Tanjiro's Awakening

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She then saw another memory of the same man running slowly toward her/them. (Quick Note: I added the her/them because I didn't know who to refer to.)

-With Tengen and The Others (A little earlier)-
Tengen stared up at the hole while Makio and Suma tend to the unconscious people. The mice, who stood beside Zenitsu, said, "Muscle! Muscle! Mus-cle!" Inosuke yells, "Hey you! That Worm Belt just  scattered through that hole and escaped!" Tengen responds with a scream, "You shut up! I saved everyone who was trapped inside, so what's the problem? First, worship and praise me! We'll discuss that other thing later!" Makio interiors their yelling competition, "Tengen-sama! You have to go after it, or there'll be more carnage!" Suma says, "Don't worry about us! Please go!" Tengen grabbed Inosuke and Zenitsu and threw them above the hole and grabbed them again. He says, "Come on, boys! We're giving chase! Follow me!"
Zenitsu and Inosuke followed behind Tengen who yells, "Move it now! Out of my way! Lord Tengen is comin' through!" Tengen left Inosuke and Zenitsu behind as Inosuke said, "Dammit! He's too fast!" Out of nowhere, a yellow pillar of light shone through the sky. Inosuke and Zenitsu were confused about what it was and went to its position at a very slow rate compared to Tengen.

-Back with Tanjiro (Present)-
Daki asked, "What is it?" Tanjiro says, "You were a human once, weren't you? You must've shed tears once, struggling against the pain and suffering." Daki punched the roof in annoyance and said, "You really are annoying, rambling on and on like that! I don't remember anything about the past! I'm a demon now, so who cares about that? Demons never grow old. And they don't need money to eat. They don get sick. They don't die. They have nothing to lose. Not to mention... we beautiful, powerful demons... can do anything we want!" Tanjiro said in a bored and emotionless tone, "Fine. Enough, then." Tanjiro just leaned forward and charged at Daki. Daki used,

Blood Demon Art... Eight-Layered Obi Slash

Daki sent her belts into the air and to a pattern. The belts lowered to Tanjiro while she thought, "Now, you can't stop this, can you? It's because you're an idiot! This interweaving attack leaves you with nowhere to run. The parts of my body that we're split off to take control of this Hanamachi... Now that I'm whole again, my speed is in a class of its own. You could barely hold your own against my non-Blood Demon Art attacks, so you have no chance now. It's all over for you, isn't it? Farewell! I'm going to slash you, dull sword and all!" Tanjiro responds to the track by rating his sword to his face. Daki continued with her thoughts, "And now, I'll be making my way to that Hashira!" The moment Tanjiro's blade and Daki's belt made contact, the blade just cut through the belt so cleanly. Tanjiro uses,

Hinokami Kagura... Burning Bones, Summer Sun.

He waves his sword in a 360-degree motion, destroying all the belts. Daki thought, "That hurts! What is this pain? It's like a burning pain where I received that slash! I can't regenerate like I'm supposed to! But his wounds must be deep, too! Making such violent moves would normally rupture his body on the spot!" All while she thought to herself, Tanjiro defended himself against any belt that went his way and cut them without any wanted or unnecessary movements. She thought, "In the first place, how can he move like that? What's up with his hair? How did he get so strong? My fingertips are trembling. Is this me? Muzan-sama?" Daki kept up with her attacks as Tanjiro cut and parried the belts that were sent his way. Tanjiro moved so fast, it was nothing Daki has ever seen from a Hashira. She thought, "Damn him! Now he's way faster than before! It doesn't make sense! Doesn't make sense! Does it have to do with his yellow hair? Don't you feel any pain?" Daki tried to jump away as Tanjiro stared as she flew. "Are you even human?" Daki thought. Tanjiro followed behind her and cut every sash that blocked his way. Tanjiro landed right beside her and destroyed the rooftop from the impact. Tanjiro saw an opening that could potentially earn him the win. Tanjiro took the chance and successfully slashed her neck. He only widened his eyes as her neck turned into a belt. She says, "As if someone like you... could ever hope to decapitate me!" Tanjiro tried to push the sword deeper, but it wouldn't cut. He thought, "It's soft. It's too soft for me to cut through. It blunted my sword slash by bending and weaving." Daki slammed a belt on Tanjiro while he dodged it, separating the two as they stood a couple of meters from each other. She said, "I won't let you get away! You ugly, vile brat!" Daki sent way more belts than before as Tanjiro thought, "There are more Belts now. Thirteen of them. If I dodge them, they might wreak even more havoc. But for some reason... they're awfully slow." Tanjiro blocked, parried and redirected the belts toward his side and the sky. Daki yells, "I won't let you cut me! Not this time! Making contact with my neck just now was just a fluke!" Tanjiro kept quiet as he blocked the belts while keeping them in front of him. They all finally got into one spot while Daki thought, "Huh? The Belts he warded off with his sword ridge are now pinned in one spot!" Tanjiro tabs his sword into the belts, pinning them onto the roof. Daki tried to attack more but failed because of the belts being pinned. She also said, "You really think you've stopped me? I'll blow you away!" Daki pulled her belt to full force but it wouldn't budge. She again said, "You think you can pull them tight so you can slash them? But I can let them loose in the blink of an eye! There's no way you can overcome this distance in an instant-" Daki was cut off by Tanjiro jumping into the air and slashing every single blet while they were grouped up. He was so fast that not even Daki could notice it. He reached her position and she thought, "Huh? Did he slash them? So fast." Tanjiro was close to cutting her neck while he thought, "It's simple. I just have to bring my sword down faster than they can start bending. I can do it this time. I can slash her." Tanjiro swore, in that moment, he heard one of his siblings call out to him. Tanjiro finally decapitated Daki as her head fell to her feet. She was very confused at how a boy, who struggled to defeat her at first, has caught up to her so easily, even with her transformation.

Chapter 74: End.

-A Little Secret-
Tanjiro never felt such power ever since his fight with Akaza. But this felt different, it felt way more powerful than that.

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