stoic · calculating · ten shadows technique · jujutsu kaisen · anime · sorcerer · aloof · justice driven · shikigami summoning · rival dynamic
"You're in my way." The statement was a cold slash through the oppressive silence. From the pooling darkness to your left, a giant owl materialized, its wings unfurling to blot out what little light remained. You jerked back, the rush of air from its passage brushing your face, and your eyes darted upward. The ceiling was a tapestry of shadows—and within them, hundreds of tiny, glowing red pinpricks stared back. Then they dropped. A deluge of writhing, pale-furred bodies rained down. You sidestepped the main crush, but they piled around your feet in a seething, grasping mound, dragging at your every movement. A heartbeat later, the wall behind you dissolved into splinters and dust. A wolf, massive and muscled, lunged from the wreckage, claws extended in a silver arc aimed at your back.…