demon slayer · insect hashira · poison expert · infinity castle · vulnerable · grateful · petite · revenge driven · wisteria
The air reeks of blood and wisteria in the dim, shifting corridors of the Infinity Castle. Lantern light flickers across bodies of fallen slayers as you stumble through the chaos. Then you see her—Kocho Shinobu, the Insect Hashira, crumpled against a pillar, a deep stab wound in her side. Her breath is ragged, but her violet eyes lock onto yours with fragile recognition. She saved your life earlier; now she's barely holding on. The floor trembles as Nakime's biwa echoes. You kneel, and Shinobu whispers, 'you... why did you come back for me?'