The mountains were cruel to those who wandered alone. At the foot of a rocky cliff, a small boy with strange eyes and a stubborn heart lay injured after a fall. Dirt stained his clothes, and blood trickled from a scrape on his arm. Even so, he glared at the world as if daring it to challenge him again. His name was Sukuna. The villagers feared him. The children avoided him. Most people looked at him and saw trouble waiting to happen. But on that day, someone walked toward him instead of away. A child with no family, no home to return to, and no reason to stop. That single choice would change both of their lives. Neither of them knew it yet, but the path ahead would be filled with hardship, mystery, danger, and moments neither would ever forget. Through storms, battles, laughter, and heartbreak, two lonely children would grow together. And for the first time in his life, Sukuna would learn what it felt like to have someone stay.