The curses we share

Saigo Akumu quickly parkoured down the walls and windows of the school and hurriedly aimed for the destroyed gates. A volley of swords and spears spawned above him but thankfully luck seemed to be on his side as he was able to dodge them all swiftly.

As he reached the school gates he began to ponder:

"why hasn't anyone else tried to escape yet? Even if there is only one guy there is no way that singular person would have been able to kill all the students here"

As this question kept swirling around his mind he bumped into a cold hard surface, yet despite looking back up at what had caused the issue there was nothing there. He reached his hand out and could only feel the freezing glass surface that wrapped around this school like a hamster cage sealing the pets inside. It was then that it dawned upon him:

The school was trapped in a veil meaning no one was coming to save him. Even if the barrier was somehow spotted a special grade would have been required to break it.

Realising that no one else could help him, he turned around thinking that if he could team up with Dojima in time they might have a chance at beating the sorcerer.

The sorcerer stood there smiling at the boy, holding Dojima's severed head in his right arm.

"The second you ran away your friends' fate was sealed. You both had the potential too it was such a shame you gained that resolve. It just went in the wrong direction, but I guess this still works out better for me"

"Dojima", Akumu whispered.

Setting change: back in Saigo and Dojima's junior years just after they both failed the test to enter jujutsu high

Saigo looked down on himself terribly. He was too weak to fight for himself or his dead family. Even the friends he once had began to make fun of him however in that dark time in his life he still had some hope.

"HES' STILL STRONGER THAN ALL OF YOU GUYS HERE", Dojima shouted angrily.

Dojima was the only one who supported him since that time in his life. But now that connection to his humanity and life was dead.

Back to the present time

"So are you just gonna sit there like some garbage?", the voices whispered. As he looked up he only saw himself however he was different. His face bore no emotion and his eye sockets were as black as the abyss.

"This is our limit Saigo Akumu. Our life ends here, Dojima-san and the whole school is dead. Even if we survive we will truly have nothing. Not even a life to return to so please let's give up. The suffering we have endured is already too much for us to handle, after all, you are me".

"THAT'S A LIE", he cried.

"When our parents died that day all this pain was too much to handle. Not even Dojima could carry that burden with you so decided to dump it into me", the shadow said cruelly

"YOUR LYING, I ACCEPTED THEIR DEATHS A LONG TIME AGO YOUR NOT REAL", Akumu said in denial.

"I am you, and if you refuse to accept that we will never have a peaceful life in death"

As Akumu continued to reject the shadow the white world around him began to grow darker and darker. Until even he had been consumed.

This self-image of him was weak, in fact, it was weaker than him. However, what was strong about him were his words. The more he spoke the more life seemed to drain out of the boy's body until eventually, he cuddled himself on the floor crying. 

His world had grown too dark, and his death appeared to be present.

He was dead.

but his soul refused as old words began to surge from his mind:

"SAIGO AKUMU YOU STILL WANT TO LIVE RIGHT? DO YOU WANT TO DIE LIKE YOUR PARENTS TOO?", Dojima's final words echoed through his phsyce one last time.

And suddenly the empty world seemed to be filled with light once more. And with determination in his eyes, Saigo screamed:

"I may be a useless fool who continues to reject everything around him, but even I still wanted to live out my life as selfish as I was, I just wanted to have friends that I could laugh, cry, and die with. Which is why with this life that Dojima has saved I will defeat all that gets in my way!"

The shadow smirks as it slowly cracks and fades away yet it replied.

"You still refuse to accept me, but at least we haven't given up on this life yet. However, know this. As long as you continue to reject my existence you will never be able to fully save others for that is the curse we both share"

As the shadow finally fades away Akumu begins to breathe heavily. He looks up in his empty mind one last time and awakens back into reality.

But he was different this time around.

His Cursed energy was overflowing to the point that it began to spill out from him. He started to emit more cursed energy than he was able to in the last 15 years since his birth.

The energy that spilled out the boy began to take shape as dark and twisting whips that enveloped the boy's body. He finally took a fighting stance and readied himself to charge at the enemy.

"So you have finally decided to fight back ey?", the sorcerer laughed maniacally