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//𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘀\\

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muichiro pov

'Ugh, I can't see anything with these leaves in my way.' I thought, lightly pushing the green plants out of my sight in a tired attempt to complete my mission.

Currently, I was out scavenging for a demon in a random forest at night, all because I was sent on a mission by Oyakata-sama. It was very troublesome of him to do such a thing, as I was in the middle of watching the stars shine when he assigned me the job. However, he did offer to give me candy when I came back, so I didn't mind too much.

Anyways, I was trying my best to make my way through these trees without either getting hit in the face with leaves, or stung by some bug. I stopped in my tracks to raise my head up into the sky, peacefully gazing at the bright stars which were staring right back at me. The smallest of smiles crept up and onto my face, taking ahold of my mouth as I continued to watch as the shining dots in the sky painted the heavens above me.

There was just something so relaxing about the stars. It's like they're always there to reassure you, tell you that everything is okay. After all, they only come out at night, displaying their light unto those who need it. They show themselves when the world thinks it's going into complete darkness, and I think that's what I like most about them.

I contently etched my head back down into its original position, searching for the demon I was sent to defeat. As I ran through the dirt covered paths of the green forest, my mind somehow wandered to (Y/n)-chin.

'I wonder if she's okay...' I thought to myself, knitting my eyebrows in concern. 'I didn't see her at our house earlier today. She should've been back by yesterday. Maybe I should have gone to the festival with her after all..'

I gripped the handle of my sword tightly, thinking back to (Y/n)'s happy face, wondering if I'd ever see that again. Picturing that in my mind made me lose awareness of my surroundings, allowing me bump into a tree. I fell to the floor with a loud thud sound, rubbing my head as I tried to get rid of the stinging feeling the impact left behind. My fingers grazed over my forehead, feeling a small bump on top of it. I groaned at this sudden realization, however, as my vision re-focused itself I realized that was the least of my problems.

A sat in front of the tree which I had just bumped into, feasting off of a—just barely alive—person. The person whipped their eyes over into my direction, to which I readied my weapon as I was fully prepared to kill this demon with no hesitation. It had harmed an innocent person, an action I could not let slide.

I unsheathed my Nichirin Sword, the white blade reflecting the light of the moon so cleanly as I breathed in deeply, catching the demon's attention. It jumped backwards, a disgusting smile taking control over its face as it stared at me with malicious yellow eyes.

"You're too late, Demon Slayer. I've already destroyed her rib cage, as well as eaten her intestines and stomach. Even if you do manage to kill me, you'll never be able to save her." It said, laughing at the end of its sentences as it glanced at the poor girl with sickening playful eyes.

I didn't say anything in return, instead, I dashed towards the demon with incredible speed. I focused my breathing towards my chest, readying myself as I prepared to attack it with my breathing style.

'Mist Breathing, Second Form: Eight Layered Mist!' I spoke internally, releasing a series of slashes aimed directly at the demon's eyes.

It screamed in agonizing pain, stupidly holding its head with its claws, causing it even more pain as its hands were literally made of only sharp bone. I smiled a bit at its idiotic actions, then got ready to use this to my advantage and attack once again. I got my breathing under control as I came up in front of the demon right when it was regenerating, pulling out my sheathe this time to charge at it for a second round.