Kurai Akuma | KNY • M!Reader

17th Sword | Resonating Hearts

Five Lotus Town

(Y/N) and Shinobu's swords began coating themselves in their respective energies, (Y/N)'s black blade in shadow energy and Nichirin blade in ash energy, while Shinobu's blade became engulfed in a layer of soft blue insect energy.

Aldren narrowed his eyes as he saw the black sword in (Y/N)'s hands, a low chuckle emitting from deep in his throat.

"Hah...never thought I'd see that sword again." Aldren felt a small smirk begin to tear at his face.

Truly, it was quite the amusing situation to see that sword again. It had been thousands of years since he'd last seen that blade.

"I wonder..." Aldren's face formed a small smirk, looking at (Y/N) and the sword in his hands. Was he...?

"Hey, boy, do you know what a Sin Devil is?" Aldren asked, a cocky smirk on his face as he twirled his spear over his shoulder.

"Never heard of em'." (Y/N) denied, getting a sigh from Aldren. Then, he really wasn't...as a matter of fact, had the current one even died yet? Then again, would that monster even manage to die?

Could that monster die?

As Aldren seemed to get lost in thought, Shinobu and (Y/N) glanced at each other, nodding as Shinobu disappeared in a burst of speed, appearing beside Aldren.

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Quick Intervention~
Sooooo, I'm continuing to write this part AFTER the shift in form names from what they used to be, hence a few will seem off/strange. And they should. Because the names were changed. For some reason. Idk, translating thing from what I heard. Yeah. Fair warning.

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"Insect Breathing - Dance of the Bee Sting ~ True Flutter." Shinobu burst forth in a sudden flash of speed, appearing beside Aldren in an instant as she thrusted her blade at him, poison coating her blade.

"Woah. You're a fast one." Aldren smiled slightly as he twirled the spear in his hands, using its frame to deflect Shinobu's stab, before he brought the spear around and slashed at her, though Shinobu got away easily due to her agile frame.

"Isn't she? Shadow Breathing - First Form: Crescent Moon Slash!" (Y/N)'s voice drew Aldren's attention, the blonde haired man glancing behind him before thrusting his spear behind him without turning around.

(Y/N) couldn't help the nervous grin that formed on his face, his form cancelling out as Aldren's spear seemed to crash against the guard of his blade, instantly deflecting his attack before he'd even begun to swing.

"She is. You should be more like her, y'know. Those slow attacks won't get anywhere near me." Aldren twirled his spear in his arms, turning and slashing at (Y/N) with his momentum.

Sensing an imminent sense of danger, (Y/N) instantly leaned back as the spear passed above his head, a harsh whirlwind in tow as the winds seemed to crash into the end of the Pagoda, (Y/N) leaping back onto his hands before landing on the ground once more.

"A single slash and he can do all that? This is gonna be a pain..." (Y/N) narrowed his eyes, before he suddenly raised both of his blades, his eyes seeming to glow slightly.

"Shadow Breathing - Ninth Form: Affliction!" (Y/N)'s hands turned into a blur as he rotated both the jet black sword and Nichirin Blade in his hands, forming a dome of Shadow Energy around him, clashing against the incoming spear.

"You even inherited that? Damn, I didn't think I'd see the day." Aldren couldn't help but scoff, though amusement shone clearly in his eyes. Was he truly...?