THE WATER PILLAR AND THE DEMON PRINCE. (Giyutan story)

Reveal

Tanjiro's POV

We've been travelling for a few days and I have not been able to communicate with Shindo at all. I've tried reaching out to him in my dreams, but I can only hear his distorted voice telling me to get to the hospital fast. We're now in the city of Tokyo. I've been searching for the hospital while Nezuko conserves energy by sleeping. There's been no sight of it yet. I've been feeling weird lately, like there are butterflies in my stomach, and it's not pleasant. I feel scared, but of what I don't know. I sigh and keep my bowl of noodles down on the table. We took shelter in the caravan of a local dumpling seller. I shifted to my human form and ordered the noodles that I just finished eating.

"Thank You sir, that was a scrumptious meal." I bowed to the shop attendant. I was surprised to find him blushing.

"Sir, is something wrong?" I question.

"No, No. It's just that I don't get compliments that often." the shopkeeper replied.

"Oh sir, I'm sorry." I genuinely replied.

I picked up Nezuko's box and left for the city. The crowds here are suffocating, thankfully I don't need to breathe to live. I walked past a few hospitals, but none of them are like the one in my dream. I hear a distorted yell at the back of my mind and understand that I don't have much time left. I have to hurry and find Lady Tamayo. I feel a tingle up my spine, as if someone is looking at me. I whip my head around to be met with lavender eyes boring into my soul. I jumped back, narrowly missing a bus that went on the rail. The lavender eyed demon clicked his tongue.

"So much for the so-called 'demon prince'" He monotonously spoke.

"The hell are you?" I questioned

"Oh me? I'm Yushiro." The demon told me again.

The distorted screaming in my head told me to follow Yushiro.

"Come with me, I know the place you seek." Yushiro gestured for me to follow him.

And me being the dumbfuck that I am, did. He led me to an abandoned road and gestured to the wall.

"It's a fucking wall." I deadpalmed.

Yushiro sighed and walked through the wall. I gasped in surprise but followed suit, carefully prodding my finger against the wall. When about half my arm is inside the wall, I man up and go inside. I am met with the same hospital from my dreams. I gape at the sight.

"Follow me, Lady Tamayo is waiting" Yushiro tells me. I can clearly see he is pissed.

I obediently follow the demon. We walk into a western styled room and I see a really pretty lady motioning for me to sit down.

"I am Lady Tamayo. Shindo made a connection with me, I have been waiting for you ever since." She tells me.

Right at that time, Nezuko gives a complaining whimper from her box. She comes outside in her baby form and tells me she's hungry.

" I apologise for the inconvenience, but do you have sushi? My sister is hungry." I ask Lady Tamayo.

Both she and Yushiro look surprised by the request, but comply anyway. Yushiro brings me and Nezuko each a plate of sushi. I break the chopsticks and begin eating. I was finished with three sushis when I figured out that neither Yushiro nor Lady Tamayo were eating. I excuse myself and ask,

"Why are you not eating?"

Lady Tamayo smiles a bit but gestures for me to continue eating. After me and Nezuko finish I look up questioningly at the female demon in front of me.

"Demons can't eat human food. It's a well known fact. But you and your sister seem to have retained some of your humanity. I have a theory that Shindo was your twin, but died in childbirth, but his consciousness is still within you." Tamayo explains to me.

"Is there anyone who you can't use your blood demon art on?" She asks

My face heats up. "Yes," I murmured.

"Can you tell me why?" she presses.

"Well, he is a water breather, that means he can use his breathing to cancel out any of the fires I make. He hardly gets injured so I can't manipulate his blood, even if I do, he will still have control as he is a water breather. To control his thoughts I need to latch onto a feeling. A shown feeling, and he's distanced himself from any emotions. So all my arts are ineffective towards him." I say

"May you tell me who he is?" the Lady asks.

"The water Hashira" I say.

Tamayo makes a note on this.

"I can help you sever your connection with Muzan, but first I need a sample of your blood." She says.

I hold out my arm and she takes a thimbleful of blood in a syringe. After about an hour of inspecting, Lady Tamayo comes up to me.

"You are a wonderful specimen. You have only 12% of Muzan's blood. With your given power you can fight his genetics off yourself." She told me while smiling.

The rest of the night was spent with her explaining to me what to do. Tomorrow morning, at noon, when Muzan's command is the weakest, we'll execute it.

And I'll finally be free.