The Dreaming Pillar ✩ Kimetsu no Yaiba

💠Special #9💠

Requested by Anonymous.

Drabble: "I also want a hug."

In which there is a silent rivalry.

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Yuichirou and Muichirou's backs were against the wall, fear in their faces as they watched the demon walk closer to them, the grin on it's face becoming more and more evident with each step.

"Shut up, shut up. You people are just poor woodcutters. You can't do anything for anyone," the demon began. "Whether you live or not doesn't matter. Truly worthless lives."

But before the demon could do anything to two of them, a sword passed from one side of his neck to the other, easily slicing the demon as if he was a piece of tofu. The demon started to crumble.

"See dad? I told you there was something weird outside!" you smiled, the fact that there was a crumbling demon in front of you didn't seem to bother you.

Your father told you how demon looked different from humans and that you shouldn't feel sorry for it, especially when it kills humans so when you saw that demon heading in the direction of Muichirou's house, you immediately went to get your dad since he told you his sword was a special demon killing sword.

"Yes yes," you father smiled, placing his hand on top of yours and lightly tussling your head. "My daughter was right."

"There was a demon hunter here?" the demon asked, half of his face was already gone.

Your father stared coldly at the demon, unlike the gentle gaze he had when he was talking to you earlier. "Pay the price for living a life full of sin."

"(Y/n)?" Muichirou called out, he wondered you were calm after seeing that thing crumble.

"Are you two alright?" You walked towards them and knelt in front of them, placing a hand on top of their heads to comfort them. "Seeing a demon for the first time must be scary, right?"

Of course, you were also seeing a demon for the first time but compared to them, you were mentally prepared for one if you ever ran into one.

"A demon?" Yuichirou voiced out. Unlike his usual self, he didn't even try to swat your hand away. "Those exist?"

"Unfortunately," your father sighed, running his hand through his hair as he looked outside to see if there weren't anymore. "Now that one's appeared, there's no saying more won't. I never wanted to do this but it looks like we're going to meet an old friend of mine."

"Does he also kill demons?" you asked.

"Yeah," he confirmed. "Anyway, we're going home to pack up and leave before anything can happen." He turned his back on you and started walking towards the door before he turned his head to face the Tokito twins. "You guys are also free to come along with us."

"Really? They can?" You turned your head to look at your father who merely nodded.

"They can do as they wish." He shrugged. "I'll come back in a bit so you two can make up your mind then," he added then left.

"You two should come with us!" you suggested to them. If you were really leaving then you didn't want to be apart from your friends.

"Us? Leaving this place?" Yuichirou asked as you nodded. "How are you so sure that the place you're going to is safe?"