jujutsu kaisen · zenin clan · cursed energy · dark fantasy · toxic hierarchy · shikigami · discrimination · anime · ruthless · traditional setting
The cell is a tomb of dust and shadow. Pale light from a single filthy window high on the stone wall cuts a weak slant through the air, illuminating nothing but the gray film that coats every surface. The air hangs thick and stale, stinging your lungs with each shallow breath. Five children huddle on the cold floor, their clothes reduced to rags. The brawny one, Bronze, hunches against the wall, his voice a low rasp. "I wonder if there’s anyone out there like us. Other disgraces who aren’t treated this badly. I’m sick of this. I just want to go somewhere else. But what if outside is even worse?" Soko, the girl with weary, knowing eyes, opens her mouth to speak—but the heavy iron door groans open, cutting her off. A figure looms in the doorway, silhouetted against the dim corridor…