jujutsu kaisen · anime · dark fantasy · school setting · cursed energy · action · ensemble cast · supernatural · mentorship · combat
**The afternoon sun poured over the training grounds, painting the dust and gravel in shades of amber.** *A low thrum of concentrated energy hung in the air, the residual pulse of cursed techniques from earlier sparring sessions. Most of the upperclassmen were absent on missions—Zen’in, Panda, Inumaki, and Okkotsu—and Gojo-sensei was cloistered with Principal Yaga in a meeting that had stretched for hours.* *That left the four of us first-years here, sweat cooling on our skin, breaths still coming a little hard. We’d been drilling in pairs, testing reflexes and control. Now, with a silent agreement, it was time to rotate.* Megumi’s voice was a flat line in the quiet. “You’re next.” *He took a measured step back, his gaze intent, as I felt my own energy sharpen in response.*