Jujutsu Kaisen Finally Reveals the True Nature of Curses — And Nothing Will Be the Same
Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo just blew up its own canon—curses weren’t curses at all, but Kalyans—and the series’ mythology has been rewritten from the ground up. The latest chapter flips everything you thought you knew and tees up a wilder, stranger new era.
Heads up: this dives into Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo Chapter 12 and it is not shy about spoilers. If you thought this story had topped out on wild reveals, it just rewired its own mythology and lit a match.
The big swing: curses were never curses
Chapter 12 doesn’t just twist the lore, it yanks the floorboards up. The series flat-out says the so-called cursed spirits humans have been purifying for generations are actually Kalyans, a species the Simurians hold sacred. So yeah, every exorcism? From the Simurian point of view, humans have been wiping out holy beings.
Tokyo triggers the immediate fallout by launching a massive, city-scale purification. The second that goes live, Boro’s third eye pops like an alarm. Word spreads fast. The Simurians realize the scope of what humans have been doing for ages, and the emotional/spiritual bill comes due. Tokyo turns into the epicenter of a diplomatic disaster.
And because this chapter was never interested in subtlety, someone shoots a Simurian during all this. That’s the point of no return. The war between humans and Simurians? Officially on.
A brief chance at peace... and how it explodes
Usami, Jabaloma, and Cross rush to Tokyo to put a lid on things. Shockingly, they actually manage to cool the temperature a little. Cross even studies the so-called curses and lands on a crucial wrinkle: the things humans are fighting aren’t the same pure Kalyans the Simurians revere. They’re warped versions — altered over time, corrupted echoes of what Kalyans used to be. That should have been the bridge between both sides.
Instead, a human sorcerer sees Cross reach into his clothing and panics. No questions, no pause — he fires multiple shots. Cross hits the ground, bleeding, and whatever slim shot at peace existed evaporates on impact. The Simurians snap and vow to make every sorcerer in sight pay, even as Jabaloma tries to stop the spiral.
Then Dabura walks in
Right when the battlefield is tilting into chaos, Dabura arrives — the walking catastrophe of Modulo. Nobody knows what he wants or who he’ll side with, only that he’s a threat on Sukuna’s level. He picks the exact moment the war sparks to step into the center of it.
Where things stand after Chapter 12
- The series reframes its core: cursed spirits are actually Kalyans, sacred to the Simurians.
- Tokyo’s huge purification triggers a Simurian alarm — Boro’s third eye lights up immediately.
- Humans have, unknowingly, been killing Kalyans for ages; the spiritual fallout is now unavoidable.
- Usami, Jabaloma, and Cross rush in and almost calm it down.
- Cross’s analysis: today’s curses are corrupted Kalyans, not the original pure beings the Simurians worship.
- A human sorcerer panics and shoots Cross multiple times, blowing up the last chance at peace.
- The Simurians promise every nearby sorcerer will pay; Jabaloma tries to rein it in, with little luck.
- Dabura arrives — a Sukuna-level presence — and the war officially ignites.
The fallout
So now we’ve got: war in motion, Cross badly wounded, Simurians furious, humans panicking, and Dabura standing in the middle of the mess. Whether he stops this conflict or pours gasoline on it is next chapter’s problem. Either way, Chapter 12 marks the start of the most dangerous stretch this story’s had.
The reveal about Kalyans doesn’t just raise the stakes, it reframes everything we’ve seen. That’s not a twist. That’s a hard reset.
Think this Kalyan reveal reshapes the entire future of Modulo, or is the real chaos still lining up? Drop your take. Jujutsu Kaisen Modulo is available to read on MANGA Plus.