The Child of Darkness (Demon Slayer Role-Swap AU x OC)

Big Ouch

Zenitsu's P.O.V

I'm gonna die...

Wait, no. No I'm not.

I won't die.

I'm strong. I can do this.

...

Not strong enough...

With these thoughts running through my head, I walked slowly through the halls of the building.

I kept opening doors, and at one point unleashed a dude with a boar's mask.

What's with the boar's mask? Seriously.

Shoichi, the little boy, held onto my sleeve like his life depended on it.

I was focusing on listening out for demons and other sounds when he suddenly said my name.

I jumped, genuinely frightened, since I didn't expect to hear such a loud sound from right next to me.

"Give me a warning next time! My ears can't handle something that loud!"

"But I wasn't even speaking that loudly?"

"I have sharp hearing, okay? When I listen out for dangers, tap me on the shoulder first before speaking to me! Otherwise your voice will flood my ears and scare me half to death!"

Shoichi sighed, "Okay, okay..."

I sat down on the ground heavily to control my breathing, but then...

"Oh, no." I muttered.

"Huh?"

"There's a demon! You see what you did?! You spoke too loudly and now there's a demon coming towards us!" I screamed.

Of course, I made more sound than he did, I know that, but at this point, nothing mattered anymore.

I grabbed Shoichi and ran.

"Shoichi! Enjoy the future for me..." I begged him, as I fell over from stress and fatigue.

"I can't just leave you here!"

Oh my god, he's too pure for his own good.

"You need to run! When we do find your brother and he finds out that you've been eaten by a demon, how would that make us look? You need to leave!"

"He wouldn't want me to leave someone behind for my own survival!"

"I'm a demon slayer! Tocho told me that I'm strong, and I need to believe that! If I die here, it'll be on me, understand? It's natural to run away from demons! Only demon slayers like myself are stupid enough to stay and fight! Your brother will understand! It's my choice, anyways!"

I stood up and faced the crawling demon, a hand on my sword.

I'm strong. I can kill this guy. I can-

Suddenly, the thing hissed and said exactly what I was fearing it to do.

"I'm gonna suck out your brain matter through your ears and gouge out your eyeballs!"

Nope. Nope, nope nope.

I can't do this.

And with that one last thought, I passed out.

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Nezuko's P.O.V

What the...

What's with this guy with the tsuzumi drums?

With every drum he hits, he affects the room in some way.