Never Forget You (Tokito Muichiro X Reader)

Chapter 22

Previously on Chapter 21

I turn around my head the mountain. I feel a strong evil aura coming from within the mountain. I clench my hands into tight fists as I take a deep breath, sending a silent prayer to God to give us protection so we can get out of this place safely.

-The Lair Of The Spider Demons-

Y/N P.O.V

Onii-Chan suddenly runs off, followed by Inosuke. I turn to look at Zenitsu as he looks terrified. "Come on! Don't leave me here by myself! Don't leave me!!" He cried out. I let out a sigh and turn to look at him. He turn to look at me and sniffed, with tears streaming down his cheeks. I turn to face him, placing my hands on my hips.

"There are others like us in that forest, Zenitsu-Nii. They might be in a serious trouble and it's up to us to help them... I'm going in too. So make up your mind, whether you want to stay out here whining and crying like a child or you're going to be brave and come in there to fight with us like real Demon Slayer" I said. I turn around and follows after Onii-Chan and Inosuke.

Thanks to my speed, I manage to catch up to Onii-Chan and Inosuke in no time. "Ugh... h-help m-me..." a boy said. He have blood all over his body.

"He's got our uniform. He's a Demon Slayer! Something must've happened!" Onii-Chan said. I rush towards the boy to help him. But before I could grab him. I notice something shining like a bunch of threads attaching themselves onto the boy's body. He let out a terrified scream as he got pulled deeper into the forest.

I look forward and notice a boy fighting. "Onii-Chan! Over there!" I said. I turn to the direction, rushing to him. I hear Onii-Chan's and Inosuke's footsteps as they follow after me.

"We've come as back ups! I'm Kamado Tanjiro, rank Mizunoto" Onii-Chan said, as soon as he reaches us. The boy turn to face us and stares at him.

"Mizunoto... Mizunoto?!" He exclaimed. His face shows obvious disappointment. I feel my eyebrow twitched as he looks at us, clearly not happy. "Why didn't they send a Hashira?" He said. I huffed at what he said. Onii-Chan gently pat my shoulder, trying to calm me down. "No matter how many Mizunoto they send, it won't help! It's pointless!" He yelled again. Inosuke clearly not happy with what he said. He rush forward and punches him on his face.

"As far as pointless goes, your existence has no point at all!" He yelled at him. I silently cheer for him because I that guy kept underestimating us. "Now, tell us what's going on, you spineless fool!" He said.

"Who the hell is this guy?! Did you forget that I have seniority?!" He said. I clench my hands into tight fists at what he said. I stomp over to him which makes him back away, frightened by the look of anger on my face.

"To hell with seniority! If you're really our senior... then you should act like one! You should be able to be an example for us to be braver and stronger. But all you did is complain, complain and COMPLAIN! Now are you going to tell us what's going on?!" I yelled at him.

He flinched as he visibly shivers as he stares at me with fear in his eyes. "Th-The crow gave us the order! And ten of us Demon Slayers came here" he said. I nod my head as he begins to explain the situation. I beckon him to keep telling us the situation. He gulps as he try to calm himself down. "Not long after we entered the mountain, the Slayers... the Slayers started killing each other" he said.

I hum softly and pat his shoulder, smiling brightly. "Alright, thank you for the informations" I said. He stares at me with a look of surprise. But I don't blame him for having that kind of reaction since just a second ago, I looked like I'm ready to murder him. Now I'm acting all nice and friendly.

I furrow my eyebrow as I hear a strange sound. "Onii-Chan... did you all hear that?" I said. I turn to look at Onii-Chan as he stays silent, looking like he's trying to hear the voice too.

"It's this sound again! I heard this sound, and the next thing I knew, everyone started killing each other!" He said. I frown at what he said. I look around, trying to pinpoint where the noises are coming from.

"Watch out!!" I yelled out. I jump out of the way as a sword is swung towards me. It manage to graze my arm. I hissed in pain as I stare at the wound. Not a second later, the wound already starts healing.

"Haha! These guys are all morons! They don't know that it's taboo for us Demon Slayers to fight each other!" I hear Inosuke said. I turn to look at him briefly before focusing on the other Demon Slayers that attacked us. I watch their movements.

"No, that's not it! They're not moving normally! They're being manipulated by something!" Onii-Chan said. I let out a sound of agreement. I dodge another attack. I can't fight back because I don't want to hurt these people. Even if they're attacking us, it wasn't their choice. They're being manipulated by some evil demon like a puppet.

"I'm gonna slash them to ribbons!" Inosuke said, while unwrapping his swords. He's about to attack them. I rush to stand in front of him to block his sword.

"You can't do that!" Onii-Chan said. Inosuke looks angry at my action. He tried to move passed me, but I block his attack. I'm not scared to get hurt by him if it means I can protect the innocence. Even if I do get hurt, I'm just going to heal in an instant.

"They're alive! Some of them are still alive! Besides, we can't harm the corpses of our teammates!" I said. I dodge when one of them swings an attack at me. I block their sword with mine. I notice there are thin strings on their backs. "Onii-Chan! They're threads! These people are being manipulated by them! Slice the threads!" I said.

Inosuke quickly slash the threads, only for more of them to attach themselves on these people. I turn my head to look at Onii-Chan's, noticing something moving on his arm.

"Onii-Chan! There are spiders in your arm!" I said. I look down at the ground. That is when I realize this place is crawling with spiders. I flinched at the sight of them. I try my best to kill most of them while making sure not to get attached by their webs, realizing that's how the demon is controlling these poor Slayers.

I clench my grip around my sword's hilt, feeling anger growing within me. This demon is pure evil. How can they treat us like we're some sort of toys! Unforgivable!

*to be continued*