Puppet Blood, a dark fantasy manga series, began serialization on January 5, 2024, on Mangaplus Creators. It won 31st in January, 25th in February, and 16th in March. The manga is releasing monthly, with 12 chapters available and two volumes so far.
Below is a brief recap of each chapter:
Chapter 1: Amiss and pain
It started with some local monks being chased by the witch doll that ended up being sealed by a greater monk. Years later, we see Biki and Benon admiring the sky while their mom finishes cooking. At the time of their dinner, their mom, Morina, receives a call that ends her life, and Benon and his siblings are struck to the heart when the reporter tells them about it. Their uncle Zuo comes to visit, but it doesn't go well, and at night, while Benon and Biki argue about whether or not to accept their uncle's offer, their home is bombed.
Chapter 2: Reincarnate
Benon finds himself and his siblings in the hospital, and they are shocked to hear that the bills were already paid by their uncle. An old lady, Pezon, takes them to a new home, which doesn't go well, as a setup is already in place, leading to Bun's death, which causes the awakening of the witch doll from the deepest basement where she was sealed away.
Chapter 3: Baby girl
With Benon and Biki stranded, they give in to their uncle's offer but are seriously weakened by the sudden demise that has just happened. While they are emotionally wounded, their uncle, Zuo, seems to be plotting a sinister plan behind their backs.
Chapter 4: Lock up
It turns out that Zuo's right-hand man, Muun, seems to know more about him but chooses to keep it to himself to remain loyal to his master. Zuo carries out a ritual on Bun's deceased body, furthering his mysterious agenda. It seems it's not enough, as he has his men kidnap Benon and Biki, and throw them into an underground cage, where he finds themselves after being unconscious.
Chapter 5: Burden
While Zuo seems to be having a good time, the awakened witch doll seems to have found her way into Zuo's mansion. The witch doll chooses to do things her own way and makes a mess inside the mansion without pity. However, the witch doll ends up encountering Benon and Biki after falling into a hole.
Chapter 6: Deepened tears of the witchdoll.
The witch doll nearly kills Benon but gets a sudden shock that reveals part of Bun's soul within her. Biki and Benon are shocked by their witness as the witch doll explains to them.
Chapter 7: mental shift
Muun ends up killing Pezon, and while Benon and Biki are still kept underground, they try to convince the witch doll to sleep since it's their sister's soul inside it. However, once it's midnight, the witch doll's anger grows, causing her to start attacking Zuo's men from the underground. Muun, knowing something is wrong, sends more of Zuo's men to check it out and secure Zuo's mansion. Meanwhile, Zuo is still at his underground ritual ground, getting warmed up.
Chapter 8: Bloody night
The witch doll releases a serious attack on Zuo's men, leaving almost all of them in fear of what's next. While it's happening, the reporter Riki is busy investigating what could be the cause of Morina's death. Muun is shocked when he gets into the underground to find it all messed up by the witch doll's attack.
Chapter 9: Tears
Muun tries to get the underground pathway cleaned up before Zuo comes in to find it all messed up. However, Zuo is already prepared for the ritual and orders Muun to join him, although he's disappointed to see the underground messed up.
Chapter 10: Sliced up
Zuo, all ready for the ritual, uses both Benon and Biki as the main sacrifice. However, Zuo ends up killing Muun by slicing him in two. Muun falls into a trance, remembering his past life at the brink of his death.
Chapter 11: Claims
Muun heads home with Morina after visiting her at the church and gets to learn a bit about what happened to their parents. Muun pleads with Morina to take him to the hospital to see his father. Morina does, and Muun is shocked to be close to hearing the truth and also hearing about the disappearance of his mom.
Chapter 12: Anger
Muun has dinner with his sister, Hikari, and step-sister, Morina. However, the evening takes a dark turn when Hikari bursts into frustration about the disappearance of their mom. Muun tries to calm her down, but it starts to get alarming when Hikari calls Morina a witch. Muun visits his father in the hospital that night but ends up being knocked out, leaving him surrounded in total darkness in the hospital.
The manga is set to continue releasing on Mangaplus creators from 10th January 2025.
You can check out the manga for free on Mangaplus creators here: https://medibang.com/mpc/titles/fw2312221236541360015833904/
You can also support the manga by getting a copy on Amazon.
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