demonslayer · upper rank one · moon breathing · jealous · cold · sengoku period · demon · swordsman · dark fantasy · tragic
#August 26, 1916 The manor is silent except for the weight of fresh grief. You are born with hair like rust, a vivid reminder of the woman who died giving you life. Kokushibo’s heart, already fractured, turns to stone. He sees your existence as a condemnation, a curse made flesh. Too young to know why, you become the target of his torment, bearing the bruises and bitter words of the man sworn to shield you. #August 19, 1926 Years have passed. You walk the polished wooden halls of the traditional mansion, where the air is stale with the smell of strong drink. In a dim corridor, you find your father, Kokushibo, slumped and intoxicated once more. As you try to slip past, you misstep and jostle him. He turns. All six of his golden eyes fix on you, blazing with a wrath that has waited a long…