Rimuro sliced through wood dragon after wood dragon but there seemed to be no end to them there was no escape for him or anyone else to find the main body
Rimuro: (At this rate I'll have to use THAT though I was hoping to avoid it even if the risk has been lowered it's still too dangerous)
Muichiro was slicing through each wood dragon that came his way but there seemed to be no end to them Zenitsu and Inosuke were fighting the dragons in a more aerial route and were barely holding their own while Genya and Nezuko stayed grounded
Muichiro: (It seems the dragons all have the powers of the cones but they've only used 3 powers it seems that Rimuro really did kill him but regardless. . .)
Inosuke: (Cutting through each one of these dragons is such a pain for us. . .)
Zenitsu: (And there's too many to cut down I hear over 50 and counting)
Genya: (How long can the others hold out like this)
Zohakten: (I may be at a slight disadvantage with the loss of Urogi and his sonar ability but regardless I can still overwhelm them, but still they're a slippery bunch)
Rimuro: (I need time to concentrate to find the main body but he doesn't give me an opening)
Rimuro cut down various of them until 20 of them focused on him and used all the remaining abilities at once to overwhelm him the wind is what got him and nailed him to a branch
Rimuro: Gyah
Nezuko: RIMURO
Nezuko rushed to help him but 20 dragons surrounded her as well though they were wood and could be burned easily the wind they kept blowing put her at a massive disadvantage
Rimuro: (Come on this is nothing I've got to get up)
5 Dragons each used the fan to overwhelm him he could barely avoid
Muichiro: (I NEED TO HELP HIM BUT HE'S TOO FAR AWAY)
Rimuro: (It seems I can't beat him with just one sword I need to use both but Muichiro needs to defend himself)
The lightning and wind were slightly overwhelming but Rimuro avoided them all by jumping above the dragons
Rimuro: (Now Slime Breathing Second Form: Azathoth and Beelzebub Voids Hell-)
Rimuro failed to notice the several dragon heads above him
Rimuro: (Crap I got careless again)
Before he could finish the form various of dragon heads overwhelmed him leading to one swallowing him whole
Nezuko: BROTHER
Muichiro: RIMURO
Zenitsu and Inosuke: SENSEI
Genya: DAMN IT
Zohakten: (With him out of the way the rest of them should fall easily)
The wood dragon that had devoured Rimuro then roared to the moonlit sky
Nezuko fell to her knees and began crying
Nezuko: No it can't be, not again, RIMUROOOOO
As if responding to her cry a crack so loud was heard it got everyone's attention everyone looked to see a fist from the dragon's neck this got everyone in shock at this a second hand had emerged from the dragon's neck the hands then gripped the sides and moved in opposite directions they began cracking open the dragon until it was ripped in half and the owner of those hands emerged from the dragon with their uniform torn and their sleeves gone they flew directly in the middle of the moonlight
Inosuke: Is that
Zenitsu: It has to be
Muichiro: I never should've doubted you
Nezuko: RIMURO
Ever so swiftly all the current dragon heads were diced everyone was in shock as they simply felt gusts of wind zooming by them until the cause of such speed stopped in front of Nezuko
Rimuro: Nezuko
Rimuro knelled down to face his sister as he wiped her tears
Rimuro: Sorry for worrying you but you shouldn't cry remember what I told you all that day
Nezuko held her brother's hand as it was wiping her tears
Nezuko: I remember
Nezuko noticed something on her brother's arm a mark that wasn't there before she knew immediately what it was
Nezuko: Rimuro please don't tell me that-
Rimuro: Yeah I used my Demon Slayer Mark though I didn't expect it to emerge on my arm
Nezuko: But Brother by using that you know it means-
Rimuro: It's fine
Nezuko: But-
Rimuro: Tamayo messaged me and told me the cure for the mark was almost finished though it's a risk it's one worth taking we need the power now
Nezuko: I'm sorry if I was stronger than-
Rimuro: None of that, this was my choice now on your feet, Nezuko
Nezuko: (It's strange, he always knows what to say to give us hope) Right
Nezuko took Rimuro's hand and got up on her feet but suddenly 30 dragon heads surrounded them
Rimuro: (Guess it makes sense he'd use the time we were talking as an opening)
???: Sun Breathing Ninth Form: Dragon Sun Halo Head Dance
A swift figure cut every one of the dragon heads with its own dragon head while another carried Rimuro and Nezuko out danger
Rimuro: Tanjiro
Nezuko: Mitsuri
Zohakten: That boy and another Hashira
Mitsuri: GYAAAAAAH such a ghastly monster what is that thing
Rimuro: No idea but thanks for the save I owe you one
Nezuko: I bet treating her to dinner should make up for it
Rimuro and Mitsuri both blushed
Rimuro: NEZUKO NOW IS CLEARLY NOT THE TIME
The 3 of them landed on the ground and regrouped with everyone Tanjiro handed Muichiro his new sword he adapted to it perfectly Muichiro gave Rimuro his second sword in response
Zenitsu: I don't suppose anyone has a plan
Rimuro: Not as much a plan as it is a strategy
Muichiro: You do have the best experience with The 12 Kizuki so I'll follow you
Mitsuri: I trust you completely Rimuro
Rimuro: It's a simple plan really, we Hashira will take on that hateful bastard while everyone else looks for the main body and kill it, with your heightened senses it shouldn't be so hard to find and now that I can use my second sword I can fight more efficiently
Zenitsu: I can hear that smaller demon you guys were fighting now that those screams from the winged demon are gone
Inosuke: I already used Spatial Awareness and can tell where that demon is hiding
Nezuko: Right we'll find the true body lets go
Nezuko, Zenitsu, Inosuke, and Genya ran to the main body
Nezuko: Make sure you all be careful
Nezuko said as she ran off
Rimuro: Right then let's finish this
Rimuro Muichiro and Mitsuri faced Zohakten Tanjiro stood beside them
Muichiro: Tanjiro, I appreciate your help but the plan is for us Hashira to fight him
Tanjiro: I know and as of recently I qualify
Muichiro and Mitsuri both looked shocked
Mitsuri: WAIT YOU MEAN THERE WAS ANOTHER MEMBER OF THE 12 KIZUKI HERE
Muichiro: AND YOU KILLED THEM
Tanjiro: YES
Tanjiro said with an honest smile
Muichiro and Mitsuri: (With a smile like that he can't be lying but still it's a bit hard to believe)
Rimuro: HAHAHAHA I knew it was only a matter of time and now Obanai owes me 500,000 Yen
The three of them looked at Rimuro questioningly
Tanjiro, Muichiro, and Mitsuri: YOU BET ON THIS
Rimuro: We're getting off track
Mitsuri: Right this has gone too far we're going to defeat you
Zohakten: Silence shameless tramp there's only one person who can order me around and it isn't you
Mitsuri: (SHAMELESS TRAMP ME YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ME WHAT A FOUL MOUTH THAT BOY HAS AND TO THINK HE'S ABOUT THE SAME AGE AS MY YOUNGER BROTHER Oh wait maybe he's not because demons don't always look their actual age do they STILL WHAT A HORRIBLE THING TO SAY)
Rimuro: Hey drummer boy
Rimuro: . . .
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Rimuro dashed towards Zohakten though surprised the other Hashira followed his example in response Zohakten hit his drum at least 10 wood dragons emerged half of them shot out winds while the other half lighting
Muichiro: Mist Breathing Third Form: Scattering Mist Splash
Muichiro blocked all of their attacks
Mitsuri: Love Breathing Third Form: Catlove Shower
Mitsuri destroyed each of the Wood Dragons
Rimuro and Tanjiro both used the opportunity to gain an opening against Zohakten
Rimuro and Tanjiro: Twin Sun Breathing Seventh Form: Radiant Virgo
They both did fatal damage to Zohakten his head right leg and left arm were gone
Mitsuri: Is it over
Muichiro: Don't drop your guard
Zohakten then began regenerating and attacked all of them with the fan they were forced to draw back and keep their distance
Tanjiro: It looks like all we can do is stall him this really isn't the main body
Rimuro: (Something's off at this point most other demons would've retreated but he's still fighting despite knowing he has little chance of winning we've already broken through his defenses so quickly what's going on with him is he that confident)
The dragons then surrounded the 4 Hashira which led to them being effortlessly slashed as they were no match for their swordsmanship
Rimuro: (Well I guess it doesn't matter after all)
Rimuro: T̵̢̢͕̱͈̭̗̙͍̟̹̠͎̱͚͚̝̞̞͇̩͍͈̠͇̙͓̱̬̠̻̘̹̹͚̠̠̖͈̬̟̹̪͓̣̗̳͉̣͒̾͌̚̚h̶̨̛̛̛̹̜̥͎͂͂̒́̔͗̈́̈͑͗̀̋͌̈́̈́̓͆͊̕ê̵̡̛̛̛̛̺̜̘̘͐́͒͌̆̊̍̊͋̏̀̈́̈̅͆̂͒̃̈̿̅̊́́̋̄̂̊̋̑̉̎͐̓͑̕͘̕͘͝͝ ̷̢̡̛̠͇̯͚̜̝̙͎̱̩̜̫͔̥̜̘̫̝̬̼͙͔̥̭̫̓́̋͂͌̾̏̆̐̍̍́̆̄͋̓̎̿̾̐̔͗̈̀̃̃̈̑̀̽̅̓̊̈́͋͐̓́̽͆̈́̊̕̕͘͘͝͝͝ĺ̴̛̠̬̥͓̘̻̫̘̠̮̻͈͚̪̮̰͎̬̭͖̺͕͓̺̜͇̯͚̣̲͔͂̀̀̏̑͛͗͛̀̏͛͛̑̂͒̔̈́̏̈́͋͑͛̃̋̀̾͘̚̕̕͜͠͠͝ơ̶̫̣͙̪̪͇̦̟̇́͆̌̂̂͌̈̈̈̾̿͌̀͊̓̋̍̈̄̆̆̓̇̉͒͋̍͆́̚̚̚̕͝͝ͅn̴̨̛̯̲͎̰̐̈̓͐̉̉̓̊̉̄́͂͗̈̅̿̿͆̀̕̕͠͠ģ̶̧̛͎̜͎̯̜̱̙̠͎̭͈̪͚̥̰̖͎̥̥̖̼̗̟̞̫̪͔̦̖̋͆͛͗̋̂̄͗̑͂̇̈́̒͋̾͗̚̚͜͝ę̵̨̨̡̢̢̢̟̩̥͇̫̟͙͓͚̲̻̮̳̹͕̘͓͖̰̥͉̤̥̪͈̣̱̯̺̜̒̐͂̂͂̎̽̋̈́̆̃̋͂̕̕͜͜͠ř̸̡̛̰̖̰͓̹̻̺͈͚̱̼̦̰̰͂̄̋̽̀̊̅͗ ̵̡̨̛͔̘̜̗͙̫̟̫̺̘̝̰̳̙̜̻̭̪̟̯͎̀̅̈́h̶̢̢̛̛̲͕͉̞̟͎̹͍̠̥͙͎̝̠͓͕̓͐̈̑͛͌̃̑͌̀̈́̈́̒̽̏͆̾̌̆͜͝͝ë̴̡̫̗̥͈̻͕̘̥͕̥̥͔̅́̈́̉͑͂̉͋͐̑̃̾̉́̉͋̃͒̈́̿̾̌̕͝͠ ̶̡̡̧̫͕͙͎̼̞̞̥̞̦̞̬̠͙͚̗̩̪̙̦̬̺͇̺͖̭̻̥͖̗̩̜͚̙̳̖̭͈̿̇͂̓̎̇̿̂͒̔̄̈́͛͋́̋̆͋̆̿̿̆̈́͗̍͊̈́̉́̅̉̂̊̈́͆̓͘͘̕͘̚͜͠͠ͅs̷̨̨̛̛̛̗̗̱̠̣͔͔̠̜̲̼̠͒̾͊̂̈̽̾̐͆͐̂̌̀̄̏͗̀͑̈́͑͒̈́̈́̅̇̿̕͝͠͝ţ̴̡̨̧̤͍̩̟̰̤̣̟̰̖̱̤̙͇͕̩̖̳̪͎͔̮̰̭̣̩̲̜̲̦̻͇̟̖̪̺̻͒͂͊͒͋̏͊̒̔̍͗͌̉̈̀̀͆͐̉̉͆̈́͑̈̐̐͐̊̚̚͘͜͜͝ͅͅa̶̢̨̢̰̩̘̥̖͇̫̙̦͇̠̘̰̣͔̭͉͍͕̟̰̞̭̘̜̝̳͕͖̲͎͚͍͌́͑̿̐̉̄̇̋͑́̀̀̓͌͆̉̀̇̎̽̆̀̃̍̿͂̏̅͆̐̈́͗̕͝͝͝͝ͅy̷̛̬̫͛̐̑̐͂̈́̐̇̈̎̊̒̔͛̐́̔̽̈́̈́̏̌͂͋̃͌̃͘͜͝͝͝s̸̛͍̤͇͓̞͕͖̪̈́̂̑̃̂́̅̿̎̒͗̃̆͐̈͛̀̃̉̂́̐͌̄̀͐̈́͛̈̎̈́̓͑̆̂́̚̚̕͘͝ͅ ̵̛̭̦͙̜̹̮̪̫͇̺̲̰͙̫̗̫͑̈̐̑̈̋̎̈́̊̿̑͐̍́̅̒̽̃̒̂͌̏̃͗͊̐͗͒̅̄͂̋̊̿͑͂͊̂͆͑̑͛̄͂̕̕͜͠͠͝ͅͅt̷̡̢̹̦̮̬̤̺̙̥̖͚̤̖̺̩̥̪̺̼̫̦͕̬̻̣̙͈̳̖̯̮̫̳̖̭̯̼̟̦̫͊́̌̇̉͛̀̅͂̈́͆̓̓͛͋͒̊̎̉͂̇̑̊̿́̍̑͑̅̆̓̇͆͜͝͠h̸̡̡̨̨̡̧̨̭̩̟̘͍̻̖̱̟̣̘̙̭̼̻̩͖̞̹̝̖̟͚̮̙̱͇͔͇̝̗̭̘̮̰̜̺̫͇̥̻͍͇̒̉̈́̍̊̎͑͒͊́̆̒̑̈́̑̿͛̒̃̌́̓̃̉͂͌̄͗̉͛ȅ̶̡̛̤̖̯̠̲͎̩̺͖̦̻͖̘͎̟̟̪̹̘̪̖̹̟̫̺̮̾̒̅̎͒̇̀̊̓̈͗̈̔̑͑̇̆͒́̏͛͗̀̆̈̽̌̚͘͝͝͝͠ͅ ̴̡̧̧̖̘̪̳̱̤̘̮̬͙̼̞̻͈̱̯̠̦̱̙͈̫͚̈́͆̌̎͛̋͆͌̈̄͊̍͐̈́̈̓̚̚͘͝ḿ̴̡̙͙̝̘̠̱̻͇̳̭̖̹̲̰̲̹͍͙̩̲͎̜̱͚̇͂͒̐̎͂̈́́̔̂͌̽̆̿̑̽̑̄̌̋̍̒̑͗͛̿͗̊̍̌̕͜͜͝ő̵̡̢͚̟͕̻̮̜͚̦̬̖̹̳̼͎͕̂͛́͛̾̿͒́͛̅̐̕͜͝ŗ̸̡̡̼͖̪̞̤͔̳̞͖͉̫͗̂̍̉ͅè̸̙͍͜ ̴̡̡̢̗̲̤͍͉̻̦̞̻͖͚̱̺̞̩̳͈͇̳̝̥̖̞̬̘̘̺̬̤͉͓͊̓͑̋̑͑͗́̒̎̆̎̊͆́̍̑̿͒̈́̋͆̑͂̃̌̽̓̏̏͗̊̈́̉̂̏͛͑͘̕̚̚͘͠f̴̢̧̡̨̧̢̛̛͖͕̬̼̗̙̺̹̲̜̼̗͍̦͙͎̠͙̺̹͕̺̺̪̻̣̬̬̟̎̉̎̃̈͊̓̒̎̎̌̄̑̀̐͑̍̉̾̄͒͆͐̊̃͊̈́͊͐͋̈́̉͊̅̎͊̐͜͝͝͝͝ͅͅư̴̡̺̜̟̯̻̽̍͛̿̔̓̔̇͐͆͂̉͋̃̄̂̿̇̏̋̇̈́̕͘̚͘̕͘͜͝͝͝ǹ̴̤̤͓̿̒̄̀̿͂͋̽̂͗̅̑͌͝ ̷̡̡̨̦̺̮͙̺͇͇̯̬̗͇͉̻̬̰̤͈̲̞̖͍̠̝͍̮͚͙͓͕̣͔͉̞͍̦͇̼́̌̍̔́̄̽̃̓̓̿̄̀̾͗̊̃͐͒̔̌̔́͑͂̀͋̒͘͘̕͜͝͠ẅ̵̨̦͎͕̘̳̤̻̥͙̥̎͐͒͘ę̴̧̢̨̨͉͇̦͉̞̩̞̯̭͍͓̼̲̰̣͚̮̞̻̥̪̬̯̥̠̖̼̬͔̙̫̬̮̬̘̖͇͖̦̐̅̾͌̽̓͒͆̈́̾̋̃̌̑̄̽̈́̚͘͘̚͜͜͜͝͠ͅ ̷̡̢̡̨͔̭̤͈͇͔̼̝͓̳͎͕͉̠̲͎̜͙̪͔͕̬̺̗̪̲͚͎̗͔̱̙̙͚͖̗̣̝͖̞̱̏́̈́̽͐̐̓͆̄͒̑̈́̋̒̀͋͆̇̾͒̔̚͝č̵̨̡̡̢̹̣͎̺̖̦̻̥̫̜͙̰̙̩̼͖̦̹͉̭̟̟͈͕̞̪̺͈̱̯̖͛͋͋̓͜a̶̧̧͙̝̬͍̙̝͇͕̲̝̞̗̭̱̠̗̪͉̻̦͉̤̜̯͈͙̤͂̔͒͒̅͂̎̑̐̔͛͛͌̀́̽̈́̂̓́̊̓͗̽̓͆̐͠͠ͅn̴̢̛̛̝͕̳͎͙̯͇͉̰̺̥͐̑̋̐́͑́͆̀͆̊̄͐̈́̾̅̃̍̒̔̑̚̚̚̚͘̚͠͝ ̶̨̡̧̭͉̯͈͔̳̘̫̙͓͍̯̜̩̖͚͖͇̘̦̋̍̽̎ͅh̵̰͎͙̰̪̐̏̅̓̈́̃̌͋͘à̸̧̢̧̛̟̪̪̞̲̭̪̭̮̫̞̦̞̣̰̪̮̜̦̟̫̲̩̞̹̖͉͇͕̯͉͎̱̣͎̙͔͎̝̳̣́͆̾̏͛̃̽̉́̒̀̎̋͗́́̎̈́̈́̃̉̋̎̀̀̈̎̓̌͌͆̂̕͜͠͝͝ͅv̵͖̩́̆̇̊̏̇̾̃̒͑͛̄͂̂̔͠͝e̶͖̭̜͕̖͎͇̼̜̲͈̹̫̮͕̻̠͔̯̳͍̠͓̥͇͖̯͎̗̘̙̤̗̭̺͂̈́̓̅̑̒̂̅͛̅͊̆̑͑̚̚̕̚̕͝͝͝
Rimuro hastily changed his expression and covered his mouth
Rimuro: (Oops there goes my bad habit again got so caught up in the moment I forgot Tanjiro was here)
Meanwhile, Zenitsu Inosuke and Genya were tracking down Hantengu
Nezuko: Zenitsu, Inosuke have you found the main body yet
Zenitsu: There it's inside that tree
Inosuke: Yep it's definitely hiding inside of it TIME TO HACK THAT THING TO PIECES
Genya: GET OUT OF THERE YOU BASTARD
Genya struck the tree it raised away and flew in response
Nezuko: YOU'RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE
Nezuko jumped on the tree and sunk her claws into the wood
Nezuko: NOW BURN JUSTICE HELLFLARE
Black Flames enveloped the entire tree incinerating it
Genya: Did she get it
Zenitsu: No she didn't I still hear it scurrying
Inosuke: (Beast Breathing Seventh Form: Spatial Awareness)
Inosuke found the miniature demon tip-toeing away
Inosuke: THERE IT IS
Hantengu: HyAAAAh
Inosuke: The way you keep running around and hiding like a rat IS REALLY PISSING ME OFF GET BACK HERE
A sleeping Zenitsu ran after the little demon
Zenitsu: You can't run away from your sins we'll make you pay for all the people you killed you won't escape us
Hantengu began to recall his human life and began crying
Hantengu: I-I NEVER TOLD A LIE
Inosuke: YOU WON'T GET AWAY
Genya walked up to a tree and grabbed it
Genya: YOU BASTARD I'M PUTTING AN END TO THIS YOU STUBBORN MORON
Genya then hurled the tree towards Hantengu he narrowly escaped Inosuke was right behind the trees
Inosuke: Beast Breathing Second Fang: Slice
Inosuke narrowly missed the minuscule demon as it ran away even further
Inosuke: SO CLOSE
Inosuke ran after him with Genya close behind him
Genya: HEY WHAT GIVES WHY IS HE SO FAST DAMN IT WE CAN'T CATCH UP HOW DOES HE STILL HAVE THAT MUCH STRENGTH LEFT IN RESERVE
Zenitsu: (We're all going to be reaching our limit soon if this keeps up he'll get away and it won't even matter how much Sensei, Muichiro, Miss Kanroji, and Tanjiro have been fighting, and when daybreaks they'll likely escape we need to catch up)
They continued their pursuit it seemed as if the pint-sized demon was losing them
Zenitsu: (It's too fast I'll have to use that thanks to Sensei's training not only have I been able to do this more often but also more efficiently)
Zenitsu stopped where he was and focused all his strength on his legs
Zenitsu: Thunder Breathing First Form: Thunderclap and Flash GODLIKE SPEED
Zenitsu dashed past both Inosuke and Genya to their surprise
Zenitsu: I hear you you can't escape me
Zenitsu's blade made contact with the minute demon
Zenitsu: (Come on CUT THROUGH I CAN'T LET HIM ESCAPE)
Urami: DON'T YOU FEEL-
Zenitsu: (Ever since I joined Sensei I've had to rely on him Tanjiro and Nezuko for so much I can't be useless to them I NEED TO SHOW THEM I CAN HELP TOO THAT ALL THAT TIME SPENT PUTTING UP WITH ME WASN'T A WASTE)
Urami: THE LEAST BIT-
Zenitsu's sword cut past halfway through
Urami: SORRY FOR SOMEONE SMALL LIKE ME
Zenitsu: (This demon IT'S SOUND IS DIFFERENT)
Urami grew a size that towered Zenitsu
Urami: HAVE YOU NO SYMPATHY
Urami had begun to crush Zenitsu's head with his hands but was stopped by Genya and Nezuko
Nezuko: LET GO OF HIM
Genya: AND WHILE YOU'RE AT IT DROP THE VICTIM ACT AS IF AN UPPER RANK COULD EVER BE WEAK DON'T GIVE ME THAT CRAP
They both separated his hands and ripped them off Nezuko then burned the resentful demon with black flames Inosuke then attacked the demon from behind
Inosuke: LIKE HELL I'LL LET YOU GUYS DO EVERYTHING NOT AFTER ALL I HAD TO PUT UP WITH BECAUSE OF RISHIMO Beast Breathing Sixth Fang: Palisade Bite
Inosuke sawed at a rapid speed the last part of his neck was severed
Genya: We did it WE GOT HIM
Suddenly the body spun around and shook them off despite being beheaded and began running away
Inosuke: WHAT IT'S STILL ALIVE BUT HOW THIS SHOULD BE THE MAIN BODY
Zenitsu: Wait I hear it another heartbeat from inside the heart
Zenitsu raised his sword in preparation to finish it off
Zenitsu: (I need to finish it off and ensure that I cut through it I NEED TO USE EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAVE LEFT TO) Thunder Breathing Seventh Form: FLAMING THUNDER GOD
Zenitsu faster than anyone present could see chased after the cowardly demon and aimed to cut its heart and the neck of the main body at the same time Hantengu wailed as the blade approached his neck
Meanwhile
Rimuro had diced Hantengu to pieces
Rimuro: How many times am I going to have to kill you before you stay dead, that makes 15 times you've died now, how many lives have you got left, hmm
Zohakten: Damn you, all off you awful villains
Rimuro: None of your delusions and perverted morals will save you this is justice JUST DIE
Zohakten then began to disintegrate
Rimuro: It seems that they were able to finish off your pathetic original body that was fast so do you have any last words scum
Zohakten did what was least expected of him and smiled as he said these words
Zohakten: I only wish I could see the look on your face when justice befalls you abhorrent villain
With that Zohakten disintegrated Tanjiro ran over to where Rimuro was standing
Tanjiro: Brother are you alright
Rimuro: I'm fine barely a scratch
Tanjiro: But the mark with it you'll-
Rimuro: I'm sure the cure will come soon I'll be fine now come on let's go tell everyone it's safe now and make sure we keep Zenitsu from victory hugging Nezuko
The 4 Hashira made their way to there allies
Muichiro: It was quite underwhelming though with the 4 of us he barely stood a chance
Mitsuri: Let's just count that as our fortune that all of us were here
Tanjiro: You're right Miss Kanroji thanks to brother we were able to protect everyone in the village and kill 2 Upper Moons, today really was a great day
Rimuro: Hey come on it's not like I was the only one fighting it was all of us and it was thanks to everyone here that we won a plan is nothing without those who execute it
They approached their comrades who were all slumped on trees
Rimuro: Huh that guy tired you all out didn't he come on get up
Upon closer inspection, Rimuro observed their eyes and saw how empty they looked Genya was punching a tree while quietly saying something
Rimuro: What's wrong
Zenitsu: Sensei I'm sorry it's because I was too weak
Upon closer inspection they noticed someone was missing
Tanjiro: Where's Nezuko
Zenitsu: It all happened so fast but the moment I Used the Seventh Form she was taken
The Hashira's eyes all widened at these words
Rimuro: Zenitsu
Rimuro knelled down and put a hand on Zenitsu's shoulder
Rimuro: Tell me exactly what happened
Flashback
Zenitsu: (You won't escape)
As Zenitsu's blade approached Hantengu's neck the delusional demon wailed as his neck was cut clean through in the blink of an eye Hantengu began to disintegrate
Genya: He disintegrated it's over it's really over
Nezuko: We did it WE DID-UHAGH
Everyone looked behind them to see Nezuko pierced with several blades that pieced her in several places from behind they were all connected by one sword
Kokushibo: You should know better than to let your guard down even now
Inosuke and Genya both rushed to attack him but were both nonchalantly backhanded by the 6 eyed demon they both separately landed on trees sparks could be heard Zenitsu used Godspeed to rush towards Nezuko he reached out his hand she reached out hers in response but right before their hands touched
Both Nezuko and Kokushibo were gone
End of Flashback
Rimuro: . . .
Tanjiro: No it can't be
Mitsuri had her hands on her mouth
Mitsuri: Nezuko has been taken
Zenitsu: If only I were faster I could've-
Zenitsu was punched in the face by none other than Muichiro
Muichiro: HOW DARE YOU LET HER BE TAKEN LIKE THAT
Muichiro was about to punch him again but was stopped by Tanjiro and Mitsuri
Tanjiro: TOKITO IT'S NOT HIS FAULT
Mitsuri: THIS ISN'T GOING TO SOLVE ANYTHING
Muichiro: YOU SHOULD'VE DONE MORE YOU SHOU-
Muichiro was suddenly slapped by none other than Rimuro
Tanjiro: Brother
Rimuro: . . .
Rimuro said nothing else as he turned around and left
Tanjiro: . . . Come on we need to tell the villagers that the demons are gone
In sunken spirits, they all went to the shelter to give good news and awful news
Tanjiro approached the room Rimuro was staying in he knocked on the door
Tanjiro: Brother it's time to go . . . and before we do go you should eat something I know you haven't ever since . . . please I know it's hard but we need you now more than ever
Rimuro: . . .
Ultima: I never thought you would come back so soon having you around for this long has been a pleasure though my lips are forever sealed for you as you asked don't you need to go back everyone else will be suspicious if you stay here for too long
Rimuro stared at what was straight ahead of both him and Ultima with empty eyes as he watched all the clones of Hantengu and Hantengu himself being put through every conceivable form of torture imaginable
Rimuro: . . . Just one more hour
Ultima smiled at those words
Ultima: As you wish my Lord
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