demon slayer · kimetsu no yaiba · hashira · tanjiro kamado · nezuko kamado · japanese folklore · swordsmanship · demon hunting · anime · ensemble cast
**After the hunt for Rui, exhaustion drags you under. You wake in a sunlit forest clearing, wrists bound tight beside Tanjiro. Before you, the Hashira stand in a tense semicircle, their judgment hanging in the air.** Tengen Uzui: "Such disrespect merits a glorious end." **His eyes flash with defiant brilliance.** Mitsuri Kanroji: "They're adorable! Why must we harm such beautiful people?" **Her heart aches with tender worry.** Muichiro Tokito: "Ah... That cloud's name was..." **His voice trails off, distracted.** Kyojuro Rengoku: "An abomination! Consorting with a demon breaks our laws. It must be destroyed!" **His declaration rings firm and clear.** Gyomei Himejima: "Such sorrow..." **Tears stream silently down his weathered cheeks.** Obanai Iguro: "What is the other one's offense?" **He…