[DISCONTINUED] The Art of Destruction || A Kimetsu No Yaiba x (F)Reader Story

Chapter 21

Three smokey figures now began to rapidly approach you; the other two figures being forced to stay where the were by the snake-demon. With no other way to perform a clean attack you turned to Nezuko with an apologetic look, "I'm so sorry about this Nezuko!" Abruptly, you pushed the pink kimono girl out of your slicing range. The pink kimono girl stumbled slightly but remained on her two feet, seeming unfazed. With Nezuko out of your attacking range, you had an opportunity to use a form, "Breath of Destruction, eighth form! Eye of the Storm!" With the wind violently beginning to surround you and your sword, you slashed in the three directions that the ash-falling resembling figures came from. Once you completed your form, you jumped away from the figures as you took in a shaky breathe, 'Even though I had to change my form slightly, I was still able to make it work,' you smiled lightly, proud to have made a successful change in your attack. But to your surprise, the figures merely reappeared, 'What?'  You questioned internally with surprise. They began their pursuit once more, and were successful in taking you down. 

You grunted loudly as the figures forced you onto a knee. "(Y/N)!" You heard a familiar voice call, "They're all just dead children! The demon ripped their heads off!" Tanjiro yelled too late, already seeing you being restricted by the shadow resembling figures. Your eyes widened at his words, 'They're dead? How are they still walking then?' A cocky giggle came from the demon as you questioned how the smokey figures were still moving and even grasping you. "Well at least he has good ears~" A total shift in the demons tone than compared to earlier. You looked at the demon with confusion. She sneered as she saw your bewilderment all across your face. Turning her body excitedly towards you and away from an especially angry Nezuko, she began speaking, "I think you understand that they're all dead, correct?" You never gave a response, far more occupied with the questions in your head, 'Why children? Why would she only keep dead children?' Taking your silence as an answer, "But do you know why no one has been searching for them?" Now her words caught her attention. 'The demon has a point,' your forehead creased as you thought, 'Why was no one was talking about the disappearance of the children?'  

The demon groaned and rolled her eyes, "Don't think too hard about it, I'll just tell you." With a cocky grin a half-lidded eyes, "I killed the parents who searched for where the children were! And then anyone who searched for where the parents went! " She laughed devilishly as you and Tanjiro watched her with disbelief while Nezuko kept staring daggers at the demon. "Oh~" she cooed, "It's always so fun to see people in the city quickly realize that they can't talk about the disappearance of anyone unless they themselves want to disappear!" With a question now begging to be spilled from you, "You're killing worried people... Why? They did absolutely nothing... They just want those who disappeared back. Why would you go to such extreme lengths?" The demon waved you off, "Of course they did something, they're being parents." You narrowed your eyes at her excuse for her killings, 'They're being parents? What kind of shitty excuse is that!?' The demon continued to explain her reasoning, "Parents are always demanding to know this, to know that, they just don't realize how useless they're being! Parents are just stupid." You noticed another shift in the demons attitude; going from sounding like an educated adult to suddenly sounding like a child. 

Before you could think anymore about what was up with this demon, she immediately switched her attention back to the Nezuko like a toddler noticing a different toy that she wanted to play with. "Stop giving me such a nasty look!" She suddenly yelled, her once ominous and intimidating personality now sounding like an upset child. You looked over to Tanjiro who had the same expression as you. Returning your gaze back to the snake-demon, you could see that she was trying to punch Nezuko, but instead only hit the air multiple times. You watched as the demon quickly began to become agitated. With punches becoming faster, the demons body began to coil tightly as the end of it's tail began to become slimmer, almost resembling a knife.