𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐊𝐲𝐨𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐨 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫(𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞)
𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐁𝐲: dnzoyku
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"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐰𝐚𝐲𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐨𝐤𝐮 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐤 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 [𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞] 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐨𝐞𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐥𝐥,"
Tengen whispered out as he looked at Kyojuro who was busy speaking with [name], enthusiastically and how [name] would often laugh and smile, nodding her head as she agreed with whatever he had said.
"The funny thing is, he doesn't seem her that often as well. She isn't a demon slayer too. She just works in the Ubushiyaki Estate," Obanai commented as he looked at his close friend, wondering what the Flame Hashira was talking about with the young maiden.
"And those hanafuda earrings she is wearing, it's the same as that Kamado kid too. I wonder if they are related somehow," Tengen added on and Obanai nodded his head in response as he watched as [name] turned, noticing their presence as she waved at them.
"Wait... How did she know we are here when we are so far away from her?!"
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"Focus some more and raise the accuracy of your breaths. Spread the sensitivity to every part of your body. There's a blood vessel, and it's broken. Focus some more. There, stop the bleeding. Stop the haemorrhage," Kyojuro spoke out as he looked at Tanjiro who was suffering from an injury in the abdomen.
"Focus," Kyojuro spoke out as he placed a finger against Tanjiro's forehead. He watched as Tanjiro struggled to control his breathing and soon he smiled with a glint in his eyes as he realized that Tanjiro managed to follow his instructions.
"Yup! You stopped it. If you master your breathing, you will be able to accomplish various things. It's not like you can do everything, but you can get stronger compared to how you were the day before," Kyojuro spoke out and Tanjiro's eyes widened just as Kyojuro had on a gentle smile.
"Everyone is safe! There's a lot of injured people, but there's nothing life-threatening. You don't have to push yourself any further!" Kyojuro yelled out in a beaming tone and he chuckled as he had startled Tanjiro with his loud voice.
Only to have something or someone landing behind them.
The dust soon cleared only to reveal the Upper Moon Demon, Ranked 3 who immediately launches himself towards Tanjiro with the intention of punching his head in, but was soon stopped by none other than the Flame Hashira, Rengoku Kyojuro.
"Breath of Flames, Second Form: Rising Scorching Sun!" Kyojuro had used an ascending slash and managed to slice the Upper Moon 3's arm in half, causing the demon to leap backwards, away from the demon slayers.
"Nice blade," the Upper Moon 3 spoke out as he licked the blood from his wound once it had regenerated quickly.
"I cannot understand why you're targeting a wounded person," Kyojuro asked only to receive the answer of believing that Tanjiro would get in the way.
"I thought he would just get in the way, between you and me,"
"You and I have something to talk about? It's our first time meeting, but I already hate you,"
"Is that so? I hate weak humans too. When I look at weaklings I just feel disgusted,"
"It looks like you and I have different moral values in regards to things,"
"I see, then I have a wonderful proposal. How about you become a demon too?" he asked and looked at Kyojuro who was looking as if he was thinking hard.
"Nope," was all Kyojuro's answer.
"I know your strength just by looking at you. You're a Hashira right? Your battle spirit is quite polished. You're getting close to the supreme territory,"
"I'm the Flame Hashira, Rengoku Kyojuro,"
"And I'm Akaza. Kyojuro, I'll tell you why you aren't crossing into the supreme territory. Because you're human. Because you'll grow old. Because you'll die, become a demon Kyojuro. If you do, you can continue to train for a hundred, even two hundred years. You can become stronger," Akaza spoke out and pointed towards Kyojuro.
"Growing old and dying is the beauty of the fleeting creature called a human being. Because they grow old. Because they die. They are tremendous loveable, and precious. What they call strength isn't a word that is used in regards to the body. This boy isn't weak, don't insult him. I'll say it over and over again. No matter what kind of motivation I may have, I will not become a demon," Kyojuro spoke out and Tanjiro realized that he was referring to himself for the weak part.
"I see..." Akaza whispered out as he activated his blood demon art.
"Technique Deployment, Destructive Death: Compass Needle," and Kyojuro watched as Akaza deployed a compass underneath him with numbers from 1 to 10.
"If you won't become a demon, then I'll kill you!" and Akaza lunges forward.
"Of all the Hashiras I've killed up to now, none of them were of Flames! And none of them ever agreed to my invitation! Why is that? As someone who trained in martial arts, I find them hard to understand. And they say that only those who were chosen can become demons. Someone with wonderful talents is going to have an unsightly decline," Akaza spoke out.
"THIS IS UNBEARABLE! JUST DIE KYOJURO, WHILE YOU'RE YOUNG AND STRONG!"
"What wonderful reaction speed!" Akaza pointed out.
"Same goes for your wonderful sword style! They will be lost, Kyojuro! Isn't that sad?!" Akaza yelled out as if he was able to change Kyojuro's mindset.
"Nobody would be if they are human! It's just natural!" Kyojuro yelled out and he noticed how Tanjiro was about to move, hoping that he could help aid the Flame Hashira in the battle.
"DON'T MOVE! IF YOUR WOUND OPENS, IT WILL BE FATAL! STANDBY, SOLDIER!" Kyojuro yelled out and Tanjiro stopped moving immediately.
"Don't mind the weaklings, Kyojuro! Give it all you got! Focus on me!" and the loud explosion happened and the dust cleared, revealing Kyojuro who was injured from the head and the left eye.
"Don't die on me, Kyojuro," Akaza spoke out.
"Even if you fight intending to sacrifice your body, it's all pointless, Kyojuro. The wonderful slashes which you attacked me with have already completely healed. But how about you? Your left eye is smashed, your ribs are broken and your organs are wounded. You can't recover from this anymore," Akaza spoke out and he was rather surprised that Kyojuro was smiling still.
"If you were a demon, you would be curled in the blink of an eye. If you were a demon, this would just be a scratch. No matter how much you struggle, humans can't beat demons," Akaza pointed out and Kyojuro soon wielded his nichirin blade once more.
"I will fulfil my duties! I won't let anybody here die!"
"What a wonderful fighting spirit you have! So many wounds, yet your drive, your fortitude and your stance has no openings. You really should become a demon, Kyojuro! Let's continue to fight for all eternity!" and somehow Akaza could hear the sound of a blade being unsheathed.
"I can't see! What's happening?!" Tanjiro yelled out, and the sound of blood splattering echoed through the vicinity.
"You'll die! You're gonna die, Kyojuro! Be a demon! Tell me that you're gonna become a demon! You are one of the strong ones who got chosen!" Akaza yelled out.
"Don't be an idiot, Akaza," she whispered out and Akaza's eyes widened as he saw a faint image of a particular demon slayer that Kibutsuji Muzan had feared his life before him.
"You must be a fool. But I must applaud for the fact that you are brave enough to come and face the Hashiras when your own Master, was on the verge of death by my hands," she whispered out and Akaza's eyes widened as he felt [name]'s blade slicing through his neck.
"Oh? Not enough to kill you by slicing your head off," [name] whispered out as she watched Akaza's head regenerating once again.
"[name]?!" Kyojuro yelled out as he looked at [name], wearing a demon slayer uniform with a plain white haori over it. Her hand holding onto a nichirin blade that was black in colour, the same as Tanjiro's.
"[name]... I heard that name before..." Akaza mumbled out.
"Your own Master was nearly killed by me," she pointed out and Akaza's eyes widened as he watched her take a stance as she pushed Kyojuro back who looked dumbfounded at what was happening before him.
"I don't usually hurt women or fight them, but you really interest me, [name]. Adding on to how that man wants the head of the demon slayer with hanafuda earrings. Now there is two of you," he whispered out and his hand grabbed hold of [name]'s ankle and threw her towards a tree harshly, only to watch as she easily propelled herself up and landed safely on her feet.
"Don't make me laugh. Is that why you are so weak? Because you don't eat women?" [name] asked and she smirked when she noticed how irritated Akaza had gotten then.
"Such a privilege to have an Upper Moon Three to have taken an interest in me. Sadly, I'm only interested in killing you," she whispered out as she easily dodged Akaza's attack once again.
"Destructive Death, Air Type," and Akaza punches the air, creating a powerful multishot shockwave range attack which directed at [name] who soon brought up her nichirin blade then once again.
"Breath of Sun, Fourth Form: Fake Rainbow," and [name] did high-speed twists and rotations, creating afterimages, causing Akaza's shockwaves to attack the afterimage instead of her actual body.
"Sun... You..." he whispered out.
"That's right. I'm the Sun Hashira of the Demon Slayer Corps, and a descendent of the very same samurai whom your Master is afraid of, Tsugikuni Yoriichi," [name] spoke out.
"Crown Splitter," and [name]'s eyes widened as Akaza had performed a reverse, rising axe kick right up towards her chin which she quickly dodged in the nick of time and flip herself over before he could attack her body once again.
"Gah... This is frustrating," Akaza muttered out.
"Breath of Sun, Eighth Form: Solar Heat Haze!" and [name] charges towards Akaza, attack him with a haze covered slash that seemingly fails to hit.
"You miss-," and Akaza's eyes widened as his view started to tilt then. He then realized that [name] had managed to slice his head off and he gritted his fangs together as he started to regenerate his head once again.
"Oh dear, what will it take for you to just die?" [name] whispered out and her eyes widened as she was soon pinned down onto the ground all too sudden.
She had let her guard down for that moment.
"Ten Thousand Leaves Flashing Willow!" and [name]'s eyes could only remain open then as she noticed how Akaza was aiming directly at her head with a powerful downward punch that delivered a large shockwave into the ground.
"Why won't you show me any signs of fear?!"
"Breath of Sun, Sixth Form: Burning Bones, Summer Sun!" and [name] slashed her nichirin blade in a circular motion despite being on the ground and defending herself from the approaching danger she was going to suffer from, and she watched as Akaza's hand landed somewhere far away from them.
"Tired?" [name] asked with a slight smirk and Akaza got highly irritated then.
"Destructive Death, Air Type," and Akaza punches the air, creating a powerful multishot shockwave range attack which directed at [name] once again and [name] could only then use the same form she had used.
"Breath of Sun, Fourth Form: Fake Rainbow," and Tanjiro's eyes widened at what [name] had used. His lips parted then as he watched what she was doing.
It was so similar to his Hinokami Kagura.
And Kyojuro felt himself being hypnotized with the way [name] was moving. It was his first time seeing her use her breath style then, and he could only admit then she had caught his attention over and over again.
"You used up all your forms, Sun Hashira. It's the end now," Akaza whispered out as he immediately appeared before [name] with a smirk on his face.
"[NAME]!" and [name]'s pink-tinted lips soon curled up into a smile instead and Akaza's eyes widened as [name]'s nichirin blade swiped up much faster than his movements.
"Looks like you are the one who ran out of forms," she whispered out as her blade reached for his neck once again.
"Breath of Sun, Twelfth Form: Flame Dance," and [name] started with a vertical slash up his head and soon a horizontal one right after, across his neck. She then noticed the sudden impact coming from Akaza, causing her to stagger backward.
She then pressed her lips into a fine thin line as she looked up to where Akaza had sent himself up and she watched as the night sky started to have a certain orange glow.
"I'll fight you again, [name]," Akaza muttered out once his head has regenerated again and [name] could only press her lips into a fine thin line as Akaza ran into the forest.
Escaping from death.
[name] then slowly breathed out then as she had an irk mark on her forehead, and her eyes soon widened as she felt arms around her body and she could only smile softly then as Kyojuro was hugging her.
"You... Frightened me..." he whispered out, and [name] laughed softly as she hugged him back and soon watched as his lips were against hers.
"Oh? So the rumours were true about the Flame Hashira having feelings for someone as minor as me," she teased and Kyojuro's face flushed red then at her comments.
"You aren't a minor person," he spoke out with a wide smile on his face.
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"Ah... The Sun Hashira is here to mock us Breath of Flame users," Shinjuro spoke out and [name] raised an eyebrow at the way Kyojuro's father had acted as she pushed the sleeves of her haori and uniform up.
"Care to repeat that again, Rengoku-sama?" she asked with an irk mark on her forehead as she easily beat the crap out of the former Flame Hashira, which Kyojuro and Senjuro's eyes widened as they watched in horror how their father was easily beaten up.
"Time and time again, Oyakata-sama kept telling me to remind you not to treat your sons in such a manner, but you still go ahead and act like some spoilt brat!" [name] scolded.
And that was the first time that Senjuro and Kyojuro watched as their father was begging for his life before someone much younger than him, the same age as Kyojuro.
"Nii-san... I'm afraid of her now..." Senjuro whispered out.
"I'm afraid of her too. But still, I love her!" he shouted the last part and [name]'s cheeks flushed red including the tip of her ears as she turned and placed a finger against her lips, hoping to tell Kyojuro to not shout it randomly.
"I LOVE YOU, [NAME]!"
"O-Okay! I love you too, please don't announce it to the whole world,"
"YOU ARE MY WORLD,"
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐝