Moonlight

Twenty

"Caw!! Caw!!"

Sara's crow flew above her, descending on her arm.

"What do you want, Piiko?" She muttered impatiently. She wasn't busy, but she was slightly annoyed about being disrupted from her peace.

However, her eyes widened in alarm at Piiko's next words.

"Emergency, Upper Moon Three has appeared!! Flame Pillar Rengoku Kyojuro, Kamado Tanjiro, Agatsuma Zenitsu, and Hashibira Inosuke are in grave danger!!"

"Rengoku-san? Where??" Sara stood up and got ready to sprint in any direction as her crow directed.

"Caw!! Head east!"

Without a moment of hesitation, Sara ran ahead of her crow, yelling at it to give her the general directions.

Rengoku-san...

Sara ran, as fast as she could, through towns and past mountains. Her crow was far behind, unable to keep up.

Faster! Get there faster!

She cursed herself for not being able to run faster - cursed the shortness of her legs, cursed her small build, cursed her weakness.

Sara forced herself to stay calm, to keep her breathing steady. That way, she could keep running at her highest speed. She had been travelling for kilometres, and her lungs ached. But she ignored it.

Eventually, train tracks came into sight. Ahead of her was the wreck of a train, and her eyes widened when she saw Kyojuro, covered in blood fighting Upper Moon Three.

She quickly jumped on the train, and pushed the force into her feet as she leapt up and unsheathed her katana.

The sword rested slightly uncomfortably in her hands, being one that she wasn't used to, but she didn't take any notice of it.

The only thing on her mind was to fight.

While the demon's back was turned on her, she attacked.

Dance of Moonlight, Second Dance: Gamma Ray.

Sara made a vertical circular cut, cutting off the arm that was about to deal a killing blow.

"Yuhiko!" Kyojuro clutched an injury, greeting her through gritted teeth.

"Rengoku-san!!" The girl yelled back, dodging to avoid Upper Moon Three's attacks.

Her pupils shook in despair when she saw the huge injury the Flame Pillar had. It was a fatal blow, and one that she couldn't hope to save.

But she would at least try to avenge it.

"Yuhiko?" The demon spoke without stopping his attacks. "You're small and young, but you seem strong."

Irritation burned in Sara when she saw the injury that Kyojuro had, and her temper became even hotter when her small build was mentioned.

"I'm not interested in small talk."

She charged forward with her blade, to which the demon reacted by holding his hand out and stopping it.

Behind her, the Sun began to rise. The demon saw the faint glow in the distance, and backed away.

"You don't get to leave. You're not leaving just because the Sun has come up, coward." Sara's voice was low and threatening. "I'll kill you, right here, right now. I'll slice your neck off and send it flying."

Sara grabbed her blade and stabbed it in the demon's face, in a desperate attempt to injure him, even just prolong the fight slightly so that the Sun had enough time to burn him.