The son of the Devil (KnY)

Chapter 5: 3rd Kamado?

Tanjiro had decided that he was going to sneak out tonight. He couldn't handle himself. He wanted to depart the land of the living. 'But how could a demon kill themselves? Sunlight exposure I guess. But that was painful was it not?' But he would have to figure all that out later. He was first going to go and pay respects to his family before he puts an end to his own misery. It has been 1 1/2 years since that fateful day and Tanjiro had had enough of this demon bullshit. He never once ate a human. Only disobedient demons. And he got his blood fixation from Muzan. But Tanjiro could tell that his humanity was losing the fight. He wouldn't be able to stay himself for much longer. So the least he could was end himself before he did something he would regret. So just after the sun had set he ran. He ran and ran and ran. He ran back to that little cottage upon the mountain. He didn't want Muzan to catch him. If he did then his sister. Oh, all the horrible things he would do to her. Just thinking about it made him shutter. He was about to pass the village he used to go to sell charcoal. He stopped and looked at it. Nostalgic tears filled his eyes as he saw everyone going in for the night. He saw the man that was blamed for breaking a plate and it made him giggle thinking about the awkward conversation he had had with him and his mother. 'Oh the memories' He thought.

Then he heard a voice. A voice he never wanted to hear again. "So my sweet little Tanjiro is making his great escape I see." Tanjiro turned around in shock and fear as the man he so despised was right there. The one from whom he was trying to escape so desperately bad. Muzan Kibutsuji. "You know what I will do to your sister if you would have actually escaped now don't you" Tanjiro was frozen. Pale as can be. He had no words to give or say in his defense. But then being the quick thinker he was he said. "I came to pay respects to my family. Isn't that okay." Muzan sat there and thought about it for a moment.

"Yes that is fine but I am sending one of my good friends with you." And as if he were Muzan's knight in shining armor Kokushibo came out of tree not that far from the two and said. " I understand what your going through Tanjiro. Please as your friend, would you let me accompany you to pay respects." Kokushibo and Tanjiro had a deep respect for each other. Even confiding in each other on some occasions. "Yes as my friend Kokushibo, you may." As Tanjiro turned around to look at Muzan he was already gone. "Off we are then." Said Kokushibo.

They were making there way up the route Tanjiro used to take home selling charcoal. But there was something strange about it. There was a recent scent of a human recently being on this trail. 'Maybe hunters' He had thought at first but then he saw that the scent was leading right up to his old home. He signalled to Kokoshibu that someone was there and to stay on standby. He didn't want anyone disrespecting his family's legacy. He walked around the back of the house and saw that one of the graves were dug up. Tanjiro was furious. 'Is he actually selling the dead bodies of my family?!'

But as Tanjiro looked closer he saw that the grave looked like it was dug from the inside out not the outside in. He then began to wonder if maybe a member of his family besides him had also been demonetized. 'I hope that this is all just a dream' He thought. But Kokushibu's lingering presence in the shadows told him otherwise. He walked up to the small house and opened the door. And then there he was live and in the flesh. Not showing any demon features. No claws, no horns, no sharp teeth. Then the boy looked up at him and said. "Brother, is that really you?" Tanjiro began to cry as he sank down to the ground. Kokushibo heard the crying and rushed down. But the moment he saw the other boy he knew the whole ordeal. Kokushibo then looked at the boy with his human face trying not to scare him. "It's okay I'm your brothers friend." The boy turned to his crying brother now with a hatchet in hand. "Is he really, Tanjiro?" The only response to come out of the demon's mouth was. "Yes Takeo, it's me... It's me Tanjiro."

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I may or may not have cried writing this. 

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...So what do you think is going to happen next? 

I hope you liked this part. It's my favorite part so far! The next part will most likely come out later today since I actually have time to do what I want for a while. I wonder how this will impact you guys. I guess you can comment on that or directly send me a message. I am still open to suggestions on how this story's plot could turn. And I have decided what Tanjiro's blood demon art is going to be. That should be revealed within the next couple of chapters. Alright, peace out. See you soon.

-AnimeWriterSenpai

P/S This part has 934 words. Almost 1k so close though. Maybe next time.