What If, Sabito Never Died (Demon Slayer AU)

Final Selection

There they were, in the Final Selection. Before leaving, Urokodaki had prepared fox masks, just like Makomo's,for them. These masks had a protection charm on them. Sabito's mask had a scar on the right cheek just like he had one on his right cheek in real.
After reaching the Final Selection mountain, they saw a beautiful view. The view was really something indescribable.
All around the place, were purple wisteria trees with beautifully blooming wisteria.

Wisteria... was a flower which was fatal to demons. The nichrin blades, used by the Demon Slayer Corps, had wisteria coating on them, used to slay demons.

These wisteria were grown on the mountain to keep the demons from escaping this place.
These demons were captured live by the Demon Slayer Corps.
To pass the Final Selection, they had to survive for seven days between all these demons.

                          Day 1

Everything was going smoothly. All these demons were pretty weak, which was understandable as they were captured for novices who are aspiring to be demon slayers.

However, on the first day, they didn't slayed many demons. All they did was to behead one demon who was a very stubborn one and wasn't letting go.

                         Day 2

Finally, Sabito had started to hunt down demons one by one. But Giyuu was still unwilling to fight.

                        Day 3

Giyuu decided to join Sabito and both of them slayed demons this time. Surprisingly, this selection was unlike any selection that had ever happened. It was already the third day but there were still no deaths. Everyone had survived..... untill now.

                           Day 4

The demons had suddenly gained more power. Many of the participants
had started getting attacked by the demons. Nevertheless, they managed to save all of them.

                        

                           Day 5

Sabito had slayed almost all the demons from the mountain. Just then, they heard a sound... Someone was getting attacked by the demons.

“Where did that sound came from?!” asked Sabito.

“I don't know... Probably not far from here...” said Giyuu.

They found a black haired boy facing a demon alone. But...it seemed as if he was frightened after seeing the demon. His legs were shaking and he couldn't perform breathing forms well.

Sabito tries to slay that demon but the demon dodges his attack and injures Giyuu.
However, he managed to behead the demon somehow.

“You're injured....” Sabito turns towards the boy, “What's your name?”

“It's M-Mu-Murata!”

“Murata.... take care of him.” Sabito entrusted him with Giyuu, “he's wounded.”

“S-Sure!”

After that, Sabito went ahead alone. There were no signs of any demon. Finally, he came across something big... It was a gigantic, green, hand-demon!

“Oh..? Another one of Urokodaki's little fox cubs... It's been a while! Finally, I can devour another one again!” said the hand-demon.

“What are you saying..?”

“Urokodaki...was the one who captured and brought me here! So, I swore to myself that I'll make him regret this! Since then, I've been hunting down his little fox-cubs!”

“How do you differentiate them from the others..?”

“It's funny how that mask which Urokodaki uses was supposed to be made for their protection but, it's the thing which kills them! I can recognise that mask very well!” the demon said, “You know, the one who stood out the most to me was that girl...with a flowery kimono.”

Sabito had well recognised that the Hand-Demon was talking about Makomo.

“She was small in size....not much power, either. But she was fast. So fast... It was so difficult to fight her! She was annoying! I hate little ones... They are always running around as if they are mice with their heads cut off!” the demon suddenly became happier,“I told her that I'll make that old man regret it..and he is the one responsible for the deaths of his students! She became very angry by my words... I guess? These humans... Always so moved by their own emotions, they are. Anyways..she was already weak. So I ripped her limbs apart! She was pretty delicious, I have to admit!”

“What..?! She's dead..? But...we met her! We trained according to her! How can it...” Sabito suddenly remembered the way Makomo used to talk and how she had suddenly disappeared after talking to them, “So... She was a ghost.”

Enraged, Sabito started fighting the Hand Demon. But, the Hand-Demon was too strong.
However, Sabito was also giving the demon a hard time.
But...he didn't paid attention on the position of his blade for a split second. And in that very second...the Hand-Demon saw an opportunity to devour him.

“Fool...” he thought.

“SABITO!!! THE ANGLE!!! IT'S WRONG!!!! YOUR BLADE WILL BREAK INTO TWO PIECES!!!!!!!”

Sabito quickly changed the angle of his blade and after that...
The hand demon was slayed.

If he hadn't changed his angle...his blade would've snapped and the Hand-Demon would've crushed his skull.

He turned to see who had warned him about the blade's angle and saved his life...
He saw Giyuu, lying on the ground. He was unconscious, again.

“Giyuu.... What are you doing here?!”

Just then, Murata came there, running.

“*sigh**sigh* He is fast!” said Murata, out of breath.

“What happened?” asked Sabito.

“I don't know...this guy said that he sense danger and ran toward here.” said Murata, “I tried to stop him because he was already wounded but he's fast!”

“Sense danger...?”

There were many slayers, who had sharp senses used by them to locate demons and predict their attacks.
Such senses like smell, sight, hearing.
Urokodaki had a strong sense of smell.
Giyuu, apparently, could ‘feel’ danger when it's near somewhere.

                          Day 6 & 7

Because they had already slayed all the demons, there was nothing left for them, instead of waiting.

This Final Selection, was the most unique Final Selection that ever occurred in their whole history.
Everyone, had passed. Not even a single death in all those seven days.

“We all will be demon slayers now.”