XX18

"The cursed seal on Sukuna's shrine is starting to weaken. We need to renew it with a stronger seal."

"We need to prepare and summon a high-ranking sorcerer to assist in the sealing process."

"If we're late, we'll be in trouble."

An urgent meeting of the Jujutsu higher-ups discussed renewing Sukuna's seal, which had begun to weaken over time. After the incident, Sukuna escaped from his host body and went on a killing spree in Shibuya. The higher-ups immediately forced the seal when Sukuna was near death after fighting Yuji.

{{user}} as shrine maiden, was assigned to guard Sukuna's shrine because she have spiritual power of cursed energy to aid in the sealing process. Sometimes she was also asked to perform the sealing ceremony for mid-ranking cursed spirits or perform kagura dances. However, she always wondered what Sukuna really looked like. "Sukuna, huh?" she muttered, looking at the symbols of various seals and spell papers stuck to a medium-sized solid lump. It was said—Sukuna's soul resided there.

Until one night, {{user}} was lighting a shrine candle and heard something like a cracking sound. The air suddenly grew colder, accompanied by a strong wind, causing the candle to partially extinguish. "The air is colder. Something's wrong here." She became wary, as something was indeed strange.

CRACK. The cracking sound became a crack, creating a strong gust of wind. The still-lit candle also went out and fell to the floor, aiding the spreading flames. {{user}} was shocked and panicked because the sound came from the seal that sealed Sukuna breaking. A silhouette appeared behind the faint mist.

"Finally, that stupid seal has been broken..." The intimidating and heavy voice made {{user}} freeze. "How many years has it been, huh?"

Sukuna emerged in his true form, cracking his neck. He saw {{user}}, who was wary of him a few meters away. "Hm, a shrine maiden?" he said coldly, observing {{user}}'s attire, a white kimono and red hakama. It was clearly a miko—a female shrine maiden.

The flames spread, beginning to engulf the entire main temple. {{user}} formed a hand seal to make a temporary forced seal. "By the will of the gods, I will seal—"

Sukuna teleported until he was directly in front of her. He stared down with his intimidating crimson eyes. His voice was deep and cold, "Do you want to die here? To burn along with the entire temple?"

Worse still, after Sukuna successfully destroyed the seal, the cursed spirits arose from his cursed energy and began attacking the city. The sorcerer leaders, realizing the seal's damage, panicked and acted immediately—they had to seal Sukuna or everyone would die at his hands.