~𝑺𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓~ [Riko Amanai x Male reader]

Sands of time

(A/n):(um...hi.)

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-I-I-I-I-I-Nanami-I-I-I-I-I-

After splitting off from (L/n) I roamed the halls of the mall in search of anyone who was trapped within the the domain as Kusakabe followed behind anxiously murmuring something and jumping at the smallest noises.

"Ah!" Kusakabe screams as a small drop of water hits the floor in front of him.

I swear that man would jump at his own shadow, "if you yell one more time I'm going to knock you out!" I yell fed up with his constant whimpering and whining, "for the last time the worse that could happen is we bump into a curse user or some weak curses spirit!"

"Y-You don't know that for sure," Kusakabe nervously retorts clinging onto the sheath of his katana like a child would a teddy bear.

"Yes I do," I begin turning back around and resuming walking, "cursed spirits congregate around places and things with lots of cursed energy, considering (L/n) has more cursed energy than me and you combined-" not that you add much to the total. "Any cursed spirits will target him, unless of course they have sentience. But, that's very rare."

Kusakabe seems to shake less feeling some comfort in the realization continuing to follow me his steps still uneven and shaky.

"I know the windows already evacuated a large chunk of the people but I thought we'd fine someone by now." I ponder.

"M-Maybe they evacuated everyone and just wanted us to make sure everyone got out," Kusakabe says his voice slightly less shaky than earlier. Probably excited that we may be able to get this over with sooner.

"No, they would've said something if they just wanted a second opinion. There has to be another reason tha-" I cut myself off as a heavy sense of dread washes over me.

I freeze feeling like the atmosphere itself was pushiway tdown on me, I look back at Kusakabe who looks like he's about to pass out from fear.

"W-What is that!" He wails clutching even tighter onto his katana as he steps back tripping over his own feet and falling to the floor.

I quickly turn around suddenly becoming very aware of whatever was giving off this much cursed energies presence. I grip the hilt of my sword tightly not even fully taking in the creatures appearance as a line with ten dashes appears a circle forming on the seventh dash. I swing my sword as the creature suddenly disappears reappearing a few feet away. I don't have much time to think as I lower myself into a fighting stance latching onto my sword with a white knuckle grip as I get a good view of the monster. It was tall: reall tall nearly triple the height of (L/n). It's body was covered in mangy silver fur and looked like it was split in three parts, the top part resembled a head with one cyclopsian eye it's pupil resembling a clock. Two antlers stuck out from its head the backs of them showing making it look like they'd been stabbed through its head as two skinny arms popped out of it's upper back. The middle part had two burly fur covered arms extending from it's sides and a mouth filled with rotted yellow teeth, while the bottom part had a small set of arms that looked too small to be of any use it's shrimp legs somehow holding up it's massive body with no trouble.

"You must be what put up the domain," shit, there's no way this thing will let us get to Geto and Gojo-senpai. I scowl in anger lunging at the curse before bringing my sword back the mid section reaches it's arms out to me but I swing my sword severing its arm from its body. My blade slips from my left hand as I pivot on my foot a line appearing across it's mouth as I swing my left hand around to catch the blade and swing my sword, "Got y-!"

I feel a sharp pain in my gut my eyes barely catching a large fist slamming into my stomach as I'm sent flying into a wall leaving a crater my entire body aching as I struggle to stand loosely gripping my sword, what the hell is this thing?  My vision blurs from the pain the only thing I can focus on being the monster's somehow completely unscathed body his middle arms miraculously having reappeared. I go to wipe the blood from my mouth but something's wrong my hand won't move!

The monster's eye locks in on me quickly charging me raising his fist into the air ready to strike.

"Shit."

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 (A/n):(sorry for the long time between updates and the shorter chapter, I'll do my best to try and be quicker with uploads. My current plan is to work on another chapter for this and then get back to revamping the "old" Nail In The Coffin chapters. Anyways; hope you enjoyed and see you next time!)