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" withered ; incredibly exhausted
——— ❝ 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗚𝗼𝗷𝗼?
Shoko stared at Gojo who wasn't cracking his usual jokes. Gojo glances at Shoko and forces a smile, " nothing much." an obvious lie
Shoko doesn't believe it for a second, looking over the table to a abnormally calm Geto
'you guys are acting so weird' Shoko wants to speak up
" Suguru." her tone demanding. Geto is caught by her words and hums in response
" come with me for a moment" Shoko takes one worried look at Gojo before walking away with Geto
" whats up?" Geto was confused, being led out the small restaurant. He looks at Shoko who gives him a troubled look.
" what happened to [y/n]?" Shoko was straightforward. Geto chuckled, trying to play it off.
" what do you mean?" his voice threatening to stutter
" you and Gojo have been acting up and [y/n] isn't here so it's only right to assume" Shoko crosses her arms. " thats normal though" Geto placed his hands in his pockets
A part of Shoko wants to move on and believe the lie but she couldn't just sit idly. " she's my friend Suguru...and right now I feel like something is off" Shoko guilt tripped
Geto tried to remain calm but it doesn't work with Shoko's glare. " fine..she just went on a mission" Geto partly told the truth
" mission? She wasn't listed on the mission board today? Who is she hunting down?" Shoko kept persisting with questions. Geto breathed in, knowing you wouldn't forgive him if he told Shoko
" it's just a small mission.." Geto lied again. Feeling bad for Shoko
The two of them didn't notice the figure behind the wall in front of them. It was Gojo, who overheard their whole conversation
'Mission? You couldn't possibly be hunting down the person who turned your parents into curses right?' Gojo cursed himself.
He quickly thought of teleporting to Yaga's office immediately. Since Yaga was busy Gojo opened the door to his office, scanning through his cabinets
He was quick, finding his reports and scanning for that faithful night. He knew you. He knew you would check his report for clues on that curse
He was right. The files on that one night were gone. Gojo instantly knew that you were going to the apartment complex
' why [y/n]..' Gojo feared, not wanting you to experience what he did years ago.
Gojo placed the folders back. He heard Yaga's voice echo from the outside. Planning to find you, he quickly teleported so Yaga wouldn't catch him
——— LATER
Gojo caught his breath, running to the apartment complex. He stopped, seeing that the building was gone. " what..." Gojo was confused
The building was completely destroyed. The smell of fire clogged his senses
It dawns on him. Were you in that fire? Gojo couldn't sense you here but he had to check. Gojo walked through the gate, scanning through the broken pieces of the building
Just where were you? Did you leave already? Gojo's feet crunched on the glass before he felt something strange
Gojo looked down, seeing he stepped on a broken clock. Gojo thought it was bizarre. Then he realises as he looks around, clocks were scattered everywhere. All of the same type
Why the hell were there clocks here?
Gojo pushed back his hair, hoping it would help him think better. Yet his mind still ran back to you. He felt worry build in him
All he felt was curse energy lingering in the air yet there was no curse. Where was the curse? Gojo looked at the sky that towered over him
The sun was setting quickly.
——— MEANWHILE
" where's Satoru?" Shoko looked around the place they ate at. Geto didn't know, searching with her for what felt like hours
" did he.." Shoko jumped to conclusions
" he definitely heard us." Geto finished her sentence before Shoko closed her eyes. She felt her patience run thinner and thinner
" fuck this" Shoko whined, trying to call Gojo again . Geto trailed after her, making sure she didn't make any irrational decisions." where do you think he went" Shoko was ready to take Geto's opinion after leading them to nowhere
This time. Geto couldn't lie because he didn't know the answer, " I'm not sure"
The sun had set by now and before Shoko could talk the sound of her phone rang. Shoko rolled her eyes, picking up the phone and placing it to her ear
" Yaga.?" She greets through the phone
Geto watches as Shoko's expression fades into a worried one. " understood, Suguru is here with me" she mentions
Geto stays still before Shoko hangs up, giving him a worried look. " what is it?" Geto sensed something dreadful was happening
" there's a veil near our school."
——— MEANWHILE
' the hell was this?' You looked up at the veil that covered the premises you were in. After the fire at the building, you noticed a trail of liquid wandering out the building.
Curious, you followed the trail and it led you here. You watch as the place was bustled with people who passed off as a stranger to you.
How did the liquid trail all the way here? You look down. The traces of running liquid were still evident. The liquid turned dark and had a terrible odour
You cover your nose, wondering why no one seemed bother by it. Why would it lead you to the city—-
" hey! Why can't I get out" you heard someone bang their fists on the veil
'was this, the curses doing..? It had to be' while you stood , pondering why you were here, you had a terrible realisation
" fuck. This is a trap" you realise, taking out a stick from your pocket. You pressed the button which made it turn into a pole arm
" hey- what are you doing?" The sounds of a crowd yelled. You turn around noticing a crowd hover a specific corner
Mustering your courage you ran over to that corner and pushed people out the way. You were baffled at the scene in front of you.
There was a curse devouring a person's neck. You wasted no time, not hesitating to lift the curse off the person
You stabbed it to the wall before it disappeared. You noticed the stares of people burning on your back. The victim stopped screaming and whined in pain as they cupped their neck. Everyone was confused
You turn around, not knowing what the hell happened either . Searching for answers in the crowd, you notice a person in the crowd who stared at you
That person. It was human. But the way it's body distorted made you realise it was transforming into something sinister
While people thought you were crazy you had to shove pass them quickly, running after that thing you saw
You were about to use your curse technique before you heard horrible sounds behind you.
You quickly swing around, seeing another person transform before your eyes. Was this a nightmare? Why were people turning into curses ?
Your ears process people screaming as they scattered away from the curses that ran after them. You quickly move out the way, sensing the curses that were trying to attack you as well
Was this the scene of hell Gojo was talking about? It's impossible to spot the culprit like this. You needed backup yet you didn't know how to get it
You made a decision to run around , just to see how far the veil spread out. " help me!" A person screamed
You glance around, hearing their cries. They were huddled to a corner while a tall curse was on their trail. You couldn't run and avoid the person's cries
Thinking quickly you sliced the curses into pieces before the victims eyes
Seeing the fear in the persons eyes you dropped your weapon, trying to appear friendly before kneeling down on your knees
" hey, are you alright? You should hide" you didn't have time to think. The person trusted you, their lips quivering as they thanked you.
You tried to smile, quickly standing up with your weapon in hand. Before you could start running again, you heard the person speak
Were they laughing..? your body reversed and you see the person's eyes change colour and their limps contort into something disfigured
You cover your mouth from the shock. The person you saved..they turned into a curse. You didn't notice anything like smoke or a bite mark that would make them like this
Gojo was right. They were beyond saving. You closed your eyes, clutching the weapon in your hands tightly
" I'm sorry" you murmur while the curse charges at you. " I'm really sorry"
——— LATER
Gojo appeared near the veil after Yaga called him. Gojo braced himself, throwing his glasses aside before entering through the veil.
Gojo felt a familiar feeling in his body when he saw the scene before him. It was too nostalgic. He stood in the night of hell again. Everywhere he looked he saw people turn into curses
" Sir! Did you call help?" He heard a cry beneath his feet
Gojo looked down and saw a person holding their perished loved one. He couldn't respond, instead he closed his eyes and walked pass the helpless person
He overheard the person's voice distort, knowing they had just turned into a curse. He didn't care , they were a lost cause. Maybe Shoko and the others could save them but he knew the harsh truth
From the outside Gojo knew the veil was small, yet the casualties he saw were far too many.
He had to forget all that, he only intended to find you
Gojo kept running, ignoring the curses who threatened to peel his skin off. Just were where you? Wait. Did you turn into a curse? No. You were a sorcerer, there was no way.
Gojo felt your presence. All the words in the world couldn't describe his desire to have you in his arms. He wanted you back. Badly.
Gojo kept scanning, small hope lingering in his mind. Before he could run any further he felt his own feet stop. He saw someone in the distance.
It was you.
" [Y/n]?" Gojo found himself yelling.
You had finally found the culprit. The curse who turned people into curses. Yet, why did you stop looking at the curse in front of you. Why did you turn around? You recognised Gojo's voice calling out for you
Was this a dream? You were so exhausted from all the fighting. Exhausting your strength to save the others that turned into curses
Gojo stood in front of you. He was real. You felt like you haven't seen him forever.
Gojo's relieved face quickly morphed into a worried one " [y/n]! Watch Out!" Gojo's muffled voice yelled out to you
You couldn't respond, a white flash covering your vision.
——— TO BE CONTINUED