Mute and Yuta's focus was both drawn toward the figure. The figure was wearing a cloak and mask. Mute dashed back away from Yuta dodging a slash with his eyes focused on the figure. Mute didn't know why but this figure was familiar to him.
Yuta glared at the figure before he noticed Megumi hiding in an alleyway. Megumi and Yuta locked eyes until Yuta smirked and shooed him away using his hands. In Yuta's mind, he believes that he can defeat Mute.
Mute glanced back at Yuta before he looked back at the figure. After observing the figure's frame, Mute's brain clicked and he finally realized who the masked man was.
" There's no need to rush things, the beginning is already here. "
Said the masked man. The man wearing the mask was none other than Kenjaku. Mute locked eyes with Kenjaku before Mute nodded his head and dashed further away from Yuta, catching Yuta off guard.
Yuta yelled out asking the fleeing Mute a question.
" Where do you think you're going?! "
Mute just shrugged his shoulders as abruptly a massive curse appeared next to him. The curse was a massive worm and in a single swift motion. The curse engulfed Mute, swallowing him whole before burying him under the ground. Yuta watched the worm swallow Mute stunned before he looked back in the direction of the masked man only to see that he had vanished.
A perplexed look engulfed Yuta's face as he glanced around unsure of what to do. Until the sound of hurried footsteps entered his ears, and Megumi could be seen sprinting towards him with sweat pouring down his face. Megumi latched it open before he shouted out in a panicky voice.
"They're heading towards Shoko!"...
On the northern side of this ruined down, inside a destroyed building, Shoko could be seen healing, an injured Nanami. Shoko's hands trembled as her breathing became heavier. It was clear that she was running out of energy.
Two unconscious bodies lay next to Shoko. They were Kusakabe and Todo. Shoko decided to heal Nanami because his injuries were the most dire of the three. While Shoko healed the first-grade sorcerer, Itadori Yuji could be seen sitting down on a pile of rubble with a serious expression on his face.
Yuji wasn't entirely sure what was happening. After all, he had only been enrolled in Jujutsu High for a few weeks. But he could tell from so many strong sorcerers injured that something was wrong. As Yuji pondered, his eyes abruptly widened, and the ground under him started to shake.
Before a massive worm burst out of the ground, spitting out a figure. The figure walked out of the worm with an annoyed look on his face. Shoko stared at Mute in shock until suddenly Kenjaku appeared behind Shoko grabbing onto her neck.
Kenjaku tightly held onto Shoko's neck, until he leaned his head to the right dodging a blade. Yuta had appeared directly behind Kenjaku forcing Kenjaku to let go of Shoko and dash back gaining distance away from Yuta. Kenjaku let out a chuckle before he spoke.
" You reacted faster than I thought you would. "
Yuta scoffed before suddenly Kenjaku vanished. Catching him off guard, Yuta glanced around before locking eyes with Mute who had his palm extended to the right. Mute was the cause of Kenjaku's abrupt disappearance. Mute had shrunk the distance between Kenjaku and faraway objects essentially teleporting him away.
A breeze blew, blowing Mute's and Yuta's hair before Mute spoke.
" Sorry, to call our fight short. But it simply isn't the time for me to kill you. "
Yuta looked at Mute annoyed before he pointed his blade at Mute's jugular. Yuta's eyes dilated while he bent his knees. In a single swift motion, Yuta dashed towards Mute destroying the ground under him. The air swirled through Yuta's hair as in a split second he appeared directly in front of Mute.
Yuta let out a deep breath while he thrust his blade forward slicing through the air. The tip of his katana quickly approached Mute's throat while Mute tracked the blade with his eyes before he smirked and his body vanished.
Yuta stumbled forward from his momentum until he regained his balance and took in a deep breath with an annoyed look on his face. Mute and Kenjaku had disappeared...