Nue

Nue is a winged shikigami of the Ten Shadows Technique passed down through the Zenin Family and currently used by Megumi Fushiguro.

Description
Nue is a large Owl-like creature with orange feathers and a white mask-like face. It has large wings, two sets of talons and human-like teeth.

The shadowgraphy required to summon Nue is formed when the user claps their hands together to imitate the shape of wings.

Usage
Nue is a versatile shikigami mostly due to the advanced mobility granted by its ability to fly. Its flight capabilities distinguish it from Megumi's other shikigami. It can survey large areas and report any potential information on targets back to it's user. Nue works well as a support type and pairs well with many of Megumi's other shikigami as well.

Offensively, Nue is armed with electro-shock wings capable of discharging purple-colored electricity that stuns opponents on impact. Nue's flight lets it target Megumi's adversaries on the ground and in the air. Noritoshi Kamo has stated that Nue doesn't work as well in narrow spaces but it excels in open areas. While Nue can carry Megumi across short distances, it's not strong enough to fly someone for an extended period.

Megumi attempted to summon Nue while trapped in the grip of a giant cursed spirit in Sendai City. He attempted to use Nue to free himself but the curse tossed him aside and he failed to activate his technique. In the Eishu Detention Center, Megumi used Nue to carry him safely across long drops. This allowed Megumi to get around easier and enabled him to locate Nobara and rescue her from an ambush of curses.

Up against Sukuna, Megumi used Nue to attack after his opponent was restrained by Great Serpent. It circled Sukuna several times and struck him with its electro-shock wings while he was trapped in the jaws of the giant snake. This proved mostly ineffective against Sukuna, who eventually escaped and continued to attack Megumi. Nue was able to protect Megumi from getting hit by Sukunain in mid-air by shielding him with its wings. However, they were both knocked to the ground and Nue quickly reached its limit. Megumi decided to return Nue before it was destroyed in the fight like Great Serpent was.

During the Kyoto Goodwill Event, Megumi used Nue to target Momo Nishimiya while she was levitating on her broom. Nue knocked her out of the air and into a tree where she was left stunned long enough for Nobara and Panda to locate her on the ground. He used Nue against Noritoshi after Max Elephant's water pressure forced him outside. Nue hit him while he was falling and its electro-shock wings had an added effect on his water-soaked body. However, Noritoshi's resolve allowed him to muster the strength to prevent Nue from landing a successive attack. He tangled Nue with Crimson Binding and forced it to crash down to the ground.

After Hanami interrupted the event, Toge him immobilized with Cursed Speech and Megumi used Nue to hit him. Hanami was able to withstand a divebomb from Nue but this allowed Megumi to slice off his eye branch. Megumi assured Nue it would be okay once Toge immobilized Hanami again and sent it flying toward the special grade. However, Toge reached his limit at that moment and was unable to stop Hanami from stabbing Nue through the wing.

During the Shibuya Incident, Nue carried Yuji and Ino up to the roof of the Shibuya C Tower where they surprise attacked curse users. Yuji attached a wire to Nue and together they were able to tie up Awasaka before taking him over the edge of the tower. Megumi deactivated Nue while Yuji swung inside a window, dropping Awasaka off the building. Megumi resummoned Nue again in order to catch Ino in time after he was thrown from the tower.

Megumi was dropped from the sky upon entering the Tokyo No. 1 Colony by an unlisted Culling Game rule and was forced to use Nue to stop his fall. Having been separated from Yuji in the process, Megumi also tried to use Nue to search for him, but his ally was outside its range. While fighting off an ambush from Reggie Star's group, Megumi threw Chizuru Hari off the side of a building and used Nue to divebomb him into the ground. Hari was electro-shocked by Nue's wings on impact and he was left incapacitated lying in a sizable crater on the ground. This made Remi, who helped orchestrate the ambush, realize Megumi kept Nue out the entire time since they met. While fighting Reggie one-on-one, Megumi used Nue to pretend to flee while actually trying to lure Reggie into an enclosed space with enough room for his domain.

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