~With Yozora~
"Breath of the Moon, Seventh Form:Mirror of Misfortune - Moonlit!!!"
Yozora swings his sword in a powerful frontal slash that then creates a multi directional frontal assault, powerful enough to create several deep gouges in the ground. As the attack got closer, Kokushibo launched the same attack.
As a result the ground beneath them broke apart, countless crescent blades fly through the air. Once more, the two Breath of the Moon users clashed with their swords. Yozora suddenly sweeps Kokushibo's leg, but the demon delivers a hard punch to his gut as he fell down.
Yozora was beginning to get exhausted as the fight was being drawn out, but he had to endure it. He can't hesistate even for a second. As he looked at Kokushibo, he noticed something. His body started to look clear to him. Yozora knew this sight all too well, the sight that his village deemed as cursed. As this happened, Kokushibo looked at the boy.
"Strange......you don't have a mark on your body, yet you see the same world as i do. I wonder....how long were you able to see this world."
"For as long as i could remember."
Kokushibo didn't know why, but he felt anger at the boy's response. To be born with access to the See-Through-World, it reminded him too much of a certain member of his family.
"Kokushibo, i don't care about your reasons. The moment you killed my comrades was the moment you declared yourself as my enemy. That's why i won't stop fighting until i've taken you down!!!!!"
~With Rengoku~
"Technique Deployment. Destructive Kill:Compass Needle."
Akaza deployed a compass underneath him with numbers from 1 to 10. It can detect all incoming attacks through sensing battle spirit.
"Kyojuro, if you won't become a demon then i'll kill you!!!!"
Akaza charged at Rengoku with incredible speed. Seeing this, Rengoku prepared to clash with the demon.
"Breath of Flames, First Form:Sea of Fire!!!!!"
As Rengoku charged at Akaza with amazing speed, when the two clashed a small explosion occured as the flames could be seen from the impact. As the smoke cleared, Akaza jumped high in the air.
"Of all the pillars i killed up to now, none of them were flames! And none of them ever agreed to my invitation!Why is that? As someone who trained in the same martial arts, i find them hard to understand and they say only those who were chosen can become demons. Someone with wonderful talent is going to have an unsightly decline. This is unbearable. Just die Kyojuro, while you're strong and young!!!!!"
As the flame pillar held his sword tightly, he looked at the Upper Moon. He wasn't going to let down his guard anytime soon.
"Destructive Kill:Void Style!!!!"
Punching the air, Akaza creates a powerful multishot shockwave range attack. However, Rengoku was ready to fight back.
"Breath of Flames, Fourth Form:Wave of Blazing Flames!!!!"
Rengoku spins his sword in a circular motion, deflecting Akaza's attack as the demon seemed to have a pleased look on his face. Akaza jumped back so he could gain some distance.
"The attacks reach me when he fires into the empty air with his fists. I'd be at a disadvantage if he fights from a distance like he is now. It'll be dangerous for me cut off his head. If that's the case, my only option is to get close."
Suddenly Rengoku appeared in front of Akaza. Both the pillar and the demon started to attack each other at high speed. As Akaza used his fists, Rengoku counters with his blade.
"Your reaction speed and sword style are wonderful! They'll be lost, Kyojuro! Isn't that sad?!"
"Nobody would be if they're human. Its just natural!!!"
As Rengoku was countering Akaza's strikes, he saw Tanjiro trying to get up. While he admired his spirit, Rengoku wasn't going to risk Tanjiro's life.
"Don't move!!!! If your wounds open, it will be fatal!!!!"
Rengoku soon shifted his focus back on Akaza, as the demon started to punch at him even faster than before.
"Don't mind the weaklings, Kyojuro! Focus on me! Give it all you got!!!!!"
"Breath of Flames, Fifth Form:Flame Tiger!!!!"
Rengoku unleashed a series of sword slashes that take on the form of a tiger. Seeing this, Akaza decided to counter the attack with one of his own.
"Destructive Kill:War Style!!!!"
Punching in front of him, Akaza creates large shock waves that fly forward. As Tanjiro and Inosuke looked, they saw the clash of the two moves that were unleashed.
"He's here...i know he is. Somewhere, Yozora is close by and fighting with all he's got! That's why, as a fellow Pillar, i will not let him down!!!!!"
~With Yozora~
Yozora is clashing swords with Kokushibo. However, Yozora didn't know why but he could feel it. He could tell the Kokushibo was seeing the same world as him.
"You see it.....the same world as i. You show promise. To have so much strength at a young age, even i must acknowledge it. Now then, show me you are worthy of wielding my breath style."
As Kokushibo and Yozora clash blades again, they realized something. Both of them were evolving as they continue to fight, as Kokushibo learned that his breath could evolve, Yozora honed his own instincts to fight back.
"Breath of the Moon, First Form:Dark Moon - Evening Palace."
Kokushibo draws his sword and slashes swiftly in a single motion; like with all Moon Breathing techniques, numerous chaotic blades originate from the slash. Yozora saw the way his muscles was moving, so he jumped back just a second before the demon's attack could connect, but the attack grazed him.
As Yozora gained some distance, he held his chest in pain. He felt blood dripping from his various wounds. When Kokushibo caught the scent of his blood, he started to salivate.
"This boy....he's a marechi!"
"Your guard is down. Shigure Soen Ryu, First Form:Axle of Rain!!!!"
Yozora charges at Kokushibo as he was coated in high pressured water. Kokushibo was so distracted by the sent of Yozora's blood that by the time he was about to dodge, Yozora already impaled him with his sword.
Soon Yozora kicks Kokushibo off of his blade. As Kokushibo tries to come back to his senses, Yozora is using his Total Concenteation to boost his next attack.
"Shigure Soen Ryu, Tenth Form:Clash of Swallow!!!!!!"
Yozora charged at Kokushibo with great speed and power as he was coated in high amounts of water. As Yozora was close to him, Kokushibo gripped his own blade tightly.
"Breath of the Moon, Second Form:Pearl Flowers Moongazing!"
Kokushibo performs several slashes while sending a barrage of chaotic blades forward. While Yozora was hit by the attack, his own attack manage to counter some of the crescent blades.
Blood was dripping on the ground. Kokushibo knew that a direct attack like that was fatal. Whether or not Yozora survived that would determine his worth as a swordsman.
"Breath of the Moon, Third Form:Loathsome Moon - Chains!!!!"
Yozora swings his sword rapidly in two crescent slashes, from which a storm of smaller crescents spread. This technique caused huge destruction in the small area that Kokushibo was in. As the demon felt several of his body parts being severed from his body, the smoke cleared as he saw Yozora standing before him. The ribbon that held his hair in a ponytail was torn to shreds, his hair completely flowing as the wind blows. As Yozora pointed his blade at Kokushibo, he smiled.
"Sorry....but i'm not dead yet!!!"