[ discontinued ] 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐒𝐓 ; satoru gojo

22. speak of the devil

fushiguro groaned as his body got thrown to the ground by his upperclassman, MAKI ZENIN. she was the best when it came to handling cursed tools at the school, which she just used to deal with him.

"ha!" NOBARA KUGISAKI pointed, "fushiguro lost again to maki."

"well, it's only been three days since we've started to train. you three will be in good shape when the exchange event starts in two months," PANDA reminded as he tossed YUJI ITADORI.

using his great reflexes and flexibility, he twisted his body so that he would be able to land. out of the three first years, even though he was only dragged into the jujutsu world over two weeks ago, itadori was the most prepared for combat.

"salmon!" TOGE INUMAKI held up a thumb, that being his way of praising the pinkette.

the hardworking atmosphere turned into a shocked and serious one upon seeing the color of the sky change, becoming a shade of faded dark yellow.

"huh?" itadori was confused, "what is that and why does it feel so strong?"

"a veil," fushiguro answered, "it's a barrier that either conceals something or blocks people from going in or out. based on how sudden this is, the person who set this is aiming for the second option."

"mustard leaf," inumaki zipped down his collar.

"let me call satoru," maki had gone to grab her phone when a barrier of stone surrounded her.

as she was trapped inside, the others saw sharp blades of the same stone being sent their way. the white-haired second year stepped up, yelling out a command.

"stop!"

because of how cursed speech works, anything said from a member with the technique can control people and items with their voice, although it may affect the user.

"get crushed!"

the sharpened rocks had turned into dust as even more had appeared from the ground. chunks of stone had spiked up, making the students have to split up from each other or they would get injured.

kugisaki felt somebody run past her, seeing a figure wearing black pants and a grey hoodie. soft brown locks peaked out of the hood, and yamagata's brown eyes met hers.

"wha-!" the female found herself distracted by the boy, allowing stone to hold her in place as if they were shackles.

yamagata saw inumaki in front of him, doing as suggested and having cursed energy channeled in his ears so that the command had no effect.

trying to run away, the brunette paused when he felt a presence from behind. panda tried punching him, his fist meeting with rock instead while yamagata was able to dodge.

unfortunately for him, he moved right to where maki was. not only did she hold a spear at his neck, but itadori and fushiguro were at the side too.

"who are you and what are you doing here?" fushiguro demanded.