The Veil

Chapter # 23

(Name) was not weak, she proud herself to be stronger than average sorcerers but this man was no sorcerer.

He was still giving her a hard time.

"For a woman, you are strong."

"I don't think my gender has anything to do with my strength." What a sexist jerk he was.
She has figured using close combat against this man was fruitless, he can snap her neck in half if he got a chance.

There was only one way to beat this shack of meat, muscles, and brute strength.

"Domain expansion: Valley of red Blossom."

He might be fast but not fast enough.
He was soon thrown into a mostly barren valley, the color of the ground was surprisingly red just as the single blossom tree in the middle.

"Was the little sorceress scared I'll kill her?" He mocked, "can't even take on an unarmed man without using domain expansion?"

She knew he was hoping for her to let her guard down, "in normal circumstances, I would've loved to fight you but you see I am short on time." He fell on his knees.

"What is going on?" He rasped, he tried his best but her domain's effects took hold of his senses.

She was curious what this man desired for, maybe the world domination or something along the lines, "So tell me what do you see?" His pupils dilated.

"I see a family, a very happy family with a father, mother, and two kids."

"Interesting, what are you doing there?"

"I'm the father." He clenched his teeth.

"Do you feel happy?"

"Very." She let out a sigh guilt consuming her.
"The younger child is exceptional, he is going to be a powerful sorcerer one day, unlike his father."

"What's the name of the kid?"

"Megumi, it's Megumi."

Wait--- Megumi as in Megumi Fushiguro, Satoru's adopted son? No, it can't be true.
She looked at his face closely, there were some resemblance.

"Do you mean Megumi Fushi---" the man morphed into the host the soul was summoned in. She straighten her back, she will ask Satoru for answers later.

(Name) swore there weren't as many stairs last time she climbed the S. Shibuya tower.
She decided that it was not worth running down all these stairs so she jumped off.
She aimed for the nearest building and jumped from roof to roof looking for traces of familiar cursed energy.

She found not one but four.

"I would recommend you stand away from him." The man with dark circles and coconut side tails turned to face her, he was dripping wet.

Megumi's bloodied and beaten-up face came to view.

"You again."

"Yes, me again." She kicked the man in the face, "you know I am getting tired of you and your peers." She pulled a knife out, placing it on his throat.

"Where is that patch-face friend of yours,"

"He is not my friend."

"I didn't ask for your relationship status." He was thrown on the ground, "I said where is patch face?"

"I don't know, he was going after Itadori Yuji last time I saw him." He groaned as he was punched in the face.

"Megumi, do you mind getting me a rope?"

The boy who was watching her in awe, snapped his mouth shut.

"I couldn't find a rope but I did find this wire" Soon he came back with cable wire in his hands.

"It'll work, Thanks." She tied his both hands and legs in such a manner that he can not move at all.

"Now, that he won't be an issue, let's find Itadori shall we?"

"He is there along this hallway!" (Name) told Megumi, "Volcano head is also with him---" she stopped, "you are staying here, I'll go ahead."

"No---"

"you are." She flicked his head, and he fell unconscious in her arms, "sorry, Megumi, it's for your good."

She placed him gently along the wall, "I'll come back when I'm done with the volcano head."

Jogo stuffed the boy's mouth with all the Sukuna's fingers he could. When he was done, he observed his face for any reaction.
The marks appeared on his face, the marks that belonged to Sukuna.

"I wonder how you are still alive." That voice sent a chill down his cursed spine.
Surely, he saw Gojo's bride not so far away from him. Her eyes screamed revenge and anger.

"What---" she glanced back at unconscious Yuji.

"Did you hurt him?"

He was sweating, he shut his mouth, "I asked you a question, did I not?"
She swaggered, her eyes never leaving his. He gulped, he was sure to die and this Mahito won't be around to bring back the rest of him like before.

He activated his technique but she didn't take the time to reflect to the side.
"You know when you all sealed Satoru and we had a fight, I wasn't thinking rationally," he tried again, "I was distracted by the thought of losing a loved one, but I don't think you'll understand such sentiments. As you are a curse."

She punched his face over and over again, "We can always talk this out---"

"Pathetic, don't you want to fight me?"  She guided her knife to the place where his heart was supposed to be, "huh, this is the first time, a curse afraid of death."

"I'm not afraid of anything."

"We'll see." The knife plunged into his heart.
He screamed in agony, "you are no match for me without your little cursed friends are you?"

Her fist was grabbed mid-air before it made contact with Jogo's face, "glad to see you are doing well little sorceress," she was thrown back into the wall, shattering it.

"It'll be fun playing with you again!"Sukuna chuckled, "but this time, I am ruining you for sure."

He glanced at Jogo, "hey you, want to hunt a little Peacock with me?" Jogo fell to his knees and bowed in front of him.

"Of course! King of curses."

"If you get a hit on her, I'll kill you and if you didn't get a hit on her, I'll kill you as well! Either way, you die." He let out a chuckle.

"What!?" Jogo looked at him with a horror-struck face.

"You dare speak without being asked to?"

"I'm sorry!" His forehead touched the floor.

"Here I thought you were going to kill me alone," (name) said.

"Your words don't deter me, little sorceress. I know your tricks of manipulation, you tempt me with a fight I still can't win."

"You do agree I'm the stronger one."

"I'll be a fool to not see that." Sukuna said, "in our first fight, I underestimated you. But now, things have changed, Satoru Gojo is no longer a thorn in my path but you sure are."

"And how are you planning on getting rid of me?"

"I simply won't, you'll get out of my way intentionally."

"What a fool's paradise you are living in?"

"If you can't see, your dear Itadori is now under my control I can kill him right here."

"You think I'll believe your empty threats?"
"I did warn you, little sorceress."

With that, she was attacked by two cursed spirits.

Author's Note:
An unusual ally? Jogo and Sukuna against (Name). Who is gonna win this time around? Sukuna is much more stronger as he has been fed fifteen cursed fingers at this point.
(Name) is in for a difficult battle.

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Bye~