer falling our way.

"Got him!" The teen shouts sending out Nue who retrieved him midair.

"You got it handled from here?" Yuji asks while I summoned Yoru.

"Sure thing!" He answers, a determined look in his eyes "See you later!"

'Keep his ass safe, girl!' I tell Yoru as me and Yuji were already sprinting towards the station 'Don't let him do anything stupid!'

"Don't move!" Inumaki's voice rang out in front of us at the station entrance.

I don't hesitate to send out a Dismantle, taking out half the stunned curses before slingshoting down. Soon enough the three souls I was already sensing came into view.

"Yooo, Eso! Kechizu!" We skid to a halt in front of the three "And you must be Choso!"

Choso just grunted with a nod.

"I'm guessing you are after Noritoshi Kamo, Sukuna!" He said in a monotone voice.

"That I am, though the name I know him by is Kenjaku!" I spit with distaste towards that monster.

"We're gonna kill him right? Right?" Kechizu asked with much enthusiasm.

"That man destroyed my life and left you all to suffer!" I growl out "We're gonna make him regret being born!"

"Let me see my little brother first!" Choso demands crossing his arms and I let Yuji take over.

"Um, hi!" Yuji says unsure of how to act around his half siblings.

"It is good to finally meet you, ototo!" The male says with a slight smile "Now, how can we help?"

"The curse Mahito, we need him dead if possible!" I say taking back over "If not at least don't let the fucker hurt anyone!"

"We can do that!" Eso answers with a nod.

"What about you two?" Choso asks, concerned clearly written on his face.

"I want to collect the fingers still in possession of our enemy. We'll need all the advantages we can get!" I answer determined, then bow my head "I'll keep Yuji safe!"

"You better!" He warns, then nods to his brothers "Let's go!"

I could feel them tracking down Mahito with much fervor merely minutes after they left our sight. What a dedicated bunch.

'Are you alright, Kuna?' Yuji asks in the silence that settled over the empty hallways.

'No,' I tell him truthfully, tracking Jogo and the twins 'But I will be once this is over!'

I turn our head to look at Nanako and Mimiko as they rounded the corner. They froze when they made eye contact and we stared at each other for a few seconds.

"I don't bite," I rumble out as softly as I could muster.

That seemed to break the girls from their fear and the two kneeled frantically.

"Sukuna, King of Curses," Nanako started, voice shaking "down below there's a man with monk robes and stitches across his forehead. We offer you one of your fingers in exchange for killing him!"

That's when Jogo decided to make his appearance and I turn to him with a deep scowl.

"And what do you want?" 

"N-nothing!", the curse stammers "Our objective is to fully revive you! Matter of fact, I offer you eleven of your fingers!"

The curse kneels down presenting a cloth with all the fingers neatly laid out and I could basically feel the girls tensing up, their minds reeling.

'Hmm, Yuji, you might get unintentionally pushed down for a bit with so much of my soul. Is that alright with you?'

'You're not siding with Mount Fuji are you?' the kid asks a bit worried.

'You wound me!' I tell him amused 'But no. My goal aligns with the girls'.'

'Then do what you must!'

At that I don't hesitate to tug hard on the loose pieces of soul holding onto the fingers. The change was immediately noticeable, like a fog I didn't even know was there being lifted.

"Well then!" I laugh "You're of no use to me anymore! Toodles!"

I could see the curse's eye go wide as divine flame sparked alive and burned him whole.

Once done with that idiot I turn back to the two trembling girls and I pull the soul from the finger they carried as well. I then bend down, reaching out a hand to both of them.

"Well c'mon ladies! We have an evil bitch to terminate!" I smirk as they took my hands with uncertainty still etched into their features.

The walls were blurring past us as we made our way to the lowest level. Even without the girls I would've been able to find Kenjaku's soul (surprised he even has one) all the way at the bottom.

We stopped and hid by the stairs for a moment. I had a direct line of sight for the fucker who was sitting down waiting to just pick up Gojo an throw him into the ocean probably.

'Never again you bastard, not if I have something left to say!'

I could feel my cursed energy coiling painfully as I tried to suppress it and stay hidden.

"You two should go!" I whisper softly to the girls "Shit's about to get ugly!"

"How do we know you'll actually kill him?" Nanako asked with much bravery.

"I've wanted him gone for way longer than you've been alive, kid! But I vow this to you, the only way he's getting out of this is if I somehow die before he does!"

I could faintly hear chains rattling in the back of my mind and I'm sure the twins realized what just happened. They gave me a solemn nod then turned back to climb the stairs.

"Good luck!" Mimiko whispered back and I could just bow my head in acknowledgement.

As soon as they left I slipped along the walls until I got a good enough opening for what I was about to do.

None of the previous jitters and anxiety were left as I prepared the hand sign of my domain, only a deep chill settled in my bones and the unnatural calm of a predator stalking another, knowing it's either kill or be killed.

"DOMAIN EXPANSION: STARS' GARDEN!" The bastard's smile immediately dropped as the domain reached him and only the white eyes of a featureless shadow were left behind "EVENT HORIZON!"

Instantly a pained screech came from the specter as it could do nothing against being compressed into oblivion.

"Mercy!" That bastard dared to call out as if he had any right to it "MERCY!"

"Mercy?!" I let out a deranged cackle as I stopped briefly, never actually letting go of my technique "You truly think after everything you've done, I still have any mercy left?!"

"I thought a little incentive might just make you see reason, Sukuna!" The specter said with ragged breath "After all that apathy I thought giving you a vessel will finally pull you to my cause!"

The curse was downright manic as it squirmed under the pressure, scrambling for excuses, for something he could say to save his hide.

"That's where your theory collapses, Kenny! " I grin with all my teeth, tightening my hold on him once more "All your little stunt did was sharpen my claws and fuel my rage! As long as I'll exist in any way, shape or form you will know no peace, If you come back, I'll never be far behind and if you think for some reason that I might just forgive and forget, well... I'm neither Jesus nor do I have Alzheimer's, bitch!"

"No, WAIT!" he shouted, feeling the edges of his soul crack "SURELY THERE'S SOMETHING YOU WANT! LET'S MAKE A DEAL!"

"Sure there's something!" I say, and I just love how all hope died in his eyes at my next words "I want you to die! "

His screeches and shrieks of agony sounded throughout the silent station, echoing far into the hallways above for the world to hear.

He was finally gone. We. Fucking. Won!

"Such a fitting ending, for such a pathetic creature!" A familiar voice said from behind.

I turn to see another teen with white hair, helping Yuji stand up on shaky legs and a wide grin spreads on my face.

"URAUME!" I shout launching myself at the two and tackling them into a bear hug.

"That was horrifying..." Yuji whispered with a far away expression "Please never do that again!"

"Pff- of course kid!" I agree pulling him in tighter 

"Are you crying?" Uraume asks me incredulously.

"No, it's just your imagination, fuck you!"

We stay like that for a minute and I'm just so glad I was able to finally do something right.

I could hear soft shuffling somewhere behind me, a few footsteps and a soft grunt as the person picked up the Prison Realm.

"How about you two go help with taking out Mahito, hmm?" I say, finally letting go of the two kids and taking one good look at them. "I've got it handled here!"

They nod and as they left I turned around to face one beat up Suguru Geto.

"Hello, you genocidal manic!" I chuckle with no real venom "How do you feel about atoning for your sins?"

The teen (because his soul was still just a scared teen it seemed) turn the prison realm this way and that then raised his head to look at me.

"I don't think a dead man can atone for much!" He says with tired eyes "Satoru's in here, right?"

"He is," I say stepping up and gently taking the cube from his hands "And as long as he's in there, they'll still try to kill us!"

"Kill you," he corrects with a soft smile.

"Do you really think we'd still be talking if you weren't alive?" I ask him with a playful smirk "I'd drop my domain to prove it but, that would mean leaving you alone with the prison cube!"

"Pff- How do we get Satoru out then?" He asks, barely above a whisper.

"Dunno, but I know we shouldn't be doing it here. Bro might just drop a nuke on us as soon as he's out!"

"Can't say you're wrong!" He agrees easily.

"C'mon, you can help me with checking on everyone else!" I say, then pause, looking at the station walls where gargantuan shadows slithered "Those your curses?"

"Yep!"

"Huh!" I look in awe "Shitty taste aside I'd love your technique!"

"I'd trade with you if I could, trust me!" He laughs and we start making our way up.

"Wooohooo!" I yell as one of Geto's bird-like curses carried us across Shibuya.

Geto laughs besides me, more free then he's probably felt in years and I can't help but wonder if all his pain could've been avoided.

"There they are!" I shout, pointing towards Megumi and Yoru "MEGS!"

He looks up and I can basically feel the confusion rolling off of him at the sight of Geto, but he still raises his hand in greeting. I motion for him to follow us as we weaved throughout the streets. He was up on Nue next to us in no time and Yoru just kept sprinting in our shadow.

"Where to?" He asks over the howling wind.

"We're going for the last curse from this rat pack!" I tell him with a wild grin "Everyone else is already there, c'mon!"

The image of Yuji standing menacingly over Mahito as we landed will remain as one of my favorite memories to date. The way the curse cowered and how he seemed so hopeful once he saw Geto, just for all of that to shatter in mere seconds.

"Here you go?" The teen says, holding out the Mahiball.

"And what do you want me to do with it?" I tell him with a chuckle "Have we not established I don't have curse manipulation?"

"Oh, right!" His eyes go comically wide then frowns deeply at the curse "Here goes nothing, I guess." 

He looked entirely uncomfortable the entire time he ate that thing and all I could do was mentally vow I'd buy this guy some sweets or something for the trouble.

"Piercing Blood!"

"Ice Formation: Frost Calm!"

The arrow of blood coming from Choso was instantly disturbed by Uraume who threw the male a disapproving look.

"You said you would kill the bastard!" The elder half-curse snarled at me.

"And I did," I tell him calmly, then jestured to Geto "This guy is the original owner of the body."

"That sounds wrong," Geto muttered completely unfased. 

Yeah, death desensitizes you to a lot! Anyway!

"I see I'm not needed after all!" A tall blonde woman said, dropping in "Geto, it's been a while!"

"Yuki Tsukumo!" He greets with a smile.

"Man, you gotta tell me your routine! You don't look a day past 18!"

"Ah, that would be my doing!" I butt in "Domain Expansion and all!"

"And you're Sukuna right?" She asks, far more chipper than you'd expect someone meeting me to be "I got a question for ya, what kinda women are you into?"

"No," I tell her instantly "Unless you accept abstract concepts as an answer I don't wanna talk to you."

"Eh?" She pouts. At least she's somehow more bearable than her mentee.

"Anyway, Yuji, we gotta roll!" I turn to the kid.

"Huh? Why?"

"Yeah, why?" Nobara asks with a hand on her hip "We just won didn't we?"

"Cause with the stupid Sugawara gone," I show them the cube "we're back on the chopping block! So until we can free the idiot, we're on the run!"

"So it's like the detention center all over again?" Megumi asks defeated.

"Kinda. Don't worry big guy, we'll figure it out soon enough and you can have Yuji back!"

"We're coming with you then!" Choso said, brushing of the remaining ice shards as his brothers nodded along.

"Us too!" Nanako said from besides them "You helped us with Geto-sama so now it's our turn to help you!"

"We'll go back to the school, make sure to keep you informed!" Megumi added in all seriousness.

"Well then," Yuji says with a smirk "looks like operation free Gojo-sensei and don't die is a go!"

"Let's free that idiot!" Geto says holding out his first.

I bump it and I can't help the feral grin on my face.

"Let's fucking do this!"

Note: Just so we're clear, Nanami is also alive, just banged up and traumatized. Sukuna is paying for an all inclusive trip to Malaysia for the guy (with Gojo's money of course)

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