Solar Blade

Unsheathed

[Name] ran through the trees. They needed to reach Tanjiro. Tanjiro would not die. They'd help him. However, the fact that they had been discouraged from using their sword around Tanjiro may be an issue. Nevertheless, punching was somewhat better than doing absolutely nothing against an adversary.

[Name] would normally have been panting and gasping, as this was quite a fast speed for them to be moving at. But a demon infested mountain was not the right place to be making conspicuous sounds like that. Hopefully, Tanjiro had remained in the same place. That demon was large, and could probably tear him apart in seconds.

They just had to hope he wasn't dead.

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"Eleven... twelve... thirteen... That makes you Number 14!" the demon chuckled, moving towards Tanjiro.

"14... what? What exactly are you talking about?!" Tanjiro asked.

"Well, the number of Urokodaki's students that I've killed, of course! I've promised myself to devour each one of those wretched vermin," the demon cruelly speaks.

Tanjiro's head spirals as he can only manage a, "Wha...".

"Let's see... The ones who particularly stand out to me... It's those two. Those two... That brat's hair was an unusual colour. He was the most powerful. A scar by his mouth. The other one was a female brat in a flowery kimono. She was small and lacking in power, but she was awfully agile," the demon speaks.

At those words, Tanjiro's face pales. He was talking about... Sabito and Makomo. Wasn't he? That description was unmistakable. A scar by Sabito's mouth. Makomo in a flowery kimono. But how? Tanjiro trained with them! Sabito was the one who strengthened him and Makomo was the one who made sure that he was alright after each spar with him. His eyes narrow and his teeth clench together. So they were really... dead?

"That mask. I can tell by the fox masks. I know the texture of the masks Urokodaki carved. The same style of carving he used for his own goblin mask. Warding masks, right? Everyone got eaten just because they were wearing them. They're all here inside my belly. Urokodaki might as well have killed them himself! When I said that to the girl, she was crying and fell into a rage. And right after that, she lost control of her movements. I ripped off her limbs, and then..." the demon starts.

But Tanjiro won't let him finish. With his sword drawn, he runs towards the demon. He had to kill it. He just had to! He jumped into the air, before the demon's hands began to reach for him. Its smell filled the area, enough to almost make him throw up on the spot. With a few quick slashes, Tanjiro slices away all of the hands. This demon was absolutely unforgivable!

Yet as Tanjiro catches his, he can feel one of the demon's fists pummeling him from his side, sending him flying into a tree. As soon as he hits the tree, he can feel his consciousness ebbing away...

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[Name] watched in terror as Tanjiro was blown into a tree. He stopped moving. Was Tanjiro... dead? Their chest began to raise up and down heavily, before clasping their sword. They hadn't gotten back in time. Was Tanjiro going to die because of them? Please no, no! In a blur of anger, [Name] pulled their sword from their scabbard, before running into the clearing.

They began to run in circles around the large demon. Its weak spot was clearly covered by what looked like a clump of arms. Their blade shone a bright blue, the same colour they had gotten to seeing. Luckily, the demon hadn't yet noticed them. But how? Their entrance should've been much more abrupt that Tanjiro's. With a quick acceleration, they ran towards the demon, ready to jump upwards. But as soon as they leaped, the demon's hands shot outwards, before grabbing [Name] tightly.

Their blade dropped from their hands...

A/N

I'm back... 

Yeah so I'll explain why I'm suddenly reappearing. I kinda fell off the face of the Earth, y'know? And I haven't updated since the 1st. I'm so so so sorry! Also, I'm sorry if this chapter is unusually short. I'm kinda braindead and I forgot how to write. It happens. 

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