The Eve of a New Dawn.

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Megumi Fushiguro stirred awake, he felt oddly clean and comfortable considering he had just fought for his life last he remembered. He blinked his eyes open right as the rest of his body woke up, he noted feeling some subtle differences in his body's movements and assumed he must've Mutated again.

'Hmm.. My Cursed Energy reserves are at about 60%, not bad for such a short rest. I should get back to the battlefield to make sure Kenjaku dies.' 

The distinct smell of a cigarette entered his nose right as a spike in Positive Energy to his side called his attention. He turned to face it and saw Shoko laying a hand on a man who was practically at the brink of death, he had lost both his legs and an arm.

'Huh.. Poor Dude, I don't think even I or Tranquil Deer could save him fast enough at this point.'

It seems like it was his turn to be surprised as Shoko's Positive Energy burned alight as it flowed into the patient's body, and then he watched as all 3 of his limbs were regrown in the span of 10 Seconds.

"There, you're as right as rain. Go off and call in the next guy in line." She ordered, the patient had tears well up in his eyes as he got back onto his feet and walked out of the room.

"Well… I'd say welcome to the Limb Healing Club but Honestly you might be better than me already." Megumi chuckled as he dragged himself up right while still on the bed.

He heard the Brown Haired woman chuckle back before turning to face him, a smile already plastered on her face. She walked towards him and sat on a white chair before him and crossed her legs before she spoke. She wore a loose, long-sleeved blouse, tucked into high-waisted black pants. It was then that Megumi noticed that she lacked her usual eye bags.

"We really gotta stop meeting like this ya know? Why can't we just grab dinner every few days if you wanna see me, you don't have to keep getting injured for it." 

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"Hah! I'll hold you to that! But seriously, what's with the overpowered Reverse Cursed Technique? You go on a Training Arc without telling me?" He joked, although he was being somewhat serious in his first question.

To that, Shoko simply Smirked as she took a breath in from her Cigarette before letting go a huff of smoke, she grabbed the cigarette with two fingers and pulled to the side before she spoke again.

"You showed me what was possible, so I decided to take your example. I used a Binding Vow to trade away all other aspects of Jujutsu to boost my RCT to the highest level it could go. I even healed a guy's entire bottom half back an hour back, although that took more effort than I'd have liked."

Megumi's eyes widened at that revelation, if there was any truth to that statement then she would be absolutely unbelievably useful in case Sukuna ever got out of control again.

'She could even Heal Satoru back from being Cut in half if it ever comes to that! You never fail to amaze me Shoko…'

"As for you, I healed all the damage you left after your fight with Sukuna and took the liberty to give you new pants since your old ones were practically scrap. You're all good to go, you can head back out when you're ready." Shoko explained as she took another huff of her cigarette, shifting her hair to be behind her ear with the same hand a moment later.

"Got it." Megumi responded, shifting the cover off of him to get up. He looked to the side and saw his reflection in a mirror, his muscles were tight knitted together and looked more defined than usual but that wasn't what took him off guard.

"W-Where the hell are all my scars?!" He shouted with indignation as his entire body, which was formerly covered in scars from countless hard fought battles was now completely and utterly pristine, not a single imperfection in sight.

"Oh.. That. My guess is that when you were in the middle of Sukuna's Malevolent Shrine, your body was quite literally ground down to mulch and remade so many times that eventually it was entirely and systematically rebuilt to this unscarred form." Shoko shrugged as she explained to the best of her abilities.

"This has to be the Worst thing Sukuna has ever done to anyone! I'll Kill Him!!" Megumi declared with rage and a tear in his eye, causing a Sweat to drop down Shoko's face.

'Didn't he almost kill you and steal your body? Didn't he kill like thousands of people?!' She thought incredulously as a sweat dropped down her face before changing the subject.

"Well in any case, just thought I should tell you; but you also probably got your Great Serpent and Piercing Ox Perma-Mutations. Your Bone Density is much greater than last I checked and your fangs can now inject Paralytic Venom if the change in them is any indication. Same thing that reset your body prolly forced it to evolve further."

The Great Serpent Mutation grants Heat Vision, and Venom Injecting Fangs. And also vastly boosts dexterity and agility. While the Piercing Ox Mutation simply vastly raises Bone Density and enhances the effects of the full Incarnation. 

The Only Perma-Mutation that Remains is that of the Divine General Mahoraga.

Megumi Fushiguro simply grinned devilishly in delight at her news, a moment later the door flew open and from it entered Rin Otomo who held a Black article of clothing in her hands.

"Young Master, I apologise for intruding but I have some clothing for you since your Haori and Uniform were destroyed." Rin said as she sped walked over to the black haired man and handed him the clothing.

"No problem, Rin. Thank you anyways." He thanked as he grabbed and unfurled it and found it to be a large Black Cloak which fit over his body comfortably.

"Apologies, I was unable to find anything else under such short notice. Please forgive me!" She bowed in reverence, but Megumi only chuckled and patted her on the back.

"Again, not a Problem. You stay here and help Shoko with her patients, I need to head back out there." He ordered before walking to Shoko and leaning down to give her a hug.

"Thanks for the Heals, Shoko. I'll be right back with the head of that Geto Body Snatcher." Megumi promised before walking to the door of her office.

"You better, and be sure to not get injured again. I don't feel like having to heal you all over again." She called out as he reached the door, causing him to turn his head to her slightly with a smirk before he spoke.

"Don't Worry, I'll be back soon. I'm The Strongest After All." 

It was a Declaration. One of Absolute Confidence in His Strength.

With that, he left the room with Shoko staring at where he was for a few seconds with mouth agape as she processed his declaration. The brown haired woman giggled a few moments later, she slapped the desk beside her in her joyful revelry.

"Ahaha~! For Some Reason those words feel way more reassuring when coming from his Tongue than Satoru's!"

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Megumi walked out of the medical clinic, finding himself to be in a large camp. It was the headquarters of the entire Shibuya Operation, headed by Mechamaru and built with the support of his people.

Immediately as he exited, he was approached by Kokichi Muta with his actual body. The scarred man then began his report on the situation.

"The Evacuation has been completed, some casualties have been confirmed but most escaped with only injuries which can thankfully be restored by Ieiri-san." He explained, looking at a small device in his hands which held all the details.

"The only thing remaining is for us to finally kill Suguru Geto, which I found out his name was Kenjaku by the way and the white haired Curse User with him." Mechamaru concluded before looking upwards, he found Megumi to only be half listening in to him.

Megumi was currently looking away at something with surprise, he followed his line of sight and found what the Lord of Shadows was looking at before chuckling slightly.

It was a huge group of people crowded around a sizable TV, which alone wasn't all that out of the ordinary but it was what the TV was playing that took him off guard.

"Kokichi.. Is that a recording of my fight with Sukuna?" Megumi asked, although he knew full well that the answer was clear.

The TV was currently playing his final Rush against Sukuna with him using the King of Curse's as his own battering ram, although it seems that it couldn't capture his voice. The footage was somewhat blurry thanks to the incredible speeds they were moving at but it was clear that it was him in the video.

'So that's how Shoko knew I was in Malevolent Shrine for a while…' He thought as a sweat drop fell down his face.

"Right, that. You know how I record every fight I can for research? Well I did the same for your fight with Sukuna, and when I saw how low the morale was at the camp I decided that it would do the people wonders if they knew they had someone as Strong as you on their side." Mechamaru confessed with a small smirk.

"Is.. Is that so?" Megumi muttered under his breath as he watched multiple buildings crumble in their battle before he threw Sukuna nearly a mile.

It was then that some people looked at him and recognised him from the video, they all pointed at him and whispered to each other.

"That's him isn't it?" "Yeah, that's totally the guy from the video!" "Idiot! He's a Special Grade Sorcerer, how did you not know him?" "Also a lot of work for him, how do ya not know who your boss is?!"

"The hell is a sorcerer my guy?!" "Aren't they like superheroes from a manga or something?" "I mean Kinda? It's a weird profession." "All I know is that that dude could bust my head open like a watermelon…"

"Is it Weird to say that he looked Hot while being cut?" "I mean he looks Hot as he is now, come on girl look at those muscles…" "I Know Right?!" "You think he's Taken?" "Look at him and you tell me…"

Megumi's eye twitched as his enhanced hearing allowed him to hear every whisper and mutter they spoke. It seems like even non-sorcerers now knew he existed, he was unsure of how to feel about this but he had an oddly warm feeling settle in his chest.

"...Well in any case, have you prepared what we planned on?" He asked with a low tone.

"Affirmative." Mechamaru confirmed as he raised a hand and snapped his fingers.

A second later, almost a hundred cages were brought into a large clearing within the camp by countless Mechamaru Puppets. And within each cage were captured Curses and Transfigured Humans with their grades ranging from Grade Four to Grade One.

The total number of captured Cursed Entities totaled to nearly 500, the sheer amount of cursed energy concentrated there caused shivers to run down the spines of all present, sorcerer or not. Their fear only served to feed the curses which grew more animalistic at the added power.

Yet after seeing the enormous concentration of Curses and Transfigured Humans, all Megumi could do was grin with Avarice before activating his 'Funeral Tiger' Incarnation. His normally Crimson irises a blinding Azure Blue, although the Golden rings within them remained.

"Execute Order 66!"

"Affirmative."

A second later, all the heads of the trapped entities, Curse and Transfigured Human alike all exploded into a bloody mist. 

The audience flinched back with horror at the sudden turn of events but then they watched as Megumi raised his hands towards the direction of the fallen curses.

A second later, orbs of Azure Flames arose from the corpses of the fallen and most surprisingly, they were visible to all around even non-sorcerers.

"W-What is that…?" "I don't know dude! Why are ya askin' me?!" "You said he was your Boss!" "that doesn't mean I know what the fuck this shit is! I'm just a dude!"

Megumi pulled his arms towards himself, the countless orbs of flaming Cursed Energy flew towards him. They all coalesced ahead of him into one small orb of Deep Blue Cursed Energy.

The Lord of Shadows giggled like a kid in a candy store as he felt the immense pressure of the cursed energy within the palms of his hands. He moved his hands upwards and swallowed the orb of flames with little difficulty, the orb of Azure flames could be seen entering his body through his skin before settling in his stomach.

For a second nothing happened, and then came a Rush of Overwhelming Pressure. 

Megumi Fushiguro's body lit up like a Blazing Inferno, his Purplish Black Cursed Energy stretched up to the skies. The sheer quantity and density of cursed energy was so immense that even non-sorcerers could feel it, it went beyond mere evil, it felt like something even greater than that.

According to the Laws of Jujutsu, non-sorcerers should be unable to sense Cursed Energy no matter the circumstances unless they are at the verge of Death. 

However it seems like trying to Explain the Exploits of the Lord of Shadows was an Exercise in Futility.

Megumi hummed in pleasure as he stretched his body, relishing the immense power coursing through his body. It was almost like someone had injected Jet Fuel Directly into his Veins.

'If I'm doing my math correctly and comparing to the 19 Finger Sukuna I fought, I think this is about 22 Fingers worth of Cursed Energy isn't it? So a 7 Finger boost over my new Max reserves, not bad..' 

"With that done Sir, I think you should head out as soon as possible. The battle between Kenjaku and his comrade against the Jujutsu sorcerers is going well but they're at a stalemate currently. They need you to go there and be the tie breaker." Mechamaru informed with a slight bow, his right eye closed as he was viewing the battlefield with a puppet.

The Lord of Shadows merely grinned at that news before turning around and marching out of the camp with complete and utter confidence with his Obsidian Cloak flapping in the wind.

For he knew he had nearly completed his Body's Evolution, only the Divine General's Mutation remained. He was on the cusp of achieving Perfection, in surpassing his Humanity completely. 

He was destined to become something far Greater than even a Mere Monster.

Silence overcame the entire camp as the Lord of Shadows walked past several people, his eyes returning to their Goldish Crimson hues. Yet despite reigning in his Cursed Energy reserves, some people fell to their knees as he passed them.

"...A God?"

A hushed whisper sounded out and cut through the deafening silence of the camp, quiet prayers following right after in his wake.

The flap of a Butterfly is enough to create a Hurricane which would Fell cities. And the change of Will in One Man was enough to break the Trajectory of Fate. 

And as they looked upon the Back of the Man Framed by the Brilliant Transient Moonlight, One thing was Clear to All. 

He Shall be the Flagbearer that will Guide the World unto The Eve of a New Dawn.

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5 Minutes Prior at the Remains of Shibuya Crossing.

Maki gritted her teeth in annoyance as she dodged a blade made of pure wind followed by a punch which was parried by her Cursed Blade. She failed to notice the third attack which was a kick to the gut, she slid back with annoyance clear.

"Where the hell did he manage to both find a Disaster Curse for hurricanes and a curse that makes everything dark?!" Maki reached up the cursed spirit on her shoulder and pulled out the Black Rope before proceeding to dodge another blade of wind as she wrapped a section of it over her forehead.

A second later, the rope started burning softly before her vision returned allowing her to spot a tiny all black Imp-like curse which jumped in fear at her noticing it before running away. 

It was too late for it to escape however as she blurred ahead with Dragon-Bone in hand and sliced it in twain with a single swing.

"How unfortunate, you killed little brother Darkness. Oh well, I just need to keep to the plan." The Hurricane Disaster Curse muttered before turning its scarred face to look to the right.

"STOP RUNNING AWAY WHILE LOOKING EAST AND FUCKING FIGHT ME!" Maki shouted as she rushed back in to kill the curse which kept disrupting her senses by messing with the air pressure, her main way of tracking curses.

"Never!"

On the other hand, the Death Painting known as Choso dodged a hulking behemoth by the skin of his teeth. He jumped above it before slamming his hands together before a nigh hypersonic projectile shot out of his hand.

"Convergence: Piercing Blood!"

A stream of blood shot forwards and sliced off the arm of the lumbering behemoth which fell onto the ground in pain, Choso was about to move his arm to the curse's head to kill it but then his attention was stolen by a loud screech.

A curse with the body of rock and the face of a crying teenager threw itself at him with intent to crush him against a nearby wall. Choso reacted quickly by activating his Technique 'Red Flowing Scale', his body started steaming as he met the curse with a blood infused haymaker.

The curse stumbled backwards before starting to sprint ahead at him once again with its other comrade at its side. Choso stood unmoved at their approach as he merely turned away and started making his way away from them as the blood splattered around formed into orbs floating in the air.

"Stay still and die, I can't waste time with you fools. My little Brother Yuji needs me! Supernova!"

The blood orbs shivered for a moment before they exploded outwards, thin streams of blood tore into the twin curse's skin and killed them instantly.

Itadori Yuji jumped up at the last moment to dodge an avalanche of Frost and Ice which flooded behind him and turned an entire building into a block of ice.

His jump was followed by a nail shooting past his head and at his opponent, who had white hair with a red splotch throughout. 

Her name was Uraume, she was Ryomen Sukuna's personal servant and she was currently livid at having to battle her master's vessel since he just refused to sit still. She sprouted a wall of ice ahead of her which blocked the nail before melting away.

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"Of all the possible humiliations, you dare steal Sukuna-sama's Cursed Technique?! Who do you think you are, you damned brat?!" Uraume shouted with clear rage at the perceived indignity of an unwieldy Vessel using her Beloved Master's Technique.

"Frost Calm!" She chanted before blowing her palm, releasing a surge of frost that turned everything it touched into ice and aimed to freeze Yuji in place so she wouldn't have to fight him.

"His name is Itadori Yuji and he is My Bruzza!" Todo shouted as he ran towards her with a Rock in his hands which he charged with Cursed Energy before throwing it and clapping his hands.

CLAP!

Yuji was swapped with the rock, his hand pulled back as he thought of how to get through her seemingly unending frost.

'What would Megumi do here? He'd use an emission ability for himself!' The Vessel of the Strongest realised as he thought back to the clash between Sukuna and his friend in the skies and remembering how he and Sukuna had wrapped their hands with their Cursed Techniques.

"Fuga!"

Flames sprouted from his hands but instead of using the Azure flames to attack his opponent from a range, they flowed around his arms and formed gauntlets.

"You fucking Brat!" Uraume screamed with rage as he abused her master's technique once again and even dared to bastardise it to his vision.

She laid a hand on the ground before a tidal wave of Frost shot forwards to overcome Yuji, the pink haired man just grinned and shot arms first into the attack.

His overwhelming Brute Strength combined with the searing heat allowed him to break straight through the avalanche and was ready to smash his fist into her face.

She expected this and readied herself to dodge but was stopped when a nail came from behind her which she blocked with ice, however what she didn't expect was the sound that came right after it.

CLAP!

"Great Teamwork Nobara-chan!" "When did I die and let you call me that?!"

Uraume couldn't dodge in time as Yuji's Azure Flame infused fist broke straight through her ice and slammed into her face, a small shockwave reverberated from the impact before she was shot backwards.

She stopped herself a few moments later and got back up to her feet, her face was burned and marred from the punch but it began healing over as quickly as it was damaged since she possessed the Reverse Cursed Technique.

"I am going to fucking end you Brats…" Uraume growled, frost building up around her from sheer rage as the Frozen Star prepared to kill them all.

Yuki Tsukumo blurred ahead with earth shattering speed and power, she threw a punch towards a Special Grade Curse which caused it to explode outwards from the sheer power of her Cursed Technique 'Star Rage'.

She chuckled in amusement as her Shikigami 'Garuda' which looked like a dragon-like serpentine Cursed Spirit floated around her. 

"Kenjaku was it? You gonna keep running away like a pussy or will you fight me like a man?" Yuki mocked with a cheshire grin as she placed a hand on her hip while flicking her Golden Locks behind her.

She has long, golden blonde hair flowing past her shoulders and a muscular, well-defined physique. Her outfit consists of a sleeveless, form-fitting black top that emphasises her athletic build and abs, paired with high-waisted black pants. Her eyes are pink, and her smile has a mischievous, daring expression.

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Kenjaku grimaced in annoyance as the past 10 minutes have seen him being pushed back and kept from escaping with Prison Realm. Yuki had utterly overwhelming strength on her side, every movement and strike would kill another of his Curses.

He knew he couldn't afford to turn his back to her as one move from Todo and he would be caught unawares and split in half by her Cursed Technique. Afterall, no Cursed Technique could hope to compare to the sheer ridiculousness of the brute Strength granted by 'Star Rage.'

'Looks like I have no choice but tip the rest of my deck, I don't see myself being able to escape with the Prison Realm otherwise. I can still start the Culling Games, I just need to Escape Shibuya First. Thankfully Megumi Zen'in is still out of commission following his fight with Sukuna, had he been added to the mix it would have been truly troublesome.' Kenjaku thought as he prepared to use his Domain Expansion.

However, he of all people should know not to test the Complete and Utter Cruelty of Lady Fate.

An Overwhelming Presence of Cursed Energy flooded over all those present in the battlefield froze in place. It was as if a blanket of sheer Malice and Power had descended upon them all in an instant.

"I-Is that…?" Nobara muttered under her breath.

"I-It is him, but why the hell is his Cursed Energy so high?!" Yuji answered, although he shared her shock.

"Seems like things got way more interesting all of a sudden!" Todo declared with a grin.

"Mhm.. Looks like sleeping beauty finally got off his ass and came to help." Maki commented, sharing the same grin as the wind Disaster Curse she was fighting faded away to dust.

"As long as he's here to help my little brother, I couldn't care less!" Choso shouted as he looked around to find Yuji.

"Oh~? How very interesting~! I heard he had more than Gojo, but I didn't know it was to this extent!" Yuki chuckled as she rubbed her chin with a smirk; her intrigue and excitement was palpable.

Kenjaku had the biggest reaction of all as he stared upon the source of the pressure that descended upon them, a strained Grin covering his face before calling out the name.

"Zen'in Megumi!"

There Stood the Lord of Shadows, his Obsidian Cloak flapped in the wind as he placed a hand against a building, he made no efforts to restrain his newly gained reserves as he wanted to make his feelings known to all causing an aurora of Purplish Obsidian Cursed Energy to flood towards them. 

His Goldish Crimson eyes burned as he unconsciously placed pressure on the building beside him, causing cracks to run through its already shattered foundation and break apart. Paying no mind as it crumbled into rubble before he started marching forwards.

He breathed in as a Demented Grin filled with Hatred and Rage covered his entire face, he finally met eyes with the man that Dared put his Beloved Sister in Danger and put her in a Coma.

And then he spoke, a Word – No, a Declaration of War filled with so much Vitriol and Animosity it sent Shivers down the Spines of Everyone Present.

"KEEEEEENJAAKUUUU!!!"

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Prey Spotted.

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