"DEMON SLAYERS ARE WARRIORS OF FLESH-AND-BLOOD, HUMANS WHOSE LIMBS DON'T GROW BACK AND WHOSE WOUNDS DON'T CLOSE QUICKLY! YET YOU ONLY FIGHT IN THE DARK, WHERE YOU HAVE THE UPPER HAND!"
"HOW DARE YOU RUN, YOU SCUM! YOU COWARD! YOU'RE AFRAID TO ADMIT THAT TODAY WASN'T A VICTORY! YOU HAVEN'T WON ANYTHING! RENGOKU HAS NOT LOST AGAINST YOU!"
I barely even catch a breath between my words, tears spilling without end from my eyes as I feel the ground shake beneath my feet.
My hands have already began glowing, and I can no longer recognize my voice strictly as my own.
"RENGOKU HAS NOT LET A SOUL DIE HERE! RENGOKU IS A STRONGER MAN THAN YOU WILL EVER DREAM OF BEING! HE SAW HIS WORD THROUGH TO THE VERY END! HE PROTECTED US WITH EVERYTHING ON THE LINE! THIS IS YOUR DEFEAT! THIS IS RENGOKU'S VICTORY!"
I stab my sword into the ground with enough force to shatter it, screaming the last of my breath out in pain, tearing the branches from trees in the violent spiral of wind around me, my falling tears formed into piercing spikes of ice that harmed me and rocks from the ground thrown into the air.
A calm voice broke out to soothe my outburst.
"Don't cry so hard, kid..."
My hands released my sword, and I turned around, staring at Rengoku, my body burning and the fury of my bending soothing.
"You're hurt pretty bad, too."
He smiled at me, gentle and warm as Inosuke stood and Tanjiro knelt by his side.
"That cut in your belly is bound to open again."
He chuckled.
"And if you die, I won't have my victory anymore."
Rengoku smiled at the ground in front of him.
"Come here. Let's talk a little, now at the end."
My body stumbled towards him, and I felt as if a piece broke in the souls of my past lives.
I dropped to my knees in front of him, a faint gust of wind that was unable to stop itself gently blowing around us.
"I remembered something I saw... in my visions of the past."
"You should go... to House Rengoku, where I was born. There, you will find the writings of the past Flame Hashira. My father has read them often, but I haven't... so I have no idea what's in them."
He took another breath, and I felt the drops of water that fell from my face land on my palms.
"They may contain firebending scrolls... and records of the Hinokami Kagura Kamado mentioned."
A burst of blood came from the gaping wound in his body. My wind around us growing stronger.
"Rengoku-San... P-Please... Enough."
"Is there nothing to stop the bleeding? Can't you use your breathing?"
He was content, smiling and shutting his eyes.
"No. I will die soon. But there is something I have to say. So listen carefully."
"Find my little brother, Senjuro. Tell him that... whichever path he thinks is right, tell him to follow it. To follow his heart. And tell my father to take care of himself."
He turned his head towards Tanjiro, smiling.
"Tanjiro... I believe in your sister. I see her as a member of the Demon Slayer Corps. I saw her... on the train, shed her own blood to protect human life. Risking her own to fight demons makes her as much of a member of the Corps as I am, no matter what she is!"
Tanjiro shed tears, silent but respectful.
He turned back to me, smiling.
"Y/N, stand tall and be proud. You have a soul that burns brighter than anyone else I've ever met. No matter how weak, or how unworthy you feel, set your heart ablaze, grit your teeth and move forward!"
The early sun gently grazed us with warmth, but the cold I felt inside was one I would never heal.
"Your lifespan may be longer than ours, but that is no excuse to wallow in grief and let time pass you by. Do not despair over my death. I am a Hashira, it is our duty as seniors to protect the juniors. Any Hashira would do the same. We can't..."
He paused, the blood from his wound seeping into the ground.
"...We can't allow the young buds to be plucked so soon..."
"Y/N, Tanjiro, Boar-Head boy, Blondie over there... You all keep growing and learning. One day, you will become Hashira yourselves and stand as the Pillars of the Corps. I believe in you."
With a final, warm and beaming smile, Rengoku's head dropped down, and he gave his last breath.
My tears stopped flowing, and my glow faded slowly, leaving us in the dreadful still air of the morning.
Kyojuro Rengoku has died.
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● "Flame Hashira : Kyojuro Rengoku!" ●
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