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He takes his hand away from her and stands up straight. He couldn't believe who he was looking at, but he new exactly who his lady was. She might look different from back then, but her eyes were the same.

"I-I'm sorry, what did you call me?" She definitely heard him, but she couldn't believe what he said. She had no idea who the curse was, but yet she could tell he knew exactly who she was.

"How are you still alive? Did Akio's plan work?" He whispers, his eyes still shocked at seeing her.

"How do you know Akio? Who are you?" She replied. He staggers a smile and placed his fingers on his chest.

"You don't remember? It's me. I'm your reverence... Takibi." She slowly shakes her head, as to tell him she has no memory of him.

"I'm sorry. I'm sure we were close back then, but my memory is very scarce of the happenings from that long ago." She says back. She was starting to catch her breath as she spoke to the kind curse. But she was afraid...

This whole time she could feel his cursed energy and it was unimaginable at how strong he is. Despite the kind eyes he showed her, the energy around him continued to grow.

"Oh, I see. So you don't remember. I guess that would mean Akio succeeded." He says, turning around to think. (y/n) peaked over his shoulder, wanting to know what exactly he was talking about.

"I don't understand. What do you mean by Akio succeeded?" She questioned.

He turns around, surprised that she didn't know, but after understanding that she couldn't remember, he happily explained it to her.

"Well, when Sukuna's soul was separated into 20 pieces, Akio took you in for his own needs; however he wasn't entirely free from Sukuna's grasp..." He goes to say.
"Sukuna cursed him, so each time he used your power he would grow nearer to death."

(Y/n) watched the curse closely. She couldn't easily believe what she was hearing. She was still trying to understand who this curse was, and how important he was to her in the past.

"To rid the curse from his soul, he had to kill himself and you to be reincarnated. The reincarnation process wasn't activated, until the time a human child was born strong enough to hold Sukuna's powers." Takibi continued to say

Her eyes shot open as Itadori's smile enters her mind. They were both very close in age so Yuji had to be the person that triggered hers and Akio's reincarnation.

"But why..." She whispers in shock. Her heart was beating so fast as the thought that she wasn't suppose to hear this runs through her mind.

Takibi followed the way she reacted. It was obvious to him this was the first she's heard it, which meant she's only just began her journey to claim her memories. Of course to Takibi he knew what that meant. Akio had founded her location and is now commencing the attack to claim her one and for all.

"So you wouldn't have memories of Sukuna but yet still have the soul of Inari... It was the only way Akio could have your powers for himself." Takibi's tone and personality changed so much within the last few minutes. It was like a switch was flicked in his head, and instantly he was back to being a servant of (y/n).
"Without Sukuna in the picture, Akio would have claimed you very long ago, and the present day you see now would be entirely different... The memories you have of Sukuna is what's keeping you from siding with Akio."

(y/n) thought hard as to why he didn't come for her at birth. If they were reincarnated at the same time, why didn't Akio just come grab her as a child. That way she'd never have to meet Sukuna or join Jujutsu Tech. Then she realised as she remembered what Sukuna told her in the hospital.

"But he couldn't find me..." She whispers again, turning away from Takibi.

"Hm? What do you mean?" He questioned back, watching her walk away.

"Seiichi sacrificed the power his tails gave him to create a shield over me. That's why Akio couldn't find me when I was young. My location was always hidden from him." She says, turning back around.
"That's why Sukuna was asking those questions in the hospital... oh my god." She slowly covers her mouth as the realisation sets in stone.

Sukuna was worried that Seiichi didn't atone his tails to hide me from Akio and himself. He wanted to know if Akio had found me already.
But he couldn't... he wasn't able to, and it's all because of Seiichi... I can't believe it. After everything he has done for me my entire life, I just threw him away.

"Oh Seiichi? He searched, time and time again for you." The curse laughs remembering the days.

"I remember he would send out his signal to you everyday for a thousand years to find you. It's unimaginable how strong that Eternal Bond you guys have is. Im kind of Jealous."

"What have I done Takibi..." She says, slumping her weight to the ground. She ran her fingers through her hair, trying to process everything she heard.

"I don't understand? It's obvious that Seiichi found you, but you look extremely guilty." He crouched down by her side and peaks at her face.

"I ended up making a deal with Sukuna, that Seiichi could no longer protect me or be within my presence." Her eyes started to swell up, but she managed to keep the tears back.

"Oh... so you've met Sukuna already." He raises his head again, imagining how that all went down at first. He knew Sukuna had memories of her, but to think the one person he truly cares about doesn't remember him. It would drive you mad.

"I devoted myself to Sukuna, without understanding exactly what's going on." She says.

"Well, to be brutally honest. Sukuna was your best choice if you're wanting him to continue protecting you from Akio." He mumbles, standing up.

"You think?" She says, following his eyes.

"You do realise, Seiichi and you have an Eternal Bond? Not even Sukuna can erase that... so really Seiichi is just respecting your choice." The curse looks down at (y/n) confused at why she was getting so emotional over it.
"A Binding Vow, isn't going to stop Seiichi from protecting you... It will prevent him from minor things, but if I know Sukuna well enough, he wouldn't just erase Seiichi from your life."

Her eyes widen once again, hearing the words leave his lips. She sits up leaning towards the curse.

"You mean, I can freely see Seiichi?" She eagerly says.

"Of course you can... I don't know what kind of vow Sukuna made with Seiichi, but it definitely wasn't something like, never see (y/n) again or I'll kill you, kinda thing." He replies.

"Are you serious!" She jumps.

The curse looks side to side, uncomfortable to the sight of his lady getting excited in his presence.

"Very... Sukuna's not an idiot. He knows Seiichi is strong and a valuable ally. Not only that, but he knows if he got rid of Seiichi, you'd never forgive him." He looks down at Megumi, making sure he was still alive and then turns back towards (y/n).
"He was probably being selfish like he always has been and wanted you to himself."

"Thank you so much for clarifying that with me." She happily says, lifting the guilty feeling off her shoulders.

Takibi watches his lady beam with joy in a worrying way. The last time he saw her alive was a thousand years ago, and she never once smiled like that. It really told him how much someone can change from the environment they were raised in.

"Oh um... Takibi was it?" She says, smiling up at the curse. She looked so comfortable by his side and even she realised it. She stepped back to give him his space.

"That's me?" He replies is a questionable way.

"You're a thousand years old? That would make you extremely strong?" She watches his face twist at her question, thinking if he should tell her.

"You could say that... Though—" he raises his wrists up and two thin lines wrap around them like a tattoo.
"I'm chained... When the three of you died all that time ago, the sorcerers really took over." He drops his wrists and leans over the railing, keeping an eye on the other two students.
"I was the only curse close enough to you and Sukuna to hold valuable information, so the sorcerers chained me and used me...eventually after many many years, they grew to forget my status and I eventually started working for the sorcerers...Here." A slight smile raises his lips and (y/n) couldn't help but think he was happy to be here.

"You don't mind working for them?" She walks up beside him as she watched his expressions.

"Yes and no... I'll be lying if I said I didn't miss my freedom, but also, I enjoy testing sorcerers to their limits. There's a certain satisfaction I get from it." He grins.

Yukimi looks down at Megumi who was currently in his domain. She could see blue and white lights flashing inside the dome from where he was attacking the curses.

"Now I understand what Gojo meant when he was talking about you ." She adds, making Takibi laugh through his nose.

"He's the reason I'm still in this mess. Until the day there are no longer any Gojo's in this world; I'll be free from these chains." He glances down at the fine lines permanently stained on his skin.

"Are they the ones who did this too you; The Gojo clan from back then?" She says, looking down at the markings.

"Hmph... so you remember the family of sorcerers that targeted us...Yes, they were the ones who did this." He pauses, choosing his next words carefully.
"Back then...they were ruthless. Truly a family to be feared. I mean they still are, but imagine 6 Gojo's wondering the world, killing all the special grade curses..." he pauses for a brief moment, remembering those dark times.
"They weren't to be fucked with, along side the Zenin and Kamo clan...but those eyes...they angered me in ways I didn't imagine anger could be felt" (y/n) watched his brows stitch into a frown and his anger showed in his fist that he clenched.

After realising how frustrated he got, he shrugged his shoulders and laughed, standing up straight again.

"Ahaha, but to be honest, that Satoru guy has quite a character. He's one sorcerer id love to kill." He chuckles.

(Y/n)'s spine stiffens as she reminds herself this person is a vengeful spirit, and that his first thought will always be to kill. Despite the kind, respectful way he treated her; if he didn't have those chains on him, he'd kill everyone in a 2 mile radius.

~ 1 hour later ~

After talking with (y/n) for a few minutes, he decided to continue her training by sending more curses at her. Some were weak and other were quite strong. In just an hour she managed to kill off 5, impressive in his eyes.

Though they all worked their asses of, their energy was on their last thin lines. They all looked as though they were about to pass out.

"You three are definitely something different. You are able to go beyond your limit and still have enough left to spare, but...unfortunately it's not enough to weaken Akio." Takibi says, leaning his back on the railing as he sends another few curses towards Megumi.

Despite (y/n) and Takibi's new founded relationship, he still challenged her by sending a few curses her way. He respected his lady, but he doesn't want her seen in Akio's hands again. She has to have better durability so she can control and withstand those long battles.

"Try adding your weight into the blade, more so then your legs... you'll waste energy doing that. The longer your legs can last, the longer you can stay fighting." Takibi says, watching (y/n) fight.

While she waited for the next curse to spawn from around a corner, her breath was quick and her throat was dry. Her whole body was shaking and she could barely keep her sword up to fight.

"I-I can't, my body it's—"

"No excuses! My job is to make your body durable to long constant battles. In the heat of it all, collapsing from exhaustion isn't an option." He calls out from the side.

"But, I've already passed my adrenaline rush, my body can't—agh!" The 2nd grade curse swings an arm around her body, throwing her into a concrete pillar.

She falls to her knees, keeping her body up with her sword. With all the strength she had left, she pushes her weight up and waited for the curses next attack.

Takibi glances down at Megumi who had finally collapsed and passed out from his numerous battles. He raises two fingers and bends them has he locks onto the curse that was about to devour him. The curse is thrown against a wall, instantly dying from Takibi's attack.

He jumps down to the ground floor, lifting Megumi up in his arms. The blood dripping from him stomach and legs, gushed out onto the marbled floor. Takibi knew he'd be alright, but immediate care is desperately needed.

He jumps back to the level (y/n) was on and places Megumi next to Teru who had also collapsed a few minutes ago.

"Nice going kid. You did good." He whispers towards Megumi before glancing back towards (y/n) who was still standing, trying so desperately to kill the curse.

At this point she was wheezing for air, and coughing up blood, worrying Takibi. But suddenly (y/n) takes a deep breath and joins her fingers together.

Takibi's eyes widen as he watches her create a domain in a desperate moment like this.

"Domain expansion, Inaris snow shrine." She whispers, as Takibi is sucked into the domain along with the other curse.

When opening his eyes at the bright domain, they widen from shock.

"This is... this is the same domain you used back then." His jaw dropped as he looked at the red tori gates, rumble up from the ground, surrounding the snowy shrine and pink Sakura flowers.

However, the domain was unstable. The tori gates started to crack and the flowers wilted. (Y/n) holds her stomach, coughing up blood as her body was way past her limit, but she didn't give up there. She raised her blade, closing her eyes.

"I'm sorry Seiichi, but just this once." From her forehead, she slicks her hair back, exposing her markings, forcing the energy from Seiichi into her through the domain that connects them. Though they were very far apart, she is able to call forth cursed energy from Seiichi directly from their bond so as long as she remains in the domain.

She snaps her eyes open and sprints towards the curse, jumping over obstacles and gaining speed in order to kill it within the amount of time she has left with this remaining energy. She flips her body up into the air like a cartwheel and slices the curse in multiple parts at once, killing it instantly.

When the curse vanished in thin air, her body collapses. Any energy or stamina she had left was completely gone. Without caring where she landed, her body just gave way; Free falling into the ground, where she passed out.

Takibi, witnessing the whole thing and walks up to her side; the domain eroding away and slowly opening it back up to the mall.

"Wow...M'lady. You still amaze me at how you never give up."

Takibi lifts the vail, and multiple sorcerers run into the sight, as the lesson took much longer then it should. Takibi hides away at the top of the mall watching over the students get treated for their wounds.

"How did they go?" Gojo says walking up the stairs behind Takibi. Without caring much about who's behind him, he just watched the girl he served get carried out in a stretcher.

"They did good. Teru managed 6; Megumi 10 and (y/n)... she managed 11." He reported, leaning over the railing.

"What rank?" Gojo questioned.

"Nothing lower then 3." Takibi responds. Gojo smiles, laughing through his nose, before walking away.

"Did you know..." Takibi turns around, a hand still holding onto the railings.

"Hm?" Gojo looks back, confused by his question.

"About (y/n) and I...Did you know?" He glares at Gojo, waiting for a truthful answer.  It took Gojo a while to say his thoughts aloud, but decided to tell Takibi what he knows.

"I did some research in my families records, and they did mention you followed an unnamed human girl... And that's all I know." Gojo smiles, walking away, now knowing the answer he was wanting.

'(Y/n) had Curses follow her like she was a saint. She must have been held very accountable back then... Ahaha makes you wonder what exactly her role was all those years ago.' Gojo thought, feeling Takibi's eye on his back.


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