Ketaki was sleeping quietly, so the nurses had to quietly redo his bandages. But, the thing is, when Ketaki is sleeping, his wounds heal by themselves, so when they took it off.. The wounds weren't there anymore, no scars either. They thought this was inhumane, and called the demon slayer corp, they were informed to tie him up. He felt his head hit something hard and woke up, only to be tied up, and on the floor.. With 8 Swordsman.
He looked around, panicking. "What the.." He yelled out, until the person in all white and long silky black hair uttered something, "Hush, do not be afraid, for now. We only have a few simple questions." He said. Ketaki looked down, to his leg 'injury', but it was gone, nowhere to be seen. He found it out, he was regenerating while he was sleeping. He sighed, his cover was blown, on his first mission too. He looked over to the eight swordsmen and asked, "Why are there 8 people?", the person simply chuckled and nodded. "These are the 8 hashira." He was surprised, the hashira?! Can't just one of them kill a Uppermoon?
"I'm the leader of the demon slayer corp, Oirion Ubuyashiki." He said, Ketaki remembered instantly, that book he read.. "Wait, is your grandfather Kagaya Ubuyashiki?" He asked, "Isn't that obvious, demon?" The hashira with long white hair dispersing into blue had two swords on their back, it looked like it was from medieval timing. "I.." Ketaki said, "Wait, aren't you the sound hashira, Gentaro Uzui?" He asked. "Don't utter my name, demon. I'd slay you here and now, if I could." Gentaro said, "Calm it, you act like my master, Genny." The hashira with a sports bra and white long straps of paper on her stomach, "Be quiet, Natsuko." Gentaro said sighing.
"That's enough, the master is here to ask the demon questions, keep interrupting, I'll make sure both of you never talk again." The one with a samurai-looking outfit said, he even had one of those hats that shoguns wear. They instantly shut up, guess that one is one of the strongest hashira. Oirion chuckled and looked up, "Are you a spy?" Was the first question, to clear things up, Ketaki simply said, "I work for nobody but Yushiro, he's my master." He smiled, "Okay, why are you pretending to be a demon slayer?" He asked, "I'm not, I always wanted to be a demon slayer, even before I was a demon." He said, "There's just no way we can believe him, right?" Gentaro spoke, "I don't see why we couldn't?"
The hashira with long black hair, black hair, and gray eyes said, "Hiro, it's a fucking demon, the things we kill." The hashira with red, even with light red eyes replied, "Maliki, I strongly encourage you not to say such vulgar words!" The one with long yellow hair with red streaks at the end, and a white fading to red haori said, "Wait, are you Kyojuro Rengoku?" Ketaki asked, because, he had fit the description of him easily. "Hm? No, of course not. My uncle is Kyojuro Rengoku, my name is Manjuro Rengoku."
He had said with a smile. Oirion sighed, "My grandfather, also had a demon in his ranks, her name was Nezuko Kamado." Oirion said, Ketaki's eyes widened, "WAIT! Is that the sister of the current demon king?" He asked quickly. "Right on the spot, it is not known if she's still alive," Oirion said. "Well, I do not see why we can not trust this demon as a slayer.. This conclu.."
He uttered but looked up to a standing Hiro, who looked like he was concentrating. "Hiro, what's wrong?" He asked. "Void Breathing, Third Form.. GROUND EXPLOSIVE!" He yelled out, the hashira was surprised by the sudden attack, but he didn't aim towards Ketaki, instead, he slammed his sword into the ground, near a bunch of bushes. The place exploded, with a figure jumping out of the smoke, with a black fading to red haori, and dark pink eyes. His eyes read..
UPPER ONE.
The demon jumped back until, Oirion, with a small tanto blade yelled out. "SECOND FORM, CLAWS PURIFYING WIND!" The air around him, sliced into 4 different wind strikes. The uppermoon was not fazed and blocked all of them easily, and he uttered, "Blood Breathing: Fifth Form, Circulation Intervene!" He lifted his blade and sliced through Oirion's skin, blood flew out, and before Oirion fell, the blood that spilled out, went back inside of him. He fell down to the floor after a few seconds, and couldn't move. "LORD OIRION!!!" The hashira yelled, the demon focused back to hashira and breathed in, he used his claws and cut his skin, a little bit of blood poured out. "Blood Breathing: First Form, Bloody Devour!" He yelled out, the bloodshot towards the hashira like bullets, the wind hashira, Koji, lifted his blade and chanted out. "Wind Breathing: Fourth Form, Rising Dust Storm." He ran over to Ketaki, who was tied up and protected him, slicing dozens of blood shots away.
He grabbed Ketaki and threw him over to the bushes. Yojiro then ran up, grabbed his blade, and breathed in, "Thunder Breathing: First Form, Thunderclap and FLASH!" He yelled out, he shot towards the demon, he was surprised, this was indeed a fast hashira. But, he blocked it with ease, he looked back to the hashira, and with his cuts, blood flowing to the floor with slammed his blade into the ground. "Blood Breathing: Third Form, Blood Bomb!" He yelled out, the blood around them lit up, and then it exploded, completely blasting the hashira away. Yojiro remained on his feet however, he wasn't going to die to some lowlife. The demon looked to the other hashira, and as he breathed in.. "Blood Breathing: Fourth Form, Tipping Blood Sword." He said quietly, his blade began to make massive amounts of blood on its tip, Hiro instantly realized, he put some blood cells on his sword beforehand and they reproduced in seconds.
The demon shot towards Hiro in an instant, but with just a little bit of time, he blocked. Throwing his blades back he yelled out, "Void Breathing: Fourth Form, 1,000 BOUNDLESS BLOWS!" His blade shots towards the demon's blade, and they clashed, each second, the hits getting harder. Then, the demon put his sword up, "Blood Breathing: Sixth Form, Explosive Cage!" The blood that flowed, grew eventually and it made a circular cage around them, "Fuck..!" Hiro yelled out, then, with a second's notice.
"Eighth Form, WATERFALL BASIN!" A waterfall exploded inside the cage, catching the demon off guard, the cage was put down and the water hashira, Yajuri looked to Hiro, "Thanks for the save!", "Thank me later, we have some business," Yajuri said, looking down, expecting to see a dead demon, but, there was nothing there. "What the..?!" She yelled. Hiro pointed to the house roof, and Yajuri looked over. There was the demon, sighing. "I heavily underestimated the new hashira, that boy, however, is new, I haven't seen him in the past 15 years I've been Uppermoon One." He said, looking down.
Then, Maliki appeared behind the demon, turning around he got slightly annoyed. "Lava Breathing: FIRST FORM, MAGMATIC INFILLUATION SLASH!" He yelled, caught off guard, for the first time, the demon was hit, sliced across the chest, the demon disappeared the second after. Appearing on the ground, "Pitiful.. To use a form that stops me from regenerating temporarily is utterly stupid." The demon annoyed, Maliki dropped down, charging at the demon. "I'll wipe that face right off of your face!" He yelled, "LAVA BREATHING: SECOND FORM, LAVA LAUNCH!" He chanted loudly, throwing his ax up and running towards the Uppermoon, slicing across tens of times, all shots missing.
"You won't get a hit on me a second time." He said, struggling to finish the form, Maliki kept slicing the demon, hoping for an opening. Then, Hiro looked at the demons back, "Void Breathing: First Form, AIM-SHOT STYLE!" He yelled out, throwing his blade towards the demon at lightning-fast speeds, the demon foresaw it and easily dodged, leaving the attack to hit Maliki but he blocked it away with his ax. Leaving him wide open, "Blood Breathing: Fifth Form, Circulation Intervene." The demon uttered, slicing Maliki's eye, blood spilling out. Maliki closed it and instantly resumed fighting. "Lava Breathing: Fourth Form, Clear HELLFIRE!" He yelled out, lighting up the entire garden they were fighting in, he swung in circles and sliced in 360-degree angles. Making it hard for him to dodge an attack.
Slamming the slashes into the concrete, and barely dodging some of them, the demon backed away, looking to Ketaki. "I only came here for the boy, Lord Tanjiro wished to meet him.." He thought, disappearing into the wind, grabbing the boy, flashing into a forest in seconds. The hashira ran over to Maliki and Oirion. "Gh.. My eye.." Maliki uttered in pain, "Are you alright?!" Manjuro asked, "It's nothing but a scratch." Maliki said, resting on a pillar connecting to the mansion. "Lord Oirion, are you okay?" Hiro asked, Oirion couldn't move, then the samurai-looking hashira walked up to him. "He has paralysis, he will be fine, take him to a safe place and leave him to rest." He said, "Thanks, Koji." Hiro said, "Do not thank me." Koji said walking away.
Meanwhile with the Uppermoon 1 and Ketaki, and struggled to move, slightly clutching his blade and yelled out, "FLAMING OUTBURST!" Slicing the ropes apart and cutting the demon's arm off unexpectedly. He fell to the ground and began sprinting away. The demon appeared behind him in seconds, "It's disrespectful to run away from someone merely attempting to help." He said, "LEAVE ME ALONE!" Ketaki screamed out. "Leave him, for now. You've done enough, Ragnarok." An unknown voice spoke inside his mind, "Of course, Lord Tanjiro." He uttered. Letting the male run off into the distance, standing there. He disappeared. "You are too soft, Lord." He uttered.
The hashira looked over to where Ketaki was, only to find him gone. "He's gone!" Yajuri yelled out, Yojiro walked to where he was and flashed into the forest in seconds. He stopped after seeing a black figure sitting down. ".." He didn't speak. Walking towards the figure, he tapped it. There was Ketaki, who was basically shivering. "Come along," Yojiro said, grabbing his wrist, pulling him up. "Is the Uppermoon gone?" Ketaki asked looking around. "I believe so," Yojiro uttered. Helping him up to the mansion once again.
The other hashira was pretty hostile against him except Yojiro, Koji, and Natsuko. "There's no way we can trust him!" Yajuri yelled out, "I do agree with her, it's pretty coincidental that the Uppermoon One would attack the same time we are having the conversion on accepting the boy or not." Maliki answered. "What if that was the Upper One's plan?" Yojiro suggested, "Not to my knowledge, something this extreme would be heavily dispised upon if we simply let the heathen go." Koji uttered. Oirion put his finger to his mouth and everyone had shut up.
"I do not fully trust you as of currently. However, I will allow you to continue being a demon hunter." He uttered, Hiro's eyes widened, "Surely you don't mean that, Rida!" He uttered. "I'm not finished.." Oirion said, the hashira looked down, being visually annoyed. "I have several crows headed towards Yushiro's location to confirm the claim the demon has made. Meanwhile, a hashira will be looking over him just in case of any more attacks." Oirion said, Hiro, calmed down, at least someone would be watching him.
Ketaki looked upwards to Oirion, "Are we going to act like the demons now know the location of the slayer corporation mansion?!" He yelled out, Oirion smirked. "We aren't as simple as my grandfather.. In case of such thing happening, we have hundreds of unused locations to use, this one is the first to ever be found since I took over as leader when I was 6." Oirion said, getting up. "We are moving as we speak," Oirion uttered. "The hashira I will be choosing to watch over Ketaki.. Is Maliki." Oirion said smiling. Maliki looked up, "Why though?" He asked.
"You are of strong will, I would've chosen Hiro, but his students are always in need of training or help. You, however, are strong, have goodwill, and aren't busy." Oirion explained. Maliki nodded, "Of course, Ubuyashiki.." He uttered. Ketaki was let go, and following Maliki, he went into a small den. "This is my training hut." He uttered, Ketaki's eyes widened. It was like gym paradise, it had several metal punching bags he used to train with his axes, and it seemed heat resistant. "I heard your style of breath is Cremation." Maliki looked to the male, "H-Huh..? Oh, yeah.." Ketaki said, not being able to utter a word. "Calm down, I'm not going to slay you," Maliki said, walking towards him. The male was a god compared to Ketaki, ranging over 6 feet tall, he had long red hair descending into black, and a black fading into red Haori, light yellow eyes, everything about him sparked Lava, Flames, and or Magma. Maliki looked away, "I will be back." He uttered, leaving the scene. Ketaki was just left alone to explore.
As he ventured off, Ketaki saw a large big house. It was three stories tall and had a nice look to it. It read "SHIKAMURA", he opened the door, he saw about 6 different maids surge over him. "Would you like any coffee??", "Any wounds you need to be tended to?", "How are you today?", "Need a place to sleep?". They kept asking him questions, but then the door opened. They went silent and bowed instantly, Ketaki turned around. The male towered over him, he just couldn't figure out how this guy came to be. It was Maliki once again, "I took longer than expected." Maliki uttered, Walking across his maids, he walked up the stairs, "Please, let the male breath. He isn't used to being in such a rich place." Maliki said before leaving. Ketaki was literally on his knees, this man was like a god. No one couldn't tell Ketaki he wasn't one of the strongest Hashira.
Ketaki got up, looking to his side, there was a room that read "Wife", of course, Ketaki opened it. Only to see, a bustin' hot female on a bed, she had everything a man could want. Ketaki's eyes widened, was this Maliki's wife? She looked to him, "Agh.. Did Shika bring another friend of his again.." She uttered, "Hello." He said mildly shy. "Don't be shy, love. I'm sure Maliki has told you I'm his wife, my name is Yua." She said, "I.. Is everything about this man good?!" Ketaki said loudly, not meaning to say it but think it. She laughed, "Well, I mean.. Pretty much, His parents always pushed him to be perfect. Before becoming a slayer, Shika was an average-looking man, but one day, he decided to switch to long silky hair, and I couldn't help but ask him to marry me." Yua uttered, Ketaki's eyes widened.
"No way.. HE GOT A WOMAN TO ASK HIM TO MARRY?!" Ketaki yelled in his thoughts, Maliki had ascended away a normal human couldn't. He had good looks, he was rich, his will was amazing, he was also a hashira, and he had a bustin' hot wife. Ketaki slowly backed up and closed the door.
Exploring the mansion, he finally walked up the stairs, which Maliki had been at. Then, he saw one of the room doors reading "King", he assumed this was Maliki and opened it. "Hm?" He uttered, "What are you staring at, boy?" Maliki uttered, the steam had filled Ketaki's body, including the hallways, and there was a shirtless, sweating Maliki.
This man peaked at a 12-pack. Maliki had slightly bloody fists, a punching bag.. Also, made of metal?! Was he punching a METAL punching bag, Maliki simply breathed in, slamming his fist into the bag, denting it easily. He smirked, thinking of an idea. "How about you try to do it?" He asked Ketaki, Shyly, he took over the role of punching, throwing his punch back, he hit the bag, not even a dent.
His hand was burning with pain, "Gn..!" Ketaki said, but the pain went away quickly, "NO way, how do you deal with this..?!" Ketaki yelled out, "It's simple, have a built body, and a strong will, no one will be able to break you." Maliki uttered, showing his elite power to Ketaki.
It was dawning towards night, so Maliki put his shirt back on, walking over to Ketaki and showing him around the 'palace', is what Maliki called it. "This will be your room for the night, do not mess it up," Maliki said, before shutting the door close. Ketaki looked to the walls, how crazy it is.. How demanding it must be to be a hashira, to constantly have to train in order to keep status.. How does he do it.. "Have a built body, and a strong will, no one will be able to break you." It echoed through his head, closing his eyes, he knew, tomorrow won't be easy.
Ketaki woke up due to screaming, the sunlight beaming into his empty room. He's been here for 3 days, and Maliki was constantly training him after they got confirmation of him being with Yushiro. He got up slowly, walking out of his room. He looked up, his crow looking towards him, yelling. "UNKNOWN ATTACK ON VILLAGE!!" He was annoyed, "Right, right.." Ketaki said, grabbing his blade, walking out of the palace shortly after. Running towards the village, still half asleep, in just the 5 days he's been a slayer, he's ascended to Mizunoe instead of -noto. He flashed into the air, eyes landing onto the landscape of the village.
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Landing on one of the rooftops, he looked around. "It's oddly silent.." He uttered, he closed his eyes and began to hear in, yes, Ketaki had everything about the human body enchanted every time he trained. So, as of currently, his earring is 5x that of a human. Opening his eyes, he heard slight crunches, just a few meters up ahead. Jumping rooftop to rooftop, he landed behind a figure.
It was a demon, an unusually skinny one. It looked back to Ketaki, "Ready to die?" He uttered. Ketaki held his blade, slowly unsheathing it. "Cremation Breathing: Third Form, IGNITE!" He yelled out, in a flash he shot across the demon. Engulfing the body in flames, he turned around, "So, there's more, huh?" Ketaki said. Usually, he'd be all around the place, killing demons left and right and be loud, make mistakes here and there, but he was annoyed and sleepy, a great combination for the male.
His being annoyed shakes his aura from being light to dark, and being sleepy makes him see the world slowly, but also not being able to do alot of moves, so, therefore, he completes quick one-shot moves, while being able to see things faster. There were several more demons, he sighed. "Cremation Breathing: Second Form, Flaming Outburst!" He chanted loudly, flames erupting from his blade, he sent multiple powerful slashes towards the demons, cutting them down. He jumped in the air, "First Form, BABY BLUE CUTTING FLAMES!!" He screamed out, shooting towards the last demon he saw, he sliced through its neck. Slowly exhaling, you could feel the heat his flames released. They were alot hotter than when he first became a slayer.
Looking behind him, he sighed. "Who're sending you guys..?" He uttered worriedly. Slicing through them in minutes, he heard screaming, and laughing? He ran to the scene, easily dodging the demons. He saw someone easily slicing through the demons, "SERPENTINITE BIPOLAR!!" The figure yelled out, holdings the chains of their.. Kusari..Gama's.. "Wait, is that Rahijai?!" Ketaki yelled out, the Kusarigama's easily sliced the demons to mincemeat.
Dropping down, he looked behind him. "Been a while, huh?" Rahijai uttered. Ketaki smiled widely, his sleepiness instantly fading away. He ran to Rahijai and hugged him. "Woah!" Rahijai said, "So, now that I know you're a demon.." Rahijai uttered, Ketaki's eyes widened, he backed up. "I'm still your friend, dude," Rahijai said, fist-bumping him. Ketaki's eyes looked up to him, smirking. He wiped his shed tears. "Let's finish this, man!' Ketaki said smirking, "Yeah!"
Ketaki flashed across the village with Rahijai, "Yeah! I've been goin' on missions without a stop in the last 6 days we saw each other!" Rahijai claimed. "Me too! I'm a Mizunoe, as of currently!" Ketaki said pridefully, "Hah! Try being a Kanoto man, It's kinda hard..!" Rahijai said, "Wait, you're a Kanoto, already?!" Ketaki yelled out shocked. "One second.." Rahijai uttered. Staying quiet, he looked to his side, charging his kusarigama's towards a house, cutting it to pieces. Revealing a hidden demon, it starts to run away.
Ketaki flashed towards it, "Damn, this thing is fast!" He said annoyed. He crossed corners a few seconds before Ketaki got to. Then, it ran into a house. Ketaki remained quiet, getting ready to launch an attack. He then heard speaking. "M-Master!!" It yelled, "Eh..? What? Why are you back?!" The apparent master yelled at him, "T-the demon hunters are here!" It said scaredly, "Did you kill them?" He asked. "No.. But, I assure you, they're strong! I heard them saying they're rank Kanoto and Mizunoe!" The demon said the other one got up. Putting his hand over the reporter's head, and smashed it to crumbs. "Fucking useless." The demon uttered. Looking outside the house, Ketaki remained quiet. "Damn it, where are they.." He said looking around. Ketaki breathed in, "Cremation Breathing: Third Form, IGNITE!" He yelled, jumping out into the air, behind the demon ready to behead it.
"Oh.. There you are." It mumbled, Ketaki, with the two seconds he got, he could've sworn he saw the eyes of the demon read.. LOWER SIX. The demon looked behind it, easily dodging Ketaki's slice, grabbing his hand and kneeing him in the gut. Causing him to vomit blood, slamming him through a house door. "Assuming your skills.. I'm sure you're the Mizunoe, right? Stupid enough to jump in battle with a Lowermoon. Today is your last day on earth." The demon uttered.
"Stone Breathing: Fourth Form, Volcanic Rock, RAPID CONQUEST!" Rahijai yelled, coming in for the save, cutting the demon in several vital places. Making it jump away. He ran to Ketaki's aide, "Try to regenerate quickly!" He yelled out. "I-I'm tryin'!" Ketaki said slowly in pain. "Regenerate? Oh yes, Lord did send that Uppermoon to go get you. Surely if I catch you, I'd be rewarded greatly." The demon said smirking. Flashing towards Rahijai, throwing a fist towards him. He barely dodged, swinging his kusarigama around, slicing off the arm. The demon used its other arm, punching Rahijai in the gut, making him fly into midair with blood flowing from his mouth. The demon jumped upwards, kicking Rahijai even higher, and then..
It did a front flip, kicking Rahijai in the head and slamming him into the ground, slightly breaking it. "G-Gah!!" He grunted in pain. The demon slammed its leg into the concrete, but Rahijai barely had time to dodge and get up. He grabbed the ends of his chains, "STONE SKIN!" He yelled, performing multiple slices with his kusarigama, making the demon stumble on its feet. Nearly tripping, it jumped high into the air onto a roof. "Ooh.. You're strong..!" The demon said happily. Looking behind him, worriedly. Rahijai had seen that Ketaki had finally finished up healing. Grabbing his blade, "Alright!" He yelled out. Rahijai smirked, "Yeah, now he has no way of winnin'!" He declared. "Alright then, wanna test that?" The demon said grinning. "You haven't pulled out your Blood Demon Art yet, surely you aren't just this strong!" Ketaki yelled out. The demon frowned, "I do not have a Blood Demon Art." He said, "What!?" Ketaki screamed in shock.
"Yes, I'm not modified enough for one, I've been living for over 80 years as a demon, and I never had the chance for one.." The demon said, "How'd you get into the 12 Kizuki then?!" Rahijai asked, "I was determined to be noticed. So, I trained this once helpless body, into this." It replied. "N-no way!" Ketaki said shocked. "That's right, I'm just highly trained in skill and power, my senses is that of a Uppermoon Six aswell. I would've made Lowermoon Two, or even One if it wasn't for my 'disability' " The demon claimed.
Ketaki chuckled, "What's your name?" He asked. "My.. name? I never had the purpose of needing one, nevertheless, Lord never gave me a name. I guess.. For now, call me Chikara!" He said smirking. "Chikara? So, power huh?" Rahijai said giggling. "We have deterred this battle far too long now.." Chikara said, jumping down, facing the slayers. A grin on his face, he readied for battle!
Ketaki gulped, he could tell Chikara wasn't playing around anymore. Flashing toward Rahijai, Chikara easily punched him in the air, Ketaki ran toward him. Dodging the attacks with ease, Chikara bent down, grabbed Ketaki's blade, and gutted him. Flying in the air, Ketaki coughed some blood. "D-damn it! Cremation Breathing: Second Form, FLAMING OUTBURST!" He yelled out, slicing the air, sending blue flaming airstrikes. Chikara did a backflip, dodging one of them and he.. Chopped out the others?! Ketaki's eyes widened, there's no way!! "Did he strengthen his skin aswell?!" Ketaki thought, falling to his feet. He ran towards Chikara, doing a circular slice, Chikara dodged. Chikara couldn't see it, but Ketaki could. Rahijai was behind him, ready for an attack! "ARCS OF JUSTICE!" He yelled out, slicing Chikara's back and sending multiple strikes afterward.
Surprising Chikara, his arms were cleaved to pieces. In an escape attempt, he kicked Rahijai in the SKULL and striked his knee into Ketaki's gut. "Gggahh!!" He yelled in pain. He jumped in the air, regenerating his arms. "I shouldn't let my guard off like that anymore." He uttered. Looking at Rahijai, he flashed towards him. Rahijai was shocked, he barely blocked Chikara's attack. Grabbing one of his kusarigama and slicing upwards, he managed somehow to slice the demon's chest.
Making Chikara back up, he had time to backflip out of the scene in time for Ketaki to jump into the air for an assault, "CELESUS BURN!" He screamed out, Chikara looked behind, barely having any time, he instantly put his hands upwards, almost like in fear. His arms cut clean off, Chikara's eyes widened.
"You'll never be useful, weak, a disgusting coward!" It echoed in his head. "Leave.. me, ALONE!" He screamed out, his arms regenerating.
He looked to Rahijai, completely forgetting about Ketaki and kicking him into the air, he stepped deep into the ground. Breaking it as he slammed his knee into Rahijai's gut, causing him to spit blood. Blasting him across the village, he flashed towards him, punching him in the side. "G-AH!" Rahijai yelled out. In the mid-air, Chikara was in front of Rahijai, ready to slam him down. "Cremation Breathing: First Form, BABY BLUE CUTTING FLAMES!" A scream yelled, Ketaki sliced through Chikara's arms. Both of them fell to the ground. Ketaki faced him, "Gn..! How dare those WEAKLINGS! They dare to send a mere Kanoto and Mizunoe to one of the strongest demons on the face of the earth?!" He screamed out angrily.
"Is.. he.. alright..?" Ketaki uttered weirdly. "What do you, think? I'm top 15, baby!" Chikara said proudly. Ketaki grunted, how can someone be proud of that? He stood up, breathing in. He faced his first life-threatening battle.
Chikara flashed towards Ketaki, somehow, Ketaki was able to block. Slicing downwards, he easily cut through the skin of the lower moon, jumping into the air and spinning towards Ketaki, Chikara shot towards him, slamming his fist into the hard concrete, Ketaki's gut was bleeding. Chikara kicked in through several houses. Turning to Rahijai, he chuckled. "I thought this would be a little hard," Chikara mumbled, walking away. Ketaki's eyes widened, "Gn.. You, come back here.. Right NOW!" He screamed. Chikara's eyes shot open, "You're still able to fight?" He uttered, flashing towards Ketaki, barely able to put his blade up, he blocked but Chikara easily slammed through and broke his blade.
He slammed his fist into Ketaki's gut, piercing his skin and crushing several bones. "G..AHH!!" Ketaki yelled in pain, slamming into the ground he held his stomach. "You got blood all over my arm," Chikara said disgustedly. "I'll kill you, fully. This time." He continued. His aura changed, Ketaki was facing death. He breathed heavily, he felt powerless. Everything around him shook, it took him down to the bone. Everything he did, was for nothing! This angered Ketaki, and he squeezed his teeth, but he knew he couldn't do anything. "What will be after this?" He mumbled, "Eh?! What did you say?" Chikara asked, but Ketaki didn't answer. Is it, the hereafter? Heaven? Hell? Or just black nothingness, Ketaki has seen people die, or the bodies at least. It always angered him, as he never knew what was after death, so he felt bad, for the chances it was like the person couldn't think, feel, see, or even breathe.
In a deep, emptiness. "No.." Ketaki uttered, "Nani?" The demon said weirded out, putting his hand out to exterminate Ketaki. The memories flashed, everyone.. Yushiro, Rahijai, Maliki..! They were counting on him to kill this lower moon, but beneath the surface, there was something that was it what was in those memories but he couldn't access them they were being blocked by something, by... By guilt. Even though he didn't know what was in there he knew he had to access them so he powered through nothing else mattered he was going to die anyway right? So he used every bit of mental fortitude to break the guilty barrier EVERY SINGLE ONCE OF IT He held his head, he couldn't break the barrier fully but he did somewhat he saw flashes of the past! This was the human life he saw his mother and father and siblings happy smiling but he couldn't even REMEMBER their NAMES "Why..?" He uttered. He remembered he was turned into a demon because of the demon Tanjiro Kamado! He got angry, but it wasn't Tanjiro's fault.. It was Muzan Kibutsuji's!
Ketaki had one mission in mind, it was to free Tanjiro from the hands of Kibutsuji! He could not do that if he was dead, could he? He had to think, he began to think up a plan, a way to beat Chikara. "Well, although you've been a brick to the back for so long.. I do feel a sense of pity, or respect. Could be both.." Chikara told Ketaki. "I have eaten 98 people in my lifetime, eating you and that brat would make it 100. I could possibly become Lowermoon 5." He continued. All he cares about is ranks, this pissed Ketaki off! He looked upwards, "You deserve to burn in the deep pits of fire and agony!" That is what he thought, all of the rages bubbled up to the surface and exploded out his blade suddenly regrew...But it was different it was made out of flesh..?! On first inspection, it looks like actual steel, but it's really refined flesh! But that wouldn't matter, if he couldn't get up from the ground before Chikara killed him, it would be for nothing. He got up, facing Chikara, but Chikara was a step ahead.
He threw his leg into the ground, slamming the pavement, breaking it, and sending Ketaki backward, The demon was ready for the final hit, just then.. Rahijai jumped into the scene, not today will he be treated like a slab of meat for beating! He sliced the top of the demon's head off, and with so much force it was only in brain chunks. Chikara was off guard, leaving himself open. So, he began fighting frankly with blindness. The rage that Ketaki felt.. Rahijhai wondered how it felt.. As he stood up eyes glowing, he chanted loudly.. "Stone Breathing! Sixth Form, Stone GOD!", his skin began to have curves and it had veins surrounding it. And, they both stared at Chikara, who knew if he didn't fight his hardest, he would die right here right now. For the first time in a long time, he felt a sense of awe and fear.
"Slayers, I know well, and you do too, that we both won't come out fine." Chikara said trying to intimadate them. They both said nothing only charging forward at the enemy. They both were dead set on killing! Rahijai jumped into the air, throwing one of his kusarigama's towards the head of the demon, slicing his arm. Chikara grunted, grabbing the chain, pulling Rahijai forwards to punch him, but.. His face! It was as hard as BRICK. Rahijai threw his kusarigama towards the demon's eye, blinding him and doing a backflip. Ketaki jumped from behind and cut the arms of the demon off. "Damn it, my vision!" Chikara thought. His regeneration was the only thing saving him. Was he truly being overpowered by demon slayers.. The weakest kind at that?
He crunched his fists, slamming his fist into Ketaki's face, ragdolling him a few meters him, running towards the male with full intent to kill, Chikara threw his fist, but just in time Ketaki sliced it away, trying again, Chikara was able to hit Ketaki's blade. Slamming him into a home, Ketaki got up quickly. Jumping into the air, barely dodging Chikara who shot to the ground. Looking upwards, the demon threw his hand at Ketaki, slamming his arm into his blade shooting him into the air. Ketaki swung his blade high into the air, "Cremation Breathing: Second Form, FLAMING OUTBURST!" He screamed, slicing several blue flames slices toward Chikara. Punching two of them away, he hit the third one back towards Ketaki, so dodged by moving his head downwards, leaving him open. Chikara shot on top of him, in the air. With a smirk, he slammed his fist towards Ketaki. But, to Ketaki, it was so slow.. Too slow, was Chikara getting tired?
But, Ketaki never once got tired while being a demon.. So, what does that mean? He didn't know, but he had more important things to do. Slicing upwards, he had just enough time and strength and slam Chikara in the opposite direction into the ground. Charging toward him, Ketaki sliced several times, most of which Chikara easily blocked. The two were cycling through the village, fiercely fighting. Ketaki was able to keep up with Chikara now. While they were clashing, however, an unforeseen fist came Ketaki's way. He was unable to dodge it, and was slammed into the pavement, his nose was bleeding, his sword had stopped having flames.. It was over. Then, "STONE SKIN!" Rahijai yelled! He slammed his blade into Chikara's eye while in midair. "That.. brat is still alive?!" Chikara thought, Rahijai pulled the blade out and sent both of the kusarigama's towards Chikara, slicing him easily. Jumping onto the ground, he sliced off his arms, stalling him so Ketaki can regenerate. Meanwhile, Ketaki's eyes were widened. He thanked Rahijai, getting up, he ran towards Chikara.
Flashing behind him, this gave Rahijai the to-go. He grabbed his blades, he swung one towards Chikara's neck, slicing it halfway. Chikara's eyes widened, "No way this brat will beat me! I'll regenerate, I'll be fi-" He thought, but then he saw Ketaki's flaming sword. His eyes widened even wider. "BABY BLUE CUTTING FLAMES!" He screamed. His eyes widened, with little to no time to react. He kicked Ketaki in the gut, slamming him several meters away.. But in return.. Two large spikes, fully made of meat sliced across his body. It had the same texture as Ketaki's sword had! But, Ketaki seemed surprised aswell, all he did was raise his arm, in hatred yes, but not in a way to command something. Ketaki didn't know how this started, but it helped! Because, Rahijai with pure loath in his eyes, swung his blades into the back of Chikara, slamming his legs into his back.
Doing a backflip, and flinging him towards Ketaki, who readied his blade, breathing in.. "Cremation Breathing: First Form, BABY BLUE CUTTING FLAMES!" He screamed.. Was Chikara truly about to lose to them? He felt worthless, "This is the end, isn't it? Pathetic.. I couldn't even have impressed the Uppermoon 3, how daring I was to challenge him to a battle?" He thought. He was going to retaliate, until.. The flames went dim, Ketaki fell over. He was silent, Rahijai was huffing and puffing.
The oxygen in his body was low, so he breathed alot. "Ketaki!" He screamed. He ran towards Chikara, but with a smirk on his face, Chikara kicked Rahijai in the neck, knocking him out for the third time. Laughing mysteriously, Chikara stepped on Rahijai's head. "Hah! It seems the gods kept me alive! Oh, am I blessed." Chikara said, "None of these women seem to want me anymore.."
Someone uttered, angered. "Eh..?" Chikara said, turning around. Only to see a man, drinking from a gourd-shaped bottle. Seemingly carrying booze, it was a male holding a beer bottle, dumping it down his throat. Slightly tanned skin, light yellow fading into dark yellow hair. He was a little tall, about 5'10. He held a short beard and was slightly slouched over. But, held a blade, it had a lightning pattern to it. He looked towards Chikara. "A demon?" He uttered, "What's it to you, old hag!" Chikara screamed the man grew quiet. Sobering up, fairly quickly, he noticed the beaten half to death demon slayers. Chikara has his leg on top of one of them. Chikara walked away from Rahijai, rushing towards him.. But instantly stopped, when the man looked upwards. The aura he released, was crazy. It was heavily overwhelming! Chikara's breath was shaky, "I.. The former thunder hashira, Zenitsu Agatsuma, will slay you, the lower moon 6!" He screamed.
Holding down his blade. A large chill went down Chikara's spine, his eyes widened. "H-..Hashira?!" He said scaredly, backing away. Zenitsu tilted his blade, "Thunder Breathing.." He uttered. Chikara needed a way to escape! But it was too late, the moment he blinked was his worst mistake.. His head shot down towards the floor, filled with thunderous power. "Thunderclap and flash," Zenitsu said, behind the male's dead body, slowly dispersing into dust. "I.. Lost.." That was all Chikara could say. His headless body fell to the ground. Chikara's eyes filled with tears, "But..! I was supposed to be the.. strongest!" He thought. Her breath was shaky, "I was supposed to be Chikara, the powerful!" He screamed out. Then, his eyes widened. "I.. My name was never Chikara." He thought.
He opened his closed eyes, He saw himself, he wasn't a demon.. He was a human. "Yowai! Come here!" Someone yelled. "That's right.. My parents named me Yowai because I was so fragile and weak.." The people who called him closely resembled what Chikara looked like. He assumed those were his parents. They carried such large objects with ease.
"Right.. My parents were known to be very strong, so were my brothers.." He remembered. When given something, Chikara would always drop it. Due to his lack of strength, his parents hated him. They would always make him work out but it'd never work. Everyone would call him a weakling, a brat, a coward for running away from his problems. Those words struck Chikara's nerves all the time when he heard them as a demon.
"No wonder.. I always wanted to be strong." He uttered. He closed his eyes and asked himself. "How did I even become a demon?" Then, he reminisced. "The Uppermoon 3, wait for no.. At the time, he was just some random demon wandering..." Chikara attempted to remember. "He slaughtered my family and found me crippled in the corner. He felt sorry for me, and turned me into a demon.. That's why I wanted to be strong, I finally had a chance.." And now, it was his last moment. He teared up, "Did I truly.." He mumbled. "Never have anyone on my side?" He dispersed into dust, leaving the slayers with yet another victory.