The Moon Hashira

My Own Steel

Tanjiro cuts the arms of the Hand Demon. He jumps forward, ready to kill the Hand Demon. 

Tanjiro: First Form! "Ahhh!!" Water Surface Slash! 

Tanjiro decapitates the Hand Demon. The Hand Demon remembers the time when he was a young demon and got caught by Urokodaki after feeding on humans. In the present, Tanjiro is mid-air, ready to decapitate the Hand Demon. 

Hand Oni: "Urokodaki!" 

Tanjiro decapitates the Hand Demon. His head rolls away as his body quickly disintegrates. 

Hand Oni: "Dammit! Dammit! Dammit! My body's crumbling and disappearing. I can't stop it!" 

Tanjiro sheaths his sword. 

Hand Oni: "Dammit... To think that the face of a Demon Hunter will be the last thing I'll ever see..."

Tanjiro turns to face the Hand Demon. Instead of happiness or anger, Tanjiro has a look of pity. 

Hand Oni: "How did it come to this?"

~In a dark realm~

A young human boy, the Hand Demon, cries all alone. 

H. Hand Oni: "I'm so scared. I'm all alone. Brother, where are you? I want you to hold my hand! Like you always do! Why...? Why on earth did I bite you to death, Big Brother?"

~In the real world~

Tanjiro walks over to what is left of the Hand Demon's body. 

Hand Oni: "Huh? Wait, who's this "Brother" person?" 

Tanjiro: "What a sad scent." 

Tanjiro takes the last hand of the Hand Demon's body. The hand grips softly around Tanjiro's hands. The Hand Demon cries. Tanjiro puts the Hand Demon's hand to his forehead. 

Tanjiro: "God, please... The next time this man is reborn, please make sure he doesn't turn into a demon."

~In the dark realm~

The young Hand Demon sees a light. He runs toward the light, which comes from a lantern his older brother carries. 

H. Hand Oni: "Brother!" 

Brother: "Hmm?" 

H. Hand Oni: "Brother! Brother! Hold my hand, will you?" 

Brother: "You're hopeless, you know? Still such a scaredy-cat."

~In the real world~

The last of the Hand Demon's body disintegrates. Tanjiro looks up and sees the forest where he trained with Sabito and Makomo. The spirits of the students killed by the Hand Demon are gathered. 

Tanjiro: Sabito, Makomo... and everyone else who was killed... I won. You can rest easy now. I guess you're going home as promised. Even though you're just souls, you're going back to Mt. Sagiri... and to Mr. Urokodaki whom you love very much. If I'd ended up dead, my soul would've returned there, too. 

Tanjiro continues on. In the rain, a demon chases him through the Final Examination forest. Tanjiro traps the Demon using tree branches. 

Demon: "Grr!!" 

Tanjiro: "There's something I want to ask you. How do I turn someone who's become a demon back into a human?" 

Demon: "Grr... Gahh!!" The demon breaks through the tree branches and rushes toward Tanjiro, but Tanjiro kills it before it can get to him. Two more demons show up.