The Power of The Moon (Male Reader X Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba)

Chapter 4: Mt. Natagumo

(Before this chapter start, I would like to say that a lot of content in this chapter had to be cut, turning it into a smaller chapter that I wanted it to be, which was 15k words. Since this chapter is shortened, I put in some important lore for the reader and both demons that wouldn't of been revealed until later on at the end.)

On our way to Mt. Natagumo, Inosuke questions us about the wisdom the women gave us and the good luck, giving me and Zenitsu a deadpan look. Tanjiro starts guessing but comes up with a logical answer while I come up with the logical response.

Please, Inosuke, just shut up already....

We eventually reach the mountain at nightfall, barely if it wasn't for Tanjiro speeding up after the boar bombarded us with useless question even a eight year old could answer. It seems as though the idiot is trying to surpass Tanjiro for some stupid illogical reason which makes me want to leave.

"Hold up, do you mind waiting a second?"

What is it this time, Zenitsu?

"Zenitsu? What's wrong?" Tanjiro asks as the three of us look at the poor kid, crouching over his knees like a child. He shutters a bit as tears begin to form on his face.

"I'm scared!"

For f- you know what? I give up on him.

I turn around and begin to head into the forest without the others as they talk to the scared boy. On my way, I stumble across a guy wearing the Demon Slayer uniform on the ground. I quickly run over to his side, causing him to look up at me with tears. His face has two bleeding injures, seemingly from a battle with another sword. Odd.

"P-Please. H-Help me." Tanjiro comes running up from behind me, followed by Boar and Orange.

"Are you alright?" He asks the kid as I inspect him for more injures.

Suddenly, the slayer gets pulled by something and launches into the forest. The four of us watch in shock as he's pulled into the creepy mountain forest. It's trees bigger then anything I've seen before, probably reaching up to three or four, maybe even more, creepy mansions tall.

"They were attached to me, too! Help me!" The poor slayer shouts as he enters the tall tree forest fully before being pulled into the leaves. This scares Zenitsu even more, making him sit on the dirt path huddled together with tears.

We enter the forest with the boar in the lead after Tanjiro and Inosuke had their moment, leaving Zenitsu sitting on the dirt path alone. The climb up was quiet and ominous as this forest is filled with spider-webs.

Inosuke complains about the webs as it covers his hands, shaking them to get it off and succeeds. Him and Tanjiro have another moment as I look around, using my heightened sense to see anything but fail as the thin layer of fog blocks most of my sight.

I look back over to the two, only to see them talking to another Demon Slayer off the path. Running over to them, I hear little bits and pieces of their conversation until I arrive at Tanjiro's side.

"Mizunoto..Mizunoto? Why didn't they send a Hashira? No matter how many Mizunoto they send, it won't help! It's pointless!"

"Does he count?" Tanjiro asks as he points over to me.

"Huh?! What Hashira is he?"

"Uhh...the moon..Hashira?" He says as he looks at me pointing directly up at the moon with one finger.

"I have never heard of that Hashira before! Besides it's still pointless.." He proceeds to get punched by Inosuke as he rambles about the guy having a pointless existence.