In the Taisho-Period Era of Japan, a young girl named Aimi Kitsuki is left orphaned and now sisterless. She is taken in by an old man called Sakonji Urokodaki, former Water Pillar. He trains her, along with two other children. Aimi vows to kill the...
A year had passed from when I had said goodbye to Giyū, and I was on my way to Onomichi. It was getting pretty depressing, traveling alone. I looked up and the sky and sighed. It was nearly nightfall. I barely had a day's rest, I whined silently in my head.
When I got to the village, I heard a cluster of people whispering. "Something's been killing my oxen," hissed a middle-aged man, while an old woman sobbed, "Did you hear about my daughter's son, Haruto-Kun? Died at such a young age..."
I tapped a young woman on the shoulder. "Hello," I said politely, "Has there been any suspicious activity around here? If so, where? By the way, I'm Aimi Kizuki."
The young woman nodded her head. "I'm Y-Yusui, Ichi-Ichika Yusui. Yes, there has been suspicious activity. M-my... my fiancé went missing around there," Ichika whimpered, pointing behind her. Then. without another word, Ichika burst into tears.
What was going on here? I checked the sky, which was now streaked with pink and purple. It was nearly nighttime. I smiled and brushed my fingers along the sheath of my sword. "Yusui-san!" I said, and she looked up at me. "I swear," I whispered, gripping her hands, "that I will avenge your fiancé."
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That night, I prowled along the streets, trying the catch the demon. It was the middle of the night. I yawned. I was so tired. "Demon, come out, I want to go to sleep for a few hundred years," I said sarcastically, rubbing my eyes.
But when I opened my eyes, there was someone standing in front of me. A demon, to be precise. The demon was a tall, elegant young man in a yukata. He was holding two paper fans, and the kanji for 'Lower Moon 6' was carved onto his eye. "Y-you're a lower moon!" I stuttered. Was I strong enough yet?
"Yes, yes-- wait what? You're a demon slayer!" he squealed and shook my hand, "I'm Akira Kidenkami! Lower Moon 6~"
He lifted his paper fans, and did a kind of dance with them, except--
Those aren't normal fans.
They were gathering electricity. I quickly took out my blade and stood, ready. As the fans generated a ball of energy, I thought of which form/note to use. Fourth Note of Sixth Note? I decided on Sixth Note and focused all my energy on the ball of electricity.
As Akira released it, I slashed my sword, using Sixth Note: Song of the Demon's Demise. "Oh?" he cocked his head as the ball of electricity rebounded to him, "I've never seen that technique before!" He quickly extinguished the ball with a wave of his fan.
He did a dance, much quicker than the one before, and I jumped, the ball of electricity just missing me. I could've died! "Oh, such quick reflexes!" Akira gushed, and lashed out at me, aiming for my shoulder. I stepped away, just in time, and he fell crashing to the floor.
I lifted my katana and breathed in, then used Eighth Form: Angel's Beautiful Voice. Akira screamed a scream I had never ever heard before, and his head rolled to the floor. "How weak," I snorted. "Aimi Kizuki!' a bird-like voice crowed.
I jumped and saw the shape of a crow flying over my head. "You are to head over to the Butterfly Mansion!" it said in a raucous voice, "No buts!"
I blinked. "What?"
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AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hi guys, starri here! Sorry, this chapter was so short... anyways, should I start making Taisho Secrets and Rumors for this series? Also my own Kimetsu Academy AU? I'm pretty sure I should, right? Anyways, see you in the next chapter <33!
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