Heart Of Fire; Veins Of Ice | Kimetsu No Yaiba Fanfic (Kyojurou's POV)

Chapter 10

He's frozen.

Cold seeps into his bones, as it bites down into his limbs. He's utterly paralysed, and he can only watch as it's hand lays a finger on the glass.

And it promptly has its head decapitated.

Blood sprays across the window, as a wire makes itself apparent from where it has been placed in front of the window, as Kyojuro withdraws and pulls himself into hiding himself from view. He holds his hands as he leans and tries as much to hide. He stills, as he breathe and focuses on his hearing.

He grabs a glass of water from the bedside, and tosses it into the fire place, extinguishing the fire.

The room darkens, as the remnants of the embers still remain alight, but are far too insignificant to bring any brightness to the room. He can't fight any animals, so he can only hide or evade. He hears the howling and the shifting of snow outside the window. He stills himself, as he calms his mind.

He trusts Masahiko, especially since the wire was there.

So he waits.

As the sounds grow louder, and the embers of the fire slowly begin dying out, a chill settles over the room. He sees shadows cast across the room by the light of the moon, as the demons claim the night as their own. He longs for his sword, as his finger itch for a weapon. He leans his head against the wall, as he listens, while a part of his mind begins to drift away.

Pain gnaws away at his lungs and his solar plexus, and his breaths turn heavy as a result.

He hears footsteps, calm collected and human ones.

Followed by the sound of ringing bells.