Chapter 14

He retreated into the soul scape.

Yuuji returned but saw the look of worry on the faces of Yua and his grandfather. "What the hell is going on!" his grandfather demanded. "It got dark all of a sudden, what the hell is happening out there!?"

"I… got sealed away," he said meekly.

"Sealed?!" he demanded.

Yuuji nodded as he clenched all four of his hands in anger. "I… I just can't win against them. They are always going to be afraid of me!" he protested. It was one of the few times he has been truly angry, but at the same time, he doesn't like the feeling. It works up his curse energy too much if he allows the anger to grow.

Yet he came to settle when a small hand reached for his. Peering down he saw Suiryu look up at him. "It's okay," he said gently. "You can be angry, it's fine." Then Suiryu peered about. "This won't hold you," he said confidently. "This is a special grade device, however, with your power… it won't hold, you can overload it easily and break out" he paused once more as his eyes closed. "They set up some traps on the device too, still wouldn't do any harm to you."

The room froze.

"How do you know?" asked Yua.

Suiryu smirked a little, despite appearing like a child, there was an odd maturity coming through him. "I have some of Sukuna's memories, they are slowly coming back, but I am trying to understand why…" he explained. "But this can easily be broken,"

Yuuji paused and felt the seal wasn't that strong over him, he nodded in agreement, a good burst of curse energy will shatter the containment. But he held off. "I think I am going to wait it out for a moment…" he said and then smiled.

"Wait it out, why?!" his grandfather demanded.

"I want to show Suiryu something… why it's important to have friends you can trust, for moment's like this. Also, if I were to break out, they would look for another way to seal me if they try it again. Sensei always said, never show everything at once too… if they knew, they would try harder. I rather given them a false sense of security on this."

It took the room aback, but Yua nodded in agreement. "Your friends will come right?" she asked. "But how?"

He didn't know, but he couldn't shake the sensation that they were out looking for him right now…

#

In the real world.

"The elders really put the thought into this one, but why do we have to drive the dummy box elsewhere?"

"I don't know man, what do you want me to say? What the elders say goes, right?"

They were two special ops Jujutsu sorcerers. However, their task today was merely to drive a fake seal box full of Yuuji Itadori's cursed energy out of Tokyo. "Whatever they do with this special grade curse, it's not happening soon enough. People are on pins and needles around this kid!"

"You don't have to tell me twice, how can someone go from being a demon vessel, to a demon sorcerer!"

"Shit man, glad I didn't have to fight him…"

They were taking the back roads out of the city, the less they are seen the better. But as they drive, there was something up ahead. It appeared like a flash before vanishing! The driver nearly veered off the road but regained control. "What the fuck!" he demanded.

"Shit, I saw it too… what's with this energy?"

They began to feel it growing, something was following them and keeping pace. They drove a small moving truck, but not anything too big that would be noticed. The passenger peered out of the rear view mirror, when he saw it. Someone… or something was running behind them!

"Step on it,"

The diver was quick to speed up, yet as he did, their stalker… also kept pace. "What the hell is that… we're being followed by a curse?!"

As he looked again, the stalker was gone. "Where did it…"

THUD.

The roof of the truck caved in slightly!

"Keep driving, I'll handle…" He just got his seat belt off when he was grabbed by a clawed hand. The passenger was pulled up through the window and came onto the top of the truck.

He froze.

The curse staring him down was like a werewolf!

"What the hell are you! Did that demon sorcerer summon you!?" he demanded.

The curse held him by the scruff of his shirt, at the same time, he tried to launch a sneak attack on this monster. Only to have the strike freeze inches before him.

The attack was brushed off, as he began to realize, this was no ordinary curse. In fact, it looked familiar.

Why would a werewolf wear a blindfold? Not to mention have oddly spiked white hair…

The notion suddenly struck him. "Gojo?" he whispered fearfully.

An odd smile came over it, he brought him mere inches before his face, growling before saying. "Yuuji…." In a snarling tone.

"You don't understand, Gojo, we are just doing…"

"YUUJI!" he demanded. But then got annoyed, Gojo tore open the rooftop, dropping the man back within before sheering the rest off. He jumped into the back of the truck, it tore through everything inside, then gave off a defiant snarl.

"What do we do… what do we do?" the driver whispered in panic.

The truck suddenly lurched to the side, the crashed into a tree, stopping the whole thing. The two men were nearly knocked out, but came too as the werewolf Gojo came around the vehicle and held the box they were transporting. He sniffed it oddly before growling once more. He kept the device in his hand before he let out a piercing howl into the night.

#

"One truck has been taken out…"

They were informed of the incident, after all, all the trucks have tracking devices, one has come to a sudden stop and the diagnostic indicates it has crashed. "Guess someone figured out the plan…"

"Who cares, we're not going to stop now. Besides, we're going to get a great reward from the elders when this is all said and done. We can go back to a normalcy we haven't had in a few years"

They took the highway, yet it was oddly empty for this time of night. "Huh? You seeing this?"

Peering in the rear view mirror, they saw something coming from behind the truck, running of all things. "Huh, must be a sorcerer of some sort, probably after the box we got… so what. Keep driving."

POP

One of the tires suddenly blew out!

"What the hell…"

POP

The back tires were taken out!

Peering into the mirror, whatever was running at them, had thrown projectiles with curse energy at the truck, but was aiming for the tires! "What the hell is that thing? Pull over!"

The truck just managed to get to the curb when the two men stepped out, before they could walk around back, one was taken out quickly from the passenger side. The driver froze when he heard the scream and then… THUD against the side of the truck! The whole thing moved a good two inches before he came out from around the side.

His partner was embedded into the metal!

Shaking with fear, he took out his own curse weapon. He just needs a clean strike when… he heard the snarling.

Like an enraged beast, he could hear it lingering, but, where was it?

"Yuuji…." He heard a feminine demonic voice say.

Slowly he peered up to the roof of the truck. There was a werewolf but it looked like a woman!

"Stay back!" he demanded. "We didn't have the demon vessel! We were a decoy!" he protested.

The wolf like curse sneered at him, she still tore into the truck and took out the fake device before her glare came upon him. She snapped her jaws once at him, but then landed a single punch to knock him out! She sniffed over the box before snarling at it, then, she unleashed a sharp howl into the night. From there, she ran… vanishing into the darkness!

The man embedded in the truck came too, but when he saw his partner knocked out and the box they carried gone, he panicked. He quickly got on the phone. "Elders! We have a situation… the demon vessel… he's summoned curses to help him!"

#

Kitsune and her sisters tracked down one of the trucks as well. However they found it too had a dummy device inside. "These humans are pissing me off!" Kitsune hissed.

Her sisters tore apart the truck for the pure hell of it, her younger siblings tormented the men who tried to stop them, but in the end, it wasn't what they were looking for.

She paused as she heard two sharp howls in the night. "Gojo and Nobara don't have him, which means…"

A shriek of a bird came over her ears.

Kitsune smiled as she turned to her sisters once more. There were nine of them in all, and she gave the nod. "Let's go save our master!" she decreed.

#

"What do you mean the other trucks were taken out?!"

"It's just as they reported, there are curses hunting down the trucks! The damn demon vessel has summoned them to save himself! This kid is a bigger pain in the ass than I thought!"

They were the most seasoned veterans out of the special op forces the elders had hired. Nothing rattles them that easily, however when news came of the other three trucks being taken out, they knew there was trouble coming for them.

They decided to use a transport truck to take the demon vessel to the containment center the elders decided on. He was to remain there until they found a way to destroy him. After all, the kid has become so powerful, he could become the next Sukuna!

They knew the task would be dangerous. But it had to be done, for the sake of the world and Jujutsu sorcerers everywhere!

"We need to keep going, we have to get there no matter what…" the driver decreed.

His partner nodded. He began to take off his seat belt and prepare. "I'll get on the roof and be at the ready. Whatever happens, don't stop!" he demanded.

Another nod came from the driver as he climbed out the window. Just as he hit the rooftop, he paused and saw it. Following them from the sky was a bird like curse with human features. "You ain't getting anywhere near this truck…" he growled to it.

However the creature kept its distance, there was no indication it was going to attack, but it made the man on the roof nervous. "Wait… it's not attacking… it's guiding…"

THUD

It landed on the top of the roof with relative ease, a werewolf like curse and it was smiling oddly…

He stood at the ready. Taking out two long swords, he took his battle stance, but it was strange as the wolf like curse didn't appear all that concerned. But the smile on it grew.

"What the fuck are you? How did that kid summon the likes of you?!" he shouted.

Yet the more he looked at it, the more he felt the energy come off the creature. It was familiar until it held up two fingers then pointed to the truck. "Yellow," it growled. He was nearly jolted off the roof as it suddenly slowed down.

The truck began to go at a snail's pace!

It slowed down just as he saw another come from the side and run its claws down side of it! It tore it open like a tin can!

"Wait… How can you…"

"Red,"

He was blown off! Hitting the road hard, he bounced as he managed to roll off to the side. The tires were then pierced and the truck no longer able to move!

"What the hell, that was like Gojo's…" he muttered before passing out.

#

Kitsune was last to arrive.

She saw the truck in shambles as she approached and saw Gojo and Nobara tearing into it with great ease. When they finally reached inside, there was the seal device. "You two step back and allow me," she insisted.

They did just that as she walked in. There were many traps and cursed seals around the device that kept Yuuji. But she knew them all, breaking the seals and disarming the traps around the box was nothing more than child's play for her.

She wondered out with it in hand, from there, she began to disarm it, before finally opening the box.

Yuuji dropped out of it, but appeared no worst for wear. "Kitsune?" he asked with amazement.

She smiled and nodded.

"YUUJI!" came a wolf like voice.

She giggled as Nobara wrapped her arms around him, she couldn't control the wolf that began to nuzzle him affectionately. "Whoa… Nobara?" he asked.

Gojo came out and began to do the same thing!

"Wait, Kitsune…"

She smiled to him and pointed up. "I taught your friend a new trick."

She watched as Fushiguro came down from the skies and perched himself on top of the torn truck. Yuuji's eyes appeared amazed to his power. "YOU DID THIS?!" he demanded in an awe inspired tone.

He merely nodded, just as black mist began to come off his body. Fushiguro turned back but appeared worn out from the transformation. Nobara followed but passed out as well, Gojo turned back to normal, but wasn't tired out from it. "Wow… that was something!" he said with a smile, but he turned to Yuuji and ruffled his hair. "Good thing they didn't get too far with you huh?"

"Sensei… Kitsune… everyone… thank you," Yuuji said with great sincerity.

"Our pleasure young master, now… how are we going to punish them?" she asked as Kitsune began to brandish her fan in her palm.

Yuuji smirked. "I think just seeing me is going to be enough," he said.

"No, no, we got to do better, but first, we need to get your friends home." Gojo announced. "But Yuuji… really conceal yourself…" he said and smiled.

"Allow me to go one farther…" Kitsune placed her hands on his shoulders. "Until I say so. Only your teacher and friends here can see you."

He appeared confused but nodded. "Let's get everyone home then…" He insisted.

Carrying Fushiguro and Nobara in his arms, Yuuji and Gojo warped back to the school in record time…