Chapter 23 : Great Serpent

After a day of rest, I was ready to face another Shikigami. This time, my target was the great serpent. Now this one wasn't in the plan but now that I have time then I better just do it.

After all, I don't plan to take a mission for a long time. So it's best that get prepared. Not to mention, the great serpent might be the biggest Shikigami out of all, it can actually fight with those giant summons which later appear in the series. 

It wouldn't be easy, but I had a plan. The Forest of Death was the perfect place for this battle as usual, the dark, dense, and full of narrow paths where the serpent couldn't do direct attack easily. It it were a little smaller then it would have been another thing altogether but with this size, it surely would be a hassle for him to move around in the forest. 

I prepared myself, going over the plan in my head one more time. I needed to summon the serpent in a tight spot, that he is most important, and then lure it into a trap I had set up earlier, filled with explosive tags, fun fact I made them, I am getting better at fuinjutsu. If everything went well, I could capture it without too much trouble.

As I entered the forest, the familiar eerie silence greeted me. The trees loomed overhead, their branches intertwining like a cage. I honestly am not a fan of this forest, it always gave me an eerie feeling, even last time when exorcising the elephant, I felt like this.

 I quickly found a good narrow path with the help of Rabbits, the perfect spot to summon the serpent. My heart pounded in my chest as my chakra started to rile up, but I steadied my breath. Slowly I pour my chakra into my shadow while making a particular hand sign which looks like a serpent while, A fun fact is that this is the only shinigami which needs one hand to summon.

I performed the hand seals, feeling the chakra flow through me. "Great Serpent!" I called out, and the air around me got heavy, this feeling was much different than any other spirit I had summoned so far. The ground trembled, making me tense a little, this really never happened before and then a massive form of the white serpent materialized before me, its eyes glowing with malice.

My eyes shot up with alarm...

That... that size is not just big, it's massive. It's definitely equal to those boss-level summons. What the hell?

The serpent hissed, lunging at me with incredible speed. I barely dodged its first strike, feeling the wind from its movement brush against my face. 

Shit, what the point of doing all that planning when this guy can just break all those trees in his path. 

"NO, just move, there are other ways. Just keep your distance and hide, wait for your time." I muttered to myself, dashing down the narrow path, making sure the serpent followed me even deeper into the forest. I don't want those ambu to come rushing here any time soon. 

Why the hell its so big? In the anime it was big but not this big. 

The trees blurred past as I ran, the serpent hot on my heels. I could hear its massive body crashing through the underbrush, relentless in its pursuit. My lungs burned, but I couldn't afford to slow down. The trap was just ahead.

'NUE, Gama.' I immediately made multiple hand signs and brought out all my other shikigamis. 

"Go and distract the guy Nue," I said to the bird, and it immediately flew high with lightning flickering around its winds. 

"Toads, go use the tongue to slow that damn snake," I commanded both the spirit as I rushed forward. 

And though they did work but with that massive size, it was almost impossible. 

I reached the clearing where I had set up the explosive tags, taking out a few more Dorzen tags just in case and throwing them around and then replacing myself with a clone. This was it. I skidded to a stop, turning to face the serpent. It reared back, ready to strike, but I was faster. I threw a kunai, laced with chakra, right at the nearest tag.

"BOOM"

My ears were booming by this point. 

That blast was so powerful that it almost knocked me back.

The explosion was deafening. The ground shook, and flames erupted around the serpent, engulfing it in a fiery inferno. I shielded my eyes from the blast, hoping the tags would be enough to subdue it.

As the smoke cleared, I saw the serpent thrashing, struggling to escape the burning debris. It was weakened but not defeated.

"What the hell? It's not done? How the hell did Sukuna kill this guy that easily then? 

...

Well that Sukuna but still he was only at 15% of his power." 

I can't help but ponder what kind of horror would Sukuna would have been with full power and Gogo fought him and Mahoraga alone. 

Damn.

'Shadow Possession Jutsu!' I didn't give him more time to heal, my shadow stretching across the ground, reaching for the serpent. It connected, and I felt the familiar tug of control. The serpent's movements slowed.

But damn that snake is strong, it was just so easy to capture the elephant. Just explain how capturing some shikigami's is much easier than others.

"Got you," I whispered, tightening my grip. The serpent hissed, but it couldn't break free. or more like it wasn't trying, it was tail veiling in pain. I poured more chakra into the jutsu, forcing it into submission.

"Now NUE," I shouted and that was when the bird carrying a bag of explosive tags flew by, dropping the bag right at the serpent's mouth.

Boom....

Another big explosion happened but this wasn't that big. I was running out of explosion tags there. 

But it finally did the deed.

I released the jutsu, watching as the serpent's form shimmered and dissolved into my shadow. Exhaustion washed over me, but I felt a sense of accomplishment.

I have to say that that was stronger than I anticipated it to be. Shikigami's are really getting stronger the higher up I go. 

But maybe mainly becuase this was an attack-type shikigami. Elephant wasn't and that's why contracting him was so damn easy. 

Phew... with all the ruckus I cause, there is no way I can use this place any time soon. 

I knew that Ambu might have already come to this place so I immediately removed all my other shadows and used Nue to fly high. So up that others can't notice me.

With the coverage of the forest, it's almost impossible to stop a bird anyway...

I can't use this place for some time now. 

I better start to find another place... to summon the other Shikigami's. 

But with that said, this serpent was big enough that it can even fight with those big boss level summons. 

I really got someting good this time.

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