"Huh?!"
The sound of sharp wind rushing toward her entered Maki's ears. She felt a sense of threat, and her body reacted to it instantly.
Maki spun around, barely dodging five sharp slashes made entirely from wind. She watched as it rushed past her face by an inch, cutting a few strands of her hair.
They were hardly visible, with only a ripple in the air, but her sharp senses allowed her to capture it.
Boom!
The ground under Maki was sliced open in an instant, as if it were made of tofu. The cuts spread into five twenty-meter-long slashes carved onto the earth as permanent scars.
Swoosh!
Turning into a blur, Maki dodged the charging curses, appearing behind one and slashing Kimitsu straight through his neck. But her eyes widened as she felt no sense of contact.
'Intangibility?!'
Maki watched as the curse turned into wind for a second- no. The curse just managed to shape his neck from its original shape, making Maki miss her slash by an inch.
'No, they can just shape their bodies... The only way I can kill them is if I cover a large area of their bodies, and the attack is fast enough!' Maki jumped back, the ground carved open from where she was.
She instantly knew what she needed to do to kill them.
She glared at the curses, dropping Kimitsu in mid-air before taking hold of the chain. With a thought, it extended, and she swung, sending Kimitsu flying towards the furthest curse.
Boom!
A sonic boom exploded as the curse was stabbed in the chest. Purple bloodshot eyes widened amidst the pained scream. Maki pulled the chain with behemoth-like force, dragging the curse towards her.
Clang!
Maki wrapped the chain around her fist as a knuckleduster, and she grunted in effort as she wound up a punch.
"Die!"
Boom!
A shockwave exploded outward as her fist hit the curse in the chest. Instantly, half of its chest collapsed inwards, before falling apart into chunks of blood and bones amidst a gory explosion.
Boom!
The curse flew out, turning it into black ash in mid-air, dead from a single punch that hit him from Maki.
BOOOM!
A sudden explosion rocked the place, shaking the area as a shockwave rushed forward, Maki's hair fluttering in the fierce wind.
"Yuka!?"
Maki spun around to see an explosion dwarfing a set of buildings in the distance. The instant she was distracted, the curses attacked, sending four sharp wind blades at her.
Shing!
Splash!
"Ugh!"
Maki groaned in pain, five slashes going over her midriff, cutting into her body, and barely stopping in her tense muscles, an inch from cutting into her bones.
"You bastards...." Maki spat out in anger.
She clenched her muscles, stopping her blood from leaking, before rushing forward at full speed. She blitzed one, slashing her sword through it, missing while three wind blades rushed at her.
'Damn it! One of them is easy to beat, but they are in a group, making it exponentially harder to fight them!' Maki thought in irritation as she jumped over the slashes.
In the distance, Yuka spat out blood, pain crossing her face as she lay among the rubble. Rika was behind her, holding her in her large palms, stopping her inches before being skewered by a rebar.
Footsteps approached her, unrushed.
"Sorry, Yuka-chan, but for me to have this so-called Rika, I'll have to kill you to sever your connection with this "Queen of Curses"
Geto spoke with excitement shining in his eyes as he looked at Rika, who was behind Yuka. Rik's cursed energy rolled off in waves, almost infinite, giving off an intimidating sense.
'With her... I can even challenge HIM!' Geto thought, almost creaming his pants as he watched Rika.
Rika wasn't just a curse to be in his collection for Geto; no, she was much more than that. She was his ticket to finally confront Satoru without being killed instantly.
She was his ticket to realising his plans without anyone being able to stop her. And lucky for him, there was a second one on that other boy, giving him another curse alsmot as strong as Rika.
'With these two, I'll be... INVINCIBLE!"
Boom!
Rika punched the ground, sending debris and shockwaves rushing towards Geto. Geto was not worried as curses appeared, blocking the attack for him while he stood unharmed.
"You know, I learned a neat trick about sorcery... If you reveal your cursed technique, it gets stronger..." Yuka suddenly spoke up from within the rubble as she stood up.
Rika touched her, covering her in a white cover that healed her injuries. Geto narrowed his eyes at the scene, envy in his blood. Even he can't do the reversed cursed technique, while this young teenager could.
It infuriated him!
"Do you think revealing your cursed technique will be of help? Then go ahead, I'll wait," Geto chuckled, a sudden purple worm appearing from the shadows, wrapping around his waist and neck.
"Blurgh!"
The worm opened its mouth, spitting out a red three-part staff, marked with black lines. Geto held it in his hands, getting into a stance as he watched Yuka.
Yuka narrowed her eyes at the weapon, and she opened her mouth to speak.
"My cursed technique is Copy. It allows me to copy the cursed technique of anyone I ingested a body part from."
Yuka spoke with a cold tone, her Katana shining in her soft hand as she wiped the blood from her lips.
"Copy?!"
Geto's eyes widened in shock at Yuka's words, his eyes narrowing in caution as he watched Rika and Yuka standing there, their cursed energy suddenly spiking in strength.
The quality of how much stronger you get by revealing your secret hand is based on how strong that hand is.
If you had the cursed technique of creating a needle, the improvement would be negligible. Yuka's cursed technique, however, rivals Satoru Gojo, if not being outright better.
Satoru Gojo's Limitless technique has high potential. But as long as cursed techniques continue to exist, Yuka could have every single one if she wanted it.
Her potential is infinite, only held back by her cursed energy and physical limitations.
Due to those reasons, the improvement she received was significant, not quite double, but at least a 0.5 times increase.
"Interesting... Well, since you did it, I might as well do it too. My cursed technique is called Cursed Spirit Manipulation-"
Boom!
Yuka rushed forward, slashing her sword down. Geto's eyes widened in shock and outrage, barely blocking the sword with Playful Cloud, his hands buckling under the weight.
"Dieeee!"
From above, Rika smashed a massive fist down, striking Geto right on the head with a sickening sound and sending him to the ground like a nail, smashing out a massive crater.
"Gah!"
Geto coughed up blood, his eyes bloodshot and bulging as he jumped out of the crater, glaring daggers at Yuka. Geto panted from pain, his head throbbing in pain.
"You impatient brat! You interrupted me in the middle of talking!" Geto screamed at Yuka in anger and irritation, clenching his hand around Playful Cloud.
"Yeah, I won't just stand there and allow you to get stronger. This is rule number 1 that Akira taught me," Yuka replied with a gentle smile, her Katana in front of her.
"Tch!" Geto clicked his tongue in annoyance, wiping the blood from his face in pain.
"Since you wanna play like that, let's see how you handle this!" Geto spread his arms wide open, three shadows appearing, from which three Special-Grade cursed spirits stepped out.
Tamamo-no-Mae, a vengeful spirit. It possesses the ability to craft highly realistic illusions that can bewitch the mind. The more you are entranced by it, the harder it is to break out.
Kappa is a cursed spirit born from the fear of drowning, inspired by folklore about Kappa. It can transform any surface into a water-like material, allowing it to swim and manipulate it as if it were water.
And finally, Bishamonten, created by the fear of bad luck, war and violence. It can suck away luck with a touch and materialise it into a tangible energy that he can shoot at people.
Gulp~
Yuka gulped, cold sweat sliding down her temple as she faced 4 Special-Grades at the same time. Even Rika turned silent in front of this lineup.
"Uhm... Sorry?" Yuka asked, unsure.
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I added two Special Grade spirits to Geto's arsenal because I don't believe there was only 1 Special Grade curse he could've used against Rika. even if he split his cursed spirits in half.
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