The Blood In The Night- Demon King Tanjiro Au

CHP6- Let's See Your Skill/ Restless Nights

"What if you could regain your place as Lower 7?"

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Kurayami looked stunned, how could this be? Was it even possible to reclaim a place in the twelve kizuki after being removed? Kurayami silenced his questioning, it was a chance for him, so he has to take it, for the sake of being recognized once again.

"I'll do it!" Kurayami responded determined, not seeing the big picture in agreeing with Tanjiro's proposal. "Good to hear, we'll go somewhere more isolated from the humans. To see what I can use to my advantage" Tanjiro grinned walking over to his "Tsukigo" placing his bloodied hand onto his shoulder, whispering into Kurayami's ears, "If I find out later down the line that you betrayed me. I will end you". Those words sent shivers down Kurayami's spine, he gulped in fear.

The cerised haired demon took his hand off of Kurayami, relieving him. "Let's go then" Tanjiro stated already walking away into the nearby forest that he had ran through moments before, Kurayami followed behind him, he trembled from the repetition of Tanjiro's words, he was right to be afraid, since he didn't know what the scarlet haired demon was capable of.

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An hour had passed. Kurayami was training under Tanjiro, he explained about his blood demon art, about his life before becoming a demon, everything that Tanjiro wanted to know about him.

"My blood demon art is called Blood Song" Kurayami spoke, genuinely questioning why his Blood Demon art is called that, Tanjiro had the exact same thought in mind.

"Strange name" The vermillion haired demon retorted, looking at Kurayami with a bewildered face. "I know, I don't really know myself. Anyways, how my Blood Demon art works; I am able to control the blood in somebody else's body or my own, when a certain song is being sung. The affects of my art is it will paralyze the opponent, as well as stop them from being able to function properly, causing a complete cognitive breakdown." Kurayami finished his sentence, he looked slightly embarrassed for some reason.

"Show it to me then" Tanjiro demanded, to him it's no good to explain without any reason behind it. Kurayami found a bunny rabbit hopping around the wood, minding it's own business until the dark-clothed demon snatched it, using his blood demon art, which as he stated before it completely froze in place. Tanjiro grinned from ear to ear. 

"You're going to be very useful to me"

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12:45am in the night.

It was clear in the sky, no clouds to be found. The moon shone down on the sleeping earth, it  was highlighted around the indigo blue sky. Inosuke was sat up in a room. He was back at headquarters, with Zenitsu and Tanjiro's sister; Nezuko. Inosuke gave up on training and fighting against demons, especially wearing his boar mask. He decided if he wasn't going to fight demons, then he would be better off not wearing it.

Shinobu Kocho was the only one other than Inosuke who was awake at this time. She was working on something that could be useful, in due time. She walked through the Butterfly Mansion until she ended up hearing Inosuke talk to himself in the Hospital Ward. She stepped into the room, quietly walking over to the feminine faced boy. 

"Inosuke...? You alright, I heard you mumbling to yourself" Shinobu said quietly, hoping she doesn't wake the others. Inosuke turned around in fright as he wasn't expecting somebody to hear him, Shinobu saw the glistening tears fall down Inouske's face, She wasn't the greatest at comfort but she needed to try her best. 

"Inosuke.... Why're you crying?" Shinobu asked concerned, she sat down next to him hoping to be some sort of comfort. Just for extra measure, she brought one of her butterflies into the room, it rested on her hand, it's wings an purple that slowly diverged into a light blue.

Inosuke wanted to avoid the question, he wanted to avoid everything at this rate, but he decided to suck it up, and face his feelings head on. " I keep thinking about Tanjiro...." " I saw him yesterday.... at the aftermath of the event. He was still trying to fight it.... but it seemed like he was giving up more than he was trying" Inosuke responded holding back his tears, he didn't like the fact that inside he was a very vulnerable person.

Shinobu looked at the midnight blue boy, she took a deep breath, readying herself for what she was about to say. " Everyone knows how much this is affecting you... they can tell by your face, how you don't talk as much, you don't seem as motivated as you were before, as well as your boar mask, you've stopped wearing that too." "But... if this makes you feel any better, I am currently working on a drug to make Tanjiro human again" Shinobu replied with a warm looking smile.

Inosuke couldn't help the tears he'd been holding back, it all flowed out, he wanted it to stop but it was too late, the emotion's he'd been feeling, he bottled them up leaving it till the moment the bottles broke, overflowing into a raging river. Inosuke hugged Shinobu lightly, trying not to get his tears on her Haori. She patted the feminine faced boy's back, telling him it'll be alright, that Tanjiro will become human again.

Inosuke was emotionally exhausted as well as not sleeping for 3 days was taking a toll on him, he started to drift off into slumber, but a few words escaped his mouth without thought.

"I love you Tanjiro..... please come back. I miss you"