The Return of the Hashira (pt. 2)

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"PUT HER DOWN" Obanai yelled, his mask now torn and blood spilling past his lips. He was on his feet in seconds, hunched over gritting his teeth in anger.

The demon stared down Obanai with a vicious grin holding the pink and green haired woman in a taunting manner.

"You can't do anything to stop me! It doesn't matter if you remember your lives as Hashira's or not! You will die one way or another starting with her!"

The demon raised Mitsuri into the air towards his mouth. He spread his lips wide, teeth jutting out like knives ready to tear a chunk from her neck. Obanai reacted in a flash, almost without thinking, he sprinted towards the demon. Spotting one of the knives they had used earlier, the black haired male grabbed it and launched himself above the demon, who was too distracted by the prospect of his new meal. Obanai slammed onto the demon's shoulders plunging his knife into the demon's head with a guttural scream.

"LET MY WIFE GO!!"

The demon screeched and reacted by tossing Mitsuri to the side. Obanai jumped off the demon towards his lover, catching her and shielding her from the impact of the fall.

With the demon distracted, Rengoku and Tengen used this chance to attack. They rush forward, Tengen aiming for the legs of the demon while Rengoku aimed for the neck.

"Fourth Form: Constant Resounding Slashes!"

"First Form: Unknowing Fire!"

Caught off guard the demon was unable to fend off the attacks. A rush of slashes landed on the demon's lower half. It gasped and growled preparing to swipe at Tengen when suddenly his head turned to face the night sky.

The decapitated head of the demon fell to the floor with a fleshy thud. A few seconds passed before the demon could process what had just happened.

Eyes wide, he stared upward in disbelief. How? How did this happen?

Tengen and Rengoku stood frozen in front of the headless demon body. They both heaved clenching onto the wooden handles of their swords so hard they were beginning to bleed.

Both snapped out of their trance as they heard a cry from behind them.

"Mitsuri! Mitsuri please wake up!" Obanai yelled, tears looking to form in his eyes.

"Please wake up Mitsuri! You already died in my arms once please... I finally have you by my side. Please don't leave me so soon" His voice cracked as he cradled the unmoving body of his wife.

Rengoku and Tengen ran over to the couple but could only stand over the two watching. They didn't know what to do. They had no medical supplies and the demon destroyed their car so they couldn't drive her to the hospital.

Obanai continued to plead for his wife to wake.

"Please no...I promised...I promised I would protect you"

"HAHAHAHAH! That bitch is already dead! For a Hashira she sure was fucking weak!"

Tengen and Rengoku turned towards the demon head that was now being picked up by its body and placed atop its neck.

"You three really caught me off guard there! That's Hashira for ya. Even though they don't stand a chance they won't go down without a fight!"

There was a loud crack as the demon twisted its head back into place. A wide grin spread across his face and his long tongue slipped out his mouth, licking his lips.

"I do love it when my meal puts up a fight!"

Obanai looked up at the creature seeing red. This beast hurt his wife and he was going to make it pay.

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