Crimson Tides (Malereader X JJK)

Chapter ~ 16

Man, I just wanna go back and read/revise my past chapters. I just don't have the time.

P.O.V   3RD

A blonde man walks through a cavern, his footsteps echoing through the empty chamber "I ended up not doing anything." He complained, "I wonder if they'll be mad."

From behind him, the ceiling begins to crack before roots shoot through it, dropping the forest curse missing its left arm before Hanami collapsed

The man turned around, an odd glint in his eyes "Though, in contrast, you worked too hard." He licked his lips staring down at Hanami sadistically "Poor thing."

The blonde lifted a purple hand grabbing his left shoulder up, revealing it to be a blade before walking towards Hanami "Shall I put you out of your misery?"

His stride is interrupted as Mahito drapes his arm over the blonde's shoulder "Good work Haruta." Mahito said before whispering "You're just a human. Don't act on your own. Or I'll kill you."

The now-named Haruta smiles, closing his eyes "Come on, I'm just being nice. But I guess a curse like you wouldn't understand a thing about that." the two stay silent for a tense moment before separating 

"Got the goods?" Haruta asked

Mahito grins before revealing a brown bag "Without a hitch. All six of the special-grade 'Sukuna's finger cursed objects' that Jujutsu High possessed... and the other special-grade cursed object 'Cursed Wombs: Death Paintings,' One through Four."

(Flashback)

"Most of the temples at Jujutsu High are just a facade. Tengen's barrier keeps their position changing every day. Among those, only one of over a thousand doors leads to the storeroom that holds cursed objects as dangerous as the fingers." Geto explained as he along with the disaster curses sat on long lounge chairs, relaxing at what seemed to be a beach

Geto, now dressed in casual beach-goer attire crossed his arms under his beach umbrella "Only Tengen knows which door leads to the storehouse each day, so I doubt anyone will intervene."

Bored, Jogo rested his head on his right palm "Who's Tengen?"

Geto remained unphased despite the interruption "A jujutsu sorcerer with an immortality technique."

"Immortality?!" Jogo exclaimed, "Who's stronger him or Gojo Satoru?"

"He has immortality, but not eternal youth." Geto looked out at the blue sea, reflecting the sun's beautiful rays "Think of him as just a tree. Tengen doesn't interfere with the world, aside from maintaining barriers. You don't really have to worry about him. Remember the finger we let Jujutsu High retrieve previously? I placed a charm compromised of Mahito's cursed energy on it before they collected it. It's under a single-layer seal, so they won't remove it."

Mahito looks at Geto, his arms laid behind his head as enjoys the heat of the beach

"He'll be able to find it easily." Geto said

"Any gatekeepers?" Mahito asked

"There are two of Tengen's attendants between the door and the storeroom, but they're chumps" Geto replied "More importantly, before the veil goes down, I'd like you to thin out the sorcerers standing at Jujutsu High as quietly as possible. We want to reduce the burden on Hanami."

"Why aren't we sealing Gojo Satoru within the veil?" Hanami asked

"Because we don't want him to direct his attention to Mahito's mission. And we need him to exercise a degree of his full power, or it won't be a proper test of the veil." Geto explained, "Trapping the students inside will be more effective."