my lil' butterfly

The Infinity Castle part 2

"You're there right? Come on out." Zenitsu said loudly. "I know you're there."

"That is no way to speak to your senior.." a voice hissed from the sliding doors. "You look a little better than when I last saw you but...as usual you're still shabby. It's been a while, Zenitsu." Kaigaku smirked while unsheathing his sword from his back.

"Kaigaku, now that you've become a demon, you're no longer my senior." Zenitsu puffed as a vein cracked on his forehead.

"You haven't changed. You're still a shabby little runt. Still weak. Have you become a hashira? Can you use anything besides the first technique?" Kaigaku teased, attempting to get a reaction out of Zenitsu.

"You seem thrilled to have reached the bottom of the upper ranks through merely filling vacant positions." Zenitsu shot back.

"Oh... OH HO HO! You can talk back now?!" He laughed.

Zenitsu looked down, "Why'd you become a demon?" Kaigaku continued to laugh. "Why would someone poised to acquire thunder breathing become a demon?"

"THE OLD MAN KILLED HIMSELF BECAUSE YOU BECAME A DEMON!" Zenitsu yelled, holding back his tears.

"He died all alone!" His voiced cracked, remembering the man who Zenitsu dearly cared for.

"I DONT CARE! SO WHAT? ARE YOU SAYING I SHOULD BE SAD? THAT I SHOULD REPENT? I don't care about anyone who doesn't value me! At every moment I only serve those who know my value!" Kaigaku yelled back in a maniacal manner.

"So what if he's dead?" He continued, "He wouldn't make me his successor, I did everything I could! That old bastard said he'd made me co-successor with scum like you!"

"IF IM SCUM, THEN YOU'RE ABSOLUTE SHIT!" I FEEL SORRY FOR THE OLD MAN FOR HAVING SUCH PATHETIC SUCCESSORS...I CAN ONLY DO THE FIRST AND YOU CAN DO EVERYTHING BUT THAT!" Zenitsu roared at Kaigaku, defending the name of his gramps.

"DONT LUMP ME IN WITH YOU!" Kaigaku yelled, now fully unsheathing his sword. "Thunder Breathing: Fourth Form, Distant Thunder!"

Zenitsu unsheathed his sword and soared past Kaigaku. "You're too slow, you filth." He turned and stared deeply at him, watching the blood splatter from the injury he gave the demon.

"He cut me? He's fast! He moves like a completely different person!"

"ITS ONLY NATURAL THAT YOU SHOULD DIE! YOU AND THAT OLD SCUM!" Kaigaku raged, how was it that someone like Zenitsu was...stronger?

Kaigaku released different forms on Zenitsu, going back to back in hopes to kill the blond boy.

"You've eaten so many people you don't even know the difference between good and bad anymore!" Zenitsu said as he swiftly dodged the attacks.

"OH! But I do know the difference! Those who correctly evaluate me and know my worth are good! And those with a low estimation of me are bad!" Kaigaku cackled while launching another attack towards his opponent.

"Fifth form: Heat Lightning" Kaigaku managed to strike Zenitsu. "HOW IS THE SHARPNESS OF MY BLADE INFUSED WITH MY DEMON BLOOD ART?!"

"An attack that slashes and burns the flesh!" The demon laughed. Zenitsu could feel his skin burning and bleeding. He winced only slightly, trying to stay focused on his goal: to kill Kaigaku.

"SIXTH FORM: RUMBLE AND FLASH" Kaigaku moved his body fast and in a pattern. He hit Zenitsu, ripping his haori to shreds.

"Any slashing attacks you continue to suffer will burn your flesh! My power bleeds into your body and eyes, I became a demon and I surpassed thunder breathing!" Kaigaku looked back to watch Zenitsu still body fall.