Chapter 8

It was so easy!

He never thought it was this simple to take over a demon vessel, well, he should have taken into factor it was just a dumb kid to begin with. All others he has possessed at least put up a fight! For now though, he will take the victory.

'One part done, now I just have to get to Hong Kong, which should be simple enough' he thought to himself. Then the real plan will begin.

The moment he returns. Xing Zéi plans on obtaining it all.

The binding vow is only in place until they obtain the dragon. When the dragon is extracted, he will use his newfound power and regain it… after slaughtering everyone in the room. From there, he will create a new world order. He will be its god and no other will stand as his equal.

It's the prefect plan.

But first thing's first, he has to wake up and get a feel for this new body he has obtained.

Slowly, his eyes opened, he expected to wake somewhere unfamiliar, however the moment his eyes open. Four red ones were boring into his own, at a very uncomfortable closeness!

"GAH!"

"BROTHER!"

He sat up as this strange teen sat on his bed. He was confused as well, since this guy sort of looked like the demon vessel, but there were no reports of him having a sibling. "Ugh, my head…"

He played that card often when he takes over a body. He acts all confused and pretends that he lost his memories. "What hit me? For that matter… who are you?"

"You don't remember huh? It's to be expected…" a moment of pause came over him as he peered about the room. Suddenly a spike in curse energy was felt as the place was sealed off. The smile on the youth before him vanished, as he appeared rather stern. "What don't you remember?" he asked in a cold callous tone. "Be honest with me, we have EVERYTHING on the line here…"

A sense of dread was filling him. Xing Zéi knew how to play his cards right, but at the moment, this is forcing him to think on his feet rather quickly. "I don't remember anything… whatever happened… my mind just went blank…" he said attempting to sound as honest as he could.

The youth sighed out with frustration as he came off the bed. "This isn't going to work out well for both of us then, if you have forgotten the plan already it has already set ups back a few months…"

"Plan? A few months… what are you talking about?"

"The agreement, we made an agreement, you have to at least remember that! Why else would I allow myself to be purged out of your body, brat?"

His tone suddenly changed. Then he took off this odd necklace.

Xing's body froze as the curse marks came over the youth. It… it was Sukuna himself!

"We… have an arrangement… if you DARE break it on me… oh… you think I tormented you before? That's nothing compared to the anguish I will cause you if you don't remember our agreement!"

His eyes bore into his soul. He felt himself tremble as the curse energy in the room continued to grow. "Oh wait… I remember!" he protested. "I know… we agreed for my freedom…" he said offhandedly.

Sukuna appeared to have settled himself down a little. "Good, you got that part right. I suppose that's the most important aspect." He muttered and then paused. "Yet what you went through has really thrown us off schedule… If anything, we are going to have to pick up the pace yet do it discretely… do I have to remind you of your task?" he demanded.

"Tell me anyways so I know I won't screw it up"

Sukuna sneered. "You are supposed to take out Satoru Gojo, you brat!"

He froze to the news. He's to take out Six Eyes?

"Oh… right… Gojo… I'll be sure to do that," he promised. "I just need time to regain my strength…"

"Do it sooner than later… don't disappoint me, boy!" he said in a warning tone. Just as a knock came to the door.

"Yuuji? You awake?"

"Itadori come on, let us in…"

Sukuna was quick to conceal his marks once more and place his pendent back on. The barrier went down as he opened the door and welcomed two of the students in. "Hey! Bro just woke up… don't be too long with him, he and I have some… work to do" he said offhandedly. Xing was amazed how Sukuna could change his personality at the flick of a switch. So he knows not to piss him off!

When he left, Xing was left with the two students, easy pushovers to say the least. "You okay?" asked the young male with the oddly spiked hair.

"Yeah, just a little woozy is all,"

"Since when did a hit like that knock you out? I've seen you take worst shots to the head…" asked the orange haired girl.

He shrugged. "Guess my guard was lowered."

"Well, it's dinner time. You coming?"

"Yeah… look… my memory is a little hazy… I don't even know who just came into my room…"

They froze and stared at him oddly. "That was Suiryu, your brother! I'm Nobara… how dare you forget a cute face like mine!" she protested.

"I'm Fushiguro…"

"Right, right… sorry… it was a hell of a hit."

"Well, let's get something to eat then, come on…" Nobara said with a roll of her eyes.

It would be a good time to scout out the area, no doubt this school has some secrets he can exploit for later. Yet at the same time, he has to get adjusted to his new body.

The moment he stepped out of the bed, he felt the surge. His body was young, powerful and strong! 'For a kid, this is very impressive' he thought. Xing felt he could do anything with it! He smiled at the notion, but it was quickly caught by the two.

"You okay Itadori?" Fushiguro asked. "You're smiling oddly."

He instantly snapped back to reality. "Oh fine, I'm fine… fine..." he said and muttered.

"Okay, let's go get dinner then."

They left together, all the while Xing observed his surroundings. This place was out of the public eye to say the least, some decent coverage for escape, as well those within are strong but perhaps not too powerful to stop him. It should be an easy getaway.

"Itadori!"

"Huh?"

"What the hell is with you, you're spacing out. You can't possibly be thinking. It's not your strong suit… and I don't see smoke." Nobara scolded.

He laughed off the insult. "Well my mind is a little hazy, I am just trying to find stuff that's familiar…" he lied.

"Whatever," she growled back. "So what are you making for us tonight?"

"Huh?"

"What's for dinner?" Fushiguro asked. "You always cook,"

Xing froze. This kid can cook? "Well, I don't think I would be in the mood today, I just woke up didn't I?"

"That's no excuse!" Nobara snapped back. "You ALWAYS cook for us, part of OUR agreement right?" she demanded.

'Shit, another agreement? What the hell is this kid agreeing to do with so many people? First Sukuna, now this bitch?' he thought.

"Well, I… just don't know what we have available…"

"We filled the fridge, so make us your specialty" Fushiguro stated. "It doesn't take you long, especially with four arms."

"Four…" his eyes peered down as he saw the other set of arms. 'How did I not see these before?! Still, cool, four arms!' he thought.

He was taken into the dorm and led to the kitchen. Sukuna… or he should call him Suiryu so the name doesn't slip out by accident, was sitting in wait as well. "Took you long enough… so when's dinner?"

"Oh, I feed you too huh?"

"No shit, so come on!"

He was in a bind, Xing hasn't cooked in nearly 200 years. Most of his meals have been brought to him over that time… being in jail and all. But perhaps he could make something.

Peering into the fridge, he found various meats, veggies and noodles. A stir fry would suffice perhaps?

He got to work, yet found it difficult to use the extra arms as they mimicked the top ones! He couldn't control them as well as the dominate limbs! 'How did the kid do it?' he thought.

"Hurry it up. I'm starving!" Suiryu scolded. "Don't make me wait"

His body shuttered to the tone, it wasn't a playful jab to hurry it, and it was a demand!

He managed to whip up a good amount of food, when he presented it before everyone they were confused. "This isn't your specialty…" Nobara said as she toyed with it.

"It's all I could think of… My head is fuzzy!" he protested.

Yet as he peered about the table, Suiryu devoured his in mere seconds. It was as if he didn't even chew it! He presented his plate and said. "Another," rather demandingly.

"Uh… okay…"

He would spend the next two hours cooking! Suiryu was never full! The others turned their noses up at the food refusing to eat it! When he was done, nothing was left in the fridge, there was nothing for him to eat as well. Suiryu took the other portions from everyone else and ate them for himself. The other two found out one of the other students ordered pizza and opted to have that instead.

Still, was this demon vessel nothing more than a servant to these people?

"Not bad, not your better meals, but still not bad…" Suiryu said offhandedly. "Here's hoping tomorrow's meal is better."

"Tomorrow?"

"Yeah, you do all the cooking, none of us do it." Suiryu stated. "Besides, you LOVE to cook for us."

"Oh…" Xing muttered. "Okay… I'll try to do my best tomorrow… but we're out of food."

"Not to worry…" Suiryu reached for his phone and made a call. When he was done, he merely smiled. "It will be full by tomorrow, now, about our plan…" he said and whispered the last part. "I want this done sooner than later… if you fail me, I will trigger the binding vow we have… got it?"

"Binding… vow…"

"Yeah, you refuse to do this, it triggers… meaning… we swap places… I get your body and you get mine… but mine isn't holding up that well. So, keep your word… or lose your body" he whispered in a dark tone.

When Suiryu left. Xing collapsed into a chair. "I got to get the hell out of here…"