Kamado Tanjiro Vs Muzan Kibutsuji

Chapter 31 { Mother spider }

(Tanjiro's POV)

Huh? Why are there suddenly so many spiders? One of the spider climb onto me and suddenly created threads on me. The threads pull my arms up and gonna twist it broken. I do a backfilp to counter the twist while carrying the girl in my arms.

I landed and shout at Inosuke, 'Bring them to a safe spot now! The spiders will create threads that will twist us broken! I will deal with the demon!'

He look at me and replies, 'But I am the vanguard! You should follow my order!'

I say, 'Is not the time for that! Please just take them and run to the forest entry! Do it quick and come back! Okay!'

He look at my serious red eyes and nodded in defeat. He carry the three demon hunters and run toward the forest entry. I sigh in relieve that they will be safe. I lept over the spiders and landed on a tree. I sniff and sense a strong demon's scent. I leap from tree to tree to avoid the spiders and landed onto the ground. Suddenly a demon appeared infront of me. I look at it and notice it is headless! It has a large build and dark skin. His has spider like legs on each arms. Does that mean it doesn't have a weak spot? Okay calm down Tanjiro, think of something. Ah! I know! Let try to slice that thing from the bottom right side of the neck to beneath its left armpit!

I take in a deep breath and get ready for battle. My blood flow started to accelerate. My body temperature starting to shoot up. I let out a loud hiss and yell, 'Full Focus! Sun Breathing! Forth Style Dance Of The SunGod!' I do a two-combo strike which starts with a vertical slash and then a horizontal one right after to cut its arms and rush toward the demon in inhuman speed to do a burning horizontal slash at it. I slice its from the shoulder to its armpit. I landed and sheath my blade. The demon fall down onto the ground and crumble away into dust. Well it's not that strong. Suddenly Inosuke appear behind me.

He says, 'Tanjiro! I sense the demon controlling the threads nearby! I gonna throw you there!'

My eyes widen and reply, 'Inosuke! You came back! Is everything alright at the entry? Is everyone okay?'

He says, 'Everyone is alright over there! Now I just throw you to the demon.' He grab me and take in a deep breath.

I yell, 'Wait a minute Inosuke! Why don't we...' I was thrown up and far into the sky. I look around the area of the forest and notice a demon girl. I dive right toward her while yelling, 'First Style...'

(Mother Spider Demon's POV)

Above me...? My eyes widen when I saw a demon hunter diving from the sky going to cut me! I'm going to be killed! My head is going to be chopped off! Hurry up and think... Hurry up and think! Ahh... but... I'll be happy again when I die. I won't suffer again and be happy in the afterlife. I loosen all my threads and embrace my death.

(Tanjiro's POV)

I widen my eyes when I saw her stop everything that she is doing and look at me with happiness and relieve in open arms. I stop my blade from cutting her and landed beside her.

She looks at me with confusion and says, 'What are you doing demon hunter-san? Why didn't you kill me?'

I look at her with sadness and reply, 'Why do you embrace your death so easily? Usually demon will fight to stay alive but you are happy when I gonna kill you. Why?'

She look down onto the ground with tears starting to trail her face, 'I... just want to... escape from this... hell. This "family" keep abusing me... and never give... me a... break! I... just want to... stop all this...'

I look at her with empathy and says, 'Why don't you run away from this place? If you want to escape from here, just run away.'

She replies, 'I can't... They will always find me and abuse me more worse! I can't stand this... I just want to have a normal family and feel love... So please kill me...' She look up toward me with teary eyes. Suddenly her face replace by an image of my mother.

I widen my eyes and says unconciously, 'Kaa-san...' with a single drop of tear trailing down my face. She was quite suprised when I call her kaa-san. For the first time in her life as a demon, she felt warm in heart. She had never felt something like this.

Suddenly she gain a bit of her memories back, 'Kaa-san! Kaa-san! Tell me a story! I want to hear it! Your story is very fun...' More tears starting to leak out her eyes. She let out all her tears while regretting all her decisions in her life. Why did she want to become a demon in the first place? Is it eternal beauty? Is it her afraid of dying? There is so many question her life that cannot be answer.

After she calm down, she stay in a kneeling position and says sincerely, 'I am ready to atone for my sins. Please end me.'

I look at her with hesitation and say, 'It is unforgivable to kill humans but you... Okay, I will end you to atone for your sins. I wish you in the next life, you will not become a demon. I wish you luck in the other side.' while looking at her with my soft and gentle red eyes that are filled with compassions.

I draw my blade and hold it above my head and yell, 'Breath Of The Sun, Fifth Style Empathy Sun Ray.' This is a "sword strike of kindness" that beheads the enemy with little to no pain. I use this when the enemy surrenders willingly or regret their action and know how to turn over a new leaf. I cut her head off with little to no tension. Just a clean and painless cut.

End