Nezuko"come on brother, we got another mission to do"
Nezuko grabbed her nichirin blade and put it on her belt before grabbing the box Tanjiro is inside and putting it on her back
Nezuko"the crow told me to head to a mountain up north. I should probably be able to get there by sundown"
She excited the abandoned house her and Tanjiro used to get some rest before going towards her next location for the mission
Time Skip
Tennoji"head north! Head north! Inspect the demon sighting there on Mt Natagumo!"
Nezuko"okay okay, no need to yell"
Girl"GET OFF OF ME!!!"
???"PLEASE!!! MARRY ME!!!"
Nezuko looked ahead of the trail she's on to see a blonde boy on his knees holding onto a girl's yukata as she tries to get him off of her
Nezuko"hey, that's the blonde guy from final selection"
???"PLEASE MARRY ME!!! I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL DIE SO PKEASE BE MY WIFE!!!"
Girl"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF ME YOU PERVERT!!!"
???"PLEASE!!!"
Nezuko"I think I've seen enough"
Nezuko headed towards the two and pulled the blonde off the girl giving him a stern look
Nezuko"hey! It's rude to latch onto a girl like that! Can't you see she wants nothing to do with you!?"
The blonde looked at Nezuko ready to say something but atopped before grabbing onto her haori
???"WOW YOU'RE EVEN MORE BEAUTIFUL!!! PLEASE MARRY ME!!!"
Nezuko cringed at him before swiftly chopping the back of his neck knocking him out
Girl"thanks, that guy was really getting on my nerves"
Nezuko"no problem"
The girl walked away from them as Nezuko looked down at the knocked out blond with a pitiful look
Nezuko"would be bad to leave him in the middle of the road..."
???"oh hey, you're the girl from final selection"
Nezuko turned around seeing a familiar girl a bit older than her wearing a uniform like her but with an opening where her cleavage is
Nezuko"...still bigger..."
???"scuse me?"
Nezuko"oh! N-nothing, anyways good to see you're still alive. I'm Nezuko Kamado"
Rachnera"I'm Rachnera Soji, and by any chance are you also headed to Mt Natagumo?"
Nezuko"yup, but I had a run in with this guy"
Nezuko pointed out to the knocked out blonde on the ground making Rachnera sweat drop
Rachnera"well since you're also headed there, wanna go together?"
Nezuko"great! The more the merrier"
???"ugh..."
The blonde woke up and looked up to see Nezuko and Rachnera before him before madly blushing and getting a nosebleed
???"HEAVEN!!!"
Nezuko traced where the blonde was looking seeing he was staring at Rachnera's chest before getting mad and slapping him
Nezuko"YOU PERVERT!!!"
Zenitsu"AAAAAAAAH!!!"
Tennoji"HURRY NEZUKO, ZENITSU, RACHNERA!!! TO MT NATAGUMO!!! HEAD NORTH TO MT NATAGUMO!!!"
Zenitsu"AAAH!!! THE CROW TALKED!!!"
Nezuko"stop yelling!"
A little sparrow then landed on Rachnera's breast laying there
Chuntaro"chu chun!"
Rachnera"aw~ what a cute little sparrow"
Zenitsu"CHUNTARO HOW DARE YOU TAUNT ME!!!"
Time Skip
The three of them headed further north towards the mountain but stopped as they heard what sounded like blades clashing
Zenitsu"a fight?"
Rachnera"sounds like it's close by as well"
???"HAH HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!"
???2"PISS OFF YOU DAMN PIG!!!"
???3"BROTHER DON'T LET THAT FILTHY LUNATIC BEAT YOU!!!"
Nezuko"that doesn't sound good, I'm gonna go check it out"
Rachnera"I'll join you"
The two girls hurried leaving Zenitsu who hesitantly followed them. Once the three of them got there they saw a guy wearing a boar's head fighting with two very chipped nichirin blades against a very tall guy with messy black hair that hasn't slept for hours, wearing a male demon slayer corp uniform but without a haori or sleeves holding onto two big sicles
???"HAHAHAHAHA!!! I CAN DO THIS ALL DAY!!!"
???2"JUST GO BACK UP THE DAMN MOUNTAIN, MAN!!!"
they also noticed a girl with white hair that has the same eyes of the guy fighting the boarhead with green tips in her hair as well as the sicle user. She had a very expensive looking sash around her wait as well as high heels and thigh highs to match her sash
Nezuko"this doesn't look good, it's against the rules for Demon Slayers to fight each other"
Rachnera"hey! What are you two doing!? You do know it's against Demon Slayer code to fight one another!"
???3"you think we don't know that!? That damn boar is trying to pick a pick with us!"
The boarhead kept laughing as he fought the taller one before getting kneed into the gut hard
???2"GET OFF ME DAMNIT!!!"
He then with full force kicked the boarhead towards a tree hard making it shake a bit as a cracking sound was heard
Zenitsu"HUH!?! WHAT WAS THAT!?! DID HE JUST BREAK HIS RIBS!?!"
The boarhead slowly got back up before a branch fell on his head making a thump sound before his mask came off
Nezuko"ouch"
Everyone looked in shock as they saw that he had a feminine face
Nezuko"huh!?"
Rachnera"eh!?"
Zenitsu"what's with his face!?"
???"huh? You got a problem with how I look?"
Nezuko"not at all! I think you're feminine feature on your face make you look great!"
???"huh!? Whatcha say about my face!?"
???3"it's called a compliment, idiot"
Inosuke"that's stupid! Hey, tall guy! I'm Inosuke Hashibira, REMEMBER IT!!!"
???2"why the hell would I want to remember your name?"
Inosuke"for when I-"
Inosuke stopped making everyone looking at him confused before seeing his eyes roll back then fall to the ground
Zenitsu"AH!!! DID HE DIE!?!"
Nezuko"no, probably because of the branch landing on his head"
Rachnera"shouldn't we do something about his injuries?"
???2"I cracked a few of his ribs but it's nothing too serious"
The sun was starting set now seeing their day was used up dealing with Inosuke and Zenitsu while also getting a bit lost. Lucky for them they found a wisteria household with an old woman that let them inside. The two other sibling Demon Slayers introduced themselves as Ume and Gyutaro
Nezuko"since we've now know each other more, what breathing techniques do you use?"
Rachnera"my breathing technique is more like steps and positioning. Okita-san really didn't have a name to call it either"
Ume"I use a branch of Sound breathing called Rhythm breathing, I copy my opponents movements finding their rhythm of movement and use my spare sash to blind them and hide my movements"
Gyutaro"I made mine from Wind breathing, called Ripper breathing. It's mostly very violent and involves me throwing my sicles a lot but they come back. If they don't then I have a spare nichirin balde with me"
Nezuko"well, I use water breathing"
Zenitsu"I use thunder breathing but can only use one form"
Ume"how are you not dead yet?"
As they were talking the box in the corner of the room started to rustle and shake scaring Zenitsu
Zenitsu"AH!!! THE BOX IS MOVING!!!"
Zenitsu started panicking as he got up and ran away from the box
Gyutaro"do you actually have something in there?"
Nezuko"don't worry, it's nothing bad. My brother won't hurt anyone"
Ume"your brother?"
The box started opening making Zenitsu panic more
Zenitsu"INOSUKE PROTECT ME!!!"
Inosuke"DON'T COME NEAR ME!!!"
Inosuke punched Zenitsu away as the box fully opened showing a small Tanjiro crawl out of it with a bamboo in his mouth looking at them
Zenitsu"huh?"
Nezuko"Tanjiro"
Tanjiro grew back to his originally size
Rachnera"he looks harmless"
Gyutaro"so your brother turned into a demon? That's gotta suck, man"
Nezuko"it's hard, but I swore that I will find a way to turn him back"
Rachnera"...you're a good person Nezuko"
Nezuko"hm?"
Rachnera"it's gonna be hard to find a cure to turn someone back into a human so I might as well help you. There must be other demons out there who have their human conscious still. It would be great to help them return to who they once were"
Ume"we'll help as well"
Gyutaro"we will?"
Ume elbowed Gyutaro as Nezuko looked at them surprised
Ume"if I was a demon then I'm sure my big brother would do anything to turn me back or save me. And I can see the bond you and your brother have in me and big brother"
Nezuko smiled at them bowing her head
Nezuko"thank you, I know you three don't have to do this so thank you for helping me"
Rachnera"-giggle- no problem"
Time Skip
Nezuko"thank you for taking care of us"
Old lady"no problem, you best be on your way. Good luck to you all"
They bowed before turning around as the old lady gave them a few good luck sparks which Inosuke took as a threat but Gyutaro knocked him out before ehe could do anything
The group kept heading North taking up the entire day heading to where the mission was as well as taking a few stops to rest. By the time they got there it was Sunday down and noticed something very off with the forest
Zenitsu"h-huh!? Why a-are the trees r-red!?"
They all saw that strangely enough all the leaves on the trees were crimson red as they all shined in the moon light
Gyutaro"I guess that is strange, huh? Isn't it the middle of summer?"
Ume"yeah, unless it's because of the demon's blood art or those trees only grow on that mountain"
Tennoji"THE DEMON IS ON THE MOUNTAIN!!! GO FIND THE DEMON!!! HURRY HURRY!!!"
Nezuko"ok then, since it's only one I say we split in pairs"
Zenitsu"good idea! I'll stay with you Nezuko-chan!"
Nezuko"um, no. You'll go with Inosuke while Gyutaro and Ume go together and me and Tanjiro will stick by one another"
Zenitsu"the boarhead!? Can't I just go with Rachnera!?"
Rachnera"I'm fine by myself, if anything bad happens then I'll go find you guys"
Nezuko"right, all right let's go everyone"
Inosuke"don't tell me what to do"
Inosuke immediately unsheathed his blades and ran head on into the forest calling out to the demon
Zenitsu"h-hey! DON'T LEAVE ME OUT HERE!!!"
Ume"we'll head east of the mountain"
Rachnera"I'll go north"
Nezuko"all right then, good luck everyone"
They all nodded to each other before going separate directions
Rachnera"it's really gotten cold up here..."
Once Rachnera headed deeper into the mountain the temperature kept dropping more and more as she saw what looked like red crystals in everywhere she looked
Rachnera"does the demon's blood art make crystals or lowers the temperature?"
As she kept going forward she heard rustling noises making her quickly grab her sword and unsheathed it
Rachnera"that must be the demon"
As she prepared herself a huge demon came out of hiding showing itself into he opened area she was in
Demon"hm? You're not the one I'm looking for"
Rachnera"what?"
Demon"where is he? The long haired bastard with the scarf and weird tattoos"
Rachnera was confused but never left her stance as the demon cracked it's neck showing her his back seeing a bunch of red shards in it
Demon"damn bastard's ice is killing me damnit! So do me a favor and become my meal, Demon Slayer!"
The huge behemoth rushed towards her and tried slamming his fist down on her but failed as she dodged it and cut up his arm backflipping off the shoulder and landing behind him
Demon"tch! Hold still!"
He charged towards her once more trying to land a hit on her but she kept partying his punches and cutting more into him
Rachnera"this should be good"
She got the right distance away from him as she focused taking in a deep breath as everything started to fade out of view and all the sounds around her turned numb as she saw a clear line on the demon's neck
Rachnera"Mumyou Sandan-Zuki Avidya Three-Stage Thrust"
Rachnera prepared her blade in a thrusting motion as she took one huge leap forward
Rachnera"First step, silence..."
She got faster as she was now too fast for the demon to keep up with her second step
Rachnera"Second step, infinite suffering..."
The demon threw a punch out of fear but was too late as it felt the cold steel of her blade slide right through his neck
Rachnera"Third step, a sword of absolute! Mumyou Sandan-Zuki!"
The demon's head flew off after the third step as his body collapsed onto the ground and disappeared into ash
Rachnera"that wasn't the demon were looking for, but most importantly... Why did another demon attack him?"
???"he was disturbing the safe area"
Rachnera turned around quickly forward only to see a young man with a torn teal scarf, long (h/c) hair tied to the back of his head, (e/c) eyes, a black hakama torn up at the bottom, a white wrapping holding it up as well as a black and white haori wrapped around his wait showing off the markings on his torso and face
He looked completely harmless just staring at Rachnera as she started back
???"you must be cold. Especially with wearing such revealing clothing"
Rachnera blushed as she scrambled to cover her chest
Rachnera"w-well, m-maybe a little..."
???"here, I'll take you to the cabin. I have an open fire there as well as others who stopped by"
Curious yet skeptical Rachnera followed as she was wondering why he hasn't attacked her or even showed a sign of being forceful
Rachnera"do you have a name?"
???"I only have a last name, Mushashi. That's all about I can remember before I turned into a demon"
Rachnera"how about your family?"
???"I was told I got sold off by my father, that's what my sensei told me before she brought me in and gave me her last name. Unfortunately one night she gave her life protecting me as a strange man killed her and turned me into a demon"
Rachnera"I-I see..."
They stayed silent for the rest of the way before they made it to a cabin in a wife opening with light coming from the inside
???"here we are, make yourself at home"
The two of them entered as they walked inside towards the living room where a merchant was sitting down inside sipping on tea in front of a table with a tea pot and plate full of rice balls
Merchant"oh you're back, is the demon gone?"
???"it's safe now, but if you want to stay the night to make sure then you're more than welcomed"
Merchant"thank you"
The man bowed as Rachnera gave a questionable look
Rachnera"who is this man?"
???"a merchant passing by, a demon had followed him and chased him up this mountain. Luckily I was taking a walk when he bumped into me, I sent shards of ice into the demon making him run away"
Merchant"he brought me back here for safety, now I can rest knowing it's dead now"
The two of them joined the man at the table as Rachnera grabbed a cup of tea
Rachnera"how have you not eaten anyone yet?"
???"I ran into a woman that altered my state. I now can get stronger and heal by consuming any blood, so I resorted to eating raw meat"
As they were talking he heard foot steps approaching fast outside making him get up
Rachnera"is something wrong?"
???"there's a girl coming, she has a demon with her... Wait, there's more of them"
The door to the cabin slammed open as Inosuke barged into the living room knocking the tea and rice balls onto the floor
Merchant"NOT THE RICE BALLS!!!"
???". . .you're cleaning that up"
Inosuke"THERE YOU ARE DEMON!!! TIME TO KILL YOU!!!"
Rachnera"wait! Inosuke he's not dangerous!"
Her words fell deaf to his ears as he grabbed his two swords and with all his force slam them into the (h/c) haired guys neck only for both to shatter once connecting onto his neck
???"that was rude of you"
Rachnera the merchant and Inosuke looked in utter shock absolutely flabbergasted that Inosuke's sword broke before the other rushed inside with their weapons out
Nezuko"Inosuke! Don't barge in without knocking!"
Zenitsu"EEK!!! THAT'S THE DEMON!!!"
Ume"shut up you idiot! Hey-"
Ume cut herself off as she looked up and down at the demon before blushing and gaining a smile
Ume"hello~"
they looked at the demon who just plainly stared at them as they all sweat dropped while Ume gave him a seductive wave
Nezuko"umm... Hi"
???"your friend owes me new doors"
Merchant"I liked those rice balls..."
Gyutaro"you the one who created those red crystal things?"
???"those are icicles, my blood turned them red and lowered the temperature on this mountain. As well as turning the leaves on the trees red"
After one explanation from the demon everyone was now sitting down around the table with Rachnera and Ume to his sides
Nezuko"do you have a name by any chance?"
???"nope, only remember my last name"
Rachnera"how about (Y/n)?"
The demon looked at Rachnera intrigued thinking to himself for a bit before nodding
(Y/n)"I like it, I'll go by that name from now on"
Uem then latched onto his arm and looked at Gyutaro
Ume"big brother can we take him!? Pleeeaaaaase!"
Gyutaro"huh!? You only want to bring him because he's you're type!"
Ume"nuh-uh! He has a conscious just like Nezuko and protected that guy, and even didn't hurt Rachnera. We can help finda cure for him!"
Rachnera"I also don't mind bringing him along"
Rachnera slowly put her hand on top of his blushing a bit
Zenitsu"NO WAY!!! WE CAN'T JUST BRING A LONG A DEMON WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT!!! WHAT IF IT'S JUST AN ACT!?!"
(Y/n)"hmm..."
(Y/n) grabbed a gorge nearby and put it on the table
(Y/n)"this here is a gorge full of blood from a bear I killed earlier"
He then put one hand on the gorge and the other on Rachnera's head. The gorge immediately had shared ice shards shoot out from the gorge impaling it from all angles
(Y/n)"if I touch something with blood I can freeze it from the inside out like this"
They looked over at Rachnera who didn't even flinch seeing his hand still on her head
Nezuko"we can trust him"
Inosuke"I am lost without my blades... I have no purpose..."
(Y/n)"okay then, there are about eight empty rooms here, the merchant already has his stuff in one so only seven left"
Merchant"welp, I'll be going to bed now"
The merchant walked off towards the rooms leaving the others be
Rachnera"where are you going to sleep?"
(Y/n)"I don't. I always make sure to stay out and keep watch, you all should be going to bed it's getting late"
And with that (Y/n) went outside and closed the makeshift fixed door as Rachnera watched him leave
Gyutaro"you have been staring at his chest the entire time"
Rachnera"YOU GUYS SAW THAT!?!"
They all nodded at her as she bursted into a blush before running off to the rooms
Rachnera"g-goodnight!"
Later that night (Y/n) is outside staring at the full moon while laying down on the roof
(Y/n)"why aren't you asleep?"
He say up and turned around to see Rachnera standing behind him before walking over and sitting next to him
Rachnera"couldn't sleep"
(Y/n)"mm..."
The two of them sat there watching the night sky before Rachnera spoke up
Rachnera"you should come with us"
(Y/n)"hm?"
Rachnera"you're a good guy, able to control yourself and even create a safe point for people using this mountain. But I fear the corps will send someone strong enough to kill you"
(Y/n)"then they will kill me"
Rachnera"you're just willing to accepts that!?"
She looked at him in shock as he kept looking forward
(Y/n)"sooner or later a Hashira will come to kill me. Before that, I wanna help as many people as I can. I may be a demon but my heart is still there"
Rachnera looked at him concerned as she put her hand on top of his making him look at her
Rachnera"then please. Come, I don't want to see a kind and sweet guy like you die alone out here"
(Y/n)"are you saying you like me?"
Rachnera blushed from what he said making her stutter
Rachnera"w-wait! You c-cant just aska girl that!"
(Y/n)"just kidding"
He looked up at the sky again unknowing that her and and his were holding one anothers tighter
(Y/n)"do you really think I can turn back?"
Rachnera"absolutely"
He stayed quiet for a few minutes and took a deep breath aand sighed before turning back to face her
(Y/n)"ok, I'll come"
Rachnera smiled before she got up
Rachnera"I'm glad to hear it, I'll be going to bed now. Goodnight"
(Y/n)"night"
Rachnera took a step back but accidentally slipped
Rachnera"EEK!!!"
(Y/n)"hey!"
(Y/n) quickly grabbed her and solid down the roof with her but was Abel to stop them from falling off as he was on top of her making her blush as he held her hands almost pinning her
(Y/n)"you okay?"
Rachnera"y-you wanna take this to the bedroom?"
(Y/n)"excuse me?"
Rachnera"n-nothing!"
She got up and said one more goodnight before going inside leaving (Y/n) to himself as he looked back up at the sky smiling
(Y/n)"is this what you meant.... Nuzama?"