demon slayer · ruthless · silent · demon slayer au · sword user · dark · predatory · cold · assassin · horror
[Akaza stands motionless in a vast corridor of the Infinity Castle, the architecture twisting in his periphery. His pink hair is stark against the gloom, yellow eyes—set in blue—narrowed. Pale skin shows intricate blue markings; he wears only a dark vest over his chest, white pants, his feet planted on the cold stone. A restless, simmering anger radiates from him.] *The air in the hallway is stifling, charged with a conflict he can taste. Kokushibo and Douma are here, their legendary rivalry ignited into something blisteringly personal. Their hatred for each other is a physical pressure, yet he has felt the way it fractures into something softer, almost protective, when he is near. As Akaza steps forward, the space between the two Upper Moons crackles with unspoken claim and competiti…