I swapped Sukuna with Yoru and Mahoraga with Pochita. I guess I wanted it to still be kinda jjk. So yes in this Yoru is an ancient sorcerer that uses Asa as a vesell. I am working on a bigger comic for this. This is just a sneak peek. Pochita is a Shikigami.
Pochita, the Hero of Hell has returned and the first thing he did was rip off Barem's head, and the chapter ends with it looking like he's about to rip apart Public Safety's Division 5 which was built for the purpose of containing him.
A lot of people seem to have become very excited about this turn of events, but I however do not share those sentiments.
To me, Pochita in this form represents the totality of Denji's victimhood, of his history of abuse at the hands of others as they try to exploit him. Pochita's contract with Denji was to show him his dreams, of his desires of a better life, but sadly everything good about his life since that contract was made has only been used against him, all of it for the purpose of breaking him down. Makima only let Denji enjoy the life he had with Aki and Power because she planned on taking it away from him, instilling in him he notion that he was at fault for their deaths, and that he had no right to be happy. Barem then burned down his home, killed his pets and presented him with Nayuta's head to further prove Makima's point to him. They took away everything Denji held dear, made him know it was his fault, and that he had no hope for happiness, hopes or even dreams, and it makes me worry about what will happen to Denji from now on. Not even Barem's brutal death can provide proper catharsis because he got want he wanted out of Denji, and being a Hybrid he can just get back up no problem. The last time this happened Pochita tried to reestablish the contract by forcing Kobeni on a date, but it was a feeble attempt that did nothing to help, and it took the unlikely and brief revival of Power to give Denji hope, but I am not confident those circumstances will be repeated. The situation is much worst this time, while Makima and her mind controlled thralls were a problem, this time he has all of Public Safety against her, Fami and whatever others plans she has in store, and entire world that fears and hates Chainsaw Man, his own emotional state is even lower because he now has proof that Makima was right about him, and not to mention there is Asa and Yoru.
The Hero of Hell is a symbol of Denji's victim hood, of people using him to get what they want; Makima, Barem, and Fami wanted Pochita, so they tore him apart to do so, Public Safety cared little for Denji himself and their "deal" with him seemed like a bogus deal that they knew would be broken sooner or later, and Asa, maybe the one person who is maybe the closest person Denji has to an ally at the moment, is still using Denji as a means to feel validated about her own life. As much as I love Asa as a character, I can't help but have no faith in her being able to fix this; I do not think that Asa will be able to meet Denji on an emotional level like this, and her entire story is about how she drops the ball in important moments, so even under the best of circumstances I can't help but think that any attempts on her part to help Denji can only spell is doom.
Pochita's reemergence means a Denji who has been stripped of everything, leaving nothing behind but the things that his abusers and exploiters want from him, with none of them thinking about Denji himself.
