Arcade

This is my first one shot for the Demon slayer Fandom, and I couldn't help but write angst.

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A broken heart is all that's left

I'm still fixing all the cracks 

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When Giyuu had received the news, he didn’t want to believe them. No one did. Not when the most passionate slayer was mentioned. But they couldn’t fight it off. Not even Senjuro who had cried and clung himself to Mitsuri and Iguro. Not when Shinjiro, Kyojuro’s own father, asked Giyuu to be the one to behead him. 

“Rengoku Kyojuro has turned into a demon.”

Pain, agony, you name it. All of these emotions swirled in his chest as he held his nichirin blade. Tanjiro was standing behind him. His own blade pointing at upper moon three. Next to him was the person Giyuu loves, loved. He looked completely different. His kind and warm eyes were now cold and held no emotion. His hair, which he always had in a half ponytail, was loose. The tan skin Giyuu would mark when the two of them were tangled in the night was pale like his own. No scars in sight.

Everything that made Rengoku Kyojuro human was no more.

“Tell me your name. C’mon I know you can speak.” Akaza grinned at him. Golden eyes shining with interest as he stared at Giyuu. Tanjiro tensed up. His eyes trained on Kyojuro. The blue eyed slayer said nothing. “How about I introduce you to upper moon six?" The water hashira clenched his jaw. “This is Kyojuro. My sparring partner. I have to warn you he is very strong.” 

“Shut it! Don’t speak to him as if you were his friend!” Tanjiro snapped. His eyes held fury in them. Giyuu placed an arm on the boy’s chest. “Don’t let him get to you. We came here to kill them. Any emotions we may have towards them will stay that. Emotions. They don’t matter on the battlefield.” The boy looked at him shocked before understanding crossed his kind eyes.

Giyuu’s words were harsh and bitter. Even to him. Kyojuro looked at him. His eyes held a blankness that the water hashira wasn’t used to. It made his skin crawl. His vision became blurry as he tightened his grip on the nichirin blade. He glared at his ex-lover. Kyojuro's dead eyes brightened up. Making Giyuu feel sick to his stomach.

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Lost a couple of pieces when

I carried it, carried it, carried it home

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“I want you to finish me off Tomioka. I know this is a lot to ask but please. Take care of Senjuro and...kill Kyojuro.”

“Tanjiro, will you be able to handle one of them?” Giyuu asked. He knew he made a promise to Shinjuro before he died. But having Tanjiro deal with Akaza was suicide. He wasn’t going to let another person die on his watch. He'll let Tanjiro deal with Kyojuro while he takes on Akaza. “Yes, don’t worry about me Giyuu-san," Without any warning Tanjiro pointed his sword at Akaza. "I'll deal with him. You take on Ren-upper moon six."

Even Tanjiro couldn’t call the former flame hashira by his name. The pillar was shocked. He was going to take on Akaza. Did Tanjiro see any conflict in his face? Yet he nodded and ignored the tears that ran down his face. He will kill them and fulfill his promise of watching over Senjuro. That was the least he could do for Shinjuro. Even if it meant killing the man that promised him the world.