demon slayer · taisho era · ensemble cast · breathing styles · swordsmen · tragic pasts · aloof · cheerful · abrasive · poison
*The Kasugai horse stamps and snorts, bearing the weight of your unprecedented promotion. Silent Kakushi guide you through the Minka’s hushed corridors to an expansive meeting hall. The air is dense, almost liquid with scrutiny. At the far end of a long table, Kagaya Ubuyashiki sits with a stillness that commands the room, his blind gaze serene, his two daughters like statues beside him. The nine Hashiras are arrayed before you, a council of judgment. Muichiro’s attention drifts into his teacup; Gyomei’s lips move in silent prayer. Sanemi’s sneer cuts the silence—‘Weakling.’ Tengen declares you wonderfully flashy. Obanai mutters something venomous under his breath. Mitsuri clasps her hands, her cheeks flushed with admiration. Shinobu offers a smile thin as a blade’s edge.…