ᴀʟʟᴇɢᴇᴅʟʏ ☀︎︎ ɢᴇᴛᴏ s. x ʀᴇᴀᴅᴇʀ☀︎︎

ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ sᴇᴠᴇɴᴛᴇᴇɴ

21 November 2005
Approximately 3:40 P.M.
Kobe, Japan

The spot where you previously stood was now occupied by this man, Fushiguro Toji, as you jumped away. He grinned at your speed, obviously impressed by your skill. He flashed in front of you, and the sound of metal clashing together filled the air, only to be drowned out by the fire alarm. His katana pressed against the chain, the force struggling against yours as you kept the chain away from your face. You parried his attack, stumbling away from him.

You frowned as you stepped back, watching him interchange the weapons from the curse. A long chain clattered in his hands, and you swallowed hard. You knew that weapon.

“Figured I might as well fight fire with fire,” He stated, snapping the chain in the air.

The Chain of a Thousand Miles. Based on the user’s will, the chain could go as far as they wanted, so long as the back of the chain was not visible. To do this, he kept the end of the chain inside of his curse’s mouth. That was smart on his part.

The ground beside you cracked and broke from the force, making you stumble to the side. Your chain wrapped around his leg and you yanked him from his feet. When his back hit the ground, and he let out a pained grunt, you were quick to dash away. You snatched your bag from the ground, glancing behind you as he sat up, and you ran around the corner. You dug through the inside and retrieved your phone, your hands fumbling to open it, and hit the number on speed dial.

“Y/n! You need to get back to Tokyo right now! A bounty--”

“I know!” You exclaimed. “He’s already here!”

“What? Fuck! We’re sending more sorcerers your way. We’re on our--”

You yelled in pain as the phone was knocked from your hand, your palm and cheek getting sliced open in the process. Your phone dropped to the ground and broke as you winced, spinning around, narrowly missing the knife as it was yanked back. You felt your eyes widen.

That blade was the Inverted Spear Of Heaven, the cursed tool that could cancel out cursed techniques on contact. Did he connect it to the Chain of a Thousand Miles? He made a makeshift kusarigama, mimicking yours.

You swallowed hard as the blood from the cut dribbled down your cheek, and your palm dully ached as you wrapped it around the handle of the blade. Your knuckles turned white from the grip, your blood running down the handle before dripping on the floor. The moment the droplet splattered on the white tiling, he was rushing at you.

You stumbled back, the force of the blade slamming against your own making your arms tingle from the vibrations. He was much stronger than you, this was obvious as you stumbled back with each strike. Your eyes widened as he sliced straight through the chain, breaking your kusarigama in half.

You reacted quickly, dropping to your knees and bending your body back, watching the tip of the blade cut some of your hair. You dove through his parted legs, scrambling back onto your feet. As if this couldn’t get any worse, you spotted the girl from before running to you, shouting your name with worry. Glancing behind you, you saw Toji throw the blade towards you.

Before you could think, you tackled the girl to the ground. The Inverted Spear Of Heaven dug through your side, easily slicing through the flesh and cloth like butter. You bit back a cry of pain, watching it embed itself into the opposite beam. When he jerked the chain back, the force was enough to make the wood give out. It gave a loud crack before groaning.

You rolled away quickly, covering the girl with your own body as the beam snapped, crashing to the place you were before. Once the dust settled, you uncovered her face and pushed yourself up on your forearms. You bit your tongue and looked at your side.