☘︎︎ 𝙏𝙖𝙣𝙟𝙞𝙧𝙤 𝙃𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙢 ☘︎︎

𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝟻𝟿

I think I broke my pinkie toe

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{third POV}

What drives a person the most?

What pushes someone to the brink of insanity?

Is it fear? Making someone face what they dread the most till they fall apart at your feet.

Maybe it's anger? Tempting a person till they release an uncontrollable rage and collapse completely.

Or perhaps it's the urge to protect? Making very emotion poor from their soul and crumble to nothing.

Too seek revenge on those who've wronged you maybe?

Well... I guess we're going to have to find out...

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"If you keep screaming I'll eat you Haruki!" Tanjiro warned, he wouldn't actually eat the boy he simply just had a headache now. Tanjiro had been flying for only half an hour and the boy was still relentlessly screaming to be put down.

"Are you scared of heights or something?!" Tanjiro hissed, his eyes narrowed while looking at the boy underneath his arm.

"YES I AM SCARED OF HEIGHTS!" The silver haired boy screamed back, thrashing his limbs around.

Tanjiro sighed and lowered his altitude a little, flying down on one of the tallest trees he could find and perching himself on a tree "here how's this?" Tanjiro smiled, putting Haruki down on the branch next to himself

"THIS IS EVEN WORCE! PUT MY ON THE GROUND! WHAT DO YOU WANT WITH ME ANYWAYS" he wailed, clinging into the branch for dear life.

Tanjiro groaned "I should've taken someone else, you're too difficult" He sighed while sweeping him off the branch and flying to a overhanging ledge which overlooked the whole forest.

The boy screamed again and this time clung to Tanjiro's leg so he wouldn't have to stand on the ledge "I DONT WANNA BE HERE EITHER! ITS HIGHER THAN BEFORE"

Tanjiro grew annoyed and grabbed the boy by his clothing and placed him on the floor with ease; flying away and leaving him alone without another word.

"HEY STOP FLYING AWAY I NEED YOU TO GET DOWN! TANJIRO COME BACK!"

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"Muzan-samaaaa there's nothing to do!" Douma wined, swishing his fan in the air while trying to think of something that would get on Akaza's nerves.

"Go eat some of your cult members stop annoying master" Akaza hissed, seriously refraining from ripping the demon's heart out right then and there.

"Whyyy did you have to send Tanjiro-kun away! It would've been so much more fun with him" Douma huffed again, pouting like a child.

"Because you can't walk in the sun can you" Kokushibo interjected, also growing annoyed with the upper moon.

"Nakime-"

"No" the lady demon cut off, strumming her biwa and making Douma appear a safe distance away from herself.

"Ughhh I'm hun-"

"Douma! Will you shut the fuck up!" Muzan shouted angrily, fiddling with some chemicals on a separate ledge to everyone else. His mind constantly worried about Tanjiro so everything was getting on his nerves today, since he was too far away Muzan couldn't see what he was doing either.

The demons present froze and went completely quiet "just... shut up or turn to ash in the sun for all I care"

Douma paled and sealed his lips, earning a snicker from an amused Akaza and another sigh from Kokushibo.

"We just need a little more time"

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Giyuu sat under a large weeping willow tree, the small strands of leaves falling around him peacefully as he looked at nothing in particular.

Dead blue eyes gazed at the grassy floor where he was sat, watching some people train and do their own needs.

He sat there wondering what he should do.

There really wasn't anything he could do.

He was hopeless. He couldn't even protect the one he loved.

"Oi water guy"

Giyuu turned his head to see none other than Inosuke.

"What do you want" Giyuu asked blankly, looking at the shirtless male with a silent stare. Inosuke puffed up his chest and plopped himself down next to the male.

"You look pathetic here doing nothing while everyone trains" Inosuke voiced, catching Giyuu quite off guard as his eyes widened.

"Tanjiro's not gone. So don't go around acting likes he's dead or something! It gets on my nerves!" Inosuke angrily scolded, clenching his fists.

"It's not like he's eaten anyone! Who cares if that stupid king of demon's is controlling him or whatever! So train and help rescue him for fuck sakes!"

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"I'm backkkk~" Tanjiro sang, handing in the ledge and folding his wings while sitting next to the sniffling boy.

"Tanjiro! I thought you left me here to die!" The silver haired boy wailed, his eyes red and puffy from crying non-stop.

The boy giggled as Haruki threw himself into Tanjiro and hugged him tightly "awe! You warmed up to me surprisingly quickly!" Tanjiro giggled, patting the boy's back while stroking a hand through his soft hair.

"Hey! I might even turn you into a demon once I finished what i need to do! But unfortunately you need to be a human for now" Tanjiro giggled, making the boy freeze and back away.

"D-demon? Wh-"

"Chill chill, anyways I just left to get you food" Tanjiro beamed, suddenly changed the subject; pulling out two bags filled to the brim with his favourite rice balls.

Haruki's eyes sparkled, his family wasn't very wealthy so they lived off the bare minimum.

"Na ah ahhh, we've got to get going so you can eat them In the air!" Tanjiro smiled, crouching down with his back facing the boy while gesturing to climb on him as a sort of piggy-back.

Haruki was hesitant but gave into the rice balls.

He clambered on Tanjiro's back carefully; making sure not to hurt his wings while holding onto him frightfully as Tanjiro took off into the air again.

As the two glided above the clouds, a melodic silence filled the air; onto the rushing wind filling their senses as they started to big into the food.

Haruki ate happily whilst gently stroking Tanjiro's blood red wings, the feathers amazingly soft as he finally relaxed into the burgundy haired boy's presence.

"I was going to ask you Tanjiro... what's with the number on your eye?" The boy asked while eating his rice ball, gently treading his hand though Tanjiro's messy hair.

"Oh that? That simply means I'm the best of the best. One of masters greatest creations..."

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We're getting closer to the endddx, what do yall think is happening?