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October 31st, Shibuya station, where the chaos was ruling.

The fighting was intense, the death numerous and the pain of the living indescribable.

"It hurts" exhaled Nanami, still walking through the empty corridor of the deserted station, half of his body charred by Jogo's attack.

"What a shit job, a shit life which calls for a majorly shitty end"

"Wow 7:3 sorcerer ! Behind that stoic face hides thezt big of a potty mouth !" Phasing out from the wall, the transfigurating curse exclaimed, clapping his hand in seemingly childish delight.

Letting out a big sigh (letting him winded because of fourth degrees burn, almost reaching all the way to his lung) Nanami readied his cleaver. "You still want to fight !?" The atrocious face of the curse started distorting into a sadistic expression "Pointless but I'll still thank you for the entertainment, after all it's kinda poetic, you were my first and I'll be your last, we've come full cercle."

Readying his cursed energy to his fingers, in preparation of his technique, the curse almost purred. The battle started. As in their first one Nanami was dodging while trying to somehow counterattack despite his severe wound, while the curse was laughing about either conserving his body as a trophy or waiting for Itadori to come close and then let him witness his gruesome death.

Both of these options were unacceptable for Nanami. Who redoubled his efforts to get the upper hand.

Suddenly, he felt two things simultaneously : one was a subtle and usual trembling in his cursed energy, feeling which was eclipsed by the feeling of the incoming Itadori. Unfortunately, these two distraction made his reaction time slower and gave the curse a blatant opening. At the same moment, Yuuji rounded the corner of the corridor and saw this scene : Nanami, half burned with his smiling face turned in his direction, Mahito with his maniacal smile placing his hand on his mentor's chest, the later finally letting out a small sentence "you've got it from here".

Black.

It all turned black.

"What is that ?" Said Nanami, looking around the dark space around him. Suddenly, paths lit up under his feet, graduated. These paths were of different length, some as long as Nanami, other as small as his pinkie and other which seemed to got on endlessly. But every 3 graduation out of 7 was red, while the others were white.

"Ken chan ! I've been waiting for you ! I'm mean not really because it would mean that you died, but fear not ! You won't die today !" Said a long lost cheerful voice.

"Y-yu.... What is going on here ? Am I dead ?" Flabbergasted at the sight of his 10 years departed friend, Nanami stubbled for his words "Nah bro, you won't die now, in fact I think that you now have very little chance to die at all ! Congratulations on getting your domain." Clapping his hands together, the every cheerful Habara exclaimed. " Domain ? What are you talking about, the pinacle of the jujutsu craft ? The most I could do was getting 5 black flashes in a row, not get a domain at the get of death."

Regaining his composure and already rationalizing that he was only envisioning what he desired the most : his best friend and the capacity to protect, Kento said calmly.

"Jujutsu sorcerer techniques and progress don't get gentle curves, you got wrecked but in exchange got a domain, and" looking around at the vastness surrounding them "a really powerful one ! It looks as big as Gōjo senpai's domain, or at least how he described it."

At the mentioning of Gojo, Nanami's chest tightened, he had a regret, not spending more time with that annoying, touchy feely and excentrical senpai. He hoped that Itadori had the box with him and that he could keep it safe. Shaking his head, he continued " let's say I've gotten a domain, didn't he kill me already ? It's kind of useless now." Crossing his arms on his chest, Nanami kept trying to stop believing in this figment of his imagination and to let go of his hope.

"Nae my friend ! Your technique protected you ! It's as I said, you are really strong, your technique stays activated, just like Gojo senpai's, when I think about it they even are similar ! You must be happy aren't you ? Sharing this with your infatuation" leering at his friend, Haibara poked fun at him, "knowing you must have kept on denying or even refusing to show your feelings, maybe saying things like: I do not respect him, work more Gōjo san, etc, what a tsun tsun you are" shaking coquettishly his hand with a mocking stare, Haibara enjoyed the growing blush on his friends face.

Suddenly, his face went back to serious and said "Ken chan, you are super strong now, you can't die now, or maybe ever with your technique. If someone can enjoy the full pleasentness of this world, it's you. For use jujutsu sorcerers parting words are curses. I curse you to live at the pinnacle of the jujutsu world, our world. Make it come true, for my sake : Throughout heaven and earth, you alone shall be the honored one." Through his speech, Haibara kept on closing the distance with his friend. Making Kento lower his head, he stuck his forehead tho his friend's and told him the last sentence.

"Live."

"Love."

"Thrive."

"Go !"

Black. It was pitch back for a moment for Itadori, as if a thousand of black flashes just went of simultaneously around him.

And then he heard. "Domain extension: particular ratio".

And then again, silence, followed by and oppressive force of attraction. Itadori felt overwhelmed during a split second, feeling intensely aware of all the components of his body, feeling himself getting broken down then rebuilt.

Afterwards it stopped with a gentle touch on his shoulder. Rising his head, he saw Nanami, looking softly at him, with his face and body getting rebuilt, burnt tissues going into dust and new muscle getting mended right over his exposed bones. In a couple of seconds, Nanami despite his lack of clothing on the upper part of his body, was back.

"Itadori kun, I-" started Nanami before he was jumped on by a crying and sniffing Itadori.

"Na-Na-Nanamiiiiin" loudly bawling like a child the child he was, briefly though Nanami he slammed his head against Nanami's chest trying to make sure he was indeed hearing his heart beat.

"I'm fine now Itadori kun, please get off me, the enemy is still-" getting interupted again, but this time by something way less pleasant, Nanami heard.

A crazed voice shout followed by a loud clap :

"DOMAIN EXPENSION : SELF EMBODIMENT OF PERFECTION !"

Suddenly, hand started rising from the 7:3 pathed floor, surrounding the three beings, but then. They disintegrated. Purely and simply before the shocked eyes of two people, while the last one simply sighed and closed his eyes. "Impossible ! What the fuck is that !? My-my domain is overwhelmed ? " Let out Mahito, taking a small step back.

Itadori, just as shocked looked up at Nanami who still had his eyes closed. The later taking a big breathe, he further shocked the two others as clothing started to rebuilt themselves around him, starting from his abdominals, neck, and wrists, then connecting at the center of his chest. Green tinted glasses getting rebuilt in the same fashion, Nanami looked as fresh as he did in this accursed morning.

Hearing a guttural shout, nearing the growl coming from his opponent, Nanami opened his eyes and looked at him.

"you.... YOU ! Weren't you just a dime a dozen first grade sorcerer ? How. HOW TELL ME ! How did you get so--".

And silence reigned once again. Mahito, who was in a full mental breakdown was unable to say another word. Physically so. His tongue was disintegrated. When he tried to recirculate his cursed energy toward the spot of the missing muscle, he nudged his soul toward the recreation of the muscle. The missing tongue was starting to reconstitute when it was once again blasted of in the nothingness.

"Who allowed you ?" Raising his head toward a levitating Nanami, grabbing Yuuji's shoulder, Mahito shuddered.

"In my space, my own godhood you try to impose your will ? Who do you think you are ?"

"Know your place."

Being looked down on, Mahito felt the same kind of pressure as the first time he was confronted to the King of curses. How did he get so strong ? He wondered. Why now ?

"I would have explained my domain, it would help with it's effectiveness as it's my first one. But, I won't invest more effort than necessary, never. I I don't need that to beat you, after all, you are nothing but a weak, newborn curse" said Nanami as matter of factly as usual.

"But I will tell you one thing : you'll die here, no, your particules will exist here forever and you will serve my domain as a cursed energy fertilizer, making me stronger every day."

Mahito, who was still shocked at his inability to regenerate his tongue, only just noticed that he was getting cut apart.

In a 7:3 ratio, but each one getting smaller and smaller, until some parts could no longer be seen. Seized with fear, he pumped harder his cursed energy through the remaining parts of his mutilated body, but to no avail, worst, it seemed to accelerate the gory process. When only his face remained, the desintegration stopped. Mahito, who was reduced to a head on the ground was then lifted by

Nanami's big hand, and looked in the eye. "For us, jujutsu sorcerers, parting words are curses. Let me tell you this before you go : you have *all* my gratitude."

With bloodshot eyes and a snarling mouth trying to bit, these were the last words Mahito heard, before getting obliterated.

Raising from his half kneeling position Nanami called

 "Itadori k- no Yuuji, come here" Yuuji, who slightly blushed at having such a model figure finally breaking the distance, almost bounced on Nanami again. He answered a loud

"Yes Nanamin !" 

Sighing and readjusting his fitted glasses, he asked if the younger had the prison realm on him. 

Itadori, always eager to please took the staring cube and presented it to the newly created special grade sorcerer and said with shaky voice

"they said...they said that the realm would never open until the prisoner died, Nanamin....will I never get to see I'm again then ?" Finished sadly, with a dropping head the vessel of Sukuna.

"No, because you want to see him again, and I want it too, more than everything right now. So I'll will it, I'll will both of our desire out."

Suddenly, the 7:3 special grade who was holding the realm in his hand was left empty handed.

"What ! Why did you" started a startled Yuuji, not believing that Nanami would kill the strongest sorcerer despite all he used to say every other day and the declaration he just did.

"Silence Yuuji, if he can't leave alive, then I'll kill him, then bring him back. In the material world, this would be impossible because of all the external factors, but in here, my domain nothing disappears. All the components of the realms and Gōjo are here, just dissociated to the extreme. Now, all I have to do is to reverse engineer my 7:3 technique and rebuilt both Gōjo Satoru and the special grade cursed toll prison realm. But for this, I'll need focus."

Yuuji, who was mentally getting exhausted from the traumatic day was frozen as he witnessed the accession of a new God amongst the living.

A brain, and spinal cord followed by a skeleton and nerves were being created, or more exactly reassembled before him. Nanami's muscles were taunt, as if being compressed to their utmost limit due to the tremendous amount of focus he was giving to his task. His cursed energy, which increased by leaps and bounds from getting an ability upgrade, were quickly diminishing.

He then started to gather the energy from his domain, this cursed energy was coming from all the cursed spirits he had killed in his life. From 5th to 1st grade and even a special grade, Nanami felt his energy getting a boost, allowing him to continue his miracle with a renewed boldness. The body which was at a state of a skinned man was now being regenerated in parallel to the prison realm.

In 5 minutes. It was done.

The strongest sorcerer, and the strongest containment system were both restored.

Falling down to his knees, Nanami started holding his chest, feeling himself throw up. And instead of gastric fluid or digested food, it was blood, a lot of it. 

Itadori, who was still absorbed in the miracle which just took place, snapped out of his stupor and went in a flash next to his mentor. Staring at him worriedly, he said. "Nanamin ! What's happening !"

Nanami who was now dry heaving finally managed to calm down and started saying "I don't know Yuuji, but we did it, didn't we, we brought him b-"

"Oi oi Nanamin oi oi oiiiii" rudely interrupted a loud and cheeky voice which hadn't been heard in only a few hours but which seemed weeks long "

a domain extension, and it's super powerful too. You always surprise and excite me, that's why you are my favorite. No offense Yuuji."

Sneaking his arms around Nanami and Yuuji's shoulder, Gōjo slipped his face between the both. He was holding in his right hand, is 3 hours long internment site.

Yuuji, whose habit did not disappear jumped on Gōjo, rubbling his head against his torsos, while the other man was laughing and turning the both of them around.

After a few minutes, he sat down Yuuji, and lifted Nanami, who was watching the two of them fondly.

Now dangling like a disgruntled cat in Gōjo's hands, Nanami recovered his usual frown. Crossing his arms, he closed his eyes. Gōjo, now smiling like the cat who got the cream with his cute kouhai in his arms was quickly surprised when his arms starting disappearing.

"Oooh come on Nanamiiiiin~~~ it took you so much effort to rebuilt this" gesturing with his stumps to the length of his body, getting a leering gaze he added "body with and almost personal knowledge of it", making Nanamin blush, "that it would be a shame to mess it aaaaall up like this!"

Sighing, Nanami used his new reversal technique to reassemble the two upper limbs. 

Immediately, Gōjo put his newfound arm around his next and while letting out a wolf whistle, Gōjo said " you really got super strong in a single day, I'd say you're waaaaaaay stronger than Yuuta of Hakari right now".

Nanami, tired of all this proceeded to recount, with the help of Itadori, the current status of Tokyo, after the sealing and the release of curses all over the place.

After a few seconds, Gōjo, whose face hardened after the report said while getting up "okay Nanami, release your domain please, we need to play the clean up crew."

Itadori, whose only concern now was the security of Nobara and Megumi, got up and looked ready to get down to it.

Nanami, nodding to the serious statement of his senpai, finally got up, and held both of his hands toward the two others.

Quizzically looking at it for a second, then, thanks to his puppy like nature, Yuuji disregarded the out of character behaviour and took the hand.

Gōjo, whose face was still hardened by the state of the outside, had a small inflection of his expression, and with a small smile, gently wrapped Nanamin's hand in his own.

Releasing his technique, Nanamin threw a last look behind him, to the infinity of graduated paths where he saw Yu, he faintly saw the outline of familiar body, gently waving at him. Giving a nod from his head with a small smile. He turned his head, facing in the same direction as his two companions and simply said "domain release".

Then the oppressive strength decomposing and rebuilding the bodies was once again felt for a split second. 

Black.

Then light was again, and here they were, once more in the accursed corridor of the Shibuya station, ready to counterattack.

TBC

Chapter Text

The battle, is over.
Over a thousand casualties in the Shibuya station, and not even counting those from the streets of Tokyo. 
This situation brought two facts : the jujutsu world was crippled, over a hundred of sorcerers ranking between 5th and 2nd grade were killed, and even 14 1st grade too.

But thanks to so many curses being drawn out and gathered at the same time and same place, their amount drastically plummeted, due to a massive effort of the remaining fighters, reaching a point almost as low as during the golden age of jujutsu. During a week after the incident labeled "Shibuya station incident", the remaining battle ready sorcerer went into a full blown war against the roaming curses. The two special grades: Tsukumo and Ookotsu  were at the front during almost 168 hours non stop, replenishing their energy levels with their reverse cursed techniques. The students of both jujutsu tech Tokyo and Kyoto were outstanding too.

A week ago

Meanwhile, right after getting out of the domain Gojo, Nanami and Yuuji were trying to first regroup with the other jujutsu tech people. The second years were in an disastrous state : Maki who was burned alongside Nanami was almost dying, Inumaki was amputated from his arms and panda burned through most of his cores.

The first years were a bit better for wear in this situation : Nobara, who almost got her body blown up by Mahito was disfigured on her left side, Megumi was,despite deep depletion of cursed energy and multiple broken bones, alright. The teaching body was alright too, principal Yaga and Ieri were left quite unscathed.
But to get back at full strength, a plan was made.
Gōjo's obnoxious voice was one of the first heard during the meeting

 "Hey hey heyyyy~~ Don't you all wonder how Nanami got his handsome face fully back on when he was as burnt as my toast ? No offense Maki"
Rolling her visible eye, Maki even relaxed in seat, but then started staring at Nanami with interest.
"Gojo san, that's enough antagonizing a child which just went through what some soldiers will never know. Let me explain please." Said simply Nanami

Starting to recall all that happened to him from the moment he got burned, to the apparition of his deceased friend and then finishing with his domain extension, he was about to conclude.
"To bring back Gōjo who was in prison realm, I decided to disintegrate the both and to rebuild them in my domain. So I might be able to bring all of your bodies back to their prime state if you enter my domain, and you let m-" 
"Let him kill you !" Interupted loudly Gōjo with  misplaced joy, stretching his long arms behind him and clapping his hands at every word. 

"Is he on drug or on a god complex trip ?" Asked a deadpan Nobara, who nevertheless started getting up.

"Probably both" said Nanami, also raising from his seat.
Yaga, who was still seated, raised his head and asked the new domain extension user

"Kento, you were always an outstanding student behaviour wise and even in you capacities, but now you reached unbelievable height. If you think that it's possible for you, then I can bring you in one of the school's shrine where you can activate your domain"

"Thank you sir" said Nanami, bending at the waist to bow to his former teacher. Then reaching lower to try to picking up his suitcase bearing his cleaver, a fast hand sneaked pas his and grabbed his belonging.

"Na-Na-Nanamiiiiin, here for you !" Said Gōjo in his annoyingly dragged out voice. Grabbing Kento's hand with his free one, he steered it next to him and then handed to Nanami his weapon.
Feeling a slight blush forming on his cheeks at the contact, Nanami readjusted his glasses and then accepted his cleaver with a small thank you.

Suddenly, Ieri's lazy voice was heard by the door
"Satoru, try to woo him at a later date, we still have a lot of clean up to do, and I'm quite interested in this reversal cursed technique of Kento." Finishing her speech with a small smile, she turned on her heels and said while leaving "Kento, you've become quite the monster didn't you ? Maybe now you'll have a chance at beating me during our drinking contests."

Finally noticing that they were the only two left, Nanami started to quickly make his way toward the door. When his wrist was pulled back by Gōjo, the strength of the pull enough to make him stumble on his chest. Immediately trying to put some distance, Nanami was blocked  from it.

Putting his head at the junction of Nanami's neck and collarbone, he deeply inspired and said in his childish voice"Nanamiiiiiiiiin~ so you go out drinking with Shoko but hate hanging out with me. I'm super jealous now. What to do hummm~." 

Nanami, who didn't expect the contact profusely blushed. Then getting his bearings back, he said
"Gojo san, I started drinking with Shoko after I went to a normal college. You don't even drink."

"So I've missed 4 years with youuuuu. Shoko how could you do that to me ! Homewrecker !" let out a bawling Gōjo, hanging from Nanami's neck like a toddler.

"Siiigh.... Gōjo San" started the 7:3 sorcerer before hearing a loud "call me Satoru ! You call her by her name, then me too !"

Adjusting his glasses, Nanami then said "Satoru, we are at war, we'll see how we spend our time later."
"Promise ?" 

"Yes...now let's go before I put you into my domain."

Once at the temple, Yaga, who had contacted Todo to get him healed too, was waiting the both of them alongside the students.
"Kento, your technique is quite recent, do you think you'll be able to heal them all at once ? How are your cursed energy levels ?" Said Yaga from the get go.

"It will be alright, I think that my technique feeds itself from all the cursed spirits I've killed or imprisoned in it so far in my life. I must have killed at least tens of hundreds, or even a thousand first grade and even a special grade. Furthermore, after reassembling two special grades, one object and one human, I threw up blood yes, but it was a really technical operation. This... should be within my range of capabilities." Said Nanami, while getting rid of his glasses, showing his narrow brown and green flecked eyes.

Shrugging of his jacket and looking for somewhere to put it, Shoko started getting close to him to get it, but was preempted by an eager Gōjo, making grabby hands and saying "gimme gimme Nanamin !"

Finally unburdened, Nanamin relaxed, while getting lost in his thoughts. 
All of the people I've seen using domain extension made a sign before. Apart Gōjo who probably does it for the fun of it, it might help me focusing my cursed energy. This might even be the reason why I was hit with such a big backlash last time, I didn't use one. What could I do ?

Suddenly arrived to a conclusion : I never put more energy than necessary in battle, so the only time I'll use my domain is if someone is in immediate danger or if I'm going overtime, thus needing to be serious. Therefore..

Closing his eyes and taking a deep breathe, Nanami grabbed his tie knot, slightly tugging on it to loosen it, he simply says 
"Domain extension : particular ratio"

Black.

Then all the people present felt a tug first at their bodies, then even their souls ?
"Well well 7:3 sorcerer, it's only been a few hours and you are already back to visit me ? I'm flattered !" Said a raspy voice emerging from one of the numerous graduated path.

The group, looking around but then seeing a figured sneaking his arm around Nanami's shoulder and said in his ear "hey what's up 7:3 no Na-na-miiii"

Silence was made in the domain.
"Nanami. What the fuck is that, first my best friend, then a curse, why am I at the bottom of your list !" Said Gōjo, already lifting up his glasses and rising his hand, ready to extend his own domain.
"MAHITO" shouted Yuuji, readying his one fist, anger tightly drawn on his face due to the serial killer curse in front of him.

"Oooh you came with all your friends I see, how unfortunate, I thought we could have bonded a bit alone, after all we have a special relationship now" still clinging to Nanami, the patchwork curse exclaimed with childish delight.

"Nanami...." Started Gōjo but was interupted by the later who took decisive actions.
The curse, which was playfully clinging to him back suddenly got disintegrated.

"He is quite strong, so maybe his consciousness won't disappear from my domain anytime soon." Said the 7:3 sorcerer, dusting his shoulder with disgust.

"Ohoooh don't sound so sad Nanami ! I don't think I'll ever have to disappear, I like it here and I'm pretty sure you like my essence too" said a voice, surrounding all of the people present but especially gathered around Nanami. 

"Stop blabbering dubious nonsense. In fact stop blabbering at all. You are right, I don't think I can make your consciousness disappear right now without losing the cursed energy boost you bring to my technique. But nothing more. I'll make you sign a cursed bond contract later."

Now turning his full attention to the crowd before which was flabbergasted at the exchange, Nanami deeply sighed while pinching the bridge of his nose and said

"Nobara kun, Zenin kun, Inumaki kun and todo kun, please step forward, can everyone else go behind that long path there" pointing toward the longest graduated path around, which was quite away from the operation site, Nanami was trying to avoid any unforseen accident.

The uncalled people started backing out except for one.
"Gōjo s- Satoru please follow them"
"Nooo I don't wanna, don't wanna ! What's up with everyone trying to get you nowadays. I had my sights on you since the day you came at the jujutsu tech !" 

"Hohooh, how unfortunate that I now live with him 6 eyes sorcerer." Sing songs the annoying patchwork curse.
Gōjo about to snap was stopped by Nanami.
"Come behind me but do not bother."

"Yay ! Mission succeeded !" Skipping next behind to Nanami, Gōjo encircled the other sorcerer with his arms putting his head onto his shoulder, watching his face.
Wanting to tell him to let go, before realizing that Gōjo was stabilizating his cursed energy output to optimize it, Nanami let him stay in this position. Which in all honesty.....he didn't find too horrible.

"I'll now be commencing"

TBC