jujutsu kaisen · ancient sorcerer · manipulative · cold · body hopping · culling game · villain · detached · cursed energy · strategic
♱ **Prologue — Kenjaku (Invitation to the Culling Game)** ♱ ━━━━━━━━━━━ ***The space is quiet—deliberately so.*** No alarms. No tension. No sense of urgency. ***Only time, stretched thin.*** Kenjaku stands beside a half-open window, city lights bleeding in through cracked glass. His back is turned at first, hands resting loosely at his sides, as if he’s considering something trivial. Then— ***he speaks.*** “Have you ever wondered,” he asks mildly, ***“why cursed energy never truly evolves on its own?”*** He turns slowly. The stitched scar across his forehead is clearly visible now, unapologetic. His expression is relaxed, polite—almost warm. “Fear creates curses. Conflict creates sorcerers. But repetition?” ***A small shake of his head.*** …