[Giyu x Reader] My World Is at Peace With You

Chapter 37

Y/n's pov

You strain your arms as the sword pierces the demon's head, its blood sputtering on the wall as it drips down the bluish silver blade. Looking down, you see its spirit open, pulling you in. Forcing your foot forward, you kick the demon in the stomach, the impact pulling the blade out of his face.

'You really don't give up, don't you!' The demon says, the wound on its head closing in seconds as you bite your lips taking out the bloody ice shard piercing your torso. 'I can't let you go, you already stole my food!' The demon says again, its hand shooting out, the ice frost forming, it blasting through the air.

Spirit Breathing. Tenth form: Kanzen Kakusei

The white light explodes out from the blade, the flaming shimmer growing as the spirit air shoots out from the cold nichirin metal. The exploding light clashes with the demon art, the ice melting as the burning light envelops it whole. You run, stepping over the ice as you force your blade back, swinging at the demon. The demon jumps backwards, the blade dragging across his torso as the blood sprays against the flaming white shimmer. Before it can react, you step forward, the blade glinting as it rips across the air aiming at the demon's neck once again.

'Well done! You're close!' The demon says, its hand grabbing your arm and the wound on your torso, the ice shard forming in its palm as it cuts through the skin. The blood splatters from the wound, the ice shard from the demon's palm piercing the open gash of skin. You taste the coppery tang in your mouth, the blood spilling out from the corner of your lips.

'Oh I'm sorry, I'm hurting you! But I can't let the second one go, can I?' The demon says, twisting its palm, the wound ripping deeper with the turning ice shards.

///////// 10 years ago //////////

'Even if...some of us don't make it through, you have to keep going, okay?' Yui says as she sits behind you, your other friends sitting in front, all of you getting ready for the Final Selection. You feel her warm hand weave through your hair, carefully pulling your hair into a braid.

'We'll all make it.' You say a little too quickly, Yui giggling as she ties the ends of your hair with the strand of fabric that she had made when she first came to live with you five years ago.

'What are you going on about, Arimura Yui, of course we'll all make it out.' Haru says as he places his sword on his belt, even though you all knew that surviving the selection was indeed very far from a guaranteed promise.

'I'm just saying.' Yui says, letting go of you as she finishes up your hair.

'We'll stick together, right! Then we can all come out fine!' Sakura says, her expression looking weary as she sits in the corner.

'Baka, you're always scared of everything!' Haru says, Sakura only taking the blade from the floor.

'Of course. We'll be right next to each other. As we've always been.' Yui says, her smiling as she pulls the three of you into her arms. 

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Giyu's pov

I take in a deep breath, trying to recover the wounds as the blood drips down my shoulder, straightening my hold on the blade. Tanjiro swings his sword, the demon's arm only pushing him into the wall.