Energized | Yuji Itadori

13 - Numb

(This chapter is highly action based. If you don't like fighting/violence and blood, feel free to skip past this one)

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Aurora

Chaos erupts when they start jumping everyone. Fuck.

I try to remember what I was doing at training today, feeling the energy to attack with my branches. This is my change to prove myself.

I manage to slap every curse away from me but it's not enough damage to actually execute them. I grit my teeth, this may get harder than I thought.

"Look out for the ones in the sky!" I hear Yuji scream.

I notice now too, it isn't stopping. How is that even possible? The curse seems to have unlimited power to make newer versions.

"They aren't as strong, but if it keeps forming new ones we'll get outnumbered!" Megumi yells when he finishes off two at the same time.

I breath in and out, I still haven't defeated a single one. Why isn't it enough? Don't panic.
A curse is charging straight at me.
I let out a scream when I push a hard branch out of the ground, sticking it right through its body. I internally curse myself for not remembering that I can't use the poising yet, this will not do.

I turn around when I hear another one approach me. I whip a branch lacing with cursed energy at it, sending the thing flying back. Not enough, but that'll keep it at distance for now.

"We can't keep this up forever!" Nobara says, she's busy taking out several copycats and I can see how she's slowly getting tired.

Damn it! If she isn't in shape, we'll be at a big disadvantage. Is she injured?
No, I won't let those thoughts distract me. I can't lose focus.

"How do we get towards the original one?" Megumi grits out while pounding on one.

The original one...
I can feel all the different energies around here. And I thought I was imagining it first, but I can feel a stronger presence and it's not coming from the huge creature above us. I can sense it's on the ground. There is a main body, his core!

"Wait! We need to find his core, I can sense it! One of these bodies is the main body, and his core is inside of it. I'm sure he'll be defeated if we destroy that!"

I must've sounded crazy, but nobody second guessed me. Not even Maki. They know my senses are right and somehow they're willing to put their trust into my hands.

"You can sense a difference, seriously?!" Yuji responds.

I duck an attack while I try to find the little change of energy again.
"Yes! It's not much but if I concentrate I'll definitely find it"

There are dozens of little curses on the ground now and it's hard to stay put without getting attacked. I don't know how I can fight them off and look for the main body at once.

"I'll cover you" Yuji says, getting closer to me.

"Me too"
I hear Megumi behind me, and now two of my sides are being covered.

I sigh, relieved. This will make things much easier. I just hope I can do it in time before it gets too much for Yuji and Megumi...

"Thanks!"
I start running around the battle field, trying my hardest not to get hit and to find the main core.