Chapter 1

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(Tanjiro pov)

Damn, Sabito is strong. I need to find a way to beat him and cut that boulder. Sabito is way too fast and I need to beat him now! I need to think, think Tanjiro, THINK! 

I look up to see Sabito with his wooden katana charging at me. 
"Hinokami Kagura,  DANCE!" I yelled when I used the breath style my father had taught me. I continued attacking until I was right up in his face and swung down hard. Sabito's mask broke in half after I struck him. "Good job Tanjiro. You have finally become a man. Live your life to the fullest, remember that." I stared in disbelief as he disappeared into the mist and I saw the boulder, in half in front of me. Urokodaiki walked up to me and stared at the boulder and then me. "I never had the intentions of sending you to Final Selection. (Final selection for new people is a test for demon slayer to see if they are allowed to enter the Demon slayer corps) " Because I didn't want to see more children die. But you did well." He patted my head as I realised what he meant. Most of his students in the past had died.As we walked down I thought back to the days when Makomo and Sabito would fight and train with me. 

As we entered the house I cut my hair and got ready to eat with Nezuko who had been training that day with Urokodaiki. "Sensi, do demons have special power when they fight?" I asked curiously. 


"Yes they do," Urokodaiki replied. "They have a power called the Blood Demon Art. It gives them powers to attack and abilities to make them harder to kill and easier for them to kill. I walked over to begin eating with the two others. "But what can they do with that type of power?" Nezuko asked curiously. "They can use items like a stick, as a weapon, but most have physical abilities on their body, not items." I looked at my master, I knew I had to prepare for a tough fight in the future and the final selection was still two weeks away.

That evening, I went out and started practising my Hinokami Kagura moves as I saw the first form was effective on the rock. So that means that I should be able to perform the other moves as well. I practised the entire night only to be found by Urokodaiki in the morning coming out to get wood to see me using Hinokami Kagura Burning Bones Summer Sun.  Astounded to me perform the majestic move.

"Tanjiro, when did you learn that move? WHERE did you learn that move?" He said in disbelief

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"Tanjiro, when did you learn that move? WHERE did you learn that move?" He said in disbelief. "It is part of my family dance culture. We perform it every year to please the Fire god." I said. "That is Sun breathing, the first breath to be created. It is the father of all breath styles and is incredible." I looked in disbelief for a moment, hen realised that father had said this dance had come from my great great great grandfathers friend YorichiTsugkuni. Sumayoshi and Yorichi had been friends and had taught the dance a legacy to one day in the future try and defeat Muzan.

(TIMESKIP TO FINAL SELECTION)

WHOA WHOA. This place is so beautiful, Wisteria growing all over the place. I walked to the front where two children were standing. "Welcome to Mt. Fujikasane, You have arrived to participate in the Demon Slayer Corps Final Selection, Demons have been trapped by swordsmen for this event." Both said in unison. "In order to complete the Final Selection, you need to survive for seven days beyond the Wisteria boundaries." I nodded and walked in and the trail started. 

I dashed through bushes and suddenly two strong scents caught my nose. "Demons." I thought. I waited until both came at me at once. "Hinokami Kagura  Raging Sun!" I yelled while cutting off the demon's heads. "Rest in peace poor souls." I prayed. A stench of rotten flesh reached my nose.

"What is that smell?" I look around to see a girl and a boy running from a giant hand demon. The demon grabbed both of them and I knew I had to save them. "Water breathing, Second form: WATER WHEEL!" I rolled while performing the Water wheel, freeing the boy and the girl from the beast grasps. "Ph, another fox has come to visit me again. Say fox cub, what year is it in Meiji?2 The demon asked. "It's the Taisho period, but you shall die now for hurting people. I saw the hand demon launch attacks at me. "Second Form: Honorable Shadow Plum" The girl with black hair used flower breathing and sliced the arms off but got hit to one side.  "Hinokami Kagura,  Solar Dragon Halo Head Dance!" I yelled Slashing the neck of the demon, killing it. I walked over to the girl and noticed the boy had disappeared. "Wake up, you ok?" I asked the girl who was slowly regaining consciousness and looked up at me.

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