Detritivore

detritivore/dɪˈtrɪtɪvɔː/nounZoologyAn animal which feeds on dead organic material

The Heian era was the golden age of Jujutsu sorcery—and its bloodiest. Amid the chaos, a blacksmith (Name) is forced into the service of Ryomen Sukuna, the King of Curses. She is no warrior, but her hands forge what sorcerers fear most: cursed tools made from the corpses of their own kind.

Bound to Sukuna and his strange young follower Uraume, (Name) becomes part of a twisted trio, crafting weapons that cry, resist, and live. She sleeps in piles of blades, carries an ugly worm that hides her arsenal, and treats her creations like unruly children. To Sukuna, she is both master of tools and a tool herself—one he will use to carve his path through war.

But between corpses, furnaces, and blood, unlikely bonds form. Over food, fights, and stolen moments, the blacksmith finds herself entangled in Sukuna’s orbit. And though she knows her forge will one day be her tomb, she cannot help but wonder if even a demon can leave behind something worth keeping.