The Veil

Chapter # 25

Megumi Fushiguro was having a bad day, or he'll argue no it wasn't bad, it is the worst day of his life.

Being thrown around by the King of curses was not a pleasant activity, rather tiresome.
He was waiting for Itadori to regain control over the body. Even if Itadori does regain control, what if Sukuna in future permanently regained control, what the. Gojo is sealed, and (Name) is dead and he was pretty useless against Sukuna. He'll probably get killed sooner or later, at least he wouldn't witness all the bloodshed that was to come later.

The outcome of this battle was not what he had imagined, the tables were turned on them as soon as Gojo was sealed but there was still some hope. But no more, the hope was dead and he'll be dead soon as well.

He closed his eyes, as Sukuna towered over him. He can feel blood dripping from everywhere, he was sure most of his bones were broken. He couldn't even lift a finger to stop Sukuna from giving the last blow to end his life, he'll miss his classmates and teachers as well. He hoped to see them all for the last time but how foolish was that wish?

"...but no matter how many allies you have around you, when you die, you die alone."
'Just like you Gojo?' He thought.

"I'll die today, tomorrow, or next month, it doesn't matter, as long as I have my loved ones around, I don't think I'll be scared of death."

'But no one was around when you were killed, (Name).'

How ironic, how contradictory their statements have been to each other.
Megumi smiled, how ironic indeed.

"Brat, what the fuck are you smiling for?" Sukuna sneered, readied his hands to give the final blow, "say hellos from me to your friends."

Someone grabbed his hand, diverting his blow away from Megumi.

The boy opened his eyes, "What the fuck, woman! How can you be still alive---" he was blown backward as a corpse-looking (Name) punched him.

She shook her hand that she used to punch him, looking back at Megumi she asked, "you okay?"

The bigger more important question should've been, 'are you okay, (Name)?' But it seems Megumi's words were stuck somewhere in his throat so he just nodded.
She kneeled, making a circle on the ground, tapping it a couple of times, "if you can, go as far as possible."

"Now, this was a surprise," Sukuna chuckled.

"That was a nasty trick, Sukuna." She moved in his direction, "you got your turn now it's my turn."

"What are you gonna do?" He smirked, "you're all out of your curse energy, I can sense it from a distance."

"Oh, I was never using it all." She said, "do you know what chameleons are, Sukuna? I don't think you do."

He scoffed, "what does a puny animal has to do with anything?"

"Everything."

"I don't have time for your riddles!"

"It's hardly a riddle, was it too difficult for your puny brain to comprehend the concept?" He attacked her without a second thought.

"Chameleons are very fascinating animals!" The ground underneath broke, "most people consider them to be cowardly and I did as well. But now when I think about it, I'm no coward neither are chameleons." She crosses her legs, sitting in a very comfortable position. the ground was swallowing Sukuna, as he struggled against the restraint, "no use, it'll not stop unless the order given by me is complete." She tapped her chin, "we were talking about Chameleons! They are intriguing, their ability to blend in with any situation is useful and helps them to fend off predators and prey on the less fortunate. I hated when people called me that, I don't hide from my enemies or neither I prey on innocent civilians but I realized, what if I turned the situation upside down!" Sukuna was inside the melting ground till his chest, "what if I prey on enemies while keeping myself hidden from others? So I did just that." She smiled, "you might be wondering why I am telling you all this. Honestly, I was just bored."

He grunted, and she stood up from her comfortable seat, "you must be thinking, what the hell is this?" She points to the ground, "it's my special technique! I can give temporary consciousness to anything! And it follows my order and changes its shape and texture or anything."

She kneeled, "now, sleep." And knocked him out.

"(Name)!" Megumi yelled, the woman lost her consciousness.

He gently laid her on the ground, "Shit, for a moment there, I thought I was dead." She has done it again and saved him. He'll thank her properly later.

He looked at Sukuna or rather Itadori back in his normal form sleeping while ninety-five percent of his body was buried.

"He is right there! I can kill Itadori and take revenge on my brothers!" A voice yelled from a distance.

"Not him again." Megumi stood up, "hey, stop right there, don't come any closer!"

"You can't stop me!" He ran and jumped, touching Yuji's arm.

"Get away from him!" Choso was pulled away from Yuji forcefully and thrown back.

"What---what is this memory?!" He grabbed his head, getting on his knees "It's not mine! Then how..." His voice was small.

"What the fuck?" Megumi murmured as the raven-haired man mumbled in a distance.

"BRRROTHEER!!!" Todo was here as well? "WHAT HAPPENED TO MY BROTHER?!?! WHY IS HE BEING BURIED ALIVE!?!"

"Calm down, No one's burying him." Todo looked puzzled, but he also whacked Itadori's head, waking him up.

"Hey, That hurts!" The pink-haired boy looked around groggy, "why can't I use my arms and legs!"

Todo grabbed his neck, "let me help you, brother!" He pulled with might.

"OUCH! STOP PULLING MY NECK YOUR GONNA BEHEAD ME!!!"

"Sorry, brother! I didn't mean to hurt you!"

"Todo, use your brains and break the concrete," Megumi suggested.

"How am I suppose to break it with my brains---" Megumi let out a breath, "Oh! I know what you mean!" He slammed his foot on the concrete and it cracked.

"I think it's working! Keep going, Todo!"

With dozens of more hits, the concrete finally broke, giving enough space for Yuji to crawl out from, "the concrete sure was tough!"

"It was under the effects of a curse technique."

"Who?"

Megumi glanced at (Name), "(NAME), YOU CAN'T DIE!" Itadori came to her side in tears.

"She isn't dead, just resting."

"Oh," he sniffled, "she is burned, why is she not healing like before?"

"Probably, exhaustion."

"Brother, I'm going after the curses! Would you like to join?"

"No one is going anywhere, especially not Yuji."

"NANAMIN!"

"You were right, (Name) did trigger her technique."

"I told you, Nanami, I figured as soon as the tremors in the ground started." She set beside her friend, placing her head over her lap.

"Right, now what?" Maki said, "we couldn't find patch face curse."

"Don't worry, we will."

"Man, I am tired." She set beside her junior schoolmates.

"Take rest all of you, the other sorcerers must be here as well, we need to take (Name) and Gojo's prison out of here."

"Right, if you see patch face curse, don't engage at all." Nanami strictly looked at Yuji.

"Alright, Nanami."

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