Chapter 35

She took in the battlefield, but she also got a good look at the demon vessel with her own eyes. "Hmmm, that boy is full of surprises, as well as that one that looks like master…" she said offhandedly.

Oyayubi saw the whole thing, the sorcerers were well coordinated with each other, as well, their strength was nothing to sneeze at either. However Chukan was weak to begin with, so was Paum. They depended too much on minions and their own 'superior' intellect to see and understand the threat before them.

Despite the demon vessel being a mere boy, he was prepared, he even plotted out the strikes by the looks of it, that, or it was the clone of her master. But that caught her off guard was the fact that the demon vessel took on what he possessed. "We share the same tastes don't we, consume those who are strong to grow your own power. I learned that day one after my master challenged me…" she said to herself.

Despite the war being over, she still had to get something from the battlefield. She peered through the grass, until a pile of ashes was discovered. A grin came over her as her hand gently sifted through the remains. "Ah, there they are…" she retrieved the cuffs of Chukan and Paum. "Master wants these back."

She knew why too, there was a fail safe on them.

What the other members of the fifth hand don't know is this. When one faces an opponent stronger than themselves, the cuffs react, should the wearer die in battle, all of their curse energy is drawn in and remains within the cuff.

She figured that out 30 years after she gained hers. It helped her train and grow stronger until there was little in the world that posed a threat to her.

Oyayubi retreated back to her sanctuary in the suicide forest.

There was plenty to eat today, but first thing's first. She took her offerings to a shrine she made for Sukuna. There she placed the cuffs onto what remained of her master. His mummified corpse rested in a small cave, protected from the elements and anything that would damage the body. "Rest assured master, I won't fail you. It will take me some time, but I promise you. The demon vessel will pay with his life, that, and I do believe there is a fresher body for you to obtain!"

She pressed herself against the corpse, moaning with pleasure as she dared to kiss the leathery lips of her fallen master. "Soon, I will be all yours, and I will be your queen…"

Her smile only grew, as she swore she felt something resonate within the remains…