In an infinite void in absolute darkness, something floated for an impossible-to-measure amount of time until at some moment, at an unknown moment, something changed. The infinite void was filled, and time began to make sense again, and then what had not existed before moved, and my mind, previously empty for being something nonexistent, was filled with memories of him living a mundane life: how he was born, how he grew up, how he lived, and how he died, being paralyzed by all the information hitting him at once. And then what took him out of nothingness spoke to him in a form that his mind could not process.
Well, how are you? Don't move too quickly; you are still dizzy from all the information that reached you, so be careful.
Me: What's happening? Where am I?
Where you are doesn't matter; what matters is how you feel, so tell me, how are you?
Me: I... am I confused? Scared? I don't know; am I... coming back into existence?
Let's say something like that.
Then could you tell me, what am I doing here?
Ah, yes, that What happens is that you are a being that should not exist, but even so, you do.
What?
In short, you were not born naturally; you created yourself out of nothing, being born in the void, something that should not happen but still did
But what about the memories I have? I remember how I was born, grew up, and died. What about that?
Those are false memories that I created to be able to talk to you. If you think about it, do you remember your name, your parents' faces, friends, or anything related to other people?
And... I... No.
If that's what I thought, what happens is that those are memories created by me. I collected how all human beings lived and based on their experiences, I created memories of a common and simple life so that your soul could mature. That way, you could have awareness of yourself or what surrounds you.
And then why did you do that? I mean, everything is very strange, but I feel that I should be grateful to you, yet I still don't understand why you did all this. Why did you take the trouble to create an entire life of Experiences to talk to me?
It's because you are a unique being; no one like you has ever existed. Besides, I couldn't help feeling sadness for your situation.
Sadness?
Yes, maybe you don't understand, but for me seeing life being born is beautiful, both plants and animals. To me, all life is beautiful; all living beings are different and unique in their own way, living unique experiences, and seeing you without being able to see you born, trapped with no possibility of escape, an immense sadness overwhelmed me, and I brought you here.
Me? Thanks? Honestly, I still don't know how to react, but still, thank you very much for helping me out of pure altruism.
Don't get confused; as I said, I love all life, and how it lives it is the reason why you could say I did this purely for personal enjoyment, you don't need to thank me.
No, seriously, thanks. But changing the subject, now that you called me here because you love life, I am still not someone who belongs anywhere; I am like a wanderer.
That's where we were going. See, if you look between will see if you look through your memories, you will find a type of entertainment in novels, serious ones or anime called transmigration or reincarnation.
Are you planning to make me a cliché anime protagonist?
Something like that, like you weren't born naturally; my idea is to send you to a world randomly to integrate you into it, making it your new home.
You are really going to make me an average anime protagonist; it's quite absurd. And which worlds will I go to?
Any, they are totally random. You could go to a post-apocalyptic world or to a world that is like a utopia; that will basically depend on luck.
In short, I could go to Warhammer 40K or to the normal world without powers or anything unusual.
Basically, yes.
And how does it work?
Simple, you just have to press the button and it will randomly select a world completely at random.
Wait, could you tell me, if I go to any world with powers or supernatural entities, what will I do? Just exist or what?
That's what we're getting at. I will press the button and it will randomly select a world completely at random.
Wait, could you tell me, if I go to some world with powers or supernatural entities, what will I do? Do I just exist, or what?
That's what we're getting at. Within your memories, your favorite form of entertainment was a type of anime called Jujutsu Kaisen, and heading to that world, I will let you choose traits from different characters from the series.
I see, so Jujutsu Kaisen, huh? Depending on the world, it could be very good or useless.
Exactly, now it's time to choose your new world.
Alright, now I feel ready.
I placed my hand on the button and pressed it.
While the worlds I recognized and those I didn't passed by at great speed, I prayed that the world that seemed like one would be a hell come true, that it would be a decent world. I'm looking at you, Warhammer 40K.
The names passed quickly until it landed on a world that caused me some conflict… DC. It was a world that in my memories, although I knew it, I was never obsessed with Therefore, the information I had was scarce; I barely knew the movies and the occasional comic. But despite that, I still understood that it wasn't a very utopian world, to say the least. Rather, it was a quite contradictory world that from one day to the next could go from a peaceful day to an event that would end all known life. Well, it seems that wherever you are placed, it is quite complicated. But even so, I think you might survive with some luck.
I couldn't help but think that I was being annoying on purpose. But since he helped me so much, I didn't say anything.
Well, now it's time to choose your abilities.
Right, I almost forgot; explain it to me please.
I'm going, look, what you will do is create your own body/character according to the characteristics that the characters of Jujutsu Kaisen have.
What?
Look, think of it as a character creation game where you add characteristics to your created character; that's basically what you will do with the characters that appeared in the series.
And which characteristics do you mean?
The characteristics you will add are
BODY TYPE:
WEAPONS:
AMOUNT OF CURSED ENERGY:
CURSED TECHNIQUE:
I see, depending on whom I choose, I will be able to combine their abilities, increasing my growth potential.
Exactly, now choose.
I had to think about this carefully, because if I choose well I could become absurdly strong or practically just a background extra. My first thought for my body was someone with a talent considered divine with genetic traits that give me incredible potential and capabilities, even if I do not inherit their talent, none of that matters, it will give me a brutal understanding of myself and my environment. For my type of weapon or artifact, I thought of one that could be perfect for surviving any circumstance: the ability to counter against anything that hits me. For my amount of cursed energy, two characters immediately came to mind with such an immense amount of cursed energy that it is considered inexhaustible. And lastly But more importantly, it was the most complicated. But after much reflection, I decided to take the risk of choosing a character with a cursed technique with enormous potential, but who could not be developed in the original series. With all my decisions made, I spoke to... This guy?
Hey, could you tell me your name? I never asked you and I just realized it. Also, I would like to know the name of my benefactor.
Haha, I thought you weren't going to mention it, but don't worry about that. I don't have a name, but if you still want to name me somehow, you can call me Being X.
Like Tanya.
Yes, I thought it would be appropriate since I don't have my own name. Besides, I liked it.
Wow, I didn't know you also watched anime. But it doesn't matter, going back to the topic, Being X, now I know which characters to choose.
Well, then say them.
First, as a type of sane person, I want Gojo Satoru.
Good choice. But could you tell me why you chose him?
I considered many characters, from Choso for being half curse, Itadori with his immense strength. And immortality, Sukuna with his malformations, and I even thought about Mahito's cursed technique with the ability to alter his own body. But in the end, I considered that the best option was Gojo Satoru. Not only does he have immense talent, but he also has physical and mental abilities superior to the average human. But what made me choose him over the previously mentioned characters were the Six Eyes, a unique genetic trait of the Gojo clan.
I see, well now tell me the weapon you want.
Well, I don't know if this is considered a weapon. But I want the wheel of the Divine General Mahoraga, the wheel of the eight divergent blades of Sila.
Wow, your cleverness surprises me. But could you tell me why you thought of Mahoraga's wheel?
I think it's quite simple, an adaptive ability to any concept behind an attack I receive and such a brutal regenerative ability that if I am not disintegrated, I will survive any threat and even confront the enemy who faces me.
Very intelligent of you. part, although it is somewhat complicated since instead of being a type of weapon or artifact, it is the characteristic of a shikigami. But I'll let it slide.
Alright, thanks. Now your amount of cursed energy.
Okay, here we go with the complicated part. What I want is the same amount of cursed energy that Kinji Hakari has when his domain expansion is activated.
He doesn't even respond; it seems he is quite surprised by my words.
Tell me, how did you even think of it?
It was because of the configuration I chose, or rather my cursed technique. I thought of 2 characters: Kinji Hakari and Rika Orimoto. For the first one, I think it's unnecessary to say why — I want a literally infinite amount of cursed energy to the point that it makes the user immortal — and as for Rika Orimoto, she had such an immense amount of cursed energy that it is considered limitless. The high-ranking officials of Jujutsu, upon seeing her cursed energy, considered it a special grade just by sensing her presence; that In a battle, his cursed energy will run out, so they categorized him as if his cursed energy were unlimited. Well, looking at it that way, you're right.
But why not Yuta, Gojo, or Sukuna? It's because Gojo, I believe canonically, has less cursed energy than Yuta. But his control is so good that he practically doesn't spend it while recharging his cursed energy. And Yuta has less than half of Sukuna's cursed energy, but if I remember correctly, despite Sukuna's immense energy, it was never considered unlimited.
I see, now I understand your logic; honestly, that is quite complicated. But this time, I'll let it slide. Now, with your cursed technique, don't choose anything that is like a legal loophole in the memories I gave you—you weren't a lawyer.
Haha, it seems that's the most I can cover. But it no longer matters; the most doubtful and confusing part has already passed. Now comes the riskiest part. For the cursed technique, I want Mai Zenin's.
He stayed silent as if he were in deep reflection.
You could Explaining
something nervously, I decided to talk about my decision. I wanted to take a risk. At this point, each of the options I gave you were safe options, but I knew that with safe options I wouldn't achieve anything in a world as complex and dangerous as DC, which is why I made my choice.
But why not Unlimited, Cut, Takaba's reality alteration, or Mahito's transfiguration?
The reason I didn't choose any of them is that, although each one was powerful, it wasn't going to give me what I wanted.
What you wanted?
Yes, an almost unlimited potential and versatility, since each of the cursed techniques you mentioned has a fatal flaw.
Fatal flaw?
Yes, for example, Unlimited is based on controlling space. But if someone some type of spatial control or reality alteration ability, its powerful defense would be useless to me, and in the world I'm going to, it's practically one of the most common abilities that appear.
With Cut, it is a powerful type of attack, not only extremely difficult to dodge but also effective. But against characters with brute resistance, I wouldn't be able to do much, besides the fact that I didn't have a technique that would allow me to stand out or excel in this world I am entering.
With Takaba's reality manipulation, the explanation was even simpler: for Takaba's cursed technique to work, he doesn't know about his own technique so that what he finds funny manifests in reality. But its flaw is that he has to find it funny, and according to my memories, unlike Takaba, I am not a comedian. Moreover, there are energies that I believe are superior to cursed energy, and I am certain that in a confrontation with reality manipulators, I would lose ten out of ten times.
Finally, the cursed transfiguration was the one I thought about the most, but in the end, I discarded it since the technique depends on the user's knowledge about the soul, and I am quite sure that against entities that do not possess soul or have authority superior to mine, with control With thousands of years of difference, I would be the one who would end up badly, besides leaving me with a very strong weak point, which is my soul.
On the other hand, Mai's cursed technique is creation, which allows Mai to create any physical object I imagine, which will remain even if the technique is deactivated. Mai couldn't develop it due to her almost nonexistent cursed energy, which only allowed her to create one object per day. But now, with an unlimited amount of energy, everything I imagine will be within my reach—from legendary weapons from other animes like Excalibur, giant robots in the style of Evangelion or Gundam, even armor or shields as powerful as the Gold Cloth of Saint Seiya or Naofumi's shield, or even more.
Although that maybe not be possibility since, in the original anime, that technique was never explained too much, besides the fact that the objects I mentioned operate with logic and energies different from those of Jujutsu Kaisen. But even so, one can dream, right?
Y... your intelligence is quite impressive, I didn't expect it.
Well, I am also quite surprised by my memory, maybe it's because everything I remember is fresh in my mind.
I see, well, your choice is very interesting and certainly a very good choice, you created your character based on that specific technique, right?
Well, the truth is yes, the Six Eyes is for a better understanding of my own power compared to any other being, Hakari's cursed energy is so that I never have to worry again about the gigantic expense that the construction technique requires, and adaptation is to be able to survive any accident I might have, as well as give me the ability to survive long enough to develop my cursed technique.
An extremely powerful character. But still, they have a flaw.
A flaw?
Yes. But you'll have to discover that yourself.
Shit, what could it be? Could it be that construction isn't as powerful as I thought? Perhaps it has a limit in how many objects can I create or perhaps the objects I create cannot surpass the special grade power level of Jujutsu Kaisen?
Well, with your character already finished, it's time for you to go.
Wait, please.
No, wait or anything, it's already your moment to go,
but won't we see each other again?
Maybe, someday.
And that's how I was swallowed by a heaviness in my eyelids and began to faint, the last thing I managed to see was that entity that out of pure altruism gave me a life to live, an opportunity to grow, and above all, cared for me the closest to having someone dear, even a friend....