章節 91: Gojo's Fall
It was time.
"It is time."
The fight was about to begin. The battle of the century... no, the battle of the millennium was about to occur, and I was about to witness firsthand how the two strongest sorcerers in all of history would fight. A sense of excitement welled deep inside my heart. The tension and anticipation made me feel like I was about to explode.
This would not only be a great battle, but it would also decide the world's fate. If Gojo wins, then humanity will be able to thrive and live in peace, forever ridding this world of Sukuna.
However, if Sukuna wins, then chaos and death will spread all over Japan and the world.
The first of many fights of the day was about to begin.
[Nine Points.]
With the help of Gakuganji, Ijichi, and Utahime.
[Polarized Light.]
Gojo took every step to empower his ultimate technique.
[Crow and Shōmyō Chant.]
Incantations, hand signs, dances, and instruments were all incorporated into the move that marked the start of the battle.
[The Gap Between Within and Without.]
And Gojo was the one who first took action.
A 200% Maximum Output—
[Imaginary Technique: Purple!]
An orb of power that erased matter headed straight for Sukuna. Enshrouded by Ijichi's barrier, Sukuna misjudged the scale and power of the attack. He failed and took the full brunt of the assault.
The power of Purple not only erased part of the city but also took Sukuna's arms with it.
This was the fight between the strongest sorcerer in history and the strongest sorcerer of today.
"Seems you've got the wrong idea, so let me set things straight." Gojo said as he landed and mocked Sukuna. "You're the challenger here!"
"Damn brat!"
Just outside of Shinjuku, the group that had joined to fight Sukuna watched screens displaying what was happening. With the help of Mei's crows, they could clearly see the action.
The attack squad was there, analyzing whatever they could see of the fight, observing who had the advantage, the skill sets, and the powers of each fighter. Fighters from all ages, backgrounds, and strengths had gathered around to witness the greatest fight ever.
"Gojo's first attack seems to have really damaged Sukuna." Yuji said as he saw Sukuna healing his arms with reversed cursed energy.
"But it seems like Sukuna managed to neutralize Purple with his domain amplification," Yuta said. "I witnessed something similar from the cursed spirits in Shibuya from the videos of Mechamaru."
"Domain Amplification?" Miwa asked, not knowing what it was.
"Yeah, it's similar to a simple domain. You sheath yourself in a domain and allow an attack to enter your territory, effectively neutralizing the attacks," Kusakabe commented as he was the master of the simple domain and understood the properties of the attacks.
"I doubt those cursed spirits could make something that strong or use it effectively on Gojo." Kashimo said.
"Yeah, I bet that Kenjaku fellow you've mentioned is responsible for making that technique up." Hakari frowned, knowing things weren't looking too good.
Hearing this name come up, Choso clicked his tongue. "Tch, so this means that Sukuna can bypass Infinity, right?"
"Which means that the fight isn't going to end one-sidedly in Gojo's victory." Malenia pondered.
"Hey, it's happening." Higurama said, catching everyone's attention on the screen.
The two sorcerers made their respective hand signs while smiling and said at the same time:
[Domain Expansion!]
The [Malevolent Shrine] manifested brought Sukuna to stand on it with the countless wildebeest skulls.
Gojo on the other hand manifested his [Infinite Void].
The two formidable attacks clashed creating a ripple of power around the city.
One particular man opened his eyes as he noticed this.
That man was Isao Arai.
"So it's already started."
"You can tell even from here?" Mai said, a bit shocked by Arai's comment.
They were, after all, inside Mai's mind. A place that was separated from reality.
"I just have a feeling, that's all." Arai said, dismissing it. "We've got more important things to do now."
He looked back at Mai and saw her determined face. "No need to ask me again, I'm ready."
"I know you are." Arai smiled and saw the mind world-shattering. He looked to the side to see Eino looking grumpy not wanting to look at him.
"Yeah I know, I'll be leaving." She said before he could say anything to her.
"Where you'll be safe." Arai responded.
Eino snorted. "Where I won't see the atrocities you'll commit."
Her last words before leaving him a bitter aftertaste, though that won't make him waver.
"There's no going back, no regrets, no questioning. There is only the drive to go forward for the greater good of all mankind." Arai muttered, whether he intended it to reach Mai or not was not known even to himself. He wasn't even sure if he was saying it to her or to himself. He only knew that he must do this, even if his future self would hate his present self.
The world will change drastically no matter who wins this battle.
For better or for worse.
But he will strive to better the world, even if people couldn't see it.
He sneered and closed his eyes. Saying words that he would have never thought would be spoken by him.
"Time to save the world."
The fight between Gojo and Sukuna was intense, to say the least. Both had their pros and cons in the fight. The tide shifted from one to the other, and each time it changed, it shocked and amazed the audience.
Gojo was losing a battle of domains but ended up overheating his brain though not before damaging Sukuna's brain enough to stop him from using a [Domain Expansion]. And after landing a [Black Flash], Gojo pushed Sukuna back forcing him to summon Mahoraga to fight back.
And now, Sukuna was going to summon one more thing.
"Don't misunderstand. This isn't a 2-on-1."
Bringing his fingers together, Sukuna created a chimera beast.
"It's a 3-on-1!"
[Nue Totality: Fusion Beast Agito!]
Merged Beast Agito is a towering and muscular humanoid shikigami with a feathered mane, a mask over its face that resembles Nue's, feathered arms that end in claws, black antlers that protrude from its head, a feminine torso with black stripes, tiger-like feet, and a tail that ends in a snake's head.
A creature that was created from multiple of Megumi's shadows.
Or in this case, Sukuna's.
"Dude, you look like a lost little alien boy!" Gojo mocked Sukuna before being jumped by Mahoraga, Sukuna, and Agito.
Despite the dire situation, Gojo did not seem the least bit nervous. His heart was beating at an alarming rate, not out of fear or nervousness, but out of excitement. For the first time in a while, he had finally been given the chance to go all out and even give more.
Constantly dodging and weaving while throwing the occasional punch or [Red], Gojo still felt pressured by the myriad and variety of attacks. His Red had little to no effect on Mahoraga.
Gojo knew that throwing attacks like that wouldn't make him win this fight. Chipping bit by bit won't work against a creature like Mahoraga.
No, he needed to use the first attack he had launched against Sukuna.
He needed [Hollow Purple].
Gojo bashed Agito and ripped its tail off, but moments later, it had healed the damage done to it.
'Tranquil Deer, huh. Nue's the main unit while Mourning Tiger and Great Serpent are added to increase its power. Tranquil Deer, on the other hand, focuses on healing itself. Sukuna made it with the simple purpose of taking hits and limiting my movements. I'll need to take it out in one hit and then take out Mahoraga and Sukuna!' Gojo planned his attack.
It was going to work.
At least, that was what he had thought before Mahoraga made its move.
Adapting once more to [Infinity], Mahoraga had long been immune to it. Now, it had adapted by finding a way to counter Infinity.
With a swing of its giant arms, the blade made a similar slash to Sukuna's technique and cut through [Infinity], cutting Gojo's right arm clean off. His blood spilled in an arc of red.
"Lovely." Sukuna smiled while hiding in the shadows.
Everyone who was watching panicked as they saw their hero bleed.
The two summoned beasts weren't going to give Gojo any time to recover. They pushed him back, and even Sukuna jumped out of the shadows to kick Gojo in the face.
Everyone could only hold their breath as Gojo was slowly losing the fight.
Agito brought up its cursed energy and slammed its fist onto the back of Gojo's head at full force.
Yet the strike barely registered on Gojo as he barely leaned forward.
"I've been thinking-"
Instead, Gojo looked back with glee as he manifested [Blue] with his remaining hand-
"You just don't fit in this crowd!"
Before punching a hole through Agito's stomach making it spurt purple blood and have its eyes pop out of its sockets. The attractive force created by [Blue] crushed its internals
[Maximum Output: Blue!]
Its body contorted and joined together in a ball of flesh and guts while being surrounded by metal and concrete by the building [Blue] attracted.
*Bzzhhh!!*
Sukuna's eyes narrowed as he saw Gojo achieve a second [Black Flash] in their fight killing Agito.
With a new sense of exhilaration, Gojo regains his reverse cursed energy output while the King of Curses, Ryomen Sukuna, experiences the height of tension for the first time in a millennia. A smile devoid of mockery was adopted as if he was reliving the same event he had just a decade ago against Toji.
This feeling didn't drop and even increased as he landed another [Black Flash] against Mahoraga pushing it back. Gojo faced Sukuna alone and landed a hit square in the face knocking him back before grabbing his hand and throwing him to his shinigami.
[Black Flash!]
Another [Black Flash] ignited launching both Mahoraga and Sukuna down the building.
Putting his middle and index finger upwards, Gojo chanted the incantations for [Red].
[Phase. Pāramitā. Pillars of Light.]
Sukuna hearing the incantations and feeling the cursed energy being brought up assumed that the next attack from Gojo would be his [Cursed Technique Reversal: Red].
His deduction was by no means incorrect.
Sukuna who expected the attack to be aimed at him was prepared to have Mahoraga tank it and have it adapt to it.
[Red!]
Unexpectedly, he saw Gojo shooting the orb of red up into the sky. This action dazed him for a split second before he widened his eyes in realization.
"MAHORAGA!!"
Immediately following its master's command, Mahoraga jumped through the building they were in shattering every single window inside and bursting out of the rooftop. There the shinigami saw the orb of [Blue] still up in the sky even after killing Agito waiting to be used for its purpose.
To achieve a [Hollow Purple].
Using [Blue] to propel himself, Gojo arrived before Mahoraga and channeled cursed energy on his fist. [Blue] should have also propelled Mahoraga but due to the shinigami adapting to it, it no longer affected him.
Its adaptation backfired.
An uppercut to its chin made it recoil back in pain but right behind it, emerged Sukuna in the position of [Piercing Blood]. Aiming to destroy [Red], Sukuna fired the arrow of water at it.
Gojo being too slow failed to stop the attack, only landing a hit on Sukuna after he had fired it.
"Just a tad too slow." Sukuna mocked Gojo with a smirk.
Though Gojo looked unfazed as if he had planned it.
And that he did.
[Phase. Twilight. The Eyes of Prajñā.]
Reciting the incantations for [Blue] within a short amount of time, [Blue] activated once more pulling the arrow of water with a strong gravitational force changing its trajectory and making it miss its target.
The arrow had collided with [Blue] leaving nothing behind.
[Nine Ropes. Polarized Light. Crow and Shōmyō. The Gap Between Within and Without.]
Once more Gojo chanted the incantations for his trump card.
The orb of [Blue] and [Red] collided creating an imaginary mass that erases anything in its path.
This technique was called-
[Imaginary Technique: Hollow Purple!]
The blinding purple light emitted from the two orbs clashed, engulfing the entire city of Shibuku.
Buildings, streets, cars, and everything within its range were disintegrated down to the atom. The blast was so powerful that not even Gojo was able to escape from it.
After the light died down, a large area within the city was completely gone. Turned to rubble as if it had just been carpet-bombed.
*Tap! Tap!*
Sounds of footsteps could be heard within the rubble.
Coming out of the smoke, Sukuna waddled and clutched to a nearby wall. His left arm was completely pulverized while his legs were profusely bleeding and so was half of his face. His clothing disappeared as a result of the blast.
"An unlimited [Purple] not bound by any target. Sheesh, it even hit me! But sure enough, there's a difference in damage." Landing on the ground with grace, Gojo wiped the blood off his lips and looked at the pathetic state Sukuna was in.
He himself was badly injured from the attack but his reverse cursed energy was slowly healing him, unlike Sukuna.
"I totally crushed that improv, don't cha think?"
This should have been Gojo's victory. The only one standing straight was Gojo. Achieving his conglomeration of [Purple]. His victory was assured.
At least, that was what everyone had thought.
"Mahoraga... is a powerful shikigami." The attack force set out and rushed outside in a panic.
"Its adaptation starts when it gets hit, then it analyzes. The more hits it receives, the more it adapts. But once it becomes resistant to the attacks, it then looks for a way to bypass the wall before it."
Itadori looked despairing as he looked at the screen.
"I wanted Mahoraga to act like a model. A model to tear through your [Infinity] which was something I was not able to do. So I waited... patiently. The second adaption was not what I wanted, Mahoraga was expanding the target to encompass the space before it. Then the 3rd adaption was what I was looking for. A strike that slashed the very space before it."
Sukuna faced the dust covering a shadowed figure.
"Your [Infinity] meant nothing in the face of the attack. As long as it exists in space, the slash would cut through it, tearing it apart. Without Mahoraga, I would never have been able to pull that off."
As the dust cleared, the body of Gojo was still standing though the upper half of his body had fallen to the ground. His arms had been cut off and he faced the sky unable to move. No amount of reverse cursed energy could regenerate that.
A binding vow was made by Sukuna making sure that Gojo would not be able to anticipate the attack. The slash that dissected the world.
[World-Dismantle!]
"You did well, Gojo Satoru. I won't forget you for as long as I live."
Looking through the screen, Mai saw Gojo's corpse with Sukuna standing before him. With Mei Mei's crows, they could see everything that was happening. She covered her mouth in shock at seeing the corpse of her sister's teacher.
The strongest man on their side had fallen against Sukuna.
*Crack!*
The distinct sound of glass breaking echoed throughout the room. The screen on the phone held by Arai cracked before being completely crushed into pieces.
"Arai..." Mai muttered but stopped herself from speaking.
Covered in the shadow, she could not see him but every time he squeezed the phone, the terrifying cursed energy he had even though it was invisible, trembled the very air around them. She could even start seeing the cracks of the room becoming wider as they spoke.
Arai took a deep breath and calmed down. He had to control himself.
For the greater good, Sukuna will cease to exist from today onwards.
"... let's go, Mai. We've got another reason for doing this now."
And he was going to be the one to make that dream come true.
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