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Right from the moment that you got separated from Megumi and your friends, you already had a bad feeling, especially when you noticed Tsumiki’s behavior and Yuji not quite acting like himself before going back to being Yuji.
And so, against your senpai-tachi’s wish, you decided to search for them. You’re already out of breath, but you didn’t stop until you caught sight of the familiar back you’re so used to hugging.
"Megumi!" you called, halting as you tried to catch your breath. "Megumi, I’m so glad I found you! Have you caught up with Tsumiki? She was acting we-"
You stopped when you noticed the two people lying on the ground. Yuji and Angel are both bleeding beneath him, and he doesn’t seem to care.
When he looked back at you, eyes and mouth smiling, you knew.
"Where have you been? I’ve been looking everywhere for you. I found them in this stat-"
It’s Megumi’s voice, but you know it’s not him.
"You’re not Megumi..." you say, your throat tight as you slowly take a step back. "Wh-who are you?"
Megumi, the thing inside him, grins, and you’re overcome with dread and horror as you realize who’s in front of you. As you realized who exactly possessed your beloved.
"Sukuna-"
The fear you’re feeling is familiar. It’s the same fear you felt when he dropped Megumi by your side during the Shibuya incident. Sukuna’s words as he healed Megumi during that moment still ring in your mind even after weeks. The plan he alluded to involves Megumi, which gives you chills. And didn’t that moment leave you sleepless and scared for days, to the point where you couldn’t look Yuuji in the eyes for fear you'd see Sukuna and the way he looked at you?
"You’re really smart, aren’t you?" Megumi Sukuna laughs. "I can see why he likes you."
"Wha-" your eyes go back to your bleeding friends. "What did you do to them? What did you do to Megumi?!"
"Nothing." he shrugs, nonchalant. "Just taking my investment, so to speak."
"Investment?" you ask incredulously. "What do you mean by that?"
"You’re a smart girl; why don’t you guess?"
You immediately thought of his plan. Was this part of his plan all along? To possess Megumi?!
Sukuna takes a long look at you. From your tattered clothes to your slightly warm cheeks after all that running to the slight biting of your lower lip while you concentrate, it’s fascinating that your eyes are blazing instead of cool despite your technique.
He smiles when he feels the body inching to touch you. You really like her, don’t you, Megumi?
You took a step back when he came near you. You held out your palm, and the breeze turned to ice as you panicked. "Don’t come near me!"
"You’re his most precious person, do you know that?" He remains calm in the face of your horror and power. He takes a step closer to you. "You’re our most precious person."
Hana lunges at him before he can touch you. And you would’ve hugged her in glee because she’s alive! But stopped when you saw her frantic face.
"Run!" Hana yells at you as she attacks Sukuna. "What are you waiting for?! Run! Warn the others and escape!"
You’re torn between staying to fight alongside her and running to warn the others. Ultimately, there’s only one thing you can do, so you closed your eyes tightly and ran. "Don’t die!"
You ran frantically while searching for your senpais. You don’t know what to do. Megumi... Megumi... what’s happened to him? Is he still alive? And how can you stop Sukuna? Can you even stop him when he’s possessing Megumi like that?
There was a gush of wind and a shadow looming over you—over the place that made you still. You couldn’t believe your eyes when you saw Nue, but it isn’t the Nue you’re used to.
Before Nue’s eyes spotted you, you immediately went inside the abandoned building to hide. What is Sukuna planning? Does he intend to use Nue to track down every sorcerer in the game and eliminate them?
"You’re not a very fast runner, aren’t you?" You screamed and immediately turned around to come face-to-face with Sukuna.
But Hana... she’s strong! How come she's been defeated so easily? Hana... is Hana gone? What did he do? Did he kill her? Your tears threaten to spill as your thoughts scatter.
You’re next. He’s going to kill you. You’re sure of that.
"This won’t do. Don’t cry." he sighs when he sees your tears. "Your tears make me happy, but they make him anxious. He’s already hard to control as it is, I don’t want you to give him anymore reasons to fight me."
Megumi... is still alive? That gave you hope. Megumi is fighting him! It means that Sukuna doesn’t have full control!
You froze him before he could blink and ran as fast as you could to hide. You know you can’t defeat him in your current state. You can’t even defeat Megumi; how could you defeat Sukuna in his body?
You just need to run and strategize. To put some distance between you two and gather your senpais to create a counter attack.
You hid inside the janitor’s closet. There’s no light, just the way it’s supposed to be. As long as you’re quiet, he won’t hear you or find you.
Yuta-senpai can definitely match Sukuna’s strength. He doesn’t need to defeat or kill Sukuna; you just need him restrained. Megumi’s fighting back to gain control over his body, and you trust him enough to know he can do it. Yuji can take over his body even with Sukuna in it; Megumi can too, right?
You bit your lip. You don’t know. You honestly have no idea how you can come out victorious from this one without your sensei and Megumi alive and well. You don’t even know if your senpai-tachi and friends are alive!
There are so many unknown variables that scare you. Sukuna scares you.
Especially when he’s taking his sweet time walking down the hallway.
"I admire your courage in attempting to stop me, but frankly, your ice is nothing compared to Uraume’s. Maybe I can ask her to mentor you so you can get stronger."
His voice echoes in the silent hallway, and you’re pretty sure he’s gonna pass by where you’re hiding soon.
"Aren’t you worried about your friends? They’re still alive, but bleeding to death," he asked with fake concern. "Although I think the brat is already dead by now."
Yuji... he’s talking about Yuji, isn’t he? Your eyes widened, and you covered your mouth as you fought back a whimper.
"Who should I kill next? You can pick. Should I start with the green haired girl or the black haired boy?"
His shadow stops at the room's door. You stepped backward, your hand still covering your mouth. Only you couldn’t step backward because you’re not alone.
His hands were on your shaking shoulders as he leaned in to whisper.
"Found you."