Empty Mirror • Gyomei x Fem Demon OC

Just one year into becoming the Stone Hashira, a young Himejima Gyomei finds that an unnamed demonic presence has entered his dreams. Now, he is tasked with helping this ancient entity find solace in death, unearthing questions about his own humanity as he draws closer to the long-forgotten holding place of her imprisoned body.

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Once again, he digs his heels into the ground beneath him, drawing in another deep breath.

The first image to come to him: her, as a human child. Pleading with her father as she kneels before him on the stone floor.

Then, her disfigured face-the shame that gripped her as she looked away.

His own tears-as he kneeled behind the heavy bars of the prison.

Sayo's words: "That man is a monster."

His fists-slamming into the demon's head. The sticky, metallic smell of the children's blood filling his lungs.

A deep scream erupts from Gyomei's belly as he slams his weapon down into the rocks.

The way he drove his pain deep into her. Wanting to tear her apart.

And the way she had then kissed him-her lips barely brushing against his.