Solar Blade

Get Away From Me

6 years ago

"Tanjiro! Tanjiro, wait for me!" [Name] shouted giddily as the two of them trekked down the mountain.

As Tanjiro heard their voice, he whipped around. Upon seeing [Name] running towards him with a large, toothy smile on his face, he couldn't help but mirror the expression. [Name] was dashing at him with such a quick pace, so he put his arms out to catch them. As [Name] collided into Tanjiro, the two of them began to fall downwards. As they both skidded down the mountain, [Name] clung onto Tanjiro, and Tanjiro went stiff as he gripped onto [Name]'s scarf.

Tanjiro's large basket was the only thing that stopped them from moving. The basket caught onto a small rock, before abruptly stopping the two's descent. As the two of them let go of eachother, Tanjiro caught his breath hastily. [Name] sat up, looking as if they had gone to heaven and back. As [Name]'s head dizzily spun around, Tanjiro got to his knees, immediately concerned.

"[Name]?! Are you alright? You're not hurt, are you?" Tanjiro asked, before giving [Name] a tight hug.

"Ow, ow! Not too tight!" [Name] shouted, causing Tanjiro to stiffen again and let go of their small body. To his relief, [Name] began to chuckle. "Don't look so worried, Tanjiro. It's not a good look on your face. Let's go down to the village together!"

Tanjiro's bewildered, confused expression was replaced with a wide grin, before he pulled [Name] to their feet. What a good kid. Willing to help out whenever they could. As the two of them walked down the mountain, Tanjiro would never forget that innocent smile on [Name]'s face.

Present:

"[Name]! No!" Tanjiro shouted, watching as the demon's hand squeezed around [Name]'s body.

He watched in horror as they were hoisted up into the air, struggling in the demon's grasp. This couldn't be. [Name] was about to... die. Someone... save them. Tanjiro's eyes were still groggy, just only waking up from his unconscious state. In a desperate action, Tanjiro grabbed his blade, before throwing it directly towards the hand demon. He hadn't even opened his eyes fully when the sword was suddenly flying through the air, aiming towards the demon.

Tanjiro's sword plunged into the demon's eye. He could hear it's tormented cries filling the clearing as it let go of [Name]. He watched as they descended to the ground, falling to the ground with a sickening thud. Their bones must be battered and destroyed after that. Perhaps their lungs might collapse, or already have. Tanjiro, not having access to his own sword anymore, made a dash for [Name]'s blade which was lying on the ground. Tanjiro saw [Name]'s body, bleeding and cut up. It looked as if they had been thrown into a waterfall with sharp rocks and sticks. It was only a miracle that they were still alive. The bobbing of their chest assured him that he indeed could call them 'alive'.

As he grabbed the hilt, he realised something strange about the blade. Its hilt was built for much larger hands, and could not have possibly been the one that Urokodaki gifted them with. They shared the same blade, but [Name]'s blade had no resemblance to the one that Tanjiro held in his hands. And what was that scent? He took a sniff, and was hit with a cruel, crippling odour. He dropped to his knees as he let the smell sink in.

"Such a strong demonic scent! But why? Why on their blade?" Tanjiro thought, before seeing something out of the corner of his eyes.

He could see a hand of the demon coming straight towards him. In a quick slash, it was gone. Tanjiro looked down at the blade in his hands, seeing the blade that had a light blue edge and glowed. The demon's red blood sunk into the blade, disappearing completely. His eyes followed further down the blade. But the engravement was something he would never have expected.

Slayer of Demons.

But wasn't that what was engraved into a Hashira's blade? Why would it be on [Name]'s blade who wasn't even a proper demon slayer yet? This was odd. Very odd. Tanjiro held the blade up, knowing what he had to do. He had to kill this wretched demon, and make it pay for what it did to [Name]. As Tanjiro battled the demon ferociously, avoiding each one of its numerous arms and attacks, [Name]'s eyes slowly fluttered open.

Their forehead felt... cold. What was this? They forced their eyes open, before seeing two prominent rainbow eyes above them. Douma. Their brows knitted, hearing the clashes of Tanjiro's blade and the other demon's shouts. Douma only wore a stupid smirk on his face.

"Get away from me," [Name] managed to choke out.

"[Name], I'm afraid I can't. You're hurt and I can't bear to look at that," Douma answered.

Douma's comforting smile didn't fool [Name]. Knowing him for a while now, trusting him shouldn't be a good idea. But as Douma put a hand on [Name]'s shoulder, they bristled up. There they were, lying defenceless on the ground, with the Upper Moon 2 casually touching their shoulder as if it were nothing. They slightly tilted their head up, trying to find Tanjiro.

In a great leap, [Name] witnessed a sight that truly shook them. Tanjiro's blade came down onto the demon's neck, before slicing through it with some effort. Their blade didn't shine as bright when in his hands, but it still did the job against such a large demon. They could feel Douma leaning over, whispering to them.

"You're brother's quite scary, you know that? Well, I trust him to take good care of you, so I'll take my leave now. Stay safe," Douma uttered, before stepping away and disappearing into the trees again.

Tanjiro ran to [Name]'s side, puffing and panting. [Name] smiled, seeing that he had emerged victorious out of a battle that could've very well eliminated him. [Name] sat back up, opening up their arms. But they never received the hug they wanted- needed. They looked at Tanjiro, their expression hardening again. On Tanjiro's face was an expression far from a positive one.

A/N

Helllooo lovely peoplesss. Before I say anything, while I was editing the first part where [Name] is almost eaten, I realised... how similar this is to episode 1 of aot. Any AOT (Attack on Titan) fans? Also, Tanjiro's found out about the weird blade! Ooooooo! And uh, yeah I don't know where I pulled out that mean-face Tanjiro at the end. Probably will make like 0.073% more  sense in the next chapter. Thanks for reading! And stay hydrated. 

Question: Who in demon slayer would be your worst enemy?

Taisho Era Secret: 6 years ago, [Name] made Tanjiro a scarf to wear while he walked down to the village. But it was far too long, and Tanjiro often walked around the village with a 9 foot scarf trailing behind him.