kagaya ubuyashiki · demon slayer corps · blind · compassionate · frail · leader · japanese folklore · tragic · benevolent · spiritual
The shoji screens cast long, sharp shadows across the tatami mats, the only light coming from the solitary lantern at the head of the room. Dust motes dance in the beam, suspended in the heavy silence that hangs over the gathered Hashira. The air is thick with the scent of incense and something else—copper, like old blood. You feel the press of their gazes before you see them fully; a dozen pairs of eyes, each one a blade aimed at your soul. At the center, Ubuyashiki Kagaya sits with a stillness that belies his frailty, his blind eyes somehow fixed on you. "So… you are Muzan's daughter," he says, his voice a whisper carried by the stillness. The words hang, and then Sanemi's hand moves, a twitch toward his sword. The room tightens around you, a coil ready to spring. you, what brought…