Execution Grounds – Sea Cathedral of Hizu
When Gojo vanished, it wasn't teleportation.
It was devouring.
He awoke within Hizu's eye, submerged in a void of water that wasn't water. A place where breath didn't matter, and time hung limp like drowned silk. Floating before him was Mizuki, half-spirit, her body beginning to disintegrate into pale blue particles.
"No…"
He reached.
But a massive tendril—formed of pure oceanic spirit force—lashed him away.
Gojo's body spun in the void, crashing into invisible walls. Blood flowed from his lip, floating upward like ruby ink.
A voice, booming and ancient, echoed through the sea:
"You dare trespass in the eye of God?"
From the watery abyss rose a colossal statue — Hizu's form. A titan with a face of coral, robes of tide, and eyes like whirlpools. Each movement sent tremors through the spiritual realm.
"Surrender the vessel. Her purity is the keystone. The Leviathan Pact shall cleanse this impure world."
Gojo coughed blood.
Then grinned.
"Benikazuchi doesn't kneel."
With a scream, he ignited the blade—red lightning forked out, splitting the watery realm. The void boiled around him.
He flashed forward.
CLASH!
His sword struck Hizu's massive trident. A shockwave shattered the surrounding spiritscape. Chunks of light and sea glass burst like fireworks. The god roared, sending typhoons spiraling—but Gojo danced between them, lightning trailing from his shoulders, slicing through godflesh.
"MIZUKIII!!!" he screamed, stabbing Benikazuchi into the statue's chest.
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Outside – Execution Grounds
Sikai floated before the girls, her soaked sailor uniform now glowing with malevolent light. She grinned innocently as watery wings sprouted from her back.
"You're in my dream now," she whispered. "Let's play…"
Suddenly, a tidal surge exploded beneath the girls' feet. They were hurled backward.
Suma slammed into a pillar, her skirt flipped up. "Eek! Stupid loli psycho!"
Hiyori growled, drawing twin wind fans. "You picked the wrong bitches to mess with!"
Hikami landed like a flame goddess, her soaked tank top clinging provocatively to every curve. Her cheeks were flushed, but her eyes burned hotter.
"You're no child. You're a cursed siren," Hikami growled.
Sikai smirked, licking her finger. "Maybe. Maybe I'm a piece of the god's heart. Or maybe I'm just a sad girl who wants to play forever…"
Sikai's wings spread. From them burst mirror clones—dozens of pervy, moaning doppelgängers of Hikami, Hiyori, and Suma. They giggled, touching themselves, mimicking embarrassing fantasies.
Suma screamed. "Why is mine—licking a banana?!"
Hikami's eye twitched. "I will burn all of you."
BOOM!
Hikami raised her arms. From her body erupted a spiral of flame—a geyser of burning lotus petals. The heat was so intense that even water spirit illusions evaporated.
Sikai cried out, shielding her face.
"BURN, YOU SIREN!!" Hikami shouted.
"Jigoku Enbu: Daikaika Reika!!" (Hell Flame Dance: Grand Fire Spiral)
A phoenix-shaped inferno burst from her back. With a scream, Hikami launched it directly at Sikai. The god-child shrieked, her body engulfed.
She plummeted, screaming in tears—
And fell silent.
The illusions collapsed.
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Inside Hizu's Eye
Gojo, bleeding, panting, stood atop the god's chest. He stabbed Benikazuchi deeper. Crimson lightning arced into the sky.
The god howled. Its body cracked.
Mizuki's fading body slowed—stabilized.
Gojo reached for her—
"—I said she's MINE!!"
Minaga appeared in a flash, his chest runes glowing black-blue. His arms no longer human, but sea-tendrils formed from divine flesh.
Gojo turned.
Their eyes met.
Minaga was smiling.
"I fed myself to the Leviathan," he whispered. "I am the pact now."
His power surged.
A third eye opened on his forehead.
His voice deepened, laced with the water god's voice. "Now drown, thunder boy."
He raised his hands—
TO BE CONTINUED
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