Stronger Than Demons

Upper Moon Zero

"Tanjiro-san should stay here too! I'm sure you're hurt, please, even just one night?" Nezuko-san pleaded. We had already gone down the mountain and went to the place her crow instructed us to.

"I should get going, and nothing seems to be broken or bruised. I should get home before nightfall."

"Well then, be careful okay?" her untrusting gaze followed me out the door. "And watch out for demons!" She shouted as I waved back.

"Demon slayers, demons, all have a faint but clear smell of Muzan." I muttered to myself, walking down the long road. "Now why would they, who is the leader of the Demon Slayer corps anyway? Am I a demon? I don't think I ate anyone before, no, I definitely never ate a human. A slight memory of eating something, but it was definitely not a human. Think, the demon I just met also quivered just by my presence. Said he's seen me before but I don't remember, Muzan? Is it all his doings? But he saved my life, there's no way. Hmmm."

"Go, Mnt. Natagumo, Rui is waiting."

"Muzan-san? What about the mansion I was just at, did I succeed at the task?"

"Rui is waiting." Muzan's voice echoed again, making me shrug.

"Ok, I guess."

Running towards the Mountain he was probably talking about, I stopped right at the entrance startled by the smell.

"Sweet and blood, definitely blood. Muzan? No, slightly different, demons then? Curse me and my memory." slowly picking up a pace again, I continued walking into the mountain.

"HELP US PLEASE!!!" a voice screamed, quickly turning around I saw the many bodies of people with the same attire as the previous three.

"Demon slayers," I muttered under my breath, quickly realizing the only reason they were being controlled.

"Who are yo-" a boy, skin as white as a porcelain doll suddenly jumped off of the string and kneeled down in front of me. "Excuse me for my rudeness, Master has informed me you will come. Please, enjoy your humble stay. Upper-moon Zero."

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Growing bored because he was just quivering below me I said, "Well, lead the way."

He quickly started showing me to his home, literally, his humble home.

"And how many demons live with you?" I asked, curiously watching the demons who looked similar to Rui.

"4, my mother, my father, my sister, and my brother." He said, gesturing to each one.

"Your whole family turned into demons? And there is no fight for food nor territory?"

"No, the Master has given me special permission to share my power. Is there something not to your liking Upper Zero?" Rui asked, still not daring to meet my eye.

"I will not sleep here but in a location a bit further North, is that fine?" Suddenly I wished I had stayed with the humans.

"Of course, Upper Moon Zero can do anything he wants without having to ask. Please, make yourself at home."

I started to walk all around the mountain and inspect every last bit of it. At some point, I made it into a clearing this white web balls hanging from the ceiling.