Chương 2: Demon Slayers
Yo! I'll be trying my best to release two chapters a week for this story, but I can guarantee one chapter a week no matter what. If you have any ideas for some original demons or how to power up already existing ones, let me know!!
WHAT THE FUCK IS A POWER STONE?!!
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After a while, Tanjiro's eyes cracked open, the first thing he noticed was that the sun was setting. The second thing he saw was his now-demon sister sleeping calmly next to him in their house on the floor.
The sight made a smile break out on his face. He stretched his arms before standing up. He buried the bodies of his family and prayed for them before coming back to the side and making breakfast, which ended up waking up his sleeping sister.
She stretched while letting out a yawn, showing off her new fangs to Tanjiro, who frowned at the sight.
'I need to find something for that.' Tanjiro thought to himself as he walked outside and looked around before he saw a group of bamboo growing.
"Ah!!" He smiled before unsheathing his katana and cutting a small piece from the middle without using his breathing style so he wouldn't burn the bamboo.
After he cut the other end, the piece ended up being about the same length as Nezuko's mouth so Tanjiro tied a piece of string to the ends of it and handed it to her sister.
"Here, Nezuko, can you put this bamboo in your mouth and the string over your head to keep it there?" He asked as he motioned to what he wanted her to do.
Nezuko looked at the piece of bamboo before looking at her brother. She saw the motions he was doing, so she bit down on the bamboo and pulled the string over her head.
*CLAP* *CLAP* *CLAP*
Tanjiro saw this and smiled while clapping before patting her head, making Nezuko close her eyes and hum happily.
"Hmm Hmm!!"
"Good job, Nezuko!!" Tanjiro said before looking around. He tried to walk to the kitchen but winced in pain and grabbed the wound on his chest.
Nezuko saw this and furrowed her eyebrows before walking over to her older brother and placing her hands on his chest.
*FWOOM*
Nezuko seemed to focus before her hands were suddenly covered by pinkish-red flames. She ran her flaming hands up and down Tanirjo's wound. Much to Tanjiro's astonishment, she was healing his wound.
After staring at his now-healed chest, Tanjiro gave his sister a soft smile and some more head pats, much to the demon girl's enjoyment as she hummed happily.
Tanjiro grabbed some bandages to wrap up his chest just in case and grabbed the basket he carried charcoal in. He looked at his sister and then back at the basket before shrugging and going outside, Nezuko tilting her head in intrigue and following him as it was now nighttime.
Tanjiro grabbed some leaves and weaved them into the basket, covering all of the holes light could seep into.
Once he was done, Tanjiro turned to his sister, who was watching him curiously the whole time. He smiled at her which got her to look up at him and blink. Tanjiro pointed inside the basket with the top pulled off.
"Can you fit in there, Nezuko? We might need to make it big-"
Tanjiro was cut off when he saw his sister drop face-first into the basket, shrinking her body to the size of a toddler in the process. Tanjiro smiled widely at the girl.
"Good job Nezuko!! Thank you, that will make it much easier." He said as he rubbed the girl's head, much to her enjoyment.
"Hmm Hmm!!"
Tanjiro picked up the basket after putting the top back on. He made sure his sheathed katana was fastened to his waist before turning around to face his family's house and graves.
He clapped his hands together before bowing ninety degrees at his waist.
"Thank you for everything you did for us. We will never forget you. Even though we have to leave to avoid Muzan Kibutsuji, I promise we will be back. When I talk to you next time, it will be with Nezuko back to normal." Tanjiro thanked his family before standing back up straight. He turned around and headed down the mountain towards where the town was.
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Tanjiro had been walking for thirty minutes before he smelled two people who were very strong coming towards him, a man and a woman, from further down the mountain around a thousand meters away from him.
The man smelled similar to the ocean while the woman smelled of flowers and poison.
Tanjiro quickly unsheathed his katana and took a deep breath causing flames to shoot out of it. He also entered the 'Transparent World' which let him see the two who were no more than fifty meters away at this point.
It didn't take a genius to understand that they were either after him, Nezuko, or both of them. Tanjiro wouldn't allow any of these to happen.
Just as the two entered the clearing Tanjiro had stopped in about five meters away from him, he held his katana horizontally on the right side of his body.
"Dance of The Fire God: Flying 3rd Form: Raging Sun!!!"
He swung it out to the left, then back to the right, sending out two flying slashes made of compressed air and flames.
*FWOOOM* *FWOOOM*
The two people came through the trees, both with katanas drawn and pulled back. The woman twisted her body and blade with grace while the man let his katana flow smoothly like the waves on the ocean.
"Flower Breathing: Flying 4th Form: Crimson Hanagoromo"
"Water Breathing: Flying 1st Form: Water Surface Slash"
*BOOOOM* *BOOOOM*
Both of Tanjiro's flying flame slashes were deflected by two similar flying compressed air slashes made of water and flower petals.
The collision of the attacks caused a large gust of wind in all directions, ruffling the trees and bushes. Tanjiro stared at the two cautiously.
'They deflected my attack pretty easily, either of them could've done it by themself. Both of them are strong.' Tanjiro thought to himself as he saw how strong the two's blood vessels, breathing, and muscles were. He focused on their faces when he saw the woman was going to talk.
The man stared blankly at Tanjiro while the woman tilted her head curiously.
"Boy!" She said making Tanjiro focus on her. She smiled at him while pointing at the basket on his back.
"There's a demon in that basket, you know? Those things are very vicious and violent." The woman said with a very fake smile. Tanjiro could tell she was very angry, not at him, but at something or someone else.
The guy looked like he didn't care what happened. But, Tanjiro won't take these two at face value.
After all, he can see past their faces with the 'Transparent World'.
He responded to the woman's question while still keeping a firm grip on his katana.
"I know! This demon is my sister!! She's never hurt or eaten any humans, I promise!!" Tanjiro shouted out, knowing very well these two would probably only listen after they'd killed Nezuko.
So, being friends with them was never an option.
That was confirmed when he saw the woman's glare that was fixed on the basket get moved to him and when he smelled the man's indifference turned into a slowly simmering anger.
"Arara~, Is that so?" The woman said as she slightly bent her knees and pulled her katana back, which made Tanjiro get into a ready stance.
*BOOM*
The woman launched herself forward while taking a deep breath.
"Flower Breathing: 5th Form: Peonies of Futility!!!"
The woman unleashed a flurry of nine consecutive attacks that flowed and weaved in on themselves.
Tanjiro spun his body so fast that the two sword users only saw an afterimage after a couple of moments of believing her attacks had landed.
"Dance of The Fire God: 11th Form: Fake Rainbow!!!"
Tanjiro reappeared behind the woman, but the man charged Tanjiro as soon as he reappeared, forcing him to change his attack.
"Water Breathing: Flying 4th Form: Striking Tide!!!"
The man sent a multitude of slashes made of compressed air and water in a flowing fashion toward Tanjiro, who swung his katana in a circular motion.
"Dance of The Fire God: 4th Form: Burning Bones, Summer Sun!!!"
The attack created multiple circles of flames that cut through and evaporated the water slash.
Tanjiro had no room to breathe as the woman tried to catch him off guard. He was put on extra alert when he smelled poison on the tip of the woman's katana.
"Insect Breathing: Dance of the Bee Sting: True Flutter!!!"
The woman shot at her target at high speeds and used her speed to strengthen her stabbing attack. Tanjiro clenched his teeth as he made flames shoot out of his blade to counter the attack.
"Dance of The Fire God: 12th Form: Flame Dance!!!"
Tanjiro did a two-strike combination of a downward swing leading into a horizontal strike, creating a cross of flames that forced the woman back.
Tanjiro jumped back a couple of meters as the man jumped to the side of the woman again.
The three stared at each other for a few moments before the man spoke for the first time.
"Kocho, what breathing style is he using? It's not 'Fire Breathing'. He said 'Dance of The Fire God', but I don't know what that is." The man asked, to which the now-named Kocho tilted her head in thought and put her finger on her chin.
"Hmm, I'm not sure, Giyu. It's similar to 'Fire Breathing', but seems to be more powerful." She said thoughtfully as she watched the boy.
*Pant* *Pant*
Tanjiro was silently watching the two talk as he thought about what he should do as he tried to catch his breath.
'I'm not used to using this many forms of the 'Dance of The Fire God' in a row and looking into the 'Transparent World' for so long. There's also that other person who came up the mountain a little bit ago. I'm not sure where they are now so I'll have to get draw them out somehow.' Tanjiro thought to himself before sighing getting into a high stance and charging, leaving a crater in the ground from his push-off and making Kocho the now-named Giyu get into a ready stance.
*BOOOM*
"Dance of The Fire God: 9th Form: Sun Halo Dragon Head Dance!!!"
*FWOOOOOM!!!*
Tanjiro shot forward as the flames on his blade formed into the shape of a Japanese dragon.
Even though they were both ready and waiting, the speed of the attack still caught the two off guard.
Tanjiro went for Giyu first, who tried to mount a defensive, but was barely able to block the attack.
*BOOOOM!!!* *HISSSS*
*BOOM* *BOOM*
Tanjiro's flaming katana crashed into the man's water-covered one, creating a massive explosion of steam that let out a hissing sound before launching Giyu through two trees.
The woman was so shocked by what happened to the man that she was similarly barely able to defend herself at all against Tanjiro's attack, even though she was a bit faster than Giyu.
*BOOOOM!!* *BOOM* *BOOM*
She was similarly sent flying back after the collision that caused a shockwave, being sent through two trees as well.
What Tanjiro didn't notice, however, was the third person he had noticed come up the mountain before, jumping out and swinging her katana covered in flowers at his neck right as he attacked the woman.
*RIPPP* *TING*
The blade was deflected by a hand that ripped out of the basket on Tanjiro's back.
*FWOOOOM*
The new woman tried to redirect her katana back towards the now-turning Tanjiro, but a massive wall of pinkish-red flames coming from the basket forced her to retreat.
The woman who was forced to retreat, the man and woman who were now walking back over after getting hit by multiple trees, and even Tanjiro looked at the burning basket that was now on the ground in surprise and awe.
The three attackers tensed when the half-destroyed lid was punched off by a pale, clawed, flaming fist.
Tanjiro watched incredulously as his sister stepped out of the basket with her fists covered in the same flames she used to cure his poison earlier today.
"Grrrrr"
"Nezuko…" He trailed off as she walked up next to him and got into a ready stance, growling at the three sword-users that were now all in front of the two of them.
Tanjiro shook his head and got into a ready stance again.
"Nezuko, make sure your flames don't hurt them too much."
"Mmm Mmm"
Tanjiro smiled when his sister hummed and nodded. The three were all watching their interaction with varying degrees of confusion and surprise. Giyu looked at the two with him.
"Kocho, Tsuyrui, what is going on? Am I seeing this right?" He asked the two. Tsuyrui just silently stared at Tanjiro and Nezuko with a tilted head in confusion, so Kocho answered his question.
"I'm not too sure, Giyu. It looks like a demon slayer and a demon fighting together." She said in deep thought.
She could sense that this demon girl hadn't eaten a single human. The girl was probably just turned into a demon recently. Shinobu sheathed her katana and looked at Tanjiro with a soft smile, which did nothing to put his or his sister's guard down.
"Boy, how long has it been since your sister was turned into a demon?" She asked getting everyone to look at her and then at Tanjiro, who looked like he was struggling to answer.
"First, I'm Kamado Tanjiro and this is my little sister Nezuko." He introduced as Nezuko waved, hand still engulfed in flames, before he took a deep breath and seemed to steel himself.
"She was turned into a demon sometime last night. I was late selling charcoal the night before and when I came back I saw the dead bodies of everyone in my family except for Nezuko, who had been turned into a demon and was guarding the bodies of two of my family members from the demon that was there." Tanjiro explained once he saw all three of their muscles and breathing were relaxed. Nezuko was humming and nodding along as he talked.
The three were very shocked as the demon girl not only hadn't killed anyone, but she also seemed to still somewhat remember her life as a human, even if she was forced to act like a toddler.
Even more amazing is that she has a 'Blood Demon Art' that produces and most likely controls flames that she uses to fight alongside her brother, who couldn't be older than 15 but is as strong as the strongest 'Hashira' in the 'Demon Slayer Corps'.
The only reason they are going to win the fight is that his body isn't as trained as theirs, not even close, but this is most likely due to not knowing the most efficient ways of training or not having the right equipment, not lack of skill or talent.
If the two 'Hashiras' and the 'Tsuguko' were honest with themselves, even with their much more trained bodies, if any of them fought this red-haired kid in a one-on-one fight, they would get destroyed.
They were also a bit sympathetic when they heard his family was killed by the same demon that turned his sister into one.
'These two might be the key to achieving Kanae's dream.' Shinobu thought to herself before glancing at Giyu. When she saw him with his katana sheathed and with a contemplative look on his face, she nodded before glancing at her 'Tsuguko' and being surprised when she saw actual emotion on her face.
Sure it was just a bit of curiosity, but it was the most emotion Shinobu had seen on her sister's face since Kanae died!!
Shinobu had her anger she struggled with, but that didn't mean she didn't worry about Kanao and how little she expressed herself.
She shook her head to get rid of the unnecessary thoughts. She could think about this later. For now, she has to figure out what to do with these two. She went to ask Giyu what he thought, but apparently, the boy wasn't done.
"When I got there, I saw a tall man with unnaturally pale skin, curly black hair, and wearing a black tuxedo. As soon he saw me, he sent thin, sharp tendrils out of his blood at me that I deflected. He also turned his limbs into very sharp whip things that could also sprout his body." Tanjiro explained. He decided to summarize the rest as he saw Nezuko yawning.
"We fought for a bit before I destroyed one of the brains in his body as he was escaping when the sun was rising. He said his name was Muzan Kibutsuji and that he would 'ensure my death before I become anything like that monster', whatever that means." Tanjiro finished, noticing how all three tensed and looked very surprised as soon as he said Muzan's name.
"Did you just say Muzan Kibutsuji?!! The progenitor of demons?!! How the hell are you two alive?!" Kocho shouted out in shock, Giyu and Kanao frozen with their mouths gaping.
Tanjiro and Nezuko both blinked at the three before glancing at each other and shrugging.
"Yeah, that's what I said, but what do you mean by 'progenitor of demons'?" Tanjiro confirmed before asking with a tilted head which Nezuko copied.
Kocho took a moment to appreciate the cute sight before she motioned for Tsuyrui to sheath her katana and slowly walked toward the Kamado duo, stopping about five feet in front of them and showing them a soft smile.
"First, My name is Shinobu Kocho, this girl next to me is Kanao Tsuyrui, and the quiet man over there is named Giyu Tomioka. We are what is known as 'Demon Slayers'." Shinobu introduced herself and the two with her. Tanjiro waved at them but sweat-dropped when Kanao and Giyu ignored it completely. At least he got one wave from Shinobu.
"Muzan Kibutsuji is the name of the original demon and the one that has created all the other demons. Even if a different demon gives blood to a human, creating another demon, that blood is still Muzan's blood." Shinobu explained as Kanao walked up next to her while looking at Tanjiro.
Tanjiro looked back at Kanao and she darted her eyes to Nezuko as soon as he looked at her. She walked over to Nezuko and patted her head when she sensed no hostility.
"Mmm Mmm!!"
Nezuko hummed happily and snuggled up to the hand, which made Kanao crack a small smile.
The sight made Shinobu smile before looked back at Tanjiro, making him look over at her again before she continued.
"I've seen hundreds of demons in my life, they all are selfish and lie. Nezuko, on the other hand, is something I've never seen before and I'd like to do some research on her blood if that would be okay with you. It would only be small amounts, but I believe it could help with many different things." Shinobu said before smiling at the worried-looking Tanjiro.
"Don't worry, you don't have to decide right now. For now, though, I think it would be a good idea for you to join the 'Demon Slayer Corps'. You are already quite strong and with some training, you'll probably be the strongest slayer we will have. Though I will warn you, if at any point your sister harms a human in any way, you will have to kill her and commit suicide. Promising to do that is the only realistic way you will be able to live this way and even then it still might not work." Shinobu explained everything to Tanjiro, who took it all in with a thoughtful expression. He took a few moments to think about his situation.
'I can smell she isn't lying. I can't go back home right now because Muzan knows where that is, plus I need somewhere Nezuko can relax. These people also seem to know a lot about demons. I probably won't get a better opportunity than this. About the 'Nezuko hurting someone' thing, I'm not worried about it and if it did happen, I would do that without them telling me to. As for the people who might not accept me, I don't need to be accepted by everyone, I just need to protect who I want to protect and defeat Muzan.' Tanjiro sighed before giving a beaming smile.
"Then, I guess we will be in your care!!" He said as he sheathed his katana, getting Nezuko to dispel the flames on her hands before she rushed to hug Kanao, who froze for a second before hugging her back.
Tanjiro smiled at the sight before his vision started to blur. He grabbed his chest as he fell to his knees before he started to fall to his side as everything went black.
Shinobu raised an eyebrow as she saw Kanao catch Tanjiro before Nezuko could, even though she was right next to him. When she saw the blood seeping through the bandages on his chest, she immediately switched to doctor mode.
"Kanao, take him to the 'Butterfly Mansion' and give him to Aoi as soon as possible." She said getting a nod in return.
Shinobu watched as her 'Tsuguko' ran faster than she had ever seen before with Nezuko surprisingly almost keeping up with her after she bolted after Kanao once she realized she was taking her brother away.
Nezuko knew these people were good, but that didn't mean she trusted them with him.
"What do you think, Giyu?" Shinobu asked as she looked over at the 'Water Hashira' who had broken out of his daze a while ago and just spectated the interaction.
"Yeah, that's fine. I was going to send them to my sensei if you didn't say anything." Giyu responded, looking at the two thoughtfully.
'These two seem different. They've survived an encounter with that man and this girl doesn't even seem to have the urge to eat humans even though she has just been turned into a demon. She must be starving and her brother has dried blood on his clothes, but she is unaffected.' Giyu thought to himself as he looked at the two. Shinobu hummed in response.
"I was only going to treat him and give him some rehabilitation training. Your sensei could help a lot after that." She said getting a nod from Giyu in response.
"I'll send him a letter. I'll let you know before the two of us come by." Giyu said. Shinobu smiled at him before she winked and waved before disappearing in a burst of speed.
Giyu watched the spot she was in for a second before similarly disappearing himself.
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ntc15 Yo! 2nd chapter done! If you're wondering why Tanjiro fell unconscious at the end of the fight, it was a combination of blood loss and exhaustion. Also, Shinobu can use 'Flower Breathing' and 'Insect Breathing' as her body isn't weak like in canon. Her katana is like Kanao's but has an indent about 3 inches from the tip of the blade that gets covered in poison every time she sheathes her blade, letting poison drip down her blade when she is holding it out without hitting anyone with the poison.
Anyway, this chapter was a bit of setup and a bit of fighting, which will be the next couple of chapters. After that, it will be about five or six fighting chapters and then a couple of set-up chapters. This will be the basic pattern I'll follow for each arc, some might be longer or shorter but that's the idea.
Thanks for reading and hopefully see you next chapter!
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