The Strongest Sorcerer of Tomorrow (Megumi x Arknights)

Chapter 6: Calm Before the Storm

Round Deer, a Shikigami of the Ten Shadows Zen'in Clan Cursed Technique that passively outputted Reverse Cursed Technique from its body.

What did that mean? That it could consistently heal from injuries that are inflicted from it, with casual ease to boot.

'It's practically on the level of Hakari's jackpot,' Megumi remembered Agito having its chest blown open by a Blue-infused Black Flash from Gojo Satoru, and recovering from it nearly instantly.

However, that was an Agito controlled by Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses. So when he stared down the Round Deer in front of him...

'I'm confident...' Megumi spoke in his mind, even if the worst case scenario comes into play, he could always bail himself out with The Inverted Spear of Heaven. 'Especially because...'

"Nue!"

The now elephant sized bird bursted from the shadows, shooting forward in great electrical arcs that cascaded across the abandoned warehouse they were in.

Charging against the Round Deer, which was standing in a stationary way, the thunderous sparks of electricity charging towards it-

But it proved fruitless, seeing how the immense RCT of the deer negated the lightning and prevented itself from reaching its body.

Nue was smart enough to follow Megumi's commands and bail, seeing the deer charging at its form.

Although Round Deer was pitiful in terms of offense, it could still win against a superpowered Nue in a contest of strength.

Megumi was the one who decided to meet it instead, as he pulled out a certain tool from his shadows.

Playful Cloud

A weapon Megumi didn't like using, but was given to him after it was repaired. Because of that, he was going to use it to its fullest.

It was originally supposed to be held by him and given to support Maki in battle, since the woman didn't have a spatial inventory like him; but he never had the chance to do so.

He slammed it against the ground, holding the first section as the other two dragged along with his movement.

Infusing the Cursed Tool with as much Cursed Energy as he could, he met the charging deer and slammed the three-sectioned staff upwards, sending a great force coursing through the Shikigami.

Blood splattered from its large form, as it was redirected upwards, letting Nue charge towards it and slamming itself into Round Deer, the electricity finally being able to reach it as the bird made physical contact.

The Shikigami was now completely off balance, giving Megumi a chance to play his next move:

"Divine Dogs!"

Megumi dropped the Playful Cloud into his shadow as he made hand signs for the dogs, feeling his brain starting to itch from the exertion of his Cursed Techniques. His Cursed Energy reservoir was still fine, though.

The black and white wolves shot forward, biting on the legs of the deer, causing it to lose its balance and fall to the ground. The damage caused by Nue and Megumi's Playful Cloud were already healed, but he wasn't going to let it respite.

Charging forward, he pulled out the Cursed Tool again, watching as the deer struggled to get the wolves off from biting it.

Megumi grabbed the middle section of the staff, spinning it as he approached the deer, eyes filled with intensity as a whirlwind of destruction appeared in front of him.

With a leap, he spun sideways in the air as he built up momentum for the Cursed Energy infused staff, bashing it against Round Deer's head the moment it shook the Divine Dogs off.