This meant she really couldn't complete her ascension mission. If things went the way they are supposed to, doesn't that mean she barely did anything? She never had an impact on anything.
'No wonder I made Plan B even though the chances of Plan A are high. My instincts are always exactly correct, like divining the future.'
'Even if 'fate' wanted to control me, it could only do so much. Since it can't directly interfere until the balance is disturbed. This world is in favour of cursed spirits now with the death of Gojo and the revival of Sukuna. So, as long as I 'strengthen' humans here, Plan A still has some chance of success.'
Lucy felt her instincts once again 'I must become Level 2 to overcome the fate of this world. Then, I will show you who pulls the strings'
Lucy's cursed energy spiked, she reinforced her body with cursed energy to the maximum limit possible.
'But, I don't have any time to rework Plan A. It failed, Plan B has a greater chance of success than Plan A. Doesn't mean I don't have to try though'
Her whole body except for her face turned into a metal puppet-like hands, torso, and legs with a serrated edge-like surface. Her size increased to 10 ft.
Inside Lucy's body, a brain formed, Lucy imprinted Cursed energy discharge, Blood manipulation, and a thrice-effect cursed technique she gained from Uzumaki appeared.
She immediately activated the thrice-effect cursed technique which increased her physical stats. Then with Blood manipulation maximum 'stack' further increases her physical abilities. Their output is drastically high due to the Cursed energy discharge she has engraved.
All physical marks disappeared with her shapeshifting ability. Leaving only a metal puppet-like body with a human head.
"Lucy? Do you want to join so soon?"
Shoko asked feeling the stupid amount of cursed energy gushing out from Lucy. Not to mention the juggernaut of a size.
"I can feel it. Sukuna is on the verge of death. I just need to land a final blow with everything. I know this is not planned but this is necessary"
A hole opened on the floor and Lucy fell directly towards the battlefield.
Glowing wings appeared on her back allowing her to fly. It's just a flight spell but Lucy decided to make it grandiose.
She landed infront of Sukuna. While Strings fell on Yuji, Yuta, Todo, Maki, and all other sorcerers on the field, they were taken away from the battlefield.
They didn't resist because all of them heard it in their minds
'Leave this to me, I found a weakness. I can save Megumi Fushigoro with my cursed technique'
Lucy felt slices coming towards her but as soon as they landed. They barely scratched her skin.
"Oh, interesting. I never faced something like this before. You turned yourself into a puppet?"
Lucy didn't answer, she directly punched Sukuna in his stomach.
"Black flash"
A black light flashed as Sukuna's flesh regenerated at an astounding rate. He didn't look down on Lucy the second time and began to overwork his reverse-cursed technique the moment she appeared.
And it paid off. As he survived the attack.
"You brat!"
Sukuna screamed feeling a lot of his cursed energy chipping away at a tremendous rate.
He appeared in front of Lucy in a flash and touched her head sending a cleave.
"This is your End!!!"
The cleave cut through Lucy's head
But
"Black flash"
Lucy healed at an instant, simultaneously landing a black flash.
"Black flash"
She didn't stop at that.
"Black flash"
While Sukuna blocked the attack, his arm burst into pieces.
"You can consciously use Black Flash? Is that what you are depending on?!!!"
Sukuna screamed in rage as he launched a black flash himself at Lucy only for it to do nothing against her tough skin.
"Arghh!"
Sukuna sent wild slashes as she screamed in rage and helplessness. He regenerated his limbs at the same time they burst.
The strength behind each attack is too much to the point he can't handle at all.
"Black flash"
"Black flash"
"Black flash"
.
.
.
"Black flash"
With countless arms and blood flying around, Sukuna's cursed energy chipped away at an incredible rate to the point he can't even defend anymore, and use his reverse cursed energy as it would do more harm than good.
Sukuna began running away escaping the onslaught of black flashes. Only left with a single arm while his torso is torn apart, bones cracked and 3 other arms got destroyed.
He suddenly felt his soul split as a pink string attached to his finger inside Megumi's stomach which was exposed.
She pulled it out and directly devoured it.
Megumi returned to his original body and at the verge of death.
Strings began to attach themselves to him. Lucy chanted
"Marionnese change"
Megumi turned into a half-broken wooden puppet, At the same time, Inside Lucy's stomach, Sukuna's cursed object, Yuji's finger turned into a puppet as well, though it looks more like a wooden puppet finger.
An amethyst crystal appeared beside the finger.
Lucy absorbed Sukuna's cursed energy and sucked him dry until nothing left. Although there is very little to begin with due to the fight and transferred it was transferred to the Amethyst cursed object.
At the same time, Lucy devoured the surrounding cursed energy in the barrier to the possible limit replenishing her cursed energy to the very limit.
Once she was full again, she began transferring the cursed energy into the amethyst cursed object, reducing her cursed energy to extremely low levels, to the amount the system gave her originally.
It's still high but compared to her peak state. It's a drastic difference.
A green fire appeared and surrounded the Amethyst-cursed object as it vanished.
Her physical body returned to normal as she vomited a dried finger and held it in one hand, while the other hand had strings pulling a half-broken puppet.
She patiently waited and saw the system screen.
To her disappointment
'Plan A still failed. I didn't make any significant impact, I just followed the script. The king of curses still got defeated. Even if Megumi died now, it's pointless since it doesn't impact more than 2 lives. Anyway, I trusted my instinct and made Plan B. There's still time, I can live 500 years more from now.'
Lucy hastily transferred all the cursed energy into the Amethyst cursed object because she thought of a glimmer of hope for leveling up. If she did, she could not use cursed energy anymore. So, it's best to transfer it to Estella because of the infinite uses of the Creation technique.
'Well, it can at least be used as an excuse.'
Ui Ui appeared and teleported her to Rika.
Inside Rika, all the sorcerers waited patiently. Even Hakari was there, after defeating Uraume, he came back directly looking unscathed.
Ui Ui arrived with a weak presence Lucy and a half-broken puppet.
Seeing the worried faces of Yuji and others who are close to Megumi.
Lucy explained " Don't worry he can be saved, he's on the verge of death. Since he's a puppet now, he's frozen biologically. We can heal him part by part from toe to head and once he's transformed back, he will be in perfect health. Although, I can't say the same about mental trauma"
"It's already a miracle that he can live. Okay, I will do my job. Lucy, I know you did a lot but please, I still need your help"
Shoko requested sincerely.
"Don't worry about me, I'm perfectly fine"
And it took a day to carefully transform Megumi, Lucy transformed him back to a human body part by part as Shoko healed him with her precise reverse cursed technique along with some of Lucy's help.
"All done, now he just has to wake up"
Shoko lit a cigarette, while simultaneously running a reversed cursed technique in her lungs.
After all, a lot of the burden has been lifted due to Lucy's help.
Yuta and other first and second years approached Lucy, including Nobara who had just filled in about the past few months yesterday by Yuji.
"Lucy-san, did you make any binding vow for that final transformation?"
Yuta asked seriously.
Lucy answered with a truth half lie, showing her new cursed energy limit granted by the system.
"Something like that. I just sacrificed a lot of cursed energy for Power. From now on, this is my maximum cursed energy quantity"
It's technically not a lie.
"You didn't have to do that you know, I thank you sincerely but that's too much of a price for a foreign country you just visited"
Mei Mei appeared at some time.
"To be Frank, only your country has cursed spirits and sorcerers of this level. I traveled through Europe, but never saw anything of this level. If I remained in Europe, my abilities would have been wasted anyway."
Lucy said while maintaining calm composure. After all, it's uncommon to do such a great sacrifice for a foreign country and strangers she just met a few days prior.
"Besides, if left unchecked, Sukuna will eventually conquer the world, even Nukes will just make him stronger, since he will turn into a cursed spirit after leaving his flesh body"
The sorcerers of Japan bowed to Lucy as they thanked her.
"""" We thank you sincerely"""
'Ugh! I forgot these people are Japanese. I could never be like them. I guess I'm not suitable for any eastern culture'
"Guys, this is a team effort, Team effort! If we did not work together, I don't think we would win against someone like Sukuna. Anyway, you guys still have to deal with the aftermath. I will continue my travels once Megumi wakes up"
After all, it is true. Even if she didn't want to, she would unconsciously follow the fate in this world. She couldn't kill Sukuna until the ones who are supposed to die are dead.
'But, are humans the same as sorcerers? I guess, I will find out in Plan B'
Megumi woke up after a few days. He thanked her after which everyone was busy.
Especially dealing with the aftermath of culling games.
Lucy also exorcised Tengen. So, there's nothing for humanity to merge, leaving the culling games to be permanently in limbo. The game never finished. Hence, the players can live without worrying about their deaths after participation.
The cursed energy gathered for the merger is dispelled across Japan. Hence new cursed spirits emerged but this also raises the number of new sorcerers that will emerge in Japan.
Although, this has nothing to do with Lucy.
On a remote island, Lucy stood above the barrier.
Inside the barrier, there is a military helicopter with four wooden puppets lying on the ground.
Lucy muttered
"Plan B begins"