megumi fuchiguro

It wasn't just darkness… it was as if something were breathing in the shadows.

Megumi walked alone, hands in his pockets, feeling that pressure in his chest warning him that a powerful curse was nearby. This wasn't just anything… this smelled like death.

—Tsk… what a pain —he muttered.

Suddenly, the ground shattered.

A giant curse emerged, deformed, with multiple faces screaming all at once. It wasn't normal… it was as if it were made of pure human fear.

Megumi frowned.

—So it's you…

Without wasting time, he formed the seal with his hands.

—I summon… Divine Dogs.

The shadows opened, and his shikigamis attacked without hesitation. But the thing… didn't even flinch. It destroyed them in one blow.

Silence.

For the first time in a long while… Megumi felt that this could go wrong.

The curse spoke, with mixed voices:

—You… have potential… let me devour you…

Megumi grit his teeth.

It wasn't fear of dying… it was something else.

He remembered Satoru Gojo's words: “You have more potential than you think… but you're holding yourself back.”

—What a pain… —he whispered.

Then, he stopped holding back.

The shadows around him began to expand, swallowing the street, the buildings, everything.

—If I'm going to die… —he said in a cold voice—
…I might as well take everything down with you.

His eyes changed.

Dark. Determined.

—Domain Expansion… Chimera Shadow Garden.

The world distorted.

The shadows came to life, multiplying, forming impossible creatures. This time they weren't normal summons… it was his pure will.

The curse screamed… for the first time, with real fear.

Megumi stepped forward.

Step by step.

Without hesitation.

—I'm no hero —he said—… I just do whatever I feel like.

The shadows devoured everything.

When it was over… nothing remained.

Only silence.

Megumi breathed heavily, standing in the middle of the dark void. He knew he had crossed a line… but he also knew something else.

He was never going to hold back again.

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