Time rippled backwards. Kamihara Hajime watched as the reversed river began flowing upstream, gears of time turning. The imminent threat of death vanished. He and Yuta Okkotsu returned to their stance before Orochi's attack, while Orochi remained nearby.
"Kamihara san…" Yuta murmured, the realization clear on his face. Rika reappeared beside him. They gazed at Hajime, who seemed momentarily lost in thought.
"Our assessment was off…" Yuta continued, "Its copied power isn't bound by the original user's limits."
"Imitation" won't work then… I'll have to use Domain Expansion. Kamihara san, if it fails, you must escape, right?"
Hajime, still anchored in inner focus, nodded silently—his instincts agreeing with the plan.
Yuta released Rika and summoned his Domain Expansion.
"Domain Expansion…"
Hajime vanished from Yuta's side, reappearing in mid-air near Orochi. Orochi's strike faltered strangely—and Hajime seized the gap, landing a heavy punch to its chest.
The impact unleashed surging Cursed Energy. Instead of dissipating, the energy penetrated Orochi, causing only an invisible ripple—but Orochi was pushed back. Moments later his chest reformed, and Yuta's Domain had taken effect.
"Pure Love"
Under this Domain, reality warped—mirrors reflected their forms infinitely. The three stood surrounded by endless reflections.
Yuta's Domain didn't guarantee a sure hit—it simply amplified one chosen Technique. He smiled with steel in his eyes, blood trickling from his face.
One reflection of Orochi detached, drilled into the mirrored floor, and emerged. It carried the same sword and halo, indistinguishable in power.
A sudden spray of blood flew toward Yuta—he'd just witnessed Hajime clash with that clone. The slash had come from the sword. Neither side could outlast one another—both had extraordinary regeneration.
Yuta exhaled sharply.
"The Domain works!"
Hajime nodded. Orochi had still not mastered Domain Expansion, maybe not even a Simple Domain yet. That left hope.
But then everything shifted again.
Orochi's clone and Hajime pushed it back, forcing Orochi into retreat. Yet just then, the halo and sword glowed fiercely. Orochi lifted the Totsuka-no‑Tsurugi, and a beam of light shot upward through the mirrors, fracturing the Domain.
The mirrors shattered. Swordlight cut through clouds, carving a long fissure in the earth. Yuta, still recovering, was caught off guard.
Orochi struck again through broken void—Hajime dodged, but Yuta was sliced apart. Once more, he was healed by Hajime's reversal.
Yuta gritted his teeth.
"You must leave… now!"
"No, I can't let it go. It'll wreck everything."
"I know…" Hajime said calmly amid the chaos. "I'll handle it."
Behind him, the dragon‑serpent shadow reformed. Yuta recovered rapidly, imitated Hajime's Technique, and with Rika vanished from the scene.
Orochi remained, taller now. A vertical eye opened on its forehead—an orb of pure light. Destruction spread once more.
Hajime closed his eyes.
"Trust your true self… don't think, don't hesitate…"
His fingers weaved into form. A silent barrier dropped. Light vanished. The entire space held without change.
Formation, Dwelling, Decay, Emptiness… Four Kalpas of annihilation.
Domain Expansion: Returning To Nothingness
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Hajime's mind returned in sudden silence. He found himself standing on unfathomable water—opaque and bottomless. All around were fragmented screens, each projecting broken scenes in loops. Some advanced, some rewound, others flashed and froze.
All ultimately shattered and fell into that dark sea.
He sensed himself sinking—but the hit to his senses forced him into stillness. No Cursed Energy flowed. No technique could be declared. Just empty darkness.
He stood there, aware of three hours and twenty-six minutes, then a day... a month... a year. Gradually he lost the sense of time and self, merging with the void.
Then, age unknown, he reached oblivion's bottom.
Finally, daylight. He understood it was sunlight. Recalling his memories, standing in a giant circular pit.
He vanished from the pit, reappeared on solid ground. No sign of Orochi—only faint scorched patterns.
He looked back at the perfect hemisphere hundreds of meters wide. Orochi was gone.
"Returning To Nothingness… death itself. So this is the origin and end."
Hajime understood: everything inside this Domain returned to eternal nothingness. No trace remained—not artifact, not enemy.
Time to return.
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Cut to Hoshi Palace
Tengen sat opposite Suguru Geto—Kenjaku in disguise—her face uneasy. Kenjaku sighed gently.
"Kenjaku... What path will you force me onto now?"
He smiled, patient.
"You can refuse, but that path you walk has never served true purpose. It leads only to failure."
Tengen's Technique granted immortality—but not conscious survival. Her self would be lost in transformation. That transformation was unacceptable.
She nodded, acknowledging the trap.
Kenjaku smirked slightly.
"The prison realm… Orochi… and Sukuna. That's your plan, right?"
He frowned, turning inward. He'd placed passive Cursed Spirits inside to monitor Orochi's battle.
The reports came: Orochi had retrieved at least part of Hajime's Technique, then battled fiercely. Then Yuta's Domain triggered, and Orochi vanished immediately afterward.
Tengen gasped. "You mean, it died already?"
"Yes. Unexpectedly fast, but part of the design. We need momentum."
He rose, leaving Hoshi Palace's barrier broken. He found Tengen's true body—mummified and dormant—and activated his Technique to take control.
"Where is Sukuna's body?"
Tengen nodded, then teleported them to a secret room. The body lay wrapped—an ancient Sokushinbutsu.
Kenjaku touched it gently. "Perfect."
He left.
"Mahito, next move—Gojo Satoru might be sealed soon. Now is time."
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Back with Hajime and Yuta, they learned of Gojo's seal being executed. Three Special Grade sorcerers killed, Jujutsu High breached, Suguru Geto resurrected—all were secondary.
This remained their first priority: break Gojo's seal at Shibuya Station.
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(This fanfiction doesn't exactly follow canon...you might also be wondering why bro's acting like he has no knowledge about canon. Tbh, I don't know....just think of it as him not remembering much, it's still fun to read either way.)
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