Rise Of A King

He Rises

Giyuu's POV:

Tanjiro.. He had pushed me away from harm.. I limp through the crowd, people shouting at me to sit down and to rest- but, I can't. Not until I know Tanjiro is alright.

I see a huddle of people surrounding someone they're all crying. I make my way over to them to see Tanjiro!

He sits limp of the ground with his katana resting in his hand. I sit infront of him, I hold his hand. I'm trying to fight the tears back but they come anyways when I say, "I'm so sorry Tanjiro.. I couldn't protect you."

That is when I felt Tanjiro's hand grip his katana. I look at his face it appears he is trying to open his eye. But sometimes felt off as the injury on his face recedes.

He opens his eyes, but those eyes are not those that belong to the kind gentle friend I knew- those eyes belonged to a monster. Those eyes belonged to a demon.

Tanjiro grew his decapitated arm back. Growling and acting feral. I needed to stop him and preserve his humanity.

I shout to the demon slayers, "Tanjiro Kamado has turned into a demon! All those who are able to must come and fight!" It hurt my heart to say this about my dear friend. As I stood and began to fight.

Third Person POV:

Inosuke and Zenitsu stood there stunned after what Tomioka shouted. Did they really have to kill their closest friend.

Zenitsu began to cry a bit and Inosuke ran to aid Tomioka. And once they arrived all their fear came true as they saw their dearest friend holding down Giyuu by the hair.

"He's in the sun! Why isn't he burning?" Inosuke screamed.

"He's most likely like Nezuko... He's probably immune.." Zenitsu replied as he stood there shocked.

Inosuke jumped at Tanjiro. Preparing to cut off his head, but when he looked at the familiar face he couldn't do it. He couldn't kill his friend.

Tanjiro took this hesitation as a chance to try to kill Inosuke. Inosuke jumped back just in time.

That's when they all heard a girl yell, "Tanjiro!"

They all quickly look back to see Nezuko running down to them tears rolling down her face as she sees the scene in front of her.

Tanjiro went for Zenitsu but was stopped by Nezuko grabbing him. Holding him tightly as he dug his claws into her.

Nezuko's POV:

It hurt! Tanjiro claws were digging into my flesh. But I had to stop him. He was going to hurt his friends.

Zenitsu cried, "don't do that Tanjiro! Nezuko is human now! You could kill her!"

Tanjiro then bit into my shoulder. I placed one of my hands on his head. "Why are you always the one in pain? Why does the world hurt good people like you..?" I ask.

I feel a tear hit my face. Tanjiro falls forward releasing his claws and teeth from my flesh. I hold onto him tighter as these monster tentacles shoot from Tanjiro's back keeping everyone away from us. That is when he looks at his friends and open his mouth.

A fire ball starts forming and as Tanjiro prepares to fire it I put my hand infront of his face. "Don't do that Tanjiro!" I scream as it hits my hand.

It hurt! All my nails almost fell off and my hand was now burned. "TANJIRO THAT HURT!" I screamed in his ear. He looks down at me seeming apologetic. Before he noticed Kanao running towards us. He attacked her with multiple of his tentacles before I heard something break and Kanao looked afraid.

I grabbed Tanjiro's face forcing him to look at me, "TANJIRO!" I scream prepared to sacrifice myself to bring him back into his proper state of mind, "Come back to me please! I'm sorry I made you suffer! I'm sorry!" I scream pushing him back till he sits as I hug him close crying and pleading to him to come back to me.

Tanjiro's POV:

I sat alone in a dark place. Was I dead? Was this really the afterlife? I sat there alone for awhile before I saw a small pink light pleading to me to come back to it. I recognized the voice, Nezuko! I get up and run at the light till I was right in front of it. I held my hand out to it till I held the small pink light in it.

I open my eyes again to see Nezuko hugging my tightly crying and pleading to me, I place my hand on her head. She gasped and looked up at me, there was a hint of sadness in her eyes but she smiled at me.

"Are you back?" she asked me touching my face.

"I'm back Nezuko," I say smiling at her before I look at her shoulder and hand. "What happened?!" I say picking her hand up with mine. That's when I noticed. My hands, the nails were sharp and pointed. I felt my teeth to find I hand fangs. I realized what happened to my sister.

A tear rolled down my face, I hurt my sister.

"It's ok Tanjiro! I'm ok!" Nezuko said as she hugged me again, "plus Kanao has the other container for the cure. Meaning we can turn you back."

Me and Nezuko both look at Kanao, "About that- Tanjiro kinda broke it when he was trying to kill me.." Kanao looked away from us.

I looked stunned- I was stuck as a demon. I was a threat to everyone.

Nezuko looked at me and started sobbing. I hug her tight trying to make her feel better. I look up to see Zenitsu, Inosuke and Giyuu all staring at me with a sad look on their face.

"I'm sorry.." I say to them I know I most likely hurt them too.

Zenitsu and Inosuke ran at me pulling me and Nezuko into their embrace.

"It's ok Tanjiro- We'll cure you! I promise!" Zenitsu said.

"That's right Monjiro! We'll fix you!" Inosuke screamed tears coming out of his mask. I smiled. I atleast have good friends.

Third Person POV:

The dead was collected and put to rest. Or what was left of them. Afterwards the demon slayers that remain were brought back to the headquarters, to get their injuries treated. Once everyone was ready to head out they started packing their things. The three remaining hashira agreed to allow Tanjiro home but only if he was under constant supervision. Giyuu volunteered to join the group of friends back to the Kamado home.

And with that the friends head to Tanjiro's home.