Any chance we’ll ever see the Malevolent Shrine again?
Jujutsu Kaisen manga spoilers ahead!
Summary:
- Sukuna hasn’t been able to use the Malevolent Shrine after his battle with Gojo.
- If he uses his Domain Expansion again, it will be the end for the sorcerers.
- That’s why he’ll hardly regain this ability.
The battle with Gojo really did a number on Sukuna. Gojo was one of the best sorcerers the King of Curses had the pleasure of encountering and it took him a lot of effort and power to be victorious.
Although fans love saying that Gojo’s death was in vain and it didn’t cause any lasting damage to Sukuna, this is not entirely true.
Sukuna hasn’t been able to use his Domain Expansion, the Malevolent Shrine, after his battle with Gojo, and fans think it might be gone for good thanks to the strongest sorcerer. But is that really true?
He Should’ve Been Capable of It By Now
After the fight, Sukuna has been slowly regaining his cursed energy. And fans thought that his Domain Expansion had to be back. But Yuji and Yuta happened, and with the help of Maki they managed to hit Sukuna hard, causing a major step-back and keeping him further from using the Malevolent Shrine again.
Sukuna then hit several Black Flashes, and it was previously said that Gojo managed to regain his reversed cursed technique after the second Black Flash, that’s why it was natural to suggest that Sukuna might also bring some of his abilities back after that. Abilities like Domain Expansion, for example.
If He Uses It, the Game Is Over
Malevolent Shrine is Sukuna’s strongest weapon. Fans think that if he uses it again, the sorcerers are doomed. It doesn’t matter how strong Yuji and Yuta might be, Sukuna’s Domain Expansion is stronger, and using it will be a 100% victory.
But readers still think that Sukuna’s defeat is the endgame for the series. Which leads us to a simple conclusion: we won’t see the Malevolent Shrine ever again.
This is exactly the meaning of Sukuna’s battle with Gojo: he had to lose his domain for sorcerers to be able to beat him. Sukuna is at his weakest state right now after he’s been hit by Yuji’s 8 Black Flashes, there’s no way he can regain the Malevolent Shrine.
It doesn’t mean that he won’t try to use the Domain Expansion, though. Readers even think it would be amazing if he did.
There’s an insane idea that Sukuna might make the hand gesture to use the Malevolent Shrine in one of the upcoming chapters.
Imagine all the suspense and excitement after that. We’ll see his victorious face and his sinister smile. The sorcerers are about to lose. But then “Yuji does the same hand sign,” as voiced by @HappyFreak1 on Reddit.
This would be such an awesome way to end a Jujutsu Kaisen chapter. Of course, it’s just a fan theory, but we have to admit that it’s an extremely exciting one.
Source: Reddit