The Bride of Sukuna, ch. 2
Angel eyed the stuffed creature wearily. To the fluffy things credit, it looked lifelessly back.
âAnd you brought them back here,â the principal stated, for what felt like the umpteenth time.
ââCourse. Iâm meeting with the higher ups about Itadori, might as well see if the âbride of Sukunaâ will give them a heart attack to finish em off,â Satoru said brightly, adding air quotes to his speech.
âThey donât have any cursed energy, which is interesting. But how do we know they wonât immediately go to Sukuna?â Yaga continued.
ââTheyâ are right here. And I have no intention of being anywhere near that four-armed beast,â Angel stated, wrinkling their nose in disgust. Their mouth flooded with the memory of that creatures vile blood.
âAhh, the angel does have attitude!â Satoru jumped in. Angel shot him a withering glare.
âI donât know how long Iâve slept, or been dead, orâŠwhatever happened for me to be encased in stone, but I am not his bride, or promised one, whatever this age calls me now,â Angel stated firmly.
I hope this is the right move. Angel thought to themself.
âThe point still stands that your power amplifies Sukunaâs. It would be wise to limit what energy he has while the vessel is so new,â Yaga stated.
âVessel?â Angel asked, heart dropping. Satoru turned his head in her general direction, a questioning look passing over his features.
âEither way, I suspect that the elders will want to execute our angel here, the best thing being that they can act as bait for Sukuna if itadori does fail at handling him,â Satoru said. He grinned at Angel. âReally, the eldersâ first mode of action is just toââ he ran a finger across his throat, sticking his tongue out dramatically as he made dying noises.
âTheyâre not very smart,â Angel observed.
âNope! See Yaga? Even a person whoâs been here for all of an hour sees how shortsighted our higher ups are,â he said brightly.
âWe will have to measure Angelâs abilities, given youâre able to persuade the elders to keep them alive,â Yaga said.
âAw, donât be so pessimistic, they love me!â Satoru said cheerfully as he sidled out of the room, grinning from ear to ear.
âSo, can your friend stop staring me down?â Angel asked, gently nudging the stuffed creature away.
âNo can do. Youâre under guard until Gojo returns,â Yaga replied, waving a hand. A massive lumbering beast approached, tongue lolling out lazily. Angel grimaced, sitting down.
âI get it,â they grumbled.
Angel had dozed off in the hours that they waited. They awoke, head tucked against one wing as the other enveloped them in a feathery blanket. The two stuffed animals remained on guard, casting barely a glance at them as they sat up, rubbing a palm into their eye.
âThey awaken,â satoru said brightly. Angel jumped, drawing their wings around them defensively.
âSorry, sorry, Shoko has been telling me to stop scaring people like this,â Satoru said, squatting down in front of them.
âSo am I dying?â Angel asked.
âWell! Good news, not right now. Bad news, probably in the future,â satoru said.
âAnd why must I die?â Angel sighed.
âYou donât know the legend, huh? Suppose youâve been sleeping for centuries, so you wouldnât know how convoluted itâs become,â Satoru said, tapping his chin thoughtfully.
âThe official Sorcerer stance is that the âbrideâ of Sukuna made it so that he was unkillable from the lovebite that they administered him. The golden poison you have supposedly made it so that he would be able to return when the time was right, and so the two cursed lovebirds would return once more, to rule an age of demons,â Satoru said.
âWhat do you believe?â Angel asked.
âMe? I think thereâs a bit of truth to it. I donât think youâre as loyal to Sukuna as the stories make you out to be, given that you werenât exactly excited about his reappearance,â Satoru said.
This one is dangerous. He was dropping information to see my reactions Angel couldnât help but feel a little impressed with him.
âNo, what I did wasâŠnot in his favor,â Angel said. They knew that much at least.
âInteresting. Not so romantic yeah?â Satoru sighed dramatically.
âDonât tell me you believed in that,â Angel said, feathers ruffling in alarm. Satoru burst into laughter.
âNo, no! You should see your face! You look like a startled chicken!â Satoru cackled, pointing a finger at them.
âHmmph,â Angel pouted, crossing their arms over their chest. They focused on smoothing down their feathers, waiting indignantly for the man to stop laughing at their misfortune.
The truth was, they did have a soft spot for Sukuna once upon a time. But that was long ago, further before either of them even knew their special abilities. Had grown into their true selves.
Angel studied the man in front of her. Did he know what it was like, to have to betray the one he loved?