Cursed (Gojo Satoru X OC)

9. Power hungry

Nitta sat on a chair outside the hospital room flipping through a magazine. She yawned as she looked at the time. It was 2:00 pm and Gojo Satoru had promised to return before evening. Why did she have to do uninteresting jobs like keeping watch outside the hospital room of some highschool student. Nitta was a sorcerer too. Sure, she wasn't as strong as Kugisaki or Maki. Her cursed technique or fighting skills weren't anything extraordinary. Yet, she was a manager at Jujutsu society and she deserved more serious tasks than something like this.

She looked up when the girl named Miyo stepped out of the hospital room in a cute little blue summer dress. "Why have you changed out of your hospital clothes? I'm not supposed to let you go anywhere until Gojo Satoru returns." Nitta informed her. Why couldn't people just listen to instructions for once.

"I'm not trying to go anywhere. Those clothes were uncomfortable." Miyo said as she held the doorframe for support. "I smell something weird. It keeps getting stronger, its bothering me." She said anxiously.

Nitta inhaled and waited. There was a faint smell of something burning. She couldn't figure out what that was, but it was getting more and more prominent. "You're right, what is that smell?" Nitta's nose scrunched up. It was such a disgusting smell, she had never sensed anything so horrible before.

"It's like a dead rat is.." Miyo started and Nitta's eyes widened.

"It's the smell of burning flesh." Nitta said in horror. The two girls froze and looked at each other. Why was such a strong smell floating around in a hospital? "Sh-Should I contact Gojo Satoru?" She asked. "No, we should leave this building. I'm starting to sense a terrifying amount of cursed energy."

"Are we in danger?" Miyo asked innocently. She looked around and the entire floor was eerily quiet. Hospitals are usually silent, right? Then why did it feel so odd to sense a painful amount of quietness in a hospital? Miyo went in her room and peeked outside the window. There were no people outside on the garden or the entrance either. "Miss, why don't you go and check the reception?" Miyo suggested.

A drop of sweat slid down Nitta's forehead. The amount of cursed energy nearing them was scaring her. If they were to encounter a higher grade curse, she didn't know if she'd be able to defend Miyo or even herself. "What a situation you've put me in, Gojo Satoru." She mumbled.

Nitta looked at Miyo and forced a smile. "Just go inside and rest. I'll call Gojo Satoru and inform him of the situation. I cannot leave you alone in this building." Nitta replied. Just when Miyo was about to head back inside, an old man's voice came from the end of the corridor.

"The Jujutsu sorcerers are such a pitiful lot." Jogo commented as he looked at Nitta. "They left a Grade 4 sorcerer like you to protect a legendary relic? Don't make me laugh."

"A Special Grade curse." Miyo and Nitta said at the same time. While Nitta's mind was filled with panic and she hurried to make a decision, Miyo's entire body felt like lead. She could not move.

Some strange gibberish sounded from the opposite direction of the corridor. Hanami stood there with her branch like hand, one white flower at the end of it pointed at Miyo.

Nitta had made at least 20 missed calls to Gojo Satoru who just wasn't picking up his phone. Miyo, on the other hand, was staring at Jogo in horror.

They're going to kill me. They're going to kill me. They're going to kill me.

Mama. Where are you?

A single strike from Hanami's cursed technique tossed Nitta against the wall. She fell unconscious with blood flowing from her head.

"Miss!" Miyo shouted as she didn't even have the chance to ask Nitta her name yet. Just a few hours ago this floor was filled with nurses and doctors. Where was Shoko who had treated her? Where was Gojo Satoru who just offered pizza to her? Where was his terrifying Infinity now?