A DEMON'S FATE

NOT A MISSION BUT AN INFORMATION | 5

HWARAN'S POINT OF VIEW

I am back, finally, such a tiring event, but there's no time for rest. 'I need to ask something to lady Tamayo. "Oh, glad you're alive!" My master said while she grin. "Yeah, I guess, here. I will ask for your favour to bring them to my room, I have something urgent to do." I said as I threw my bag towards her, which she caught with ease. "Woah, you kid, ordering your master." I ignored her before leaving again.

Master was living near to where Lady Tamayo was hiding so it was easier to go towards their house if I ever need something. I walk towards an alley where a dead end was but I know better, I glance behind me before stepping inside and continuing to walk towards their house.

I entered, their house was still the same. I walk to where her room was and knock. "Lady Tamayo, it's me, Hwaran." I said and she tell me to come in which I did.

"I'm glad to see that you have come back." She said with a smile. "Lady Tamayo, I have found quite a few interesting things. Demons still attack me and I don't know if it was because I'm a human or because that man's blood was flowing in my veins." I said, I don't see Yushiro-san anywhere, he might be taking care of something Lady Tamayo ask of him.

"Have I ever told you the marechi blood?" She ask while I think, placing the back of my left hand under my chin as I take a seat in the corner of the room. "I don't think you did." I said. "Then, I will explain everything." She said and I nodded, crossing my leg and placing both my hand in my knees as I lean forward to listen.

"Basically, Demon's wasn't able to speak unless they consume a great amount of humans. They eat humans because of their bloods and in order to get even more stronger. The rarest type of blood are called marechi as if a demon consumed a human with that type of blood, it will be equivalent to eating a thousand normal humans." I nodded as I continued to listen.

"The human blood flowing on you was no marechi but it was also no ordinary blood and I have a theory that the blood from your mothers' side was even rarer than the marechii." She explained. "Then, if a demon was able to consume a human with this type of blood?" I ask and there's a moment of silence. "I believe that the demons that consume that type of blood will be equivalent to eating two humans with marechi blood." She said.

I hum as I take that into account. "If they consume humans to grow stronger, I'm assuming that they have rankings, is it?" I ask and she smiled at me. "That's right. There are what they call twelve kizuki that was split into two, the lower and the upper." I listened to her explained and after she has explained thing, she took a bit of my blood to see if something change.

"I'm sure something has changed to my blood, I don't know why, but my vision turned red and a word just come in my mind. «Blood Demon Art»" I said and she nodded.

"That's to be expected considering you are a half demon and all." She said. "Well then, I will take my leave." I said as I uncrossed my leg and stand up before walking to the door, I open the door and goes out, closing it on the way out.

"Despicable." I let out as I glared on the floor below me before letting out a sigh and leaving. Going back to where I reside with my master.

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Fifteen days later, a man appeared on our door. "Ah, hello." I greeted as my gaze fell to what he was holding, I can't really see his face as he was wearing a mask. "Hello, I am here to give the forged sword." He said, he was kind. "Ah, is that so? Please come in." I said as I gestured for him to come in and lead him to the living room.

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"So this is the blade also knows as the changing color..." I let out as I see the blade after it was unwrapped.

"I wonder what kind of color it would be." I let out. "You can touch it now so we will see what color it would be." The man said eagerly. I nodded and held the sword in my hand, examining it. "You also picked quite the ore as the ore was near the mountain where it recieved more sunlight." He said and my lips slightly parted as the color of the blade changes. "Dark purple. What a unique color, I have never seen that but i hear it one time when my comrade brag about-" He trailed off.

"Are you perhaps... a disciple of the former Death pillar?" He ask and I nodded. "So you knew." I said.

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After the man left, I wear my uniform. The  uniform appears remarkably similar to a Gakuran uniform, consisting of a silver  buttoned shirt for low ranks with a white framed collar having the kanji for Destroy engraved on the back, a shirt pocket on top of the left chest and white undershirt.

It also consists of long, saggy tattsuke-hakama pants strapped by a white buckled belt that can be optionally tucked in with any kind of Kyahan that extends into tabi socks.

And for a dark purple haori, this reminds me of my mothers' favorite colour. I just let my hair down with a black butterfly as a hair ornament as I like butterflys because I always chased them when I was a child.

My crow which I named Tory was nowhere to be seen. Erm... I may or may not told him to not give me any missions...

I chuckled a bit. "Master! I will go now!" I said and she just responded from upstairs. "Yeah, yeah. Just don't get yourself killed!" She said. Come to think of it, I don't know her name.

"Master? May I know your name?" I ask. "Nah, you will know it if you become acquainted with the hashira." She said. "Alright, bye!" I said and left.

As if I will ever meet a hashira.

Finally, the long awaited has come. "Where can I find a place where demons frequented..." I mumbled as I continued to walk, I am heading to a village and into a particular mountain behind it. As what Tory said, the demons are sighted  frequently there and children were also disappearing every night.

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