Tanjiro pov
Alright then. i need to do this for zenitsu and them children. whatever happens from now i will have no choice but to face. and i better do it fast because that drum is starting to getting annoying.
i dashed forwards as the sound of the drum increases. as i get closer and closer. right on the other side of this one shoji door that lay ahead. i burst through the sliding door holding my nichrin out in front of me. there i see it a huge demon with drums all on his body. ok this is it!
Zenitsu pov
i run as though i know where i am going but i have no clue. i am sure that tanjirou will make it back to us. i can hear the drums like crazy now and they sped up in tempo. i wonder if he found him. right now, it's all about getting this kid to his siblings. cmon zenitsu you can do it. it's really not that hard. try not to be useless for once, or a wimp for that case.
just then everything took a turn (literally) and the corridor we were running down spun to the left causing air to forcefully burst out and make me breathless. we both crash a head into the.... floor that was once a wall? i pick myself up then the boy and start moving again. i felt... more confident right now then i ever have before but i'm not sure why. is it because of what tanjirou said?
"i will meet you at the bottom of the mountain,"
it's like he's sure that i'll make it to the bottom mountain. to me that gave me a confidence boost and that made me warm inside.
"tanjiro...." i whisper to myself.
hmph? what's that sound it sounds like-
*SHATTER*
everywhere fills with dust.
w-what was that!? is the boy ok!?
*cough,cough*
ugh was that someone? or a demon?
*screams in boar*
"AHHHHH!" i scream.
a man with a boar hat emerges from the dust and gives us a look up and down. he then looks around then starts sniffing. he comes close to me and the boy and starts sniffing us.
"*sniff sniff* HEY!" he shouts
"AH! WHAT!? WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING!?" and i jump at his voice
"BECAUSE I CAN, WHY DO YOU SMELL LIKE DEMON?"
"UH MAYBE BECAUSE IM A DEMON SLAYER?!"
"NO YOU DONT SMELL LIKE DEMON BLOOD YOU JUST SMELL LIKE A DEMONS NATURAL SCENT."
"I DONT KNOW,"
and with that said came a loud and deep drum echo from a distance causing us to all tip to the side. i slide down holding onto the boy but also search for anything to grab onto. i grabbed onto a corner of the door but my grip wasn't secure and we tumbled down.
everything went dark. (lmfao rip)
Tanjiros pov
*part way into his fight*
i hope i'm buying zenitsu enough time to get out with that boy. i can't keep up with this demons patterns and my ribs aren't helping either. i need to kill this demon and fast.
all of a sudden paper is falling from no where and i see words written all over it, i assume its a story of some sort and it's probably best if i don't step on them.
*time skip to near the end of the fight*
i'm starting to get used to the patterns now and i recognise a slight smell of mold before the attack comes. i think i got it.
i take a break from trying to strike and i calm myself down until the room switches. i breathe deeply and stay composed.
"water breathing, SECOND FORM!" i shout before swinging my nichrin, spinning out of control and cutting straight into the demons neck.
i fall to the ground and scrunch my face up in pain and exhaustion.
oh man! i'm glad that's over! i thought i was gonna die.
i heard small little muttering words from the head that remained of the demon. i walk over to it and kneeled beside it. i pick up one of the paper sheet and start to read in my head.
"did you write this?" the demon man a sad hum sound in confirmation.
"hey it's actually pretty good!" i say as i continue reading. i start see dark spots forming on the floor question if it's one of the demons tricks but when i look up i see tear running down its face.
"y-you think it's g-good?" the demon throbbed
i gulp hard "y-yeah?"
"thank you, i may now rest in peace....."
and with those last words the demon fell unconscious and disintegrated in front of me. a pain struck me from in my heart from holding back tears that i had for a demon. sympathy for a demon? what am i thinking?!
Zenitsus pov
ugh where am i? what happened?
everything is just pure white? it's starting to fade now. wait- it's that kid and........ that guy with.........the animal mask on. what's he.......?
hey waaaait, he's........
"HEY WHY ARE YOU SHOUTING AT HIM!?"
i screech "WHAT DID HE DO WRONG?"
the boy with the mask on slowly turns his head at me then carried on shouting at the boy.
i stumble onto my feet and i still feel unconscious, eyes rolling back [ (; ] as i took a step forwards.
"I SAAAID, WHAT.DO.YOU.WANT.WITH.HIM!?"
this time he didn't even look at me. i put my hand and my blade handle and then his eyes ran back to me like a boomerang.
"what? are gonna fight me?" the creepy boar man said.
the tone of his voice sent shivers down my spine.
"L-LEAVE THE BOY ALONE!"
the boy runs to me as an opportunity to get free of the boy. he starts to sniff around and it leads him towards tanjirous box.
"oooo what's in here?" he says.
"STOP THATS NOT YOURS TO MESS WITH."
i watch as his nichrin raises in the air.
no....
no i can't......
tanjiro has done too much for me i can't just let the only thing he has left just died.
i know it's a demon but i trust him enough to know he's travelling with one for a good reason. right? i can't let him.have.that.box!
i sprint towards the box and in front of his blade by an inch.
"ARE YOU TRYING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED!?"
"if it means protecting this box then YEAH! KILL ME WHERE I STAND! I DARE YOU!"
ahhh i'm so scared what happens if he actually does. i'm shaking a lot but i'm not sure he can see that.
what do i do!? what do i do!? tanjirou please come quick!
