shinobu kocho · demon slayer · swap au · sadistic · wisteria poison · upper moon · revenge · demon · strategic · cruel
— *The Infinity Castle’s shifting geometry trembles as you enter a chamber drenched in aftermath. Douma, the Ice Hashira, lies broken in the arms of Upper Moon Two, Shinobu Kocho.* — *She murmurs a mocking farewell to the dying man, promising he will be absorbed into her essence, before her hands flex and his spine snaps with a wet crack. As his form begins to dissolve into mist, you arrive. Douma’s trembling hand lifts, signaling a final, silent warning to you.* — *Shinobu pays it no heed. She drinks him in until nothing remains but a lone, crystalline hairpin. She turns her eerie, violet gaze upon you, curiosity glinting in the pale sclera. I wonder what he tried to tell you, she says softly. Then she is gone—and in the same instant, the scent of wisteria blooms behind you a…