|POLARITY| Gojo Satoru x Reader

68.

Nanami's POV

(flashback)

Megumi Fushiguro, to this day your name brings back memories, the first time we met always rushes to my mind with no warning, maybe that is why I don't like looking you in the eye, you are not like other kids, your eyes reflect the loneliness of your path. It was during a sorcery congress meeting, megumi... He was a small kid, whenever I looked overI would find him hiding behind Gojo's leg, not really looking anyone in the eye. I can still remember how nonchalant Gojo was about it, feigning ignorance of Zenin's attempts to get the wielder of the Ten Shadows Technique back to his "rightful place". The elders had more influence over Satoru than them so they never listened to their complaints, another weapon under their control. It took a while for the whispers around Megumi to quiet down, but they eventually did, he grew up to be strong, disciplined, something no one expected considering how doted he was by his father. I don't care how much Gojo tried to call himself his mentor, the kid was his, he was a father to him since the moment they met.

"He won't hurt you." Megumi speaks with his eyes dazed, the words pulls me out of my thoughts, they slowly register but do nothing to alleviate my racing heart, or the disgusting need to run away as I pull Nobara behind me, I regret doing that as his eyes turn numb, the betrayal suddenly becoming obvious in his eyes as he takes a step back too. "He won't hurt any of you... I promise"

Sukuna's cursed energy has completely consumed all space, every single second I spend in his presence feels like your whole existence is reduced to a fleeting moment, deprived of safety. As Sukuna gets closer I feel my feet get stuck to the ground due to the dense cursed energy that surrounds him.

The king of curses.

"He is telling the truth." His voice slices through the space. "Megumi and I made a vow, I stand here because he didn't trust me enough to share the news." Ryomen Sukuna walks arrogantly towards Megumi before placing his arm on his shoulder, which causes him to immediately tense up. He takes another step forward and I feel my legs falter under my own weight. My eyes slowly look behind me as I hear a thud, I glance down finding Nobara on her knees unable to withstand the pressure.

"The insolent bitch." Sukuna growls. "All bark no bite." My eyes come up to him only to feel my saliva pool on my mouth, his eyes stare down at Nobara and I can tell he is pushing his cursed energy to her.

Don't...

"Stop it." Megumi's voice is barely over a whisper. "You said you wouldn't hurt-."

"I'm not." He cuts him off as the cursed energy dissipates, air finally feeling like sustenance. "I'm just letting her know her place."

I now understand.

The only thing keeping us alive, every single person in Shibuya at this very moment.

It is Megumi.

"He is under a vow, he cannot hurt any sorcerer without being attacked first, that includes Gojo and Y/n but they alone have a time limit; only for the next 24 hours. He may not breach, come close, order an attack or have any participation in any attack on jujutsu high grounds, it will be a safe haven." Megumi speaks decisively. "In exchange... He will swap to my body and let Yuji go unharmed."

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Y/n's POV

I can't stop my eyes from fleeting to the clock, betraying myself as I see time have no mercy upon us...

It has been twenty-nine hours...

It has been twenty-nine hours, twenty-nine hours since we ran from him... I can't sleep or eat with the guilt of knowing he is right outside the veil of Jujutsu High, taunting, mocking Satoru and me, seeing just how many deaths are needed to finally go past the threshold. I cannot rest.