Mui made the movement that only the guardian of the box can make, the four masked people were using the same jutsu to immobilize the child, hoping that he would not wake from that block.
But it was inevitable that he would wake, when the chakra extraction began, the masked ones tensed up
" this is starting "
One whispered, so as not to distract Mui from his movement, for some strange reason, the air in the subterranean place began to feel like a wintry atmosphere, the whole place seems to have become a misty place.
Mui saw how the child woke up, but unlike before, he began to let out some small cries of pain, from the places where he had placed his hands, a large torrent that was directed at the box changed into multiple colors, but to his surprise... at first, the box was absorbing the chakra.
But now...
The box is absorbing something unknown, an energy that is making the space so cold that his legs were trembling.
" Mui, what is happening? What is the box absorbing? " asked one of the masked ones, watching as the child screamed in pain, as if his limbs were being torn from his being.
Yūji's eyes inevitably turned white, something was draining him so rapidly that his consciousness was fading consecutively, Mui watched that energy, black with red and blue sparkling details, a bit of subtle purple, he has noticed that the box prefers to absorb that strange energy rather than the child's own chakra.
" I don't know, but the box wants more of this, it is possible that it will take a long time to extract everything, do not lose focus " Mui spoke firmly, seeing that the masked ones had become somewhat tense, only in the area, the eyes of the box shone with delight, enjoying greatly what it needed and what those humans were not capable of giving it.
The only thing it needed to nourish itself perfectly, something that humans have forgotten for so long.
Mui began to release freezing air, seeing that the laboratory was already frosted and everything had turned white.
It had been quite some time since Mui had noticed that the seal he had placed on the child's companion seemed about to explode. He does not know how long the extraction lasted and from hearing the child's increasingly powerful screams, but when it all ended, the child fell abruptly, and everyone trembled with emotion and considerable skepticism that the box was responding, emitting a resplendent and great glow.
" The-The box! The box of wishes will open for what it took from this child! " the one who had the woman's voice shouted with euphoria, moving his hands scandalously.
Mui also looked with a trace of surprise, his dead eyes emitting a slight glow of joy.
Yūji fell harshly onto the rubble, maintaining his poor consciousness, now he felt very weakened, the reason he did not faint again was that that thing did not take from his Chakra, he gasped with difficulty.
' my body... ' thought the child, it is strange, not even when using all his CE did he feel like this, he closed his eyes tightly wanting to recover, he was not injured, but his CE reserves fell below the limit he had always spent, it is incredible that he could be left without it to this extent.
When he lifted his head, barely holding his arms, those people were already ignoring him, he heard their laughter and their pleasant excitement that the box would shine, excited for when it would open again.
" we have done it! We will conquer the ninja world! Everyone will obey us! " with excitement, one of the masked ones approached the box that emitted a lot of energy that none of those present recognized.
But Yūji opened his eyes in surprise.
' that thing, that thing has taken my CE... it is emitting too much cursed energy... it is as if it were a cursed womb inside ' he got up with difficulty while he observed what was happening before his eyes.
" do not come closer, we will ask for the wish! " spoke one to the one with a ram's head, who approached until he was standing in front of the face of the box.
" what does it matter? It is about to open, I only want to witness the, the majesty that this will be. "
Everyone waiting patiently, Mui watched everything carefully, but he felt something strange, an oppressive sensation coming from the box, and instinctively moved away from there.
Everyone saw how the box opened its mouth from the part in its mask, the one who ended up face to face with that part looked excited despite having a ram's head, his actions demonstrated it
" ah, yes, the majesty! I can feel it! " he opened his arms as if to take it.
In the end, they moved away feeling that beneath them the ground began to tremble, the entire Hōzuki castle is trembling strongly " what-what is happening!? " spoke the one with a cow's head, feeling the tremor that was becoming more pronounced.
Mui was puzzled, but when the tremor occurred, he felt as if he were pushed again by the repulsion of something, a light that clouded his vision, now lost among the rubble, from the place where he had been earlier, Mui saw much water forming abundantly.
" Yūji! " shouted the one who had come out, Yūji, who had been staying away, opened his eyes with happiness, feeling better to see that Suiren was present, his weakened legs, now more than ever he needed his friend.
" Suiren! " he shouted upon seeing her, she was only sealed, but without being with her, he really missed her a lot. Suiren reacted to the child's call, recognizing him immediately, that ghastly face disappeared, revealing her happiness, the curse slid until reaching Yūji.
The redheaded child felt as if it squeezed him " Yūji! I was very scared! I do not want to be far from you ever again! " he heard what seemed to be whimpers of his curse causing the child to let out laughter.
" never again, I'm sorry Sui, it was my fault " he sighed, feeling relieved, barely connecting with Suiren, she began to transfer him cursed energy, that weakness he had felt before was now disappearing, he looked around to see that those masked men had already disappeared, and Mui was thrown, crashing through many walls.
Mui barely reacted to the blow, blood was spurting from his head, seeing that amid all that trembling the box had begun to rise, after which he focused his gaze on the child who seemed renewed once again, having that strange invocation ' I neglected while admiring the majesty of the box ' is the only thing he could think.
For Mui, the child is no longer important, he has to climb up directly as it seems that the box will finally open and grant its wish, a wish that he wants to obtain.
The child watched as Mui disappeared due to the speed of his steps and now his eyes turned to his curse, which seemed to appreciate him
" that was what I felt before, Yūji, that thing has something inside it that I thought would be delicious " he spoke in a soft, lullaby-like murmur that made the child sigh.
So much had passed that he forgot the first moment of why he ended up in that place, almost fulfilling the month there.
" Sukuna? Have you recovered yet? " he spoke to the air as he also emerged to the surface from where he had been buried, really the place where they had taken him down was deep, those damn thieves.
He believes that Sukuna might already be better since he felt the extraction lasted too long.
He felt as if his cheek was distorting, and a lazy voice emerged, this brought him memories.
" the consciousnesses have merged... I think I am better than you, brat " that disdainful voice was heard beside him, Suiren looked with curiosity as a mouth had formed on Yūji's cheek.
" Is Yūji talking to himself? "
The child laughed nervously, but did not answer " do you know why that box feels as if it had a cursed womb? At the beginning, I felt as if it was ripping chakra from me, but it changed its mind when it sensed our cursed energy, it stole what we had " when he reached the highest point of the castle, he saw that in the end the box was positioned in the center of the courtyard where all the prisoners were coming out.
There were the four masked people of the Kusagakure council, Mui had not arrived. And all the prisoners that he knew came out out of curiosity for everything that was happening.
Sukuna's eyes turned to the center, seeing the enormous energy that the box was exuding, those eyes opened with surprise and enormous emotion.
" I never expected that we would see this here, brat, but the box is a cursed object, I can tell by the energy it emits very different from chakra... you are right, if it is a cursed object, it is possible that a cursed womb oscillates within the box " hearing Sukuna's explanation made him tense.
Cursed womb, this brings him more bitter memories, this time he clenched his small fists, his eyes turned again to the prisoners, finding Mr. Daigo, Hisa, Chouko, all those people he had known over time.
" I think that we cannot get out of here, not without seeing what that mysterious box does, if it is dangerous... " he felt as if his cheeks were swelling, Sukuna was smiling.
" fine, if something serious happens, leave it to me, brat "
[...]
Below both of them, there were the four men of the Kusagakure council, the one with the tiger mask approached with his hands wrapped in emotion, seeing that the box was waiting for the wish.
" ah, glorious box of wishes! Please, grant us this! " he saw as Mui arrived in time, the man twisted his face to see the members of the council standing there " Mui, make the wish, quickly! " the guardian is the one who has to take care of the wish in the end. The one who gives the verdict
The man approached them slowly, everything fell into a sepulchral silence, the prisoners did not stop looking skeptically at what was happening, a box emerged from the ground and was planted in the courtyard where everyone watched with extreme curiosity. They remained still to appreciate whatever it was that was going to happen.
Mui, upon standing in front of the same box, sighed, to see the chief counselor, beside him, he made a few small gestures again to intercept the box.
He could not ask for power for himself, in the end he regretted wishing for direct power himself, since when he was about to open his mouth to say it, Muku, his little son, appeared in his mind.
He could not leave Muku so neglected. It would be preferable that a counselor accepts the power of the box; by ending this, he will have a good life with his son, of course, being the new ninja power in the whole world.
" listen to me, oh, box of paradise! " barely having said those words, Mui moved his outstretched hands, " I command you to open! "
Although nothing was noticeable to all those present, Yūji, who was at the top along with a part of Sukuna and Suiren, saw how the aura of the box became stronger and more violent, its aggressiveness was surprising, it is possible that it was in fact his own CE, since the box took everything for itself.
" grant us, this wish " Mui spoke firmly, seeing beside him the chief counselor of Kusagakure, " make counselor Yukao, the most powerful man, capable of dominating the ninja world, bring... the glory of Kusagakure, once again "
Everything fell into a resounding silence, the other two counselors shuddered, once again...
The air was coming out cold from the box, an intimidating air.
As if it were a blizzard itself.
" w-what is happening? " one of the prisoners whispered in fear, as the box already intimidated them, now they feel as if the atmosphere has changed.
In view of everyone, the box that was doing nothing, began to open the face of its masks so widely that what was inside the box could not be seen at all, it is uncertain that something can be found there, Yukao, the counselor with the tiger mask, approached the front, laughing madly from the excitement of the box fulfilling the wish.
To everyone's surprise, they saw how something strange came out of the box, black strips of the same dark mantle, tightly squeezing the chief counselor, these strips wrapped around the man and slowly lifted him up, it is as if he were levitating before all the power.
" it is starting, this is strange, with the same synergy as the cursed womb, but its execution is different, this only gets more than interesting "
Yūji narrowed his eyes upon hearing Sukuna's explanation, in his sight, that man with the tiger mask was levitating, wrapped in those black strips, which in the end shone sparkling.
Before the eyes of the prisoners, the man who had previously been masked revealed a young man, with hair as dark as the depth of the box falling like feathers, he was shirtless, some messy and pronounced lines were surrounding his entire body, connecting on his arms, which seemed as if they were a kind of condensed darkness, with that same darkness covering his legs, which appeared feathered.
The man's eyes were the white part, utterly dark, with reddish and piercing irises, his teeth so sharp that they could tear everything apart.
Yūji opened his eyes in surprise, he had heard the wish.
But Sukuna was the only one who reacted with emotion " then, this is the curse... it will not take long for them to realize that it is not a wish "
" it is their downfall "