𝕭𝖔𝖓𝖉𝖘 [Tanjiro Kamado X Reader] (Kimetsu no Yaiba)

~chapter thirty~

I'm so sorry for not updating last week!

To make up to it, I'll update twice this week!

Again, I'm sorry!

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3rd Person Pov:

The bright flames radiating off of the already broken sword of the young Demon Slayer were lighting up the area around them. Tanjiro, the wielder of that fire-engulfed sword, was closing in on the powerful Demon.

With a single strike towards the ground, the immensely strong strings of said Demon were cut, allowing Tanjiro to try and decapitate the spider Demon. With his little sister in mind, that was still held high in the air by those strings, he started to slash at the Demon's neck.

Before he even reached the Demon, his sister, Nezuko, awakened from her slumber. She held her hand out, activating a special technique, a Blood Demon Technique. Blood Burst. And in that second, all of the threads that had parts of her blood on them were burning.

That surprised the spider Demon, named Rui. His eyes were wide. He tried to attack Tanjiro to stop him, but the strings that were starting to cut into his face were burned within mere seconds. Tanjiro had managed to bring his sword to the Demon's neck, but was unable to cut through it.

What Rui didn't notice, but what Tanjiro knew thanks to his keen sense of smell, a little bit of Nezuko's blood was on his blade. It was from when she had protected him from a, for him, lethal attack.

In the next second, those droplets of blood were burning, causing the sword to move even faster, stronger. And with that, Tanjiro had finally managed to decapitate the Demon.

He fell down to the ground, his breathing heavy and his sight getting worse and worse. His ears were ringing, too, and he was bleeding from several wounds. He just wanted to go to sleep and rest. Instead, being the good older brother he is, he started slowly crawling towards Nezuko, to check up on her.

He suddenly stopped in his movements, taking in the scent of blood. "You thought that you defeated me? You sad fool. Were you happy in your delusions?" asked Rui, his head still detached from his body.

"I cut my own head off with my own strings way before you could kill me. Enough of this. I'll kill you and your sister. It's been a while since I've been this pissed off." said the Demon, reattaching his head.

Tanjiro tried to force himself to stand up, to fight, but of course it wouldn't work. "How sad. This really is sad. I got this mad sometime before, but it's been so long I don't remember it." started Rui, slowly walking closer to Tanjiro.

Tanjiro, again, tried to stand up, but he really couldn't do much. He could barely move. Rui continued: "Why aren't you burning in the first place? My strings and I got burned. I don't know if it's your sister's power or not, but thanks for making me real mad. I'm gonna cut my ties with you guys without any sense of regret."

And then, he activated a certain technique. "Demon Blood Technique. Cage of Murdering Eyes." he muttered out, the net appearing around Tanjiro like he was Rui's prey. Tanjiro's eyes widened. He tried to focus, he tried to fight back, he tried...

And failed.

He closed his eyes, fully expecting to be hit and killed by this attack. He might have had a chance if he could at least move an arm, but like this? No chance.

In the next moment, two things happened simultaneously. "Breath of Fire! Third Form, Blazing Universe!" called a female voice out, one he'd recognize anywhere. His eyes opened to reveal his partner.

She had easily cut through the tough strings, her back facing Tanjiro. The second thing that had happened was Tomioka. He had cut through an attack that was aimed at his little sister. He was facing the Demon, glancing back once to check up on her.

She let herself fall back, landing rather harshly next to her partner. "(Y-(Y/N)!" he called out to her, his expression filled with worry. She weakly smiled at him, saying: "L-Let Onii-chan handle the rest..."

Tanjiro's eyes went back to the Water Pillar, who said: "You did a good job holding your ground until we got here." Looking back at the female Demon Slayer, Tanjiro decided to trust him, seeing as (Y/N) put a lot of trust into him, too.

Rui, however, didn't like the appearance of even more Demon Slayers. But he did catch onto something that (Y/N) had said. "Another pair of siblings?" he asked more himself than anyone. Tomioka didn't say anything, just observed him.

Rui started laughing a little, declaring: "Then I only have to kill you. If I can't have that Demon Sister, I'll take yours. She'll be my little sister from now on." "You think bonding works like that?" asked Tomioka, his expression as neutral as ever.

"I'll turn her into a Demon and teach her how to behave. But first, I'll kill you!" called Rui, his eyes narrowing on the Water Pillar. While he activated another technique of his, Tomioka said: "(Y/N) is my little sister. I'll do anything to keep her safe."

"Blood Demon Technique, Wheel of Chopping Threads!" yelled Rui out, clear anger showing on his pale face. "Breath of Water, Eleventh Style, Dead Calm." said Tomioka to himself, activating his very own technique.

It immediately canceled Rui's strings out, leaving the Demon with wide eyes. In the next second, he had decapitated the Demon.

In his last seconds alive, Rui's body walked over towards Tanjiro, Nezuko, and (Y/N). Tanjiro was able to smell the immense sadness coming off of Rui's body. He gently put a hand on his back, as to comfort him in his final moments.

And then, he died, leaving only the Demon Slayers, and Nezuko, behind. Tomioka then walked over to them, standing on the piece of clothing that Rui had worn just seconds ago.

He looked down at Tanjiro, saying: "Don't feel sorry for a Demon who ate people. It doesn't matter whether or not he had the form of a child. He's an unsightly monster who lived for tens, hundreds, thousands of years."

Tanjiro said: "To dispel the regrets of those killed, to stop any more victims from appearing, I will relentlessly wield my blade against the Demons, and that's a fact. But I will not trample on the pains of being a Demon. Nor on those who regret their own actions."

The Water Pillar kept quiet, continuing to listen to this boy's words. "Because Demon's were humans. Because they were humans just like me. Please get off of it. He isn't an unsightly monster. Demon's are lifeless beings. Sorrowful beings."

"Please..." muttered (Y/N) out, coughing a few times. Tomioka glanced at her, finally giving in. He stepped back, finally noticing who that boy was. "You're-" he started, but cut himself off as someone was closing in on them.

That someone had aimed their blade at Nezuko, who was laying next to Tanjiro. Tomioka blocked the attack, and the female that had started it landed gracefully behind him. "Oh? Why are you getting in the way, Tomioka-san?"

She stood up, a never-ending smile on her lips as she said: "That's exactly why no one likes you, you know." He only stared at her, stating: "I'm not disliked by people."

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