🌑 JUJUTSU KAISEN: MOON OF THE FALLEN KING
📕 Chapter 10 – The One Within
The night sky sparkled faintly through the leaves as Lucius slowly opened his eyes beneath a tree. Stars shimmered overhead, and the breeze carried a strange calm.
> "W-Where… am I?" he murmured, his voice weak and hoarse.
He sat up, limbs trembling, a dull ache spreading through his chest. Something inside him stirred — something that felt… wrong.
> "Why do I feel like something inside me is screaming?" he thought, clutching his stomach.
Footsteps approached. The Master emerged from the shadows and gently placed a hand on Lucius's shoulder.
> "You've seen it… haven't you? The one within you."
Lucius turned toward him, fear in his eyes.
> "Who… who is he? That voice… it wasn't mine."
The Master sat down beside him, his expression dark and quiet.
> "It's time you knew the truth. About Sukuna… and the war that shook the heavens."
Lucius blinked, stunned.
> "Sukuna… the cursed king?"
The Master nodded slowly.
> "No. Not cursed. Not always. Once, he was our greatest warrior — the only one who stood against the Devil King."
The sky in Lucius's mind shifted.
He saw it — an ancient battlefield, filled with flames and falling banners. The heavens bled red. Thunder cracked overhead as two armies clashed.
> One Thousand Years Ago…
Amid the chaos stood a young Sukuna — majestic, fearless, holding two radiant blades.
> "He wasn't born evil," the Master's voice echoed. "He was our only hope."
Sukuna's face, calm but heavy with sadness, looked out at a destiny far beyond his choosing.
From a throne of black fire, the Devil King rose.
His eyes were pits of endless night. His voice shook mountains.
> "That day," the Master continued, "the Devil King descended upon the world."
Sukuna ran toward him, blades drawn. Their clash shattered the sky.
> BOOOOOOM!!
The land cracked. Oceans roared. The fight lasted seven nights. Nothing survived but broken ground and ash.
From afar, the Demon Lords watched in dread.
> "He's matching the Devil King… this is dangerous…" one whispered.
In the burning ruins, the Devil King smiled cruelly.
> "Join me," he offered Sukuna. "Or die."
Sukuna raised his weapon.
> "I'd rather be cursed… than serve a devil."
Their final blows tore reality itself. And then… Sukuna vanished.
Only ten cursed fingers remained — pulsating with his soul.
The Demon Lords walked among the ruins and picked them up.
> "One day," one of them said, "we'll feed these to a child."
Lucius's breath caught in his throat as the memory faded.
> "I… I was fed his finger?" he asked in horror.
The Master nodded solemnly.
> "A forbidden ritual. The Demon King gave you one… at birth."
Lucius clutched his chest, trembling.
> "Then… I'm not real? I'm just a vessel?!"
The Master grabbed his shoulders.
> "You're more than that. You are Lucius. But now… you must choose.
> "Choose?" Lucius echoed.
> "To let Sukuna consume you… or to become strong enough to contain him."
Lucius's voice was quiet.
> "But… he's too powerful…"
The Master looked directly into his eyes.
> "That's why I'm training you. You have your own soul… your own path."
Lucius stood slowly.
> "Then teach me. Everything."
Together, they walked to the edge of the forest.
The mist parted to reveal a vast valley, untouched and sacred.
> "A new journey begins," Lucius thought. "One where power, memory, and destiny will collide."
The Master's voice was steady.
> "Then let me begin from where it all truly started… the rise of the Demon King."
Lucius's heart was no longer trembling.
> "No more running. I'll learn who I am… even if it means facing hell itself."
✅ End of Chapter 10