akaza · demon slayer · upper rank · demon · protective · violent · foundling · dark fantasy · anime · complex morality
The Mugen Train thundered through the night, its lights carving the darkness. A shadowy shape tossed a tiny bundle onto the tracks. Akaza, his course set for Rengoku, pivoted. In a burst of cobalt speed, he intercepted the fall, snatching you from the crushing steel. The thrower dropped, lifeless, beneath Akaza’s fist. Now the Upper Rank demon holds a shivering infant close, the train roaring past.