Demon Slayer: The Ninjago Chronicles

Part 17: Freedom For All

As the Eclipse passed over the Valley of Taisho, the Sun emerged through the clouds, reigning prosperity over the land. In a small crater where the Spire once stood, Tanjiro laid motionless, weakened from battle as his wounds healed through the Golden Power, still radiating from parts of his body. Nezuko's kimono fluttered through the gentle breeze, landing at Wu's feet.

"He did it..." Wu spoke in astonishment.

Further down the Valley, Kokushibo and Daki kept close, watching one another as their bodies transformed. Upper 1's face contorted into one pair of eyes, his iris' blurring over the Upper 1 symbol. Daki journeyed through a smaller change, the flower on her cheek faded as her Ranking evaporated from her eyes, her fangs moulded back into regular human teeth.

"Daki!" Kokushibo cried, holding her tightly, "Ume..."

"Kokushibo!" She wailed, gripping onto his body for dead life.

"We're back." He whispered faintly in her ear, his voice breaking, "We are finally free to be together at last."

Their inseparable gesture of love flourished into a tender kiss, their first act of true love as humans.

"TANJIRO!" Wu yelled, looking through the Valley, "Tanjiro!"

Wu's hunt for Tanjiro stopped in it's tracks as he saw his old student slumped on the ground, kneeling in tears of her own doing.

"Kanroji?" He stammered, walking towards the Love Elemental.

Her skin had tainted itself back to its original colour, her eyes were no longer malicious, and there was no more indented heart across her breasts. There was was, a nude human, crying in pain and anguish.

"Come, Mitsuri. We must find Tanjiro Kamado." He proudly spoke, helping her from the ground.

Time slowly passed as Wu, Mitsuri, Kokushibo, and Daki each found one another, rejoicing in pleasure. Mitsuri anchored her head to where the Spire once stood, watching Tanjiro stagger out of the crater; her face lit up with an aurora of emotions.

"Tanjiro!" She wailed, running towards the battered slayer.

She bolted into his grasp, being held right by her one true lover.

"Haha, hello again, Mitsuri." He chuckled, passing a tender kiss onto her forehead.

"Greetings, Kamado. It's good to see you back." Wu smiled.

"Good to be back, father." He smiled back.

Looking beyond Wu's gaze, Tanjiro saw the previous inhabitants of Upper 1 and 2.

"Congratulations, Kamado. You have truly earned the Golden Power." Kokushibo recited, "It's good to know you stuck to your end of the bargain. Thank you."

"And to you, Kokushibo. Sorry about the hand." Tanjiro laughed, catching Daki's gaze.

"Tanjiro... I'm sorry for all this. Everything, it was my fault and-." She spoke, being cut off.

Tanjiro silenced her speech with a simple hug, holding her tight as her cleavage became his pillow.

"It's good to see you, too." Tanjiro softly spoke.

Each of them laughed back at the memories they had made, paying tribute to the fallen, including Nezuko.

"WU, YOU COWARD!" Garmadon roared from across the Valley.

Garmadon's flesh had revealed itself once more, no longer being bound behind his Darkness Element. His ribs had snapped in half, removing his secondary pair of arms. His eyes had returned to normal. He was once again just a human.