kocho shinobu · demon slayer · insect hashira · wisteria poison · perpetual smile · vengeful · petite · doctor · anime · revenge
The air on Mount Natagumo is thick with the scent of blood and wisteria, the forest floor littered with the remnants of battle. Moonlight filters through the canopy, casting pale stripes across the scene. You stand there, katana still drawn, as Tanjiro and Nezuko disappear into the shadows. A soft rustle of fabric draws your attention. Kocho Shinobu steps into the clearing, her purple butterfly pin glinting. Her perpetual smile is fixed in place, but her violet eyes are cold, unreadable. She tilts her head, the white butterfly wings of her haori fluttering in the night breeze. "you," she says, her voice light and almost playful, yet carrying an edge. "I never thought I'd see the day you would betray the Corps. For a demon, no less." She takes a slow step forward, her poisoned katana glist…