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WITH A SLIGHTLY ANNOYED SIGH, YOU TREK BACK OVER TO TANJIRO AND THE OTHERS.
you watch in slight awe as you witness nezuko and susamaru exchange kicks to the temari ball, sending it flying at each other.
wow.. even though i trust she's a good demon.. to see her really going against another demon is quite fascinating.. usually that only happens when trying to rise up the ranks. she appears to be a strong demon, i must say
tamayo, yushiro and tanjiro all glance at you in slight shock at the speed you had managed to slay that demon who had been giving them trouble.
"look at her.." yushiro mutters, referring to nezuko again as tamayo walks up to tanjiro, you stepping over to stand beside him.
"lady tamayo.." he mutters.
nezuko kicks the temari, it harshly hitting the susamaru's hand, nearly blowing it off.
you smile.
the demon growl angrily.
they exchange blows at the ball for a while, you stare slightly awkwardly.
should i interfere? i could just slay the demon right now..
"you damn brat!" susamaru yells and nezuko just growls, you just watching the demons mouth move with a blank look.
"unbelievable.." yushiro murmurs, "lady tamayo, this is..".
"i used a recovery agent on her. nothing more. made specifically for demons. it doesn't make one physically stronger. what we're seeing is nezuko-san's own strength. without devouring human blood... solely on her own.. nezuko is gaining strength at a rapid rate." tamayo explains as nezuko growls even louder.
nezuko delivers one last blow and the ball is sent pummeling into the wall, if susamaru hadn't dodged, it would have blown her head off.
you give a glance to tamayo as she lifts her sleeve, revealing her pale forearm.
susamaru cackles "you're an interesting little girl! this time, i'm going all-out against you!" she laughs.
she summons six more temari's into her hands, "i wonder how long you can hold out!" she wonders externally before tamayo interrupts.
"you there, girl of twelve kizuki" tamayo calls, knowing now this girl was not of the twelve kizuki but deciding on humouring her.
"you're in my way! step back you damn runaway!" susamaru yells, annoyed.
you tilt your head,
runaway?
"Just please tell me one thing." tamayo says, and in the corner of your eye, you see some sort of mist coming out of her arm.
ah. a blood demon art?
"do you know the truth about kibutsuji?" she asks and susamaru gasps offendedly, "what the hell did you say?" she yells, obviously aggravated.
"that man is nothing but a coward. he lives in constant fear of something" tamayo provokes.
you watch with a slight tilt of your head, wondering what the two are conversing about.
you can only guess it's some kind of diversion trick.
"stop! aamn you, stop it!" susamaru screams.
"do you know why it is that demons can't group up? the reasons why demons eat each other? It's to prevent demons from teaming up and attacking him. that's how he manipulates you. demons like you. " tamayo explains calmly, though you could sense the raging anger coursing through her.
"shut up!.... shut up! shut up! no way is he that petty!" she defends.
"the power he wields is mind-blowing! there's no one stronger than him! not lord kibutsuji!" she gasps in terror, noticing her mistake.
your eyes had widened too, managing to catch the name slipping from her lips.
ah, she's said his name.. that curse himejima-sama told me of.. it shall take place..
she drops her temari's and brings her hands up to her mouth, absolutely terrified.
you frown slightly, clenching your fists in tight balls,
muzan kibutsuji.. the fear you in instill in these demons.. it sends me into rage
"you've uttered his name out loud, haven't you? that will trigger the curse." tamayo says. yushiro awes from a distance.
you notice how nezuko seems to be getting drowsy from inhaling the mist, so you take the hint and bring your own sage green, kanji patterned haori to your mouth, holding your breath, too, for safe measure.
"i do feel sorry for you, but.. farewell" tamayo says.
susamaru runs over to face the moon, "please forgive me! please forgive me!" she screams, your frown deepens.
"i'm begging you! please! please forgive me!"
your eyes widen slightly as the whites of her eyes start going purple-ish along with her skin, she holds her stomach in pain as she drops her temari balls, one falling near tanjiro who had just crawled over here.
you gulp slightly,
this is my first time witnessing kibutsuji's curse... how horrible.. i must pity the demons who suffer this in their final moments.
you gasp slightly, watching how three demon arms pop out from her.
you furrow your eyebrows as the top demon arms brings itself to her head and crushes it.
tamayo crouches down next to her clothing, and some limbs with a pitiful look on her face.
"is she dead?" tanjiro asks, face pale.
"she will be momentarily. that's the curse. the flesh will be destroyed by kibutsuji's cells in their body. in general, battles between demons are futile. it's pointless. because they can't inflict fatal wounds on each other. only sunlight and the swords of demon slayers can do so. kibutsuji alone appears to be able to destroy a demon's cells" she explains.
yushiro runs up to tanjiro and shoves a cloth over his mouth, "you can't inhale lady tamayo's spell! it's harmful to the human body! you got that?" yushiro asks and tanjiro nods warily.
tanjiro frowns, only just now reminding himself that neither of those two were members of the twelve kizuki, even if they were such a struggle for him to deal with.
"who knew there were such stupid demons? they decided to hurt lady tamayo. serves them right." yushiro says.
tamayo takes out a needle and takes some off susamaru's blood, "i hope this blood will be instrumental in developing the cure." she says as she put the needle in a box.
"i'm going to take care of nezuko. not only did i medicate her, she also inhaled my spell inadvertently. i'm so sorry" she bows.
yushiro gasps, "don't move a muscle! you're on your own now! i won't leave lady tamayo's side! not for a second!" he yells before rushing over to where tamayo went.
you sweat-drop before nodding vaguely over to tanjiro and strolling over to there they had gone, too.
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date posted ; 16/03/23
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