The Journey Of Revenge

Chapter 2

2 years had passed ever since the tragedy of Tanjiro's family. During that time, Tanjiro never went back to their house even once. He stayed at the same mountain where he first encountered demons for at least a year, before leaving that mountain and went to the Mist Mountain.

During the time that had passed, Tanjiro did a 2 method training, which is the mediation to enhance his senses and clear his mind. Thanks to that, he can now control his emotions whenever he encounters a demon. It also helps him to stabilize his breathing. Remembering the words of his late father about breathing, he did the thing he thinks is right.

Although his father's words are not specific, and a bit unclear, he finds his own way to master breathing. He does all of this during night time, or when it's low-light. Therefore, he created a breathing style of his own. The Dark Breathing.

It has a ninth form up till now, but there's no way to know if Tanjiro could manage to make more.

Learning to channel breathing and focusing energy on his body or blade. This also imvolves physical and mental exercises to build up his stamina and control over the techniques. He possesses a swordsmanship that he himself didn't expect. Thanks to that, he practices to synchronize his own swordsmanship to his breathing technique to enhance his attacks.

Overall, not only his technique grew sharp, but he himself as a whole. Quick reflexes, stealth ability, silent striking, stamina, breathing control, swordsmanship, mental will, and physical prowess. This is what involves his own training regimen during night.

The only thing lacking him now is experience. During two years, he only encounter 10 demons so far. Either there no demons in the area, or they are just avoiding him. Regardless of that, he was able to focus on the process of making him the best version of himself.

Now that he is fully confident, there are no hesitation to hunt demons. The only thing preventing him from doing is his blade. It can't kill a demon. Every time he encounters and defeat one, he always had to wait for sunrise before abandoning them.

He was currently living with an old man that he met just yesterday. He plans to spend the night here and then continue on his way after. Although the old man looked suspicious with a mask he's wearing, Tanjiro finds him odd. His footsteps had no sound, his presence is almost undetectable even for Tanjiro who spends the whole 2 years sharpening his senses, especially during night.

But since Tanjiro could tell the intention of others just by their smell, he trusted the old since his scent doesn't give away any bad intentions.

He plans to leave tomorrow, anyway.

"You're quite mysterious, huh, old man." Tanjiro said in the middle of their meals.

The old man wears a Tengu mask and blue haori with a clouds as a design.

They barely talk to each other since yesterday, but Tanjiro initiated to speak today. He was curious about the old man, after all.

Though the old man didn't reply.

"Do you... Know about demons?" Tanjiro asked.

As old as this old man, surely he heard about demons going around the world. In addition, Tanjiro feels like this old man was same as him. Someone who slay demons before.

"I do."

It was no surprised from Tanjiro as he expected that much.

"It seems like you yourself knows about it, huh." The old man continue.

"Yeah. I go around killing the one I spotted."

"Even though you're not part of the demon slayer corps, you still hunt them?"