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Chapter 16

His face scrunched up in anger, and without filling me in he grabbed his sword.

"Tanjiro, what is it?! Did you smell the demon?!"

He grips his sword tighter, and I follow him.
"Yes."

The moment he started running, I followed close behind, looking back at Nezuko.
She'll be okay. She can take care of herself.

"That scent... Why is it here?! And why now?!"

It clicks for me, and my eyes go wide, the grip on my sword tightening.

We run back into the crowd, and I let Tanjiro guide me as I didn't know who to look for.
Running, we pushed through the people, Tanjiro holding my hand painfully tight to not lose me.

His hand grabbed the man in front of us, and as soon as we made contact, I felt everything turn upside down. I felt sick, my head suddenly in pain, ears ringing until I let go of Tanjiro.

What the hell?!

He turned around, his bright red eyes piercing through my very soul. Those eyes... Demon eyes...

He seems confused and stares at us, and I feel like fainting in that very moment.
Evil was such an understatement for this man. No. This... monster.

Everything that came from him made me sick.
Tanjiro grabbed his sword, ready to draw it until I gripped his arm to hold still.

No...

"Daddy?"
The voice of a little girl spoke up, and I just now acknowledge the little child sitting in his arms.

The both of us are nothing short of horrified as he smiled to her, pretending to be a caring person.

These people have a monster living right next to them!

"I'm sorry, is there something I can do for you?"
He smiled at us, and I force Tanjiro's sword back in its sheath.

"Are... You two alright? You seem to be a little bit flustered."

A woman came up to us, and as if it wasn't bad enough-

"Darling, what's the matter?"

He had a child... And a wife.

"Don't worry, mama!"
The little girl spoke cheerfully. The aura her and her mother gave was pure, compared to him it was the opposite.

Even Tanjiro feels sick, but I swallow up my disgust best I can.

"Who are these two?"
She asked him, still smiling.

His eyes fixated on me, then Tanjiro, glaring at us.
"I really don't know. I'm just as confused as you are. I've never seen them before."

My eyes don't fail to see his hand move, scratching at the neck of an innocent person. I barely even noticed at first!
He's incredibly fast! We stand no chance against him!

"They must've confused me for someone else."

The man's transformation was immediate as he bit down on the woman with him.

Fuck! Kibutsuji can wait! We have more problems now!

Tanjiro tackled the demon, shoving his ssrf into its mouth to prevent it from biting others, and I ran to help the woman.

She bled a lot, and I had no nearby water, damn it! I had to use my airbending to dry her wound faster, and she shivered in pain.

"No, sweetheart!"
She yelled, and I hold her back.

"I'm sorry m'am, but that person's dangerous!"

"Y/N! Cover her wound and apply as much pressure as you can!"
I nod and do so, holding her back to keep her safe.

I don't care that we're making a scene, this is about everyone's safety!
Two bystanders came by to help her, leaving me able to help Tanjiro.

I used my staff to keep the demon's arms down to the ground and away from Tanjiro, pressing as hard as I could.

"What do we do-"

Tanjiro looks behind towards Muzan, and I grab his haori tightly, struggling to restrain the demon with one arm.
"Don't you even think about it! We're no match for him! We have this demon to worry about now!"

He growled and called out to him.
"Muzan Kibutsuji! No matter where you go, I promise you won't escape me! You can run as far as you want! I'll follow you to the gates of hell, and my blade will be the last thing you see!"

"I'll never forgive you for what you've done!"

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● Chapter 16 : ●
● "Muzan Kibutsuji." ●