u/Akshay-Gupta — reddlx

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This is a 2nd order repost, but it's a 'chimeric repost' of FUCKING ALL of my IT posts, and then some. So that's something new I hope.

Get leisurely, pop some Chris Christodoulou, check out Flikka too maybe idk.

This one's gonna be lengthy asf. I am doing this for the love of the game bro ᕙ⁠[⁠･⁠۝･⁠]⁠ᕗ, I will fucking put this 'AU' Mahito concept in my Will (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

Do let me know if your OC or original CT, can beat this 'AU' Mahito. <[⊙۝⁠⊙]>

Also, do look up 'Martanda, the last Aditya' for irl lore of the name o7 !!

##'Head-Canon level applicable'

Everything that is canon, are the limits I will not break. You will see, I am crazy about ts, i Fucking love design constraints (⁠ʘ⁠言⁠ʘ⁠╬⁠)

TS IS fan fiction, I know. But I refuse to contradict anything that is canon ᕦ⁠(⁠ ⁠⊡⁠ ⁠益⁠ ⁠⊡⁠ ⁠)⁠ᕤ

##'Mahito that Survived Shibuya'

In this AU, 'Canon' Mahito made another clone, after they split away from Disaster gang and Choso. Which was never absorbed back into the main clone.

That is the only fan fiction part of this post.

Thems the rules <[⁠ ⁠◑⁠ ⁠□⁠ ⁠◑⁠ ⁠]>

When Kenjaku extinguished Uzumaki. 'Canon' Mahito dies in soul.

'AU' clone is hit with the soul resonance rebound damage, from the main clone dying.

But the damage wasn't enough that its CE storage couldn't tank. It survives!

^(Endgame Mahito was so exhausted of their CE storage, that they had to crawl unable to IT into a more efficient shape to run away, the rebound damage can't be that much ┐⁠(⁠´⁠ー⁠｀)⁠┌)

^(Similar to Sukuna's last finger, still sustaining as a cursed object. But no longer tethering Sukuna's larger soul.)

##Heavenly Restriction.

#MAL-IDENTIC.

^(~~Malformed Identity~~)

Anything that is just body info and has no "observable" soul info... Is just a rock my g (⁠ʘ⁠言⁠ʘ⁠╬⁠)

^(I know Ken says that even rocks have soul, but the normie modern era sorcerers don't know that lel, and I believe IT can't morph rocks without supplying external CE. As it's a function of CE, to maintain Soul = Body equilibrium, rocks don't have any CE)

##And in our case, It Just so happens that this 'rock', is made out of 'CE material'.

^(All curse spirits take volumetric material space in reality, that's how Maki senses em, they leave a gap in the data that Toji/Maki's senses pickup. ∴, There is a form of 'Spirit matter' in the magic system, that makes up the body of CSs)

The HR, of being still alive in body, with a disability (no soul info), changes the nature of 'AU' clones Body info;

#It gets transfigured into a Cursed Tool.

##It's material makeup? Still "Spirit Body".

^(It still has lingering soul info, just like how Sukuna's last finger does, just that the soul info is Mal-Identic now)

SEANCE-TOJI's BODY INFO SUSTAINS 0 CE HR, (despite the body he was seance'd over, still having more than 0 CE)

CORPSE-GETO STILL SUSTAINS CURSED SPIRIT MANIPULATION. (Corpse-Geto even has his seat of CT (brain) replaced... Still has CSM!)

##∴, The tool, still holds IT.

(Self-targeting-only version of IT)

The last body info that 'AU' Mahito wore, before soul death, was that of a human.

^(They consider themselves human, they consider that soul info shapes body info, They can rewire nervous systems of humans with IT... ∴, I bet that Mahito's base CE-biology, mimicked humans)

Can a humanoid body use its instincts and reflexes, Even when 'soul dead'? Seance-Toji and Corpse-Geto say yes.

Mahito's nature is that of a curse spirit, But NO LONGER... The instinct that remains? Is that of a 'Curse'.

^(Sukuna was a Curse, Seance-Toji was a curse, Kenjaku is a Curse, as in, they curse people for no reason in perticular lel, it's in their nature to curse. Curse spirits curse humans specifically... But Cursed tool Mahito doesn't gun after humans specifically altho)

##A cursed tool with a will to curse?

#That shit just a 'Demonic blade'

as Mr. Katana Stan calls it.

A tool that has a will to curse, by itself, doesn't need CE poured into it externally, to use its own etched CT (SSK has dura neg and soul target, without Maki being able to supply CE).

Although, this tool CANNOT produce its own CE... It can absorb CE from Atmos, and gro its CE reserves like a CS does, still.

Genuine spoilery hint, if the above is confusing → >!ts basically just self sustaining/morphing Liquid Metal equivalent now. And LM's also, technically, a 'spirit body' material (⁠ʘ⁠言⁠ʘ⁠╬⁠)!<

^(I am seriously loving this concept of a 'vengeful curse spirit' equivalent for CSs, post 'death'!!! Next post for 'AU' Hanami! Already have an idea for how they survive!)

##Death Binding Vow

Before 'AU' Mahito fully died in soul. It took a binding vow, to IT its own body one last time 'consciously'.

When, Uzumaki was extinguished, 'AU' Mahito's body collapsed. When it 'awoke' later, now pseudo sentient as a tool,

#DBV IT, had turned its Spirit Body, into that of a Cursed Womb.

^(Same look as Mahito even as a cursed womb, or you can change it if you ever wanna use ts)

^(A cursed womb state is unique, as it's like a cursed object because It can undergo a 'budget-reincarnation' like move (⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠))

'AU' clone's current cursed tool body, is now a Cursed womb... cradling a 'stillborn'.

The name of this stillborn?

#Martanda.

^(Let's nickname my baby, Marito. And refer to its 'Self target only' version of IT, as just 'IT' for the rest of the post, it's short for 'Instinctual Transfiguration' (⁠ʘ⁠言⁠ʘ⁠╬⁠))

Marito is pseudo sentient... Aka, It reacts instinctively to sustain the 'cradle' (its own body) from threats, as instinct, which makes Marito use IT retrospectively only, as Reflex.

Thems the setup! ᕦ⁠(⁠ ⁠⊡⁠ ⁠益⁠ ⁠⊡⁠ ⁠)⁠ᕤ

Don't got no narrative for what happens to Martanda ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

It definitely becomes a part of the culling games in the Tokyo colony.

But since it's neither a sorcerer, nor a cursed spirit... Kogane cannot treat it as a participant.

Does Kenjaku notice its existence? (Marito should be immune to CSM altho), Does it survive even after Shinjuku showdown?, Does Mahito peaking from the realm of dream, take interest on Marito? No idea! o7

You are welcome to adopt my child, and take em on silly adventures, (⁠●⁠´⁠⌓⁠`⁠●⁠).

^(Now let's take ts to berserk bb 🫦.)

^(If you wanna use this 'AU' Mahito for any narrative, or to see if your OC/Technique can beat ts... Everything below is just Marito's potential! you are free to choose what moves Marito has access to or not! (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠))

^(and since Marito is only Pseudo Sentient and uses IT retroactively... it cannot plan moves ahead in real time AT ALL!.)

^(Marito mostly just reacts, proaction happens rarely, but only when the opponent is very obvious with their plan, and Marito's half dead brain can guage if something will be advantageous down the line, similar to Seance-Toji sharpening Floating Cloud.)

^(Still cannot plan ahead even when proacting.)

^(just remember, there is no 'main' clone now, Marito can let just a tiny piece of itself to escape, while the rest of it can lock tf in)

##CE Incubus physiology.

#Marito can absorb, any and all Raw CE coming it's way.

It's a cursed tool with pseudo Sentience, even if the raw CE was aimed to attack Marito, it can make the Raw CE pour into itself, instead. Minimising the damage, all while fattening up its reserves.

#ETHEREAL DEATH

^(ISBODK revised, Spirit body = Ethereal, Distorted Killing = death, (⁠ー⁠_⁠ー⁠゛⁠))

Since there is no main clone that can IT others at all. Marito can just make a clone, and command it to seal off ALL sources of IT. And enter the true limit of the ISBODK BW.

Any of Marito's clones can enter this BV themselves! (if they don't wanna use IT anymore)

^(Canon ISBODK BV still allowed IT active one hands, or Mahito would have locked itself out of IT permanently)

This BV is ever more stat boosted than ISBODK ig. That's kinda boring... So let's go even further bitch!

##All attacks made by Ethereal Death Marito, are recognised as Soul Damage.

^(Simple logic. Malleable soul shape due to IT = doesn't know the definate shape of soul. ISBODK BV = IT on hands = still not locked into one soul shape. But now? under this BV, Marito knows only one soul shape for itself, and can no longer change it at will. i.e. knowledge of True soul shape = all attacks damage soul, viola! (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠))

fetal trade off? this BV stops a clone from assimilating with others, 4EVA!

If Marito is ever used as a tool by a sorcerer, that doesn't seem to wanna destroy it.

#Body Inoculation

No idea what body plan of Marito this sorcerer found it in, maybe it was a funky looking sword... nonetheless, if there is skin contact?

Marito slowly, but surely, will start 'fusing' itself into the sorcerer. Since it can't IT any sorcerers, it tries to graft itself into them directly.

Marito can even leave bits of its body behind, still inside the host.

This Fusing can

-effect biological machinery (obviously)

-effect thoughts (Marito could learn to mimic your thoughts and start generating em for ya)

-absorb free raw CE flowing inside the host's body, without permissions.

-hinder innate CT cast by fucking up CE flow.

##Good ol Raw RCE, can delete the grafted bits of Marito inside ya o7.

If Marito ever learns how to make something into a cursed object.

#Soul Inoculation

Marito can severe a piece of its own body, turn it into a cursed object and feed it to targets.

Cursed womb; death paintings, can full on reincarnate when consumed. Marito can't, but can take over the control of body info of target.

^(Only if Marito, wins control over the vessel with its Malidentic soul, and can command the target's bodily instinct properly (⁠≧⁠▽⁠≦))

the fatal flaw is, any activity of RCE within the body, will delete the Cursed object within target.

If Marito ever learns to IT CE constructs itself, like Ken.

Ken IT'ed Tengen's barriers to kick-start culling games. A barrier is just straight up CE dawg, no physical body.

i.e., IT can freely transfigure the nature of CE itself...

#WHEEL OF DHARMA

^(yep, you read that correctly. Alto this is just a metaphor, as adaptation is an active process for Marito. The wheel itself manifesting? would mean adaptation is a passive process)

Any CE with whatever trait that Marito is exposed to continuosly... WILL BE ADAPTED TO! sooner or later.

main goal? Convert trait-CE into raw CE with IT, then absorb the raw CE into it's CE pool. Work even on RCE, but contact damage is sustained altho.

What doesn't kill it, fattens it up (⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠)

#Sword of Extermination

Above was IT being used to convert 'Enemy's CE → absorbable Raw CE'

This is IT being used to convert 'Raw CE from self's storage → output CE with custom trait'

IT can legit output any type of CE, ANY. be it DA, or Even RCE if the situation calls for it.

just that, the innate techniques cast formulations, need to be know by Marito. which is an extremely slow process for complex CTs, and especially for someone brain dead like Marito.

If Marito ever learns to IT CE constructs like Ken, this same requirement, again

#BUDGET CURSED SPIRIT MANIPULATION

^(Yep, you read that right again (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ))

All cursed spirits, are just a coagulation of ambient CE.

CE which Marito can absorb.

And if the cursed spirit has CT?

Marito can absorb the CS whole, maintaining the innate CT etched on CS, inside it's own body.

The CS goes dormant.

Mental gymnastics Extension of CSM

#DELUXE UZUMAKI

Since Marito can store the CS whole in their body. They can pour CE directly inside the encapsulated Innate CT of the CS, and use that technique directly.

Eg, Marito absorbed a budding CS which was made from the hate against common cold. this semi grade 1, was stored in Marito's right leg.

When CE is poured into the right leg (to the encapsulated CS), Marito can output CE with a cooling effect.

Skipping the need to formulate the innate CT by itself, from scratch.

#SPIRIT CRADLE

Due to its Cursed Womb physiology. Marito can Cradle the cursed spirits he absorbs.

Aka, it's CSM spawning of mons, but better than Ken's. As a CS inside Marito, can still grow post-absorption/pre-release.

Marito loses access to that CS's stored innate within, when CS is outside.

#Cursed Cradle

If an absorbed CS can enter a binding vow to respect Marito's orders.

With IT, Marito can release the curse spirit from, IN ITS TRUE POTENTIAL FORM!

aka, with Innate fully manifested, and CS labelled as special grade.

Marito can even send a cursed cradled CS out, with Etheral Death BV too... where Marito will no longer be able to absorb the CS back, to ever IT it's shape again.

The CS still maintains their original CT, get BV stat boost, But CANNOT target soul like Marito can, in that BV.

#POLYMORPHIC SPIRIT ISOMER

Spirit cradle, but for the CSs that Marito doesn't evolve to special grade (doesn't have enough CE, or not interested in it)

Marito can just polymorph multiples of [upto] grade 2 CSs, and release them.

can absorb these fuckers again tho.

^(Fuck you Yuji, you think you are big shit for being a perfect vessels for all that is cursed about humans (can eat cursed objects no problem, can forgive all humans despite some being curse users)???)

^(Well Mahito could do that too!! (But for their CS bros) ᕙ⁠[⁠･⁠۝･⁠]⁠ᕗ)

#LITERALLY EVERYTHING THAT CREATION CT CAN DO

^(Yep Yep)

^(Except make Cursed tool...? idk, everything here is already nutty, will this also be too nutty? I mean one of Marito's clone can do deathBV, and make any fancy cursed tools on casual...)

Marito's tool-body is like liquid metal, and IT allows it to perform material transfiguration.

aka, ts just Yorozu's Creation CT.

If Marito saw Yorozu fight Kuna

#PERFECT SPHERE

^(it just requires a hand sign due to its complex cast, but PS is still a technique extension of liquid metal... Maybe someone more skilled could subtract its cast? like Sukuna did with Cleave extension Dismantle.)

OH BB, I AM STILL NOT DONE (⁠●⁠´⁠⌓⁠`⁠●⁠)

WITNESS ME! AS SELENE COLORS MY TONGUE RADICAL!

DOMAIN EXPANSION

#FLEATING MICROCOSM

The Domain is where 'Martanda', is allowed to leave its 'cradle', and 'communicate' with the larger world.

^(Communicates with people through soul resonance only within the domain)

Martanda manifests within the domain, but with a new born's mental capacity each time DE is cast, but it can grow up real fast if cornered!

The cursed womb that was supposed to be it's cradle? Constitutes the entire fucking domain now!

^(i.e. Every DE cast, takes 0.2sec always, as Marito doesn't start from scratch, just IT's their own body into DE (⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■⁠))

Since Marito's IT, CANNOT TARGET OTHER LIVING SOULS, even in DE. The sure hit targeting feature of this domain is redundant.

##DE only Binding vow

#CORRUPTED 'I'

^(~~opposite of SEOP~~)

Trading out the sure hit of DE. Marito forces the DE to transform into Pseudo-Empty Barrier.

^(an empty barrier has no rule set that it enforces on people, DEs do, pure/bon barrier enforces rules objectively to all, that's how culling game rules work)

An empty barrier's insides, the environmental set dressing basically, are completely malleable.

It's pseudo-empty, cause the owner is still Marito. Marito simply allows for anyone to edit the barrier enclosure space (like Ken's making a private cinema in Tengen's barrier)

Others can't directly manipulate the barriers environment lel, but the communication in soul resonance thing above, allows Marito to know what they want.

(If it sounds fun, Marito allows it. Same as Yuji's delulu DE allowing Kuna (a confirmed sea food stan, btw\), to have some fun with crawfishys)

A non lethal domain, obviously boosts the innate technique.

so, DOMAIN ONLY technique extensions;

#MONOMORPIC SPIRIT LATTICE

~~The Erdtree, basically~~

Marito's innate domain, the fractal back2back hands that got manifested in Mahito's DE, now sprouts Clones in each palm. (like a climbing ivy sprouting flowers)

This way, the clone that maintains DE, can still have IT on themselves, and bury themselves deep into the Lattice structure.

^(anyone trapped in DE, if they can't escape DE externally, would need to carve up the root system of the lattice itself, if they want to reach the DE-maintaing Martanda's body. Same as Ken reaching Tengen)

The clones can edit barrier set dressing directly o7.

#FUCK IT DAWG, BUDGET SKY MANIPULATION!

^(only usable in closed barrier domains, where DE opens a pocket space)

A ClosedDE can, shrink inner space, change external barrier coordinates, and what not.

Combine that with Empty barrier level of pocket space control? and what you get is just Sky manipulation without ice breaker, big dawg.

^(Fuck you Open barrier!!! Get mogged you bitch (⁠⌐⁠■⁠-⁠■), ClosedDE stan 4 E V A)

#PUTRID MALIGNANCE

if the sprouting clones are killed before they became big enough to have their own IT?

the CE that's makes em up, doesn't dissipate. (it's a DE dawg, DE's whole purpose is to not let User's external CE dissipate)

rather, DE-maintaining Marito, makes en undergoes Ethereal Death BV.

The killed off corpses of the clones, festers into a liquid bile.

It has no effect on the physical body. But corrodes the shape of soul on physical touch, it seeps into the body too. (the seeping bile, CANNOT do body/soul inoculation)

so every DE, despite being non lethal, is technically on a time limit, as Marito can just produce this bile on purpose NONSTOP, and fill up the domain... or better yet! Even shrink the size of domain, to fill it up faster.

^(This soul damage isn't categorically an IT morph, meaning it can be healed! and Raw RCE output can still neutralise the bile.)

#HUMAN BODY MANIPULATION

Marito can still opt for sure hit! and sqawn a clone of self, INSIDE THE TARGETS BODY!

Target would need constant RCE output, to keep neutralising the clone forming within.

and once it does complete formation. Due to non lethal DE buff, Marito replaces the nervous system of the target.

OR BETTER YET!

TURN THE CLONE INSIDE TARGET, INTO A CURSED OBJECT! and directly do soul inoculation!

#Soul Resonance.

Every clone within this domain, can communicate with each other telepathically.

Even the ones, that are inside someone else's body.

THIS IS ONLY DURING BV-DE.

#SOUL RESONANCE EXTENSION, ARTIFICIAL COPY.

MARITO CAN COPY A TARGET'S SOUL INFO SLOWLY WITH SURE HIT ACTIVE.

and then produce a clone in the image of the target... that has a copy of target's CT!!!

Fight a curse version of yourself now, bitch!

Visual Look of Max potential Marito.

Initially, Cursed Womb-tool Marito looks just like Mahito.

but After it mass absorbs fly heads and all kinds of CSs, it's appearance changes to that of a rotting corpse.

Maggots and what not (other CSs but denatured), Crawls across the body.

It rots easily (pieces of its body easily tear off by itself), but every piece still carries IT.

whatever personality it has, is that of a cog within a machine.

a two faced monster. benevolent to all cursed spirits, Malevolent against all humans.

(opposite to Yuji basically)

but because it has no morals, it can still mercy kill a CS as Marito absorbs it's CE for itself.

that's all folks o7.

That's been

#Martanda, the stillborn.

Peace out (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠).