Change of Plans [KNY Fanfiction]

A New Demon

Author's note: This chapter contains a lot of Tanjiro and Inosuke interactions! I DO NOT SHIP TANJIRO X INOSUKE! This is not a ship, it just explains their bond with each other.

With that being said, enjoy the story!

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Location: Fogged Forest

Tanjiro couldn't stay awake any longer. He had finally collapsed on the cold floor, giving up on himself. Blood pooled around him, his pulse weakening by the second. He was going to die, and the last thing he felt before blacking out... was a strange, but intimidating presence. It was a very familiar one too.

"Tanjiro Kamado." A threatening, male voice said. He had suddenly appeared leaning against the tree where Tanjiro had been thrown previously. Shadow covered his eyes completely, but his nose and mouth were visible. "Such a strong boy... yet his power refuses to unleash thanks to his weakly human form."

He continued to speak, as he walked over to Tanjiro's limp, bloody body. Once he reached his body, his feet stood in front of Tanjiro's head. He looked down at Tanjiro, and his once serious face, turned into a twisted, wicked smile.

"Do not worry, you will now finally be free. You will experience what it's like to feel power." The man said, before crouching down toward Tanjiro's head. He placed his index finger on his lips, making a hushing gesture. His once human nail grew into a claw, the pale color it wore fading into one of a dull, purplish blue. He then placed his nail on Tanjiro's neck, and pierced it inside, his finger going right through his nape.

A few seconds later, he retrieved his finger from Tanjiro's neck, surprisingly leaving no hole in it. The man smiled at himself, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Good luck, Tanjiro Kamado."

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"Come on Inosuke! We need to find Tanjiro!" Said Zenitsu, who was walking along side a -kind of- worried Inosuke. He glared at Zenitsu, squinting his eyes at him. "That's exactly what I'm trying to do, Monitsu! But you complaining is not helping me!" Inosuke retaliated, still glaring daggers at Zenitsu. Zenitsu frowned, his worries rising as he thought of the worst scenarios that could've happened to Tanjiro.

Inosuke and Zenitsu had successfully defeated the demons they fought against, though Inosuke did happen to reopen his cuts, but thankfully not as bad. Zenitsu, on the other hand, absolutely obliterated the demon he fought with, despite having toddler limbs, although when he woke up, as usual, got scared and tried tracking down Tanjiro or Inosuke with his keen sense of hearing. He ended up finding Inosuke first, and tried his best to help Inosuke out.

However, both boys had completely lost track of Tanjiro. They asked each other if they had seen him, but none of them had. They began searching for him, but there were no signs of Tanjiro... until now.

"Look! It looks like something crashed straight into that tree with great force." Stated Zenitsu, pointing at the tree before them in the distance. They weren't ready for the sight they were about to witness. "Tanjiro must be around here!" Said Zenitsu, his hopes returning to him. Inosuke lost no time in walking over to the dented tree. He moved bushes out of the way, and smacked loose branches that were in his way, which poor Zenitsu took the blow when they bounced back to their original position.

"Uh... Monitsu..." Inosuke muttered, catching Zenitsu's attention. "Hmm?" Zenitsu followed Inosuke's gaze, and what stood in front of him was absolutely horrifying. Tanjiro laid there in a pool of blood, two huge holes were impaled on his back, as his mouth kept releasing a massive amount of blood, even though he had been knocked out for a good long while.