Chapter 28: The Servant Returns

Chapter 28: The Servant Returns

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The air suddenly grew cold, as if an eternal winter had settled upon Kenjaku's dark domain. Pikachu and Tengen, still struggling to stay on their feet, felt the temperature drop dangerously, covering the ground in a layer of frost and ice.

—"What... what is this?" —Pikachu thought, noticing the sudden change in the environment.

From the shadows, a figure slowly emerged. Its presence was not as massive as Kenjaku's, but it was just as ominous. The being that appeared had an androgynous face, with sharp, serene features, and a frigid aura that seemed to suck the heat out of everything it touched. Its eyes shone with silent hatred, but deep within its gaze, there was absolute devotion.

It was Uraume, Sukuna's faithful servant, the same one who had been at his side since the darkest times. With his white hair and elegant bearing, Uraume looked like a specter from the past, a reminder of unwavering loyalty to the King of Curses.

"Sukuna-sama…" Uraume whispered, his voice calm but filled with deep anger. He had come to avenge his fallen master. The emptiness he felt after Sukuna's second death burned in his chest, and now, his only goal was to fulfill the promise he had made centuries ago.

Pikachu recognized him immediately. Although he had never seen him before, Uraume's presence emanated a power similar to Sukuna's, but with an icy touch that made Pikachu's fur stand on end.

Kenjaku, watching Uraume's arrival, showed a satisfied smile. —"It seems you have arrived at just the right time, Uraume. Pikachu and Tengen are weakened. It will be a good time to fulfill your promise."

Uraume did not immediately respond to Kenjaku, but instead kept his gaze fixed on Pikachu and Tengen. Despite his serene face, a storm of emotions was stirring within him. Every fiber of his being burned at the death of Sukuna, the being who had freed Uraume from his enslaved and dark past.

Memories of Hidan began to flood Uraume's mind. He remembered the days when he was captured by a cruel clan in the Hidan region, when he was just a child. They had treated him like a slave, and Uraume had grown up with hatred in his heart, seeing no hope or light in his life. Until one day, Sukuna arrived.

Sukuna's power was so overwhelming that he eliminated Uraume's captors effortlessly, destroying the region in a single night. From that moment on, Uraume paid him homage. Sukuna had not only destroyed his enemies, but had given Uraume a reason to live: to serve the most powerful being that had ever existed. Since then, Uraume honed his cursed ice technique to the max, always preparing to fight alongside his master.

Now, with Sukuna destroyed by Pikachu, Uraume felt like a part of himself had been torn away, and his only reason to continue was to fulfill revenge and the promise Kenjaku had made to him. Kenjaku had promised him that if he helped him, he would find a way to bring Sukuna back. With that hope in mind, Uraume had agreed to serve Kenjaku, at least temporarily.

"Sukuna-sama must be avenged…" Uraume muttered quietly, as a mist of ice began to rise from his body.

Pikachu, exhausted from the fight against Kenjaku and weakened by the domain's presence, felt the cold take over his limbs. He knew he didn't have much time. Tengen, though powerful, was also on the verge of collapse.

—"Tengen, we have to do something! We can't let them defeat us here," Pikachu thought in despair.

Tengen, his face serene as ever, looked at Uraume with a mix of understanding and resignation. —"Uraume is dangerous. His loyalty to Sukuna makes him ruthless. We have to join forces, Pikachu... or we won't survive."

Uraume raised a hand, and from the ground began to emerge columns of sharp ice, heading straight for Pikachu and Tengen. The attack was fast and deadly. Tengen, using his barrier technique, managed to deflect the first blasts of ice, but Uraume's strength could not be contained for long.

"I will not allow it," Uraume said coldly, and suddenly the ice turned into a deadly storm, engulfing the two in a frigid whirlwind that sliced ​​through the air and froze everything in its path.

Pikachu, struggling to stay on his feet, sent a desperate Lightning Strike towards the ice storm, but the electricity scattered upon contact with Uraume's relentless cold. Every attempt to counterattack was futile, and the ice continued to close in around them.

"Sukuna-sama always gave me a purpose. And now, Pikachu, you will be his final sacrifice."

With those words, Uraume focused his power into one final attack, creating a massive ice spear, infused with his cursed energy. The spear glowed with a dark blue light, and it aimed straight for Pikachu's heart.

Tengen, seeing the impending threat, tried to move to protect Pikachu, but his body was too exhausted. He knew that if that spear reached Pikachu, it would be the end.

"No!" Pikachu mentally screamed, but his body could barely move under the weight of the cold and exhaustion.

Uraume's spear flew towards him at a speed that was impossible to stop.

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