Higashikuze Akiho's very existence was thought to be taboo among demons and humans alike: she was a half-demon, the first of her kind. But being taken in and rasied by a former pillar with a strong sense of justice and a hatred for Kibutsuji Muzan, she follows the path of his footsteps. Not letting the fact that she can't use Breaths stop her, she becomes a demon slayer and even manages to partner up with a misfit just like herself. But with her half-demon origins, how will the Demon Slayer Corps, and especially the pillars, react? ◐ 鬼滅の刃 ◑ 鬼滅の刃 ◒ 鬼滅の刃 ◓ ** Disclaimer: Kimetsu no Yaiba belongs to Gotoge Koyoharu. I claim no rights to canon characters and any overlapping plot events || OCs and new ideas/concepts are mine. ** ** PLEASE DO NOT TRANSLATE OR REPOST. PLAGIARISM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED AND WILL BE REPORTED IMMEDIATELY. **

" ˡᵒᵃᵗʰᵉ ʸᵒᵘʳˢᵉˡᶠ ᶠᵒʳ ᵐᵃᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᵐᵉ ᶠᵉᵉˡ ᵗʰⁱˢ ʷᵃʸ... " ᴾʰᵒᵗᵒˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ᴳⁱᶠˢ ᵇᵉˡᵒⁿᵍˢ ᵗᵒ ᵗʰᵉ 'ʷʳⁱᵗᵉ⁻ᶠᵘˡ' ᵒʷⁿᵉʳˢ. ~𝙄 𝙙𝙤 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨~ || ⚠ 𝚆𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 || •ᶠᵒʳᶜᵉᵈ ˡᵉᵐᵒⁿ •ᵖᵒˢˢᵉˢˢⁱᵛᵉⁿᵉˢˢ •ᶠᵒʳᶜᵉᵈ ᶜˡᵃⁱᵐⁱⁿᵍ No.3 in taking 7/29/2019 No.2 in taking 9/5/2019 No.1 in crazed 10/30/2019 No.1 in taking 11/27/2019

Pillars, are the top-ranked and most powerful swordsmen among the Demon Hunters in the Demon Killing Corps who serve as its elite warriors. It has been known throughout all the Demon Hunters that currently there are nine pillars. Flame. Water. Wind. Rock. Sound. Mist. Snake. Love. Insect. Tanjirō, on his search of the Dance of the Fire God, went to ask one of the Pillars, Shinobu Kochō, or the Insect Pillar. After that, he found out the existence of the tenth pillar. Who might this hidden pillar be? Cherry blossoms, represent the impermanent nature of life. Not only is the beauty of the flowers short and sweet, the trees themselves are also short-lived. But there are contradictory meanings as well. Cherry blossoms symbolize both birth and death, beauty and violence. Sakurajima Chihiro. Strong, beautiful, gentle and kind, yet conflicted. Living her life by the mercy of 'death' himself made her life miserable, dark, and empty. Walking the dark path, together with her childhood friend, the stoic Water Pillar, Tomioka Giyū, unconsciously, they support each other. Both giving a tiny ray of hope to each other. Giyū, overcome with guilt of his own incompetence, buried his feeling for the Blossom Pillar deep inside his heart. Gripping their own swords inside their heart, they both pursue the same enemy, holding the same feelings, walk the same path, loathing the same foe. Yet, they continue to contradict their own hearts, closing their ears to each other's screams.