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Yukiharu POV
The bitter cold bites at my skin, attempting to crawl it's way into my body and soul and slowly chip me away. But no amount of cold could ever overcome the warmth I feel at this very moment, standing in front of Master Toshi, an assuring silence fills the space between us for a few moments as we don't even need to use words to convey how we feel.
"Remember your training, kid. For it's all that you can rely on out there. For the Final Selection will not go easy on you, only the best of the best will be able to make it to the other side alive. But even so..." he says
He pauses as he puts his hand on one of my shoulders.
"I know that you will make it. I have no doubt in my mind. So you better not prove me wrong! Hold your sword high and trust your instincts!" He says with a determined nod
"I will, sir! I'll make you proud! But I won't be fighting for myself, I'll be fighting for others! If what you say is true in that only the best survive the Final Selection, then I will make sure that those weaker than me survive as well!" I confidently declare as I pump my fist in the air
"I figured you would say that" he laughs a bit, "You do remember the way to go, correct?" He asks
"Yes, sir! And I have the map you lent me just in case I forget!" I respond
"Good! Now off with you! The next time I see you, it better be with you as a Demon Slayer!" I sends me off with a hard smack on the back
"There's no way I'll fail! It just won't happen! I look forward to seeing you soon, sir!" I shout back to him as I run off down the snowy path that leads out of these harsh woods
Turning around and not looking back, I begin my long journey to Mount Fujikasane for the Final Selection. The journey is long but not rough, for nothing can compare to the training I've endured these past two years...
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"Woah...I've never seen Wisteria flowers in person before! So pretty...!" I say aloud to myself
The purple flowers that hang down low from trees, that seem to be almost glowing against the night sky, bush against my baby blue and white haori, white patterns of diamonds littered across it as my scarf tail blows around in the light breeze.
Continuing to follow the stone path, walking up the stairs I pass through an opened gateway where I see a whole bunch of fellow participants waiting for the Final Selection to begin.
"Everyone here looks so serious...As expected of my peers! How inspiring!" I think as I look about the crowd as the dozens of potential Demon Slayers
After a while of waiting for a few other people to arrive, eventually two girls, one with black hair and the other with white hair who otherwise look completely identical, begin speaking in unison to us.
"Everyone, we thank you for coming here tonight. To the Demon Slayer Corps Final Selection" they thank us
"There are demons imprisoned here on Mt Fujikasane, captured alive by the Demon Slayer swordsmen, and unable to leave" the girl with white hair speaks
"That is because wisteria, which demons hate so much, blooms year round from the bottom to halfway up the mountain" the girl with black hair continues
"However, there is no wisteria from this point on, and so demons abound" the girl with white hair warns us
"You'll need to survive here for seven days to pass Final Selection" the girl with black hair explains
"And now, be on your way" the two finish in unison with a bow to us
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