Awakening

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Tanjiro POV

Boy: Hey mister!

I turn around to see the little boy walking up to me.

Boy: Are you a ronin?

Tanjiro: Ah.

It's been a few weeks after saving everybody in the city. After making sure everyone is ok, I left to continue my travels. After traveling for 2 days, I stop at a village and now looking at the boy.

Tanjiro: I'm not a ronin.

Boy: Then are you a samurai?

Tanjiro: Uhhhh...

Tanjiro: I'm not a samurai nor ronin... so how do I explain it to him...

Tanjiro: I-I'm a wealthy person!

Tanjiro: This won't work!

Boy: Huh? But there's no rich people. It's stupid if there's any.

Tanjiro: I knew it!!!

Then someone come to my rescue. A girl wearing a white and pink colored robe walk to the boy. Her hair reddish pink like the boy.

Girl: It's not nice to ask something private, Haru!

The girl pinch the boy's cheek and the boy cried out in pain.

Haru: Onee-Chan! I'm sorry, Onee-Chan!

I chuckle a bit while I watch the siblings.

Tanjiro: Ah, it reminds of my little sister...

I watch as I reminisce my past. My cute little sister, my friends.

Girl: Apologize to him!

Haru: O-ok!

The rub his swollen cheeks and walk up to me. He bow down and apologize to me.

Haru: I'm sorry for asking about your private life, mister!

Tanjiro: It's ok! You were just curious. It's nothing wrong to be curious.

Then I look at the sky and see dark clouds looming over us.

Tanjiro: Where's your parents?

Girl: My dad is out hunting while my mom is at the village.

Tanjiro: Thanks! Go inside and don't open the door for anybody until I give you the signal!

Haru: W-what's happening, mister!

Tanjiro: Trust me, Haru. Your big Onee-Chan will be with you.

I look at the girl with stern face.

Girl: What's going on?

Tanjiro: Something will happen tonight. I want you and Haru to stay indoor until I bring your parents back home.

Girl: I-is something going to happen to the village?

Tanjiro: No. Just some bad people from the dark is coming.

I signal them to go and they went inside their house.

Tanjiro: Phew.

I stand up and hold my nichirin.

Tanjiro: A god.

The air blew near my noise, I smell it.

Tanjiro: A evil one.

I breathe and dash towards the village.

Tanjiro: Gotta find the father first!

I change towards the forest and quicken my pace.

Later

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