Ethereal Connection ♡ ⌇ Sukuna x Reader ⌇ ♡

Chapter 10

Y/N used a cursed tool, a rapier, a thin, light sharp-pointed sword infused with cursed energy. The cursed tool was her chosen companion, ensuring her agility remained unmatched. If she were to use another weapon, she might have slowed a bit.

Y/N woke up and got fresh and put on her uniform. It's a jumpsuit which ended three inches above her knee. It was blue matching the other classmates outfit. Full sleeved and a comfortable fit so she could move around freely, she paired it up with matching boots.

She walked out of the dorm and she was greeted by Yuji's surprised face.

"Ah L/N! I was just about to knock on your door! I have something to tell you!!" he said excitedly.

"Yes Itadori? What is it!?" she asked.

"Today, you're finally joining us! I can't wait to fight alongside you!" he enthused.

Y/N affectionately patted his head, a warm smile gracing her face.

The group, including Megumi and Nobara, gathered for breakfast and later spent time on the school grounds. Nobara pranked Yuji, Y/N giggling as she patted a pouting Yuji's head, while Megumi observed their playful friendship.

In the evening, Ijichi drove them towards the place where their mission is supposed to be.

"Our window confirmed the existence of the Cursed Womb approximately three hours ago.
When the evacuation rate reached 90% we sealed off the facility upon evaluation of the scene. Residents within a radius of 500 meters have also been evacuated." Ijichi explained.

Y/N took a look at him, tall man with a slim figure with mid-length black hair that shapes his head and parts across the front of his forehead. He had small black eyes and wore glasses. He had curved black eyebrows and sunken cheeks.

Curious, Yuji inquired, "I have a question, Mr. Ijichi. What's a window?"

"They are authorised combat personnel who can confirm curses at sight. They are not Jujutsu Sorcerers." clarified Ijichi.

Yuji nodded and Ijichi continued,
"Inside Dorm 2 of this detention centre, there are five prisoners left with the Cursed Womb. If it manages to mutate we predict that it will transform into a Special Grade Cursed Spirit."

Yuji questions, "Hey, I still don't really get all this "Special Grade" stuff.

"Okay let me explain,
First, Grade 4 Curses. A wooden bat will suffice. Grade 3 Curses. You're probably safe with a gun.
Grade 2 Curses. You'll barely make it with a shotgun.
Grade 1 Curses. You won't feel safe even with a military tank. And then we have the Special Grade Curses, which you'll probably require rapid carpet bombing." explained Ijichi.

"Dangerous.", Y/N and Yuji exclaimed simultaneously.

Megumi chimed in, "They usually send Jujutsu Sorcerers with an equal level to the cursed spirit. In today's case, it would have been someone like Gojo Sensei."

"Oh, so where's Gojo Sensei?", Y/N and Yuji ask at the same time.

"He's on a business trip," Megumi replied, leaving  Y/N and Yuji exchanging glances.

"If you encounter a Special Grade Cursed Spirit, your only choices are to escape or to die." Ijichi stated, leaving everyone uneasy.

"Excuse me, about Tadashi..." an unknown voice spoke, drawing everyone's attention.

"Is my son, Tadashi all right?" the woman on the other side of the police tape asked.

"She is one of the victims guardians." Ijichi clarified.

Y/N looked at the woman's tear-streaked ace, sensing her worry and fear. It reminded her of the pain of losing a loved one.

"L/N, Fushiguro, Kugisaki. Let's rescue them," Yuji declared with determination.

"Of course," Nobara responded, and Y/N nodded. Megumi remained silent.

Ijichi raised his hand, pointing two fingers up.
"Emerge from darkness, that which is darker than black. Purify this impurity."

A curtain formed in the sky, casting a darkened hue over the area. "It's turning nighttime!" remarked Yuji.

"Thats the veil." Megumi answered.

As they ventured further, Megumi summoned his shikigami, a white divine dog. He mentioned that the shikigami would alert them if the curse approached.

Y/N glanced at Yuji, who was petting the shikigami. She walked over and joined him in petting the dog.

Entering through a door, they found themselves in a space covered with pipes. "Isn't this supposed to be a dormitory with two floors?" questioned Yuji, clearly confused.

"Calm down! This is a duplex building!" exclaimed Nobara, as Megumi studied the surroundings.

Y/N looked behind, asking, "Where's the door?" The others turned to see the absence of the door where it was supposed to be.

Following the divine dog deeper into the place, they encountered a disturbing sight – a body brutally attacked. Lower half of it was unrecognizable, with blood splattered on the ground.

Yuji walks up to the body and reads the name on the clothes.

"I'm taking this body back," he declared.

"What?" questioned Nobara.

"He is that woman's son, his face is still recognisable. Telling her that he's dead without showing the body.. Of course, his mom couldn't accept it." Yuji explained.

Fushiguro intervened, grabbing Yuji from behind. "We have to confirm the status of the remaining two people, so leave that body here," he insisted.

Y/N observed both of them, understanding Yuji's concern yet acknowledging Megumi's practical approach.

Of course nobody would believe that their close one's dead without a proof. But Megumi was correct, they needed to check check the other two people.

"You're kidding! The path we came from disappeared! There's no chance of coming back later!" Yuji argued, looking at Megumi.

"I'm not saying we're coming back! I'm saying we're leaving him here!" Megumi exclaimed.

"What do you mean?" Yuji asks him.

"I have no intention of bringing back a corpse of someone I never intended to save. This is a juvenile detention center. Tadashi Okazaki was driving without a license, hit a young girl on her way home from school, and this is his second offense," Megumi clarified.

"Stop it already! Jeez! What are you two doing? Are you fools?" scolded Nobara, irritated.

"Consider the time and occasion for something like this!" she continued.

Before Y/N could speak, Nobara fell through the floor, and the others saw a black hole on the ground where she had disappeared.

"Kugisaki?" Y/N exclaimed, worried. She glanced at Megumi's divine dog, which was smashed into the wall.

Suddenly, a strong presence enveloped them. Y/N, Yuji, and Megumi froze, staring at a curse standing between them. "This, for sure, is a Special Grade Curse," Y/N thought as she remained still.

Yuji unsheathed his weapon and swung it at the curse's chest.

Their eyes widened at the sight, Yuji's wrist was no longer connected to his arm, having flown a few feet away, blood gushing out.