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Chap 65 [the legend of the shadow hashiras]

Your POV

I walked up the hill and saw someone sitting there. I squinted to get a better look and smiled slightly when I saw Oyakata sama.

I approached him, "Uh, greetings Oyakata-sama, you wanted to speak with me?" I greeted him, then asked.

He smiled warmly at me which made my heart melt. "Yes y/n, please, take a seat my child." Oyakata-sama said as he patted the empty grass patch beside him, inviting me to sit.

I nodded and sat down.

"So, y/n, I wanted to ask if you knew anything about your father?" He started. I looked down, "No... he passed away when I was three years old." I answered.

Oyakata's smile faded a little, "I see... well, I know it's a lot to comprehend when I say this, but I believe that your father was a hashira."

My eyes widened, "How?... I didn't see him fight or seen any demons when I was younger... and if he was a hashira he won't die that easily." I said while I furrowed my brows.

"Maybe you got the wrong person Oyakata-sama..." I said.

"No my child, I know you're his daughter because of the necklace around your neck," Oyakata explained, "I recognised it instantly when I saw it, but I knew that it was also a sad thing that you had it."

I asked why he knew since it was just a gift from my dad.

"Me and your dad are very close friends, I've seen him train for many years, and he is a very skillful man. To symbolise our friendship, we gave each other necklaces, he gave me a necklaces that looks like yours, but its black in colour. And I gave him a blue one." He said as he took out a necklace from his shirt and showed me.

I stared at it in awe. "What kind of hashira was he?" I asked as I looked up.

"He was a shadow hashira." He replied.

3rd person POV

You looked into the distance in wonder.

"Then, how come there isn't any other shadow hashira anymore. If this is the new generation, and these hashiras right now are taking over the roles of each kind of breaths, like love, insect, water... then what about shadow?" I asked him, "my dad has to have a successor or student right? To take over the role?"

Oyakata took a deep breath.

"Well, you see, having the breath of shadows is not really a good thing... many generations ago, the breath of shadows never existed," Oyakata explained.

"legend has it that there was a man who lived in a small village, and there was a very powerful demon that was always terrorising it.

However, one day the demon managed to murder his wife. I do not know how, but he got corrupted by the shadows within him and he managed to kill the demon. That's how this shadow breath existed."

You nod as you listened intently.

"He was a good man, helping people around him, he was kind, happy, loyal and always protected people. However, ever since that incident. He was corrupted by hate, anger and his shadows. He always walks in as a hero, but now he walks out as a villain.

He learned many different forms of shadow breathing techniques with a nirichin blade, which is the same colour as your father's, he wanted to kill demons. Even if they are kid demons, he would make sure to let them suffer even after their death.

This took the attention of many people, but they didn't trust him, he was very cold, unhappy and his aura surrounding him felt very evil and chilly. So, he hid away, slipping out at night to slaughter demons.

Soon before his death, he wrote all of his secret techniques in an old book so someone could find it and carry on his legacy. He hid it away and passed on."

You furrowed your brows.

"Only very few people found it, the book skipped many generations because people didn't managed to find the book. Only those who are skillful enough will find it. If I'm not wrong, only 4 people out of all the generations of hashiras managed to inherit this shadow breath.

Your father was one of them. However, he didn't get corrupted, he used it for the greater good. He wasn't well known as he worked in the shadows."

You nodded, "If he was so powerful then, Muzan should come after him right? When my father died, his death should be a lot more different than what it should have been. He rolled of a cliff protecting me and he hit his back on a rock and just passed away..."

"You see, shadow breathing specialises in illusions and wind. Muzan knew about this power that he possesses and he did actually come after him. It was the day that you witnessed your father's death.

Muzan managed to kill you father but Muzan almost died, your father didn't want you or your mother witnessing his death by Muzan's hands, so he cast an illusion of him falling to his death while protecting you."

Your eyes widened, 'Muzan murdered my...' you thought to yourself angrily as you clenched your fists tighter until your knuckles turned white.

"I see..." you muttered under your breath.

Your POV

So that's what Muzan meant back at the mansion in my past mission... he mentioned that was almost killed back when I was still young, he said that I looked familiar, when he saw my face, he saw my father's face aswell.

He used me as an experiment to see if I could handle being a demon since I posses my father's strength and breathing style.

His plan seems to work better, I turned to a more powerful demon than a regular one. I can eat, cover up my demon scent, walk under the sun...

He wanted to study me and see if he could inherit the power by stealing some of my blood too...

if I get corrupted now that I'm a demon, Muzan might take control of me and use me as a weapon.

I gritted my teeth.

Oyakata sama looked at me with pity, he reached into his haori and took out an old book. It looked ancient.

He handed it over to me. I stared at it and took the book, "Is this..." I asked.

"Yes, it's the book that was in the legend, your father found it and managed to add more details in it like the other past shadow breathers did, now its your turn." He said with a gentle smile.

"I trust you with this book, if this falls into the wrong hands, we are all done for." He warned seriously.

I nodded.

"I understand."

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A/N

HELO MY READER! I HOPE YOU HAD AN AMAZING DAY!❤🌸💖✨

I decided to make this chapter today for fun :)

I really hope you like this story legend because my mind was blank when I wrote this💀 I tried to make it connect back when your father died and how shadow breath never existed in the movie so it makes sense more:D💖🌸

I hope you understand this story so far, I tried to make it simple to understand :*)

Anyways, hope you have a great day, rest well and STAY SAFE!❤💖🌸 Don't stress yourself out to much okey?