Chapter 29

They rushed back out onto the battlefield, but this time around, Yuuji would be joining them. There are too many variables to contend with and he won't risk his friends or adopted brothers getting hurt!

Yet, as he scanned the battle field, one instantly caught his attention.

He saw them among the masses, curses he has face before and yet, how are they already here again? The one that boiled his blood the most was Mahito. He was regurgitating left right and center, all these transfigured beings he has stored inside himself only to unleash them and force these poor souls to fight.

'Oniichans, do not harm any of those creatures coming from Mahito! They are human beings, I can fix them, but please, don't kill them!' he said telepathically.

'Leave this to me then!' Sho thought back.

Yuuji watched as the massive curse took in the transfigured people, his body grew up and out to accommodate the numbers until they were purged from the battlefield. 'Bring them back here to me please, be careful' Yuuji thought to him.

As Sho retreated, Yuuji's eyes set upon the other curse, the one that looked like mount Fuji.

The one that severely damaged Sensei Nanami before he died, and has since started burning up Tanso's familiars!

Then, he remembered his own words echoing in his mind, the very phrase he told his sensei when they first met. "I'll be sure to share and take on your pain…"

"I don't like that look in your eye, Itadori…" Yaga warned.

Yuuji merely smirked. "I've always wondered what a true special grade curse tastes like… I also have to return a favor to him," he said and began to make his way forward. Sho will take some time returning to the safe point, he should be able to deal with the volcano curse until then…

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Jojo was nearly ready, building up his power he was going to unleash it and take any and all out around him. It's been a while since he has fried some humans to a crisp, let alone jujutsu sorcerers. The strange red creatures he has burned up since were a nice little foreplay for what is to come. Yet as he prepared, he froze at the sight.

The demon vessel was approaching him fearlessly!

"What on earth happened to that brat?" he muttered.

No matter who came at him, nor the numbers, the child tore through them with ease until he was but a few meters away. The smile on him reminded him of Sukuna. "So, you survived, but apparently took a liking to the power of Sukuna, didn't you brat?"

"Can't say that I did, this wasn't my choice to say the least… but I guess I am stuck with it now." He said. His smile vanished and his glare intensified. "Don't think I have forgiven you for what you did to Sensei Nanami" he growled, but then a sinister grin came over him. "You know I have wondered something… and I know you can help me with this too…"

"Shut up brat! Domain expansion…"

The iron coffin was summoned, Jojo didn't think the boy would be strong enough to withstand the heat of his domain, after all, he may look like Sukuna but he has yet to display any of his power. For all he knows, the look is merely a bluff. But, despite the last time, how fearful the child was when he was in this domain before, he didn't appear the least bit startled. "Yeah, I remember this, sensei was explaining domain expansion to me, but… this isn't going to help you."

Jojo snickered. "Really? Then put out your own!"

The domain suddenly trembled. The once hot magma began to cool, the heat vanished as the walls began to crumble. "What… what are you doing?! How are you stopping this!"

He smiled. "It's the same way I defeated Sukuna, I made my own domain, but this one… drains you of your power. It's casted over top of yours, and draws out the curse energy and puts it into me… I do admit though, I have never felt something like this before…"

"What are you blabbering about?"

Yuuji shrugged, and then vanished!

Jojo didn't react as he felt a hand come on to his head, his throat slashed as his head drifted away from his own body, he was powerless to watch the demon vessel behead him! "What! How…"

"It doesn't matter, now, what I wanted to try… I've had a lot of curse energy before, but none as refined as yours. I wonder…" Jojo was held mere inches before the demon vessel that bared his teeth, they turned oddly fanged as he said. "How do you taste compared to the others I have devoured?"

"What… what are you saying? Sukuna never did this… he never devoured curses…" but his head was turned, held in the lower left arm of the demon vessel, Jojo was forced to watch on.

Sukuna's vessel showed his sadistic side as he began to consume Jojo's body!

It was effortless for him! Despite how much his own body gave off heat, it didn't bother the boy the least bit! Jojo trembled as his form vanished inch by inch until he saw his own feet vanished down the throat of the inhuman child, he gave one final swallow before taking a moment to pause. "Hm, not bad, a nice smoky flavor to say the least. Thank you for the meal!" he said and smiled wickedly. But then he licked his lips. "Well, grandfather always told me to clear by plate…"

"Wait! NO!" Jojo last memory was entering the demonic mouth of Yuuji Itadori…

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GULP!

Yuuji paused as he felt that curse hit his stomach. He would admit, the flavor surprised him, at the same time. His stomach reacted oddly. "Ooo too much spice maybe?" His stomach gave off an odd churn, then moan and grumble. This hasn't happened before when he ate a curse. "Urp! Ooo, that didn't feel good…" His body began to react oddly to it, he tried to hide his discomfort but it only grew. His whole body pulsed! "Ugh… am I having an allergic reaction to this?" As his heart began to race in his chest, the pulsing intensified all over his body. Yuuji began to feel oddly hot, and then the surge followed.

The domain broke, he was back on the battlefield, yet there were odd stares directed at him. "Huh?" he asked aloud.

"Itadori… what the hell!" shouted Mika.

"What?!" he demanded, until he saw lave drip down his face. He froze and checked his hands. His curse marks were fire red and glowing like embers! "Whoa…" he whispered. With a clench of his hands, more magma began to flow out. "How is this even possible?"

His stomach churned once more. His arms felt as if they were on fire and they had to release the heat they were containing!

His arms extended, just as they did a blast of lava erupted from his hands and burned every curse in its path! "Huh? It killed the curses but not the grass…"

"Yuuji, you okay!?" called Fushiguro.

"Oh… yeah! Fine!" he said and waved it off. "Just trying to figure this out. It's not quite curse energy I am emitting…"

"Figure it out later!"

"Okay! I'll clear up ahead, and work my way back!"

It was no issue for him to fall back, every curse that tried to attack him was burned up within three feet of his presence. But with that knowledge he knew he had to settle down before getting to the base. "Huh, this is really weird, it's like curse energy, but it's also like divine energy too. Maybe that's why my stomach is so upset, it can't tell the difference," he tried to make sense of it, but for the moment as Fushiguro said, think about it later!