Threads of Crimson (Fan Fiction)
EPISODE 3: The Strongest Tests The Strange
Group Chat — Morning After Mission
Yuji
Arisa!! You did amazing yesterday 🤩
Nobara
She almost got shredded by a grade 3.
Megumi
She did hold her own.
Yuji
Don’t worry. First missions are always rough. Mine was way worse.
Nobara
You swallowed a cursed object, Yuji.
Arisa smiled faintly at her phone. Their banter almost felt normal. Almost.
Then a new message popped up.
Gojo
Arisa, meet me at the training field. We need to talk.
Her stomach flipped. When Gojo Satoru said “we need to talk,” it couldn’t be good.
Training Field
The training field stretched wide, sunlight glinting over the dirt. Gojo stood there waiting, hands in his pockets, blindfold tilted lazily like he didn’t have a care in the world.
Gojo
Morning, Arisa~!” Sleep well after blasting a curse to pieces?”
Gojo
Didn’t think so. That’s why we’re here. I need to know what you are.”
The words sent a chill through her. “
Arisa
“I’m… just me. Arisa Kurobane.”
Gojo
Maybe. But normal sorcerers don’t make curses abandon fights to come at them. Your energy? It’s sticky. Heavy. Curses love it. And it’s not cursed energy I’ve seen before.”
Arisa
So what does that mean?”
Gojo
That’s what we’re gonna find out.”
Training Test 1 — Cursed Energy Flow
Gojo
focus cursed energy into your hand. Like this.”
He raised his palm, shimmering blue energy coating it smoothly.
Arisa copied him. Dark sparks crackled instantly, but instead of wrapping her hand, they crawled outward in jagged lines, leaking like smoke.
Gojo
Not bad. But see? Your energy doesn’t contain itself. It’s aggressive.”
Gojo
Like it wants to consume instead of protect. That’s… unusual.”
Training Test 2 — Resistance
Gojo suddenly stepped closer.
Gojo
try to push me back with your energy.
Arisa
Push you? You’re Gojo—”
Gojo
C’mon. Don’t hold back. I’ll be gentle.”
She focused, letting her cursed energy swell. A blast of black static erupted toward him—
And stopped. Inches from his chest, it fizzled, pressed flat against an invisible barrier.
Gojo’s Infinity shimmered faintly around him. He didn’t even blink.
Gojo
See? This is what control looks like. Yours is raw power. A lot of it, actually. But messy.”
Gojo
Not failed. Just… dangerous
Training Test 3 — Pressure Sparring
Gojo clapped his hands once. “
Gojo
Don’t worry, I won’t break you.
She swallowed, lifted her fists awkwardly, and let the energy spark around her again
Gojo stepped casually into range
Arisa struck. Sparks flew. The ground cracked where her energy spilled over. But every swing met empty air, Infinity stretching the distance.
Her frustration grew, power leaking sharper, darker. The static spread like claws across the dirt.
For just a second, her vision blurred — black shapes coiling at the edge of her sight, like shadows whispering.
Gojo’s smile flickered. Just slightly.
Then he raised his hand, tapping her forehead gently.
The energy cut off, leaving her gasping, heart racing.
Gojo
“Not bad. But that wasn’t normal cursed energy. It’s old. Feels… wrong.”
Gojo’s grin returned, but it didn’t reach his tone.
Gojo
Let’s just say, if I didn’t know better, I’d think your energy belonged to a curse, not a human.”
Gojo
I know,” . “That’s what makes it interesting.”
He turned away, hands in his pockets again. “
Gojo
Don’t tell the others yet. No need to make them nervous.
As he walked, Arisa stood frozen, his words echoing in her chest.
Subtle Sukuna Foreshadowing
Back in the dorms, Yuji jolted awake from a nap, clutching his chest.
Sukuna had stirred again, more sharply this time, like a predator scenting prey.
Yuji rubbed his head, uneasy. “Weird. It’s like… something’s calling him.”
He didn’t say who.
But if Sukuna was starting to notice Arisa, it was only a matter of time before the King of Curses opened his eyes.
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