The soft smell of rain jostled me awake. It’s pitter-patter reminded me of the leak that always sprung from our roof each rainy season up in our mountain, when my siblings and I were young. Petrichor hung heavy in the air, almost like a perfume, but, strangely, there was an absence of the pleasantly earthy undertones of it. Rather, there was a bitterness. Smoke. Oil. Metal. Fire. None of the familiarly comforting smells of a monsoon.
Ah, also the sound of it.
I couldn’t hear the rain.
I couldn’t see anything either. It was dark. Dark enough where I couldn’t see my hand in front of my eyes.
Nothing.
A light brush against my shoulder, gone as quick as it came. But it was there. I felt it. I know I did. A raw ache in my throat, and a pounding in my head that rendered my thoughts useless, but I know I’m not hallucinating.
I’m not alone. I’m not.
A hand clamped around my shoulder, somehow anchoring me down to this strange place. A slight whisper in my ear, too low to make out over the loud aching in my head.
My fingers slowly inch away from me. To even move was a mistake. The bearable whispers turn into a strange cacophony of screams. Pleas for mercy! For forgiveness! Promise after promise after promise! And yet!
And yet…?
What?
To be the King? To rule infinitely? With impeccable indigo, will I rule as the Emperor of this idiosyncratic, illusive imperial? The illegitimate icon of immaculate faultlessness?
Hysteria bubbled from my lungs like blood from a deep wound.
Of fucking course I would.
After all,
I am a god of perfection.
And these humans are the filth of the world. I’ll be their salvation and give their weak hearts purpose to die for my kingdom.
I am the Oni King.
The only king.
I am Kibutsuji Muzan.
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Kamado Tanjiro, first son of Kie and Tanjuro. Older brother to Kamado Nezuko, Kamado Takeo, Kamado Hanako, Kamado Shigeru, and Kamado Rokuta. Disciple of Sakonji Urokodaki. A demon member of the demon slaying-
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FanfictionOni. The myths and legends were supposed to be just that. Merely myths and legends. As the eldest son, Tanjiro Kamado had a sworn duty. He vowed to his late father that he'd take care of his mom and younger siblings. So he did just that, doing t...
