Chapter 3

She didn't want to die the second time this way… not like this… not with her baby yet to be born!

Yua prayed for a miracle, something… anything at this point!

But she was inching closer to that demonic mouth of Sukuna, his face showed the excitement he had for this, he could hardly hold himself back anymore! Her feet dangled, she struck teeth but then, his tongue wrapped round her ankles and was gently coxing her into the void…

"GAH! WHAT THE HELL!"

Yua remember being dropped, and yet, landed on something soft instantly, something grabbed her and cushioned the fall! When she looked, on the ground, Sukuna's hands were there, severed from his body along with the tip of the demonic tongue!

He was forced back for a moment out of shock, yet, standing before her…

"Yuuji?"

"What am I, chopped liver here?" she turned and found Suiryu had transfigured himself. He had a fluffier body than before but it was for her sake to ensure the impact of the drop wouldn't be too stressful.

"Brat… and what the hell is that?" Sukuna demanded as he pointed to Suiryu. "A knock off?"

Suiryu stood once more, he tucked Yua behind him as he altered his body back. "Yuuji… you get first dibs."

Yuuji smiled warmly. "I appreciate that. Thanks Suiryu!"

However, the King of curses didn't see the threat before him. "You two? You two think… heheh…. HAHAHA! YOU COULDN'T BEAT ME BEFORE UNLESS YOU HAD A DRAGON, WHAT MAKES YOU THINK YOU CAN DO SO NOW! YOU HAVE NO CURSE ENERGY! I HAVE PERFECTED MY FORM AND TAKEN FROM ALL FROM THE FIFTH HAND WHO FOLLOWED ME. I'M MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER BEFORE!" he shouted.

"Bro, a favor… knock his teeth out! But make sure you leave some for me."

"I was planning on making a necklace anyways, and of course I will, he wronged you too…"

Yua couldn't believe these two at the moment… then again… Sukuna has NO IDEA what they have been through. "You aren't going to show him…" she whispered.

Suiryu shook his head. "Oh no, at least… not until the time is right, for now… let him guess…"

"The others! Suiryu…"

"They are okay." He insisted. "None of the wounds are lethal. He didn't bother to kill them yet since he was so focused on you. Not to mention, had he succeeded in devouring you, it would have brought moral down, he was going to torment everyone this way."

Yuuji stood there, cool, calm and collected. He took a deep breath before stating. "There is no amount of pain in this world that I could inflict upon you to bring justice to those you have killed, for everything you did when you possessed and took over my body… I could kill you over and over again, and I wouldn't be satisfied. For now though… I'll make do."

Sukuna merely grinned. "Your power comes from me, brat… I know everything you know… and I know it better than you too!"

Suddenly, Itadori vanished!

Even Sukuna was taken aback as his eyes began to look about with worry. "Where… how…"

BASH!

He was struck under the chin!

Yua swore she saw teeth fly out of his mouth! One happened to have dropped right in front of her! The infamous, fang of Sukuna. "Ooo, you got a good one!" Suiryu said with excitement as he pocketed the tooth. "Later…"

"Why are you…"

"Shhh wait, it's about to get good."

She watched on, in fact, she couldn't quite describe what she was seeing! Sukuna stood there, almost in a daze, and yet, he would be bashed from one side to another, then he would take a shot to the stomach, and then… a shot to the chest!

His body flew down the field, only to have Yuuji waiting him, and kicking him back to where he was! The King of curses… was a mere toy to Yuuji Itadori now!

She even cringed as the ground trembled with impact. "Well, I think it's about time I go in now too… You got it from here Choso?"

Yua turned and saw Choso standing by. "Yes, thank you for the quick healing…"

"Tanso…" Yua began to ask. But he was next to Choso. His left arm was still severed, and yet, the rest of this limbs were attached. She froze as she saw the numb on his arm and that of his body turn into maggots, from there, they latched on to each other before pulling the limb back into place and healed over! She turned to him, stunned at his healing ability. Tanso merely smiled and waved to her to show he was okay. "Tanso… I'm so sorry about your familiars… I'm so, so sorry!"

But he waved off the apology. His chest started to bleed once more as the words appeared. 'I didn't summon them to the fight, they came on their own accord. It was their choice, not my order.'

She only nodded, but still, she felt bad this happened because of her.

"Tanso, take Yua to her chambers please. Our brothers are handling things from here."

"Wait, are you sure…"

"Sukuna is here to consume you… but that is no longer the case nor the threat. For he has yet to face off against our little brothers… go and rest, this has been too stressful for you." He insisted.

She wanted to refuse until she heard. "YUA!"

Suddenly, she was snapped into the arms of Gojo!

"Satoru…"

"Are you okay? You're bleeding! He cut you!?"

"She was caught up in a bit of the fight when running, she will be taken care of. Gojo, take her out of here please, little brothers insisted she not be here for the moment."

"They… don't want me here?"

Choso nodded. "They have their reasons, we should respect them. As I said, this was quite stressful for you, Yua… You should…"

BASH!

She jumped as Sukuna had thrown himself towards her, a last ditch effort to take her out, but… he didn't see or sense the barrier that went up.

No one did.

Even HE looked stunned that he couldn't break it from where he stood. Yua hasn't seen Sukuna flustered like this.

"Ah little brothers are a lot stronger now. That is a powerful barrier…" Choso said with great admiration. "The one Sukuna put up was destroyed, everyone who got out are returning now."

"SENSEI!"

Yua turned as Fushiguro and Nobara came running. "Yua! Are you okay!?" called Nobara.

"She's fine for now, I'm taking her back… let me know what happens to that bastard." Gojo stated.

Yua wanted to stay, but, if Yuuji and Suiryu don't want her there, she needs to respect their choice on the matter. Gojo was careful to lift her off her feet and bring her home. He was careful to inspect her wounds and made certain they were tended to. "Don't move from the bed, I am going to make sure those two are okay… I also want to see that bastard get his ass handed to him for once."

"They are doing a pretty good job of that…" she said offhandedly. "Satoru… everyone… everyone tried to help and defend me… I couldn't do anything…"

"You're pregnant, you aren't suppose to be fighting in your condition!" he protested to her. "You are sounding a lot like Itadori with that tone of yours."

Damn, he was right!

"Rest up Yua, I'll be back soon."

She could only nod as he left to see what would become of Sukuna and how he will die this time around. But still, she worried. How did he get here without being noticed… how did he find her so quickly?