Red Roses For Her Grave

Act 2

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Act 2.

Of this World and the Next

God damn it. God damn it all. I blacked out. And I have no clue where Hanami is. Just my luck.

I sit up in a field of pale blue spider lilies. I pick one from the grass and, knowing of the wonders of this world, eat it. Just in case Sayaka had the nerve to turn me into a demon.

I put my hand before my face in the moonlight. It's... pale. I run to a lake I see in the distance, running like my very life depends on it. Which it might. In my clear reflection on the water I see myself. But not the same. So far from who I was. My eyes shine red like rubies, my pupils smaller and diamond shaped. My skin is so very close to pure white that I look nearly like a ghost. My nails are sharp and almost claw-like. I find, strangely enough that although I have clearly become a demon, I remain unusually human in appearance. Ignoring my eyes and nails, I could pass for a sickly girl. I look...almost like Muzan. Like my brother.

Yeah... that's not so good if I want to live. I can't stop myself from appearing as a demon to slayers, but I can at least try to look a bit less like my brother. I pull my long black hair into a tight bun and use my power to change my eyes to yellow, a bit more like a generic demon. I have no doubt Muzan would still recognize my presence despite this though.

I adjust my black and red yukata with golden trim, and find a piece of paper that fell out. I pick it up and read it.

Dear Akai,

I'm sorry for putting you into this situation, but I thought this would make it easier to survive and easier to to save this world. Seeing as I've placed you and Hanami on the sides of your family, you can solve the problem of both demons and slayers. I hope you can forgive me. To make it up to you, I have given you three things. The first is that you have the ability to teleport to three locations. The demon slayer corps headquarters, the infinity castle, and this field of spider lilies. The second is that you can eat human food and have no need for murdering or consuming human lives. Lastly, I have allowed Hanami to know you are here and who you are. I hope you can hate me a bit less, but still I apologize.

This was necessary,

-Sayaka/Kami

"Well that's slightly reassuring I think? At least Hanami will know who I am. And I can teleport out of this mess," I think aloud, "but, I can only go to the demons or demon slayers. Well, I suppose that's the fastest way to solve the problem is it not? According to Kami, demons it is," I gripe, not at all ready to have to see my brother again. Hopefully he'll listen to me, after all it's not like he meant to kill me. That, and I know he has some amount of conscience in him still.