The Flower and the Butterfly

I'll Go to Hell for You! - Part 1

The final battle begins, with the sound of the biwa, as the infinite castle emerges, separating Hayashi and Shinobu... Whoever encounters the Upper Moon Two first must hold the fight for as long as possible... This is how the mission to save Mitsuri Kanroji begins...

I was running through the corridors of that enormous castle... But it felt like I was walking in circles, perhaps on a rooftop. It was an abnormal place, where logic didn't quite exist. Then I looked to the side: a wall... No, it wasn't solid on the other side. I took my nichirin and cut through that fabric, revealing that I was in a place very similar to the Butterfly Mansion, but with different details. I descended from where I was and began to walk around... "I smell blood... Where is this place?" Then I approached a door and opened it... Who would have thought I'd find them so soon...

Blood, bodies scattered, and only one man among them, wearing a kind of hat and a red outfit. He turned, revealing his colorful eyes and mouth full of blood. As a greeting, he took off his hat...

-"We meet again. I don't think I've ever introduced myself formally. Hello, my name is Douma. It's a great night today, isn't it?" He always had that carefree smile, speaking calmly and gently... I hated it. I clenched my fist, holding back my anger once again...

-"H... help... Help me!" One of the bodies there was actually alive and was getting up to ask for help...

-"Shhh, we're talking. So stop interrupting, okay?" A hand appeared from under where we were, a strong hand, with an arm not too long, but that pulled that still-living girl down into that place... All I could hear were screams... I didn't do anything; there was nothing I could do, after all, it was a fight of...

-"You didn't even try to save her. So you know your place, don't you?" He gave a somewhat mischievous smile and stood up from the ground, pulling out two fans.

-"I am the founder of the 'Eternal Paradise Cult.' My duty is to make all my worshippers, including myself, happy... So, just this once, for a loyal worshipper, I'll grant her flesh to her. After all, you already know each other, right? I wouldn't want to make her sad..." He said, and right after, an attack came from behind me. Not from Douma, but from...

-"Mitsuri!" I dodged the attack by jumping to the platform next to me. The girl looked completely different. Her green eyes now seemed like a serpent's, her clothes were torn, still wearing the uniform from that day, her sharp teeth with blood and a bit of drool dripping from her mouth. She had a horn now, in addition to sharp claws... "How much blood did he give her?! I won't forgive this, I won't! First it was my sister, and now... her..."

-"You know, everyone is afraid of dying, and that's why I eat them. Now they can live with me, forever. All your loved ones' feelings: blood, flesh, I make sure to accept, rescue, and guide them to enlightenment... But this friend of yours, she's special. For her, I gave the chance to be by my side, guiding these people. I think a kind person like her can lead others down the right path. That way they suffer less, don't they?" He smiled... I knew Mitsuri would never want this; her mind was completely on hiatus... I needed to save her, but I couldn't hold my anger anymore...

-"Are you crazy? Do you have shit for brains? You make me want to vomit."

-"Ehhh? How can you be so rude when I saved your beloved and even gave her such a great opportunity with such a noble goal... How sad, if something bothers you... I'll listen, so come on, speak." More anger surged... With each sentence he said, I became more irritated.

-"What's bothering me? You killed my sister, you're torturing my loved ones every second that passes, and you still want to ask me 'why I'm bothered?' Go fuck yourself!" The oni laughed...

-"Is that all? Your sister was just like this Hashira here; she was kind and cute. Unfortunately, I couldn't devour her, but I think she would serve the same purpose as this girl. Haha, you're right, I'm also bothered. I should have turned her into an oni too, after all..." I could no longer hold back; I began to breathe and charged at him with an attack, where Mitsuri couldn't stop me in the middle...