Mary On A Cross ✔

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Chapter 39: The Moon

Your eyes widened making you look behind you, who was there? 

Your long red dress was yanked by little [Y/N] who seemed overly happy her cheeks full with the dango she was eating.

"you're a messy eater, baby," you crouched down and used a small paper towel to clean her lips and cheek.

Your eyes saw a figure far away from you behind your sons and husband making you blink before your eyes widened. It was you, your eyes dull blue-hazel eyes and messy brown straight hair.

The familiar heavy sleepy purple-brown hair decorated your face. 

Your lips were about to open to say something but when you did you heard, "you need to kill yourself to wake up."

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Your body jolted forward sweat dripped from your forehead and saw a rope connected you to someone else, you turned and saw it was burned at some point. 

God i forgot about this, you pulled your sword from the scabbard and cut the tentacles that reached to you blood prayed from the cut to your body making you grimace and jump back.

You didn't get used to actual blood yet - you shook your head, not the time. you went to continue protecting the cart alone, a cart that your son said he would protect but you said you could take care of at least one.

You swung the blade and sliced the tentacle again, feeling your lung heat up as you resume trying to save them.

You swung left and right, before you felt something behind you making you jump forward and turn around and saw her - you're younger self, your past life more the less. 

"You wanna kill yourself or what?" she said, "you know you cant do any breathing styles at all, you will kill yourself if you do."

You gasped for air as your lungs squeeze asking for a break asking for you to stop this madness. Stop doing it or you will die from lack of oxygen for your organs.

"See," she deadpanned, "you need to leave and let them do their jobs, we are just a waste of space."

You knew deep down it was true you were just there you shouldn't be there at all. You should be back home living your life getting money and finish college. 

You should let the story you made be and go as planned, the deaths and all, but sadly things don't always go as planned, seeing how much you being there changed lives of many you met, even Ruka who you were reborn as.

"I can't," you spoke softly, making the actual Ruka flinch, "things changed, and I will finish what i started."

So you turned your heel and walked off, not seeing how your actual body vanished, her face looking rather sad, then a small smile curled on her face as she fully vanished into nothing.

Suddenly the blood shook and the cart you were in jerket to the side your head hitting a wall, and then hitting a window even if you tried to hold something for the impact. Glass shards impaled her face and neck. 

You let a light cry of pain as the train stopped. 

The other people woke up slowly and kakuchis started to help the people out slowly and you pushed your body out the cart and avoiding the yelling males and females before running to Kyojuro and the kids. 

"are you all okay?" you call out and saw Tanjiro who was holding his abdomen as blood swept from under his uniform onto his hands. "open your shirt! I will bandage it."

His cheeks grew red at the order making him stammer, "Lady R-Rengoku!"

Kyojuro turned to Tanjiro and said, "Let mother help you, she knows medications." just then your sharp ears caught the sound of a biwa that struck. 

the air felt heavy as yo knew what was going to happen now.

Akaza appeared with a gust of wind a weird smile was on his pale lips. Your hands started to shake as you unbuttoned his shirt and started to apply pressure to his stab wound before Akaza lounged at him. Fist aimed to his face.

Before he could touch him, your eldest son swung his sword cutting the arm in half, Akaza recoiled back and snapped the two halfs back and healed immediately and licked the blood off.

"nice sword you have there, Hashira." his tone seemed taunting as provocative. Making you shiver was you tight a knot of the bandage, "what is your name, hashira?"

"I am the flame Hashira, Rengoku Kyojuro!" he said with a pride filled edge you knew, "and i will decapitate you!"

His smile widened, "I am Akaza, I can see your burning passion, join us and become a demon. " he outstretched his hand out in a sign of offering.

"no," he snapped back, with his usual obnoxious smile.

Akaza's smile flattered immediately, and retreated his hand back, "too bad, then you shall Die!" and the two lounged into the fight.

You unshed your sword, the orange-red color of the blade shone with the dim light of the moon. "stay back," you warned, your free arm stretched out. You knew he wouldn't attack you since you were a woman.

You were thankful that you made Akaza a feminist . . . well kind of . . . you knew what you were talking about.

"Ruka-San!" before he could hold you back or even Inosuke tries to, you jumped in, your raven hair swayed and moved, "wait!"

Kyojuro's eyes moved away hearing your name, and you slid in the fight, ur sword held behind you and passed Kyo sliding Akaza's hand off.  the blood sprayed over your cheek and uniform.

His eyes were wide as he seemed to realize im a woman, "I don't fight woman," his voice seemed like was annoyed by the fact i cut his arm, and so he regrew it again. his smile turned to frown very fast.

"Well run along then." you said, as you thrusted the sword to his face so he jumped back, "i don't wish to fight you."

He glared at you, "crazy woman," 

You aimed the sword to his face and threw it over at him, the tip pierced his left eye making him stumble back by shock before you reached over and grasped it,  he couldn't attack u either way.

Before he could a biwa sound was heard agaian and qa door opened under him and he fell down and the door slammed shut.

"What just happened?!" Inosuke yelled with an angered tone as usually. 

Tanjiro answered with a simple, "im as lost as you are."