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A beam of pale moonlight scattered across the lightless street. The light bulb on the side had been destroyed. Curses roamed in the trash alleyway. It was their territory.

The street was near the hospital. People always come to this small street, venting their anger and sadness toward the unknown. They perhaps trying to relieve the stress on their mind.

Curses loved these kinds of things. The negative energy in the street made the attraction for a lot of curses. Although the highest grade here was second, the number of them was countless.

At night, no one passes through the street. Neighbourhood knew about the spooky stuff happening on the street. Besides a few drunk heads and stupid kids, everyone avoided going into the dark alleyway.

" Why? " A loud yell broke the silence. It was filled with anger. The one you would hear from the broken man.

" Why? " The man yelled again. The shout echoed throughout the street followed by the sound of kicking the trash bins. " I was going to propose to you and yet. "

The man kicked at the trash. His mind was nowhere to be found. He dropped to the ground, feeling helpless hanging onto him. It was painful. Tears slowly formed in the raging storm.

He looked at the moon, trying to see the single light in the dark place. There was none. Clouds had blocked the moon. He dropped his head, unable to lift it.

Suddenly, he felt a chill pass through his body. It was like a cold and dreadful feeling crawling under his skin. The cold had washed over the alcohol in the man. As rational thought came, fear would emerge as well.

The man looked behind quickly. There was nothing. He swallowed his spilt in fear. Because there is something here.

As the dread hung in the air, the sound of footsteps could be heard. It goes on for a long minutes. It stopped.

The man looked in the direction of the sound. He saw a young man talking to a phone. He wore black clothes which gave off a dangerous vibe right now.

" Alright, I will borough snacks for your guys. " The young man hung up the phone and looked over to the man. His black eyes pierced through the man. He almost felt naked.

Soon the feeling wore off. " Hey, old man. What are you doing alone in the night? Aren't you scared of ghosts? "

' Then, why are you here as well? ' The man forced himself to calm down. ' Control yourself. Don't go cursing at the kids. It is not a good thing to do. '

As he talked to himself, the man noticed the chill around him disappeared. He gazed at the young man and saw a bright smile.

" You should go home. "

The man got up and nodded. Before he parted away, he gave a farewell. " You too. Careful here. "

The young man looked at the man's back. He shook his head. ' Now I can use the veil. '

"Emerge from the darkness, blacker than darkness. Purify that which is impure."

A black gue-like substance emerged from the sky which slowly covered the area. Soon the entire street was covered with the curtain.

The young man stretched his muscles. He warmed up his body for the fight. ' Now, I can fight the curses. '

' But seriously, thank God I come here instead of some grade-1 sorcerer. With this many second-grade curses, ordinary grade 1 can't catch a break exorcist. '

The young man gazed at the eyeball floating in front of him. Hands with sharp claws were sticking out of the eye. The large pupil was gazed with hunger on him.

The other curses seem to follow it commend.

" You must be the boss. "

" That is good, I can exorcist your guys quickly. "

The cursed energy formed in the young man's hand. He flowed the energy with ease. His breath was relaxed. He felt many energy around him.

" This will be a long fight. "

***

2017, Tokyo jujutsu high.

Three first-year students were chatting under the tree. It was quite a cold day. Their schedule today was to wait for Gojo-sensei. And another student is missing from the group.

" Where is Ray? " Maki asked while sharpening her tools. She didn't want to go to the blacksmith. Those zenith freaks could try and make the blacksmith break her weapon. Their scum method won't stop.

Panda sticks his finger in the mouth. " Probably sleeping. I heard his last mission took a troll in him. "

Toge nodded.

" Do you guys believe his words? What kind of curses would make him tired? He is a freak. Don't you guys see him fight? " Maki grumbled. " He is probably looking for some sweet. "

" Well, it is true. He is called an anomaly in our standard. He told me that he is trying to create a domain. "

" Forget about him. Have you guys seen Fushiguro? "

Panda and Toge nodded.

" I am wondering. I should teach him about cursed tools. "

" You want spar partner? "

Maki nodded. " It is boring. Swinging your weapon in the air. I don't feel any improvement in that. "

"Why don't you ask Ray for a spar? "

" Are you crazy? I would cut him in half. He is not that great in close combat. "

" It is not like that. " A voice descended from the sky. The trio looked up and saw a young man hanging on the tree brunch upside down.

Ray backflipped and landed on the ground softly. " I can't use my cursed energy against you. That is why you can beat me. "

" I have no cursed energy either. That's not an excuse. Your techniques just suck. "

" Not that I have your amazing gorilla strength. " Ray replied.

" Gorilla? "

Ray nodded.

" Come here. " Maki dashed forward and gave a soft kick to Ray.

Ray smiled and tilted his head. He stepped back. " You start it. Don't blame me for being ruthless. "

Panda and Toge were sitting on the side. Toge saw a snack bag beside him and signalled Panda.

Soon, they both started munching the foods Ray brought. In front of them were Maki and Ray fighting.

Maki extended her fist to which Ray grabbed the arm and slammed her to the ground. But Maki used her flexed body to escape from the attack.

Before the fight developed into any further. A barrier around them formed stopping them from advancing any farther.

Ray smiled and broke free of the barrier with ease. Maki was struggling to move.

Ray looked back and saw a white-haired man with a bandage covered in the eyes. " Gojo-sensei. "

Gojo smiled and waved. " Yo! "