full moon | kokuzan

iv

HELP WHY ARE PEOPLE ACTUALLY READING THIS 💀

-muzan

i'm thankful for tamayo telling me about this, but i doubt anything is here. if this ends up as a waste of my valuable time then i will probably kill her. she doesn't go out to hunt humans very often, her limbs are thin and she certainly isn't too strong. her blood demon art isn't particularly good either. if we were to fight fairly, i would be the clear winner.

the tall trees almost shield the sight of the pale moon above. my footsteps sound loud against the slightly wet grass- an annoying squelch emitting from the floor every step. as i descend the forested side of the mountain, i search another valley. i frown. this is the third valley i have searched tonight. not even a trace of that damn flower anywhere. i am lucky that the sun hasn't risen yet.

the eerie quiet and stillness of everything around me makes me feel a slight rush of adrenaline. i feel alert, as if someone is about to attack me. the heavy foliage around me is slightly obscuring my vision. i tuck a loose strand of hair as dark as the night sky behind my ear as i continue walking.

the calm breeze seems to soothe the frustration and anger bubbling at my skin. tamayo. you should have known where the lilly is located- i gave you months to find it. hell, i gave you years! and you insist that the damn flower is here? there isn't even a trace of it over here.

i bite the inside of my bottom lip, picking small pieces of my flesh off. the salty blood mixes with my saliva. my light footsteps can barely be heard. everything around me is so still. so oddly beautiful.

suddenly, a snap.

was that a twig?

did i make that noise?

no. i didn't step on a twig or anything that would snap like that.

when i whirled around i didn't see anything. i ball my fist in frustration. what was that? i swear if it was just some dumbass animal..

while i peer through the vista of the calm, seemingly untouched forest around me i see him.

the demon slayer from the city.

him.

why is he here?

did he know i would be here?

no, that's impossible.

he is looking down at the ground while he walks with a furrowed brow. his purple and black patterned nagagi kimono top looks baggy on his slim figure. i feel my mouth open slightly as i bask in his presence. how do i approach him? he must know who i am. will he try to kill me? i'd like to see him try.

i slowly stalk towards him, like predator chasing after prey. he has slowed his walking pace, and has begun to look up from the leaf-ridden soil below. as he steps his hair bobs up and down slightly. he seems sad. he certainly looks pathetic as a human. i wonder what he would look like as a demon. my stomach churns a little at that thought- i feel eager to have him working as a demon. why?

as i step closer and closer, i part my lips a little more. my breath clouds around my nose and upper lip as my warm breath meets the frigid air outside of my body. no word that i am aware of is able to describe how i feel at this very moment. curious, yet repulsed. warm and soft, yet still my sharp and distant self. i feel conflicted. that sounds about right.

he takes slow yet shallow breaths. i can just slightly hear him. do i say something? i should say something. what do i say? i don't want to sound stupid, i have a reputation i have to live up to.

"what brings you here?" my voice sounds angrier than i expected. for fucks sake, what do i think about this demon slayer? i keep thinking negative and rude shit like that and i find myself admiring his breath of all things.

he turns around, his left leg stepping back a little as he holds onto the handle of his katana. i search his gaze. it doesn't even look like he has a fighting spirit. his bottomless violet eyes feel suffocating. like a pale void, trapping muzan in his wary gaze.

"..at least respond." i mutter. he straightens his back a little, and he narrows his eyes at me.

"what brings you here? shouldn't you have just sent out some lowly demon to kill any human in this area?" he frowns, and he sounds serious.

it takes me a minute to realize that he doesn't know that i'm here for the blue spider lilly. ugh, why is my brain working so slowly around him? my face feels hot, and i put a hand up to my chin as if in thought.

"i'm not even looking for a human to kill. i thought the demon slayer corporation knew more about me.. disappointing." i stare at him mockingly.

"why would you share that information, kibutsuji?" the demon slayer scoots his feet a little closer together; as if he has completely given up on attacking me. his grip on his katana has loosened.

"skip the pleasantries.. call me muzan." i flash him a wide smile. "it's harmless information, really. you still don't know what i'm looking for."

"and.. you haven't even introduced yourself to me properly yet.." i complain, walking closer towards the demon slayer.

"why would i give you my name?"

it takes me a minute to think to a reason for him to share his name.

"i'll let you fight me- and escape with your life." i offer, observing his facial expression.

he seems to consider my offer, before finally nodding his head.

"michikatsu tsugikuni." he finally says. his face looks grim, his eyes sharp and still staring holes through my skull.

"that's a pretty name." the smug remark slips out from my mouth. michikatsu stiffens. is he really that repulsed by me?

without warning, i extend my arm to attack. the offer i presented did offer a fight, after all. he jumps back before i can even touch him. his eyes widen, as if surprised i would attack without warning. i scoff, just who does he think i am?

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GUYS HOW DOES THIS HAVE 500+ READS?? EXCUSE ME???? 😭😭😭😭

in all seriousness, sorry i haven't updated this in like a month. i don't really have any reason why i wasn't updating- i just didn't feel like putting effort into anything but it's k

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