Infinity With You | T. Muichiro

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Chapter 25
GLADIOLUS

'It hurts...'

The pain was searing throughout your whole body, you tried to focus on your breathing, hoping to distract yourself from the pain. You tried to stand up again, wanting to join the fight. However, Muichiro pushed you back down with a frown, staring at your wound. The attack would've completely severed your arm if you hadn't dodge in time.

"You're injured, tend to your wounds first, I will face him for now." He gently smiled at you, however you did not like that idea.

"But—!"

"I will wait for you." Muichiro reassured you gently. "Be careful.."

"..." The Uppermoon one watches the scene in front of him curiously and ponders to himself, then looks up at Muichiro. "Your name, what is it..."

Muichiro stiffened at the sight of the demon and put his arm in front of you in a protective manner, his other hand was gripping his sword handle tightly. 'This demon...he's so different compared to other demons. He looks so dignified and intimidating... But the anger I am feeling right now is distracting me from my fear.'

"Tokito...Muichiro."

"Alright..I see, the name 'Tsugikuni' has died out then..." Puzzled, Muichiro questioned who 'Tsugikuni' is, the demon continues, "You are a member of...the Tsugikuni family that I left behind, my child's descendant...so you're my offspring."

'Wh...?!'

Both you and Muichiro wore the same faces of a startled expression. Muichiro in particular seems to be in great shock. 'Calm down, none of these matters...'

"Your mental strength is worth some praise, you calmed down in such a short moment..." The demon seems to be lost in thought. 'Mist breathing, second form; eight-layered mist.' Seizing the opening, Muichiro prepares to attack, he was in front of him in a second, slashing in quick succession. The Uppermoon one swiftly dodges his attack as usual, reappearing behind him. Muichiro kept trying to attack him, he only managed to slightly graze his face. 

"Are you joking with me? Even if I am your descendant, hundreds of years has passed, not a single cell or blood of yours reminds inside of my body at this point." Muichiro expressed his distaste vividly and attacks him again. 'That breathing form, I have never seen anyone use it before.. he must have created it by himself. Just like that girl over here.' His eyes went on your figure for a brief moment.

'It would be rude...not to draw my sword..' 

"Moon breathing, first form; dark moon, evening palace.' The demon immediately slashed off Muichiro's hand. 

Muichiro immediately slashed his sleeves and used it as a tool to stop the bleeding and bravely charged at the demon again. Just as he was about to attack, the Uppermoon one yanked the sword out of his hand and stab him through his torso, pinning him to one of the pillars. Muichiro cried out in pain.

"My descendant...Allow me to turn you into a demon, so you can be use of that man." The Uppermoon one began dressing up Muichiro's wound with a small cloth, claiming how he had managed to prove his worth to him.

"Mui-kun..!" You felt your heart drop at the sight in front of you. You called out in worry, ripping off your kyahan, successfully taking off your weight cuffs and trying to stand up. A searing pain exploded through your left abdomen, and you crumpled on the floor. Your ears were ringing, as your heart pounded loudly inside your chest. 'I gotta...stand up!' As anger surged through your mind, all of a sudden, you felt an unfamiliar, powerful burst of energy inside you. Your body felt so hot that you felt like it's vibrating, and the pain from your injuries seem to fade, replaced by a burning resolve. 

"Star breathing, fifth form; scorching gale nova!" Using the pillar as a boost, you performed a frontflip before slashing down at the demon in rage. You managed to graze at his neck before he disappeared into thin air. 

'That mark, it appeared..' The Uppermoon one gazed at the white patterns on your face, his eyes then went to the injuries on your abdomen. "If you continue to fight like that...your arm will fall off."

In less than a second, he has his blade out, ready to cut you down.

"(Name)!"

"Lady Tokito..! Watch out!" 

Muichiro called out in worry, his feet dangling and trying to kick away the sword that was aimed at you. 

The Upper one paused his sword, just before it hits your neck. "Tokito..? Hm, I see. It truly is rare, the two of you are in the Demon Slayer corps while being married.. You are young and is full of potential despite not possessing any kind of special blood in you.. Perhaps... you'll be a nice asset as well.." He reached his hand out to grab at you, but his hand was kicked away by Muichiro's leg who was glaring at him in anger.

Shinazugawa Genya, who was in hiding before, gets ready to shoot the Upper one from behind. Just then, the said demon appeared behind him and sliced off his arm that was holding the gun. Genya never faltered, using his other to hand to draw out his sword, but he was too slow, and his arm was sliced off again. "Huh...I see, so you have been eating demons."

"Genya!" Muichiro was desperately trying to pull out the sword that was stabbed into him.

"Star breathing, first form; starry destruction!"  You rushed off towards the two, just as the demon was about to cut Genya again. Maneuvering your blade, you deflected all the incoming attacks one by one and positioned yourself between Genya and the Upper one.

"Wind breathing, fourth form; rising dust storm!!" The Wind Hashira appears out of nowhere, positioning himself in front of you and Genya before attacking the demon head on. The Upper one demon jumps out of the way just before the attack hits him.

"The Wind Hashira.." Upper one acknowledged the attacking style.

"That's right! I'm the wind that will rip your head off, BITCH!!"

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Taisho Rumors

(Name) and Muichiro used to fold paper planes and compete in whose paper plane can fly longer. Muichiro always win for some reason.

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Author Notes

Wewww look what I got myself into, fighting scenes are so hard, I wanna cry

Anyways, I find it funny that Kokushibo guessed everything right except one thing. That's right, he thought Muichiro and (Name) are married LMAO I mean I get why he thinks that.