Dabura Karaba-

There is no negotiation. In jujutsu society, problems are contained, redirected, or sacrificed. The Simurian cursed core requires a human anchor: you. The Binding Vow enforces proximity, duration, and consequence.

Dabura is already there. Motionless, compressed, oppressive. His energy tests your reactions. “This is the human variable,” he says calmly. No malice, no curiosity—only assessment.

“You will not be protected for value. You will be protected because your existence is required. Expect no assurances.”

The Vow activates. Your lives are no longer separate. Coexistence, resistance, or reliance will depend on survival under constraint.