[ Location: Hawkins National Laboratory - Lobby ][ Date: November 3rd, 1984 - Saturday Night ]
The Demodog roared, a spray of saliva hitting my face. It smelled like rot and iron.
I stood frozen, wand raised, but my hand was shaking.
'Mana is low. Telekinesis is not possible, I have to calm down fast.'
I could try to blast it. I could try to shield. But at this range? It would tear my throat out before I finished the wand movement.
Behind me, Bob Newby was groaning on the floor, trying to figure out why a twelve-year-old just used the Force on him.
"Vivan?" Bob wheezed. "Run!"
"I'm working on it, Bob!" I yelled, backing up slowly.
The monster tensed its hind legs. The flower-petals of its face opened wide, revealing rows of needle-teeth.
'That's it , I have an gun in Inventory..I will shoot the fuck out of him'
Ding!
A massive red notification window filled my vision, blocking the monster's face.
[ CRITICAL DANGER DETECTED ][ User Life Signals: Dropping. Threat: Lethal. ][ Generating Emergency Quest... ]
'Not the time, System!'
[ QUEST: SAVE THE GLITCH ][ Objective: Prevent Vivan Frostwell from sustaining physical harm. ]
[ Restrictions: 1 Participant. Instant Transport. ][ Eligibility: All Members. ]
The Chat Group interface flashed open in my mind.
Wanda Maximoff: I'll go! Let me—
Optimus Prime: I am en route—
Ryomen Sukuna:ACCEPTED.
My blood ran cold. Colder than the Demodog's breath.
'Sukuna? No. No, no, no. Anyone but him.'
Ryomen Sukuna:Kukuku. "Prevent physical harm." It doesn't say I can't harm his mind. It doesn't say I can't kill everyone else in the room. Or the town. I'll save you, brat. And then I'll paint the walls with your family, Women and Children hahaHAHAHA.
Esdeath: You twist the rules? Shameless.
Ryomen Sukuna: It's called freedom. I'm coming over to play haHAHA.
[ Mission Accepted: Ryomen Sukuna. ][ Initiating Transport... ]
I looked at the Demodog. I looked at Bob.
'I'm dead. We're all dead. He's going to dismantle the entire state of Indiana.'
The air in the lobby cracked. A black tear in reality opened up between me and the monster.
Evil poured out of it. Pure, suffocating malice.
"Here he comes," I whispered, gripping my wand.
A figure stepped out of the portal.
I braced myself for four arms. For tattoos. For a demon king.
Instead, a boy in a yellow hoodie and red sneakers stumbled out, looking confused. He had pink spiky hair and looked like he had just been interrupted in the middle of a meal.
Yuji Itadori.
He looked around the lobby. He looked at me. He looked at the Demodog.
"Huh?" Yuji blinked. "Where am I? Gojo-sensei is this your doing?"
Suddenly, a mouth opened on Yuji's cheek.
"WHAT?!" Sukuna's voice roared from the cheek-mouth. "WHERE AM I?! WHERE IS MY BODY SYSTEM?!"
Yuji slapped his own cheek. Smack.
"Shut up, Sukuna!" Yuji yelled. "Why are you screaming?"
[ System Error: Member "Ryomen Sukuna" does not possess a Complete physical form in current timeline. Transporting Host Vessel "Yuji Itadori" as proxy. ]
I burst out laughing. It was hysterical, terrified laughter.
'The System glitched the Glitch. Sukuna is stuck in the passenger seat!'
"YOU USELESS SYSTEM!" Sukuna screamed, muffled by Yuji's hand. "I WILL FLAY THIS WORLD! I WILL—"
The Demodog, confused by the shouting boy, decided to attack. It screeched and lunged at Yuji.
Yuji's eyes snapped to the monster. His expression shifted instantly from "Confused Teenager" to "Combatant."
"Cursed Spirit?" Yuji muttered. "It looks... weird."
He didn't use magic. He didn't use a domain.
He stepped in.
The Demodog bit down. Yuji caught its jaws with his bare hands.
"Whoa," Yuji grunted. "Strong grip."
"KILL IT!" Sukuna screamed from the cheek. "KILL IT SO I CAN KILL THE BRAT!"
"Be quiet!" Yuji yelled.
He pulled.
CRACK.
Yuji ripped the Demodog's jaws apart like he was opening a bag of chips. He spun around and delivered a roundhouse kick that broke the sound barrier.
and
than
DIVERGENT FIST.
WHAM. ... BOOM.
The delayed impact of cursed energy hit a fraction of a second later. The Demodog didn't just fly back; it exploded. Blue ichor and chunks of meat splattered across the reception desk.
Bob Newby screamed. "HOLY SH—"
I stared.
'That was a Level 10 monster. He just one-shot it.'
Yuji wiped slime off his hoodie. "Gross. Not a Curse? Maybe a new type of curse?"
Another Demodog burst through the hallway door. And another. Three of them.
"More?" Yuji got into a boxing stance. "Okay. Let's go."
He blurred.
One punch. The first dog's head caved in. One knee. The second dog was launched into the ceiling tiles. One throw. He grabbed the third one by the tail and swung it into a concrete pillar, turning it into paste.
It took five seconds.
Yuji stood amidst the carnage, panting slightly.
"All clear!" he gave me a thumbs up. "You okay, kid?"
"I..." I lowered my wand. "Yeah. I'm okay. Thanks... Yuji."
Yuji blinked. "You know my name?"
"Lucky guess," I said.
The mouth on his cheek opened again. Sukuna was livid.
"DON'T THANK HIM! I ACCEPTED THE MISSION! THIS IS MY KILL! YOU CHEATING SYSTEM! WHEN I GET CONTROL, I WILL—"
Smack.
Yuji slapped himself again. "Sorry about him. He's cranky."
[ Mission Complete: Vivan Frostwell is unharmed. ][ Returning Proxy to Origin World... ]
Yuji began to fade, turning into blue particles.
"Wait!" Yuji reached out. "Where is this? Who are you?"
"Just a friend from another channel!" I yelled. "Tell Gojo I said hi!"
"Okay! Bye!" Yuji waved.
"I WILL FIND YOU!" Sukuna screamed as he faded. "I WILL FUKIN—"
Pop.
They were gone.
The lobby was silent. Except for the dead monsters and Bob Newby, who was hyperventilating on the floor.
"Bob?" I walked over.
"What..." Bob pointed at the empty air. "Who... the mouth... the punch..."
"Adrenaline," I said calmly, helping him up. "It does crazy things to the brain, Bob. Let's go find Joyce."
I opened the Chat Group. It was frozen in horror.
Wanda Maximoff:@VivanFrostwell are you safe? Vivan are you there???!!
Vivan Frostwell: I am safe , he did try to kill me but he was not able to do that as His vessel came in his place , he doesn't have an body…so system sent his vessel in his place.
Optimus Prime: Vivan. Are you safe?
Vivan Frostwell: I'm safe and I think Sukuna is currently having a tantrum in another dimension.
Wanda Maximoff: Did... did he just try to kill you?
Lelouch vi Britannia: He accepted a rescue mission with the intent to commit genocide. He weaponized the loophole in system quest.
Shikamaru Nara: That guy is crazy. Like, legitimate psychopath crazy. Note to self Never summon him and never go with him in any mission.
Esdeath: He failed because he lacks a body? How embarrassing.
.
.
.
Ryomen Sukuna: (Offline)
I laughed. I couldn't help it. The sheer absurdity of it all washed over me.
"Come on, Bob," I said, kicking a Demodog corpse out of the way. "Let's get out of here before the scary guy comes back with a body."
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