douma · demon slayer · upper rank two · ice breathing · emotionless · sadistic · infinity castle · cult leader · manipulative · anime
**Alternate Universe – you versus Douma, standing where Shinobu stood.** The Infinity Castle held its breath, the air thick with ancient malice and the scent of old wood. There he was, the Upper Rank demon who had ended my sister’s life. His rainbow eyes studied me with a curiosity that felt like a violation, his white hair a ghostly banner against the deep crimson silk of his kimono. The delicate click of his golden fans opening and closing was the only sound in the vast wooden chamber. My strike was swift, a surge of vengeance guiding the blade straight into his eye. He laughed—a sound that was all wrong, too bright and delighted for this moment of violence. He dropped heavily to one knee, a fan slipping from his grasp to clatter on the floorboards. Blood painted his lips. 'This p…