The neon lights of Shinjuku flickered through the dense fog, casting an eerie glow on the rain-slicked streets below. Shadows shifted and twisted, morphing into grotesque figures that clawed and writhed with malevolent hunger. Amidst this chaos, two figures moved with deadly grace and unerring purpose.
Boe, her eyes as bright as the neon lights around her, stood in the center of a deserted intersection. With a swift motion, she slit her palm, and from the wound, daggers of crimson blood formed, gleaming with a sinister light. She twirled them effortlessly, a crimson dance of death in her hands.
Beside her, Sarah stood tall, her expression cold and resolute. She raised her arms and brushed them along her scar, and with a crack of bones echoing through the air, she pulled a spear from within. The marrow of life twisted into a weapon of death. Her eyes, burning with intensity, scanned the shadows for their next target.
The curses, twisted amalgamations of human and nightmare, surged forward. Boe leaped into the fray, her daggers slashing through the air with terrifying precision. Each strike was a blur, the curses falling apart as her blood-dripped blades carved through them. Beside her, Sarah swung her bone spear, impaling and shattering the creatures with brutal efficiency.
They moved as one, an unstoppable force against the encroaching darkness. The streets echoed with the guttural cries of the cursed and the savage symphony of battle. As they fought, the fog thickened, the buildings around them looming like silent sentinels.
Without a word, Boe and Sarah raced towards a towering skyscraper, its upper floors shrouded in a pulsing, malevolent energy. They scaled the walls with the agility of predators, their weapons leaving trails of blood and cursed energy in their wake. The cursed beings clung to the walls, screeching as they were torn apart, their dark essence dissipating into the night.
Reaching the rooftop, they were met with a horrific sight. A massive creature, its form shifting and writhing, loomed over the city. Its eyes, voids of endless darkness, locked onto them. Boe and Sarah exchanged a glance, their unspoken bond strengthening their resolve.
Boe surged forward, her blood daggers morphing into a whip that lashed out, wrapping around the creature's limbs and tearing through its flesh. Sarah followed, swapping her bone spear for a glaive, each swing severing the monster's sinewy tendrils.
The battle raged, the rooftop a maelstrom of blood and bone, darkness and light. The creature roared, its form unraveling under their relentless assault. Boe, her strength waning but her determination unbroken, lunged at its core, driving her blood dagger deep into its heart. With a final, piercing scream, the creature exploded into a shower of dark mist, the cursed energy dissipating into the night. Boe collapsed to her knees, breathless and bloodied, while Sarah stood guard, her bone weapon still poised for any lingering threats.
"You good?" Sarah asked, her eyes still scanning the area, "Did one get you?"
Boe shook her head as she stood again, "Nah, I'm good. Too much booze last night."
Sarah smirked and swatted at Boe's arm, "Told ya you party too much."
Boe smiled sheepishly, "Yeh, well you don't party enough."
Sarah shrugged, "Fair enough."
The two of them approached the edge of the skyscraper, peering down towards the streets below. The night was silent once more, the neon lights flickering back to life as the fog began to lift. Both of their weapons dissipated in a flash of cursed energy, and Sarah looked up at Boe beside her.
"Well, shit. Let's drink tonight or something, yeah?" Sarah said with a smirk, "Get pissed on top of the world and then vomit on whales or whatever it is you do."
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Kodoku
Fanfiction"100 species of insects were collected, the larger ones were snakes, the smaller ones were lice, Place them inside, let them eat each other, and keep what is left of the last species." - Geography of the Suishu A Jujutsu Kaisen Yakuza AU Story. Not...
