Kimetsu no Yaiba : Apocalypse of the Dead

Heavenly Duel [ Chapter 6 ]

Hey guys, AB here. I know this is kinda late, but I had exams and I am moving somewhere else too and hence, we are packing stuff, so I had no time to update. Even now updates might be slow, so sorry. But back with this chapter here. :]

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8 : 00 p.m. { Still Day-Zero }

Tanjiro and Zenitsu started to check their blades and cleaned them a bit before they sparred. In the meantime, Inosuke, Genya and Sabito moved the tables a bit to make some space for the spar. Kanao was asleep, and it seemed that she wasn't affected by the rumbling of tables that took place. But it only seemed, her sleep was disturbed a bit, but she didn't mind. She was tired anyway. Tanjiro and Zenitsu, while cleaning their respective blades, glared each other. Well, they were iron brothers, but it became a different thing, and its not like they spared each other regularly. In fact, they have only spared once, with no winner at that time. The only advantage Tanjiro had, in various tournaments, was his unpredictable moves, which was neutralized by Zenitsu with his good hearing and perception. So no one o the two actually had a upper hand, and it wouldn't be wrong to say that what mattered the win was luck, rather than skills of the two prodigies.

Everyone arranged their seats, and sat in a line, and the two took their positions. Tanjiro and Zenitsu, both at same time, took a deep breath, and suddenly disappeared. Well, not practically, but they started way too faster than others were expecting. They heard and loud clinging sound, and blinked once, and found Zenitsu almost above Tanjiro in one corner of the court they made, their swords one above the other. Tanjiro backed off. Zenitsu went for a horizontal slash, but Tanjiro twisted his body while jumping beneath the level of the sword and slashed vertically. Zenitsu missed him, and stepped on his left to evade Tanjiro's attack. The swords met perpendicularly with them being on the opposite sides from where they started. Their faces were close, with the clashed swords between them. Tanjiro smirked evilly...

Tanjiro : Oh, this is gonna be fun.

Zenitsu replied...

Zenitsu : Count on it.

They jumped away and thought simultaneously...

Tanjiro : 'I will have to launch an unpredictable attack he would never have thought in his life. Speed will be a necessity.'

Zenitsu : 'I have to become faster. That's the only way I can defeat him. One chance, and if I fail. that would be the end.'

They held their Katanas firmly, and closed in. Tanjiro went to his left, then right, and then back to his left. This confused Zenitsu and he thought that Tanjiro would returned to his right and changed his path to Tanjiro's left, hiding his sword behind him.

Tanjiro : 'That's it, you fell for my trap.'

Tanjiro did not went back to his right. Zenitsu realized his mistake, and his sword was behind him now.

Zenitsu : 'Oh sh*t, I messed up. Damnit....!!!'

Tanjiro slashed diagonally. Zenitsu jumped up just in time, and barely evaded the slash, by like few millimeters. But Zenitsu was mid-air now.

Tanjiro : 'Mid-air, huh ? It's my match now...'

Tanjiro recovered from his miss, and went for another diagonal slash from the opposite direction. But being mid-air was not a problem for Zenitsu. He had been practicing this one thing from the start itself. He twisted his body mid-air, easily dodged it and jumped back. But he knew, this attack from Tanjiro almost got him.