Notes:
Loooooooooooooooong chapter! With several bonuses! Well it is the chapter before the ruination intensifies so it's special!
It's Part II! The determining factor about whether our poor boy will get away T_T This chapter is going to be very painful for him :o
Oh and I hope you all are okay! We meet again for me to continue telling you the tale of Kamado Tanjirou's ruination! Thank you for stopping by!
I'm telling ya now…this is the last chapter to jump off this train before the insanity hits the fan. More tags are going to unfold bit by bit. For any readers hoping for our boy to get saved soon, not have a hard time or escape before his pain intensifies…ah…well… all I will say is that you guys should look at the story tags…esp the ones that say "The Author Is Sleep Deprived And Out To Destroy Ukes", "Goes from Extremely Non Con To Extremely Dub Con", "It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better ", "Erotic Humiliation", "How Much Is Too Much?", "Tanjirou's Demon Daddy is Very Angry and Very Bitter" and "Kamado Tanjirou Needs A Hug"…
Ahhhhhhhhhhh ... 🐺🐥!
Chapter Summary:
PART I+II Summary. Muzan has taken a lot from Tanjirou; his family, peace of mind, freedom, ability to fight back, his job as a proud Demon Slayer and even his humanity, weapon and clothing. In his obsessive quest to train and turn him into the perfect pet, everything was stripped from him…or at least that was what Tanjirou had thought. There were still two things that Muzan had not taken yet: his sanity and his virginity and as his Master prepares to take what he believes is his to claim, Tanjirou knows that as he is now, he cannot fight so he attempts to escape from the future that has been mapped out for him. Is this the right thing to do…?
Part Two: Tanjirou has put up a mighty battle so far. He has dominated his demon body and made its powers his, but was all that effort still not enough? Unfortunately, his battle continues and as Muzan pushes his limits, Tanjirou meets the challenge fearlessly. Can his determination to escape under near-impossible circumstances pay off? Or will Muzan manage to catch his stubborn pet?
Content Dictionary
Thoughts
xxx: End of a section
[[Sound]]
[[BAM]] A blow / lash
[[Sssssk]] Sound of Tentacle(s) moving
[[Badum]]: Heartbeats
[[PANT]] Heavy breathing
[[HUFF]] Laboured breathing
"Hah" A thorough exhale
"Memory of a conversation."
'"Memory of a thought."'
"Heh.": A laugh
'Telepathic speaking'
CHAPTER BONUS? YES! (3): Chapter audio available. Also, a discussion on the most recent Manga chapter (203), and a 2000 word mini story are in the end notes (sorry for the long notes…).
Cut away the despair
Even with all I've lost, even with all I've lost
I have no choice but to keep living
Even if I am beaten down
There are things to protect
- Gurenge by LISA lyrics (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba OP)
Chapter 19: A Battle For Freedom PART II You're a Monster…
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N.B.: Present; Location: Muzan's Mansion… Time: Late evening⏰
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[[SWOOSH]]
No!
HE HAD BEEN BUT A mere inch away, when something first swung at his head.
When he sensed the impending attack and ducked that, it swung around, and Tanjirou found himself bending backwards, testing the limits of his flexibility as he went into a ninety degree backward bend at the waist.
[[SWIP]]
Ah…!
His chest was parallel to the ceiling, while his feet remained planted on the floor, and he felt the rush of air whizz past his face as something too fast for even his eyes to see passed him with a lethal force.
Ah!
But Muzan was not giving him a moment to recover and using his flexible and complicated movement against him, something grabbed onto his ankle to trip him.
[[Thud]]
He fell hard, crashing to the floor with a dull thud.
Ugh…!
Whatever it was that had tripped him was wrapped tightly around his ankle.
He was on his tummy again and did not look back to see what it was but used all the demon strength he could muster, and combined with his Breaths to further increase his strength and focus, Tanjirou was able to yank himself free.
"Arrrgh…!"
"Oh? You're so limber it's hard to get a good hold on you," Muzan commented as he reached for Tanjirou again. "You're getting overconfident with the fact that you can wrestle control from me," he growled. "But don't let that get to your head. I'll discipline you and carve my mark into the body you're struggling to reclaim."
"…!" Before Tanjirou could get up, he sensed another attack and rolled to the side.
It slammed into the floor next to him.
[[BAM]]
"…! ! !" That would have surely crushed his arm and leg if he had not moved away in time.
He had no idea what it was that Muzan was attacking him with, but he did his best to not allow it to hit him.
His senses guided him perfectly.
[[SWISH]]
"Oh," Muzan smirked, observing the nimble boy closely. Tanjirou was bending in all sorts of angles to escape his attacks and it was starting to feel as though he was fighting a gymnast. "Damn. I could have beheaded you several times already but you keep avoiding it. Did you get more flexible now that you're a demon…?"
"…" Muzan huffed. "Insolent little cat. Even though your body is mine now… Even though it and your mind is weakened… Your ability to override my commands and manipulate that body so eloquently is seamless." His laugh was low. "That requires a tremendous amount of control and mental strength."
[[SLAM]]
[[SWOOSH]]
He attacked again but missed.
[[SLAM]]
"…" Muzan studied Tanjirou while attacking. It was not that he was aiming badly. He surely was aiming to kill, but it was as though Tanjirou was able make his entire presence disappear completely,[1] and added to his superb catlike reflexes and speed, it was difficult to catch him.
[[THUD]]
"Tanjirou-kun…why are you so remarkable?" Muzan asked. "If I wasn't as skilled as I am to have you constantly on the defensive, you would have escaped already. Mm… I forgot that you're quite strong." He continued to attack, but Tanjirou was able to use his quick reflexes to avoid each. "Now you're stronger than before and…ah… You're making me want to ruin you even more~"
[[Thud]]
"Come on, boy. You're such a tease. Stop playing with me. I can hardly wait anymore… It's time to commence your ruination~"
[[Thud]]
As Tanjirou got up off the floor, there was the sound of another attack landing next to him but he did not let that distract him.
Go. Go…Go…!
"Hah…!" Tanjirou let out a harsh breath, powering up his muscles as much as possible for a mad dash towards the open doorway again, but then something—obviously faster than he was—grabbed both his ankles this time.
"Waaaaaaah…!"
He fell hard.
[[THUD]]
His lip was busted and a few teeth came loose, but he could feel the instant regeneration buzzing over his skin and inside his mouth.
Tissues were reconnecting, blood vessels and new teeth were growing in. It tingled, but Tanjirou did not have the frame of mind to think about this or be disturbed that his knocked out teeth were evaporating on the floor in front of him.
His brain was filled with a wild panic about his recapture, combined with a heady rush of pleasure from the taste of blood in his mouth.
"…!" Stuck in a miasma of heaven and hell, Tanjirou felt as though he was high on some kind of forbidden drug.
As a demon, it was his first taste of blood, albeit his own, and his brain was going crazy with it.
Blood blood blood blood blood blood—
"You're not allowed to get away, Kamado Tanjirou," Muzan told him sternly. "Come."
The sound of his Master's voice breaking into his warped thoughts sobered him up instantly, reminding him of his situation and Tanjirou gasped.
I can't let him recapture me…!
But this time, in spite of Tanjirou's enhanced strength and agility, aided by his Breaths, he could not break free.
[[Swooshhh]]
As he was pulled back, with his body skidding along the floor, closer and closer to Muzan, Tanjirou felt the hopelessness of his situation like a dark cloud settle over him.
[[HUFF]]
[[PANT]]
Hope had been snatched away from him.
There's no way I'll get another chance to escape!
It's all over…!
And like a hapless victim in a cheesy horror movie, Tanjirou started to scream as he struggled.
"No no no no no! Let me go! I don't want to do this!" He wailed. "I don't want to do this! I don't want to have sex…!"
"What's the matter with you?" Muzan asked. "Weren't you the one clamouring for my attention all these years?"
"Weren't you the one so bold to come chasing after me, demanding that I focus on you while I was with my family in Asakusa?" He scoffed. "You'd said then, 'I'll follow you to the ends of Hell,' yet now that you're with me you're running?"
"I didn't want this kind of attention! And that wasn't even your real family!" Tanjirou argued while doing his best to fight the force of being pulled back to Muzan. "Their feelings for you, their connection to you…it was all fake—!"
"You insect…! !" Muzan interrupted in a vile shout full of rage. "What do you know?!"
"It wasn't fake!" He was breathing heavily and red-faced, seeming to have lost his temper for a moment before he regained control almost instantly and returned to wearing his usual apathetic mask. "Whatever. Nothing a lowly pet like you says, matters anyway."
"…" Tanjirou blinked in confusion.
Did Muzan get offended because I called his family's connection to him fake? But they were fake! Their affection was fake! All of it was!
The girl and woman did seem to genuinely care about him…I didn't smell any deceit…but they had obviously been bewitched or something! Muzan did not care about them! He was just using them to pass himself off as a human!
There's no way someone would love this bastard. It had to be some trick I couldn't see through! !
And…he's probably eaten them already…
"…" No. don't get distracted. Focus. Tanjirou pushed away those thoughts as his glare became fiery again. "Yes! Everything about them was fake! And I meant what I said back then!" He insisted through gritted teeth as his fists clenched on the floor. "I'll follow you to the depths of Hell, and I swear I'll slice off your head with my blade! Even if I'm trying to escape now, I'll be back! And I'll find a way to destroy you!"
"Destroy me? Who do you think you're talking back to in that tone?" Muzan snarled, as a vein popped up on his forehead. That reaction, was the only sign on his wholly calm features that he was becoming irritated. "It's clear that someone needs to teach you some manners."
"Let go!" Tanjirou yelled.
"Not. At. All." Muzan enunciated as he started to drag the boy back to him again. "I'm going to give you exactly what you've been wanting all these years—my full, undivided attention~"
No!
"…!" Tanjirou's stress was evident as his brow became knitted with intense worry.
No…!
I can't give up!
I have to get out of here!
I have to make it to the Corps' Headquarters…!
That's the only way I can defeat Muzan!
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[[Scrrreech]]
.
With his great desire to escape, his dark red nails had extended, embedding themselves into the floor, clawing at the hardwood, trying to gain traction.
[[Scrrreeeeeeeeeech]]
His nails were a powerful tool, seemingly having the ability to lengthen at will and pierce through the hardwood as though it was melted butter, but Muzan possessed a strength that was greater than his, causing him to still be pulled along, and causing those nails to leave deep tracks in the smooth, polished wooden flooring.
"You're ruining my floor, Tanjirou," Muzan commented nonchalantly. "Do you know how expensive these things are to repair? Control yourself."
"No...!" Tanjirou yelled back at him, his eyes still fixed to the bright rectangle of light that represented his freedom, a freedom that was being denied to him as he was pulled away from it and back into the room. "Aaaaagh!"
"Freedom or sex," Muzan's dark voice said from behind him. "I don't care about want you want. We will bond tonight. I've been waiting long enough to put my mark on you. I will break that stubborn will of yours."
"Oof...!" The air left Tanjirou's lungs in a gasp as he was flipped over onto his back.
"Tonight, I will do whatever I want to your body." Muzan grinned. "Your body belongs to me and if I decide to take your virginity, then I would do just that." His lips turned up into a sneer. "And after I use you however I like, your mind will be open to my dominance. I will tame you, my pet."
"No—" Tanjirou started, whilst sitting up quickly to hide his privates, but his sentence stopped short when he finally looked over at the Demon King only to realize in a hushed awe that Muzan had not moved from where he had originally been standing. What had been attacking him and also what had grabbed him a minute earlier was the demon's arm.
Apparently, it was able to extend far from his body and behave like a tentacle[2].
"You're a monster..."
"…~" As those words left Tanjirou's lips, a smile stretched across Muzan's face.
"Of course I am a monster," he replied with a smug smile. The arm tentacle around Tanjirou's ankle unwound. "But you'll soon find out that I'm not just any monster or demon. I am the king of them all…"
"…" Tanjirou's wide-eyed gaze remained locked with his Master's in complete fear.
Arm tentacles, body mouths…tongues… Just what in Heaven's name was about to have sex with him? Would he even survive after having a creature such as this steal his virginity away?
His fear mounted as Muzan's lust climbed higher and higher with each second.
"Mmmm…~" As Muzan's arm returned to his side, two thick, smooth, flesh-coloured tentacles sprouted from his back, coming round with the intention to wrap Tanjirou's wrists. "And now…you're about to be fucked by the king of all monsters, my boy~"
[[Ssssk]]
"No…no…" Tanjirou started to backpedal. One of the tentacles grabbed his ankle to stop his escape.
"Argh!" He vigorously tried to shake his leg free as his fearful eyes watched the tentacle wrapping its way up his leg.
Unnaturally soft but bearing an iron grip, it was covered with veiny protrusions all along its length, similar to the red overgrowth that was rooted to over fifty percent of this Muzan's body.
[[Ssssssk]]
"No…!" As he fought the first tentacle, the second shot forward to grab his other ankle and together with the first, flicked sharply in either direction to spread his legs wide. "Nooo….! S-stop that…! Let go! Let go…!"
"'Let go'?" Muzan asked. "For you to go where exactly? Do you even know where 'here' is? This mansion is located in the middle of nowhere. Were you planning to just run out the front door, down the mountainside, through the forest and into the deserted streets hoping to meet a kind stranger you could ask for help?"
When Tanjirou said nothing, Muzan hissed, "What a joke. Do you think you're some cute child, like Hansel and Gretel and that you'll escape being kidnapped with some effort? Come on, Tanjirou, this is no fairy tale and you're not cute. You look like a disgusting beast. Who would help you?"
"…?!" Tanjirou said nothing. He had no idea who these 'Hansel' and 'Gretel' children were. He figured that they were fictional characters, as Muzan had said something about a 'fairy tale', but he did not want to ask about it and then suffer being mocked again as an ignorant 'country boy'. So he gritted his teeth and while trying to not be offended by Muzan's words about him being a 'disgusting monster', he reached for and started to pull at the tentacle around his leg with both hands.
But using the grip he had on his legs, Muzan yanked him forward and the force dislodged Tanjirou's hands from trying to free his leg and made him fall flat on his back.
"Ah…!" Tanjirou gasped.
"Look at this~" Muzan started in a teasing tone, raising his tentacles to lift and spread Tanjirou's legs wide again. "Are you an Exhibitionist? Escaping naked to show people your embarrassingly small and flaccid penis? ~"
"What?!" Tanjirou momentarily stopped struggling and his entire face blushed a deep, dark shade of red as his gaze went down to the body part Muzan was looking at. What was he supposed to say to that?
"…" Grudgingly, he noted that Muzan was right, not about the size of his penis, but about his escape plan. What had he been hoping to achieve?
Running out there at night, naked and looking as he was, someone might shoot him rather than help him.
"Oh, Tanjirou…~" Muzan's laughter was cruel as another of his tentacles came forward to caress Tanjirou's bare, bound leg from his ankle to his upper thigh.
Silently, he noted that Tanjirou had nice legs. They were short and shapely with nicely muscled thighs. Also, Tanjirou did not have much body hair and his skin was surprisingly soft.
"…~" When this observation of his submissive's limb made the boy tremble in a type of vague sexual awareness that Tanjirou seemed to be wholly shocked and confused by, Muzan's smile widened. "Oh…you're pretty sensitive aren't you? You seem like the type to have erogenous zones all over your body. It will be fun to discover each and every one of them. Mmm…how entertaining you are, Tanji-kun. I haven't even put my dick in you and you're already giving me a good time~~"
"W-wait…!" Tanjirou protested as Muzan reached out to touch his leg as though needing to feel his skin under his palm.
"Ah and what a silly boy you are too." Muzan laughed, whilst running a finger around the perimeter of Tanjirou's foot then down the back of his leg over his calf. "Fighting me when you know I'm stronger and plotting to escape in your condition. You're not mind-broken yet and it's like you've already lost your mind—"
"Argh…!" Tanjirou could not take much more of Muzan's insults and borderline sexual teasing. He was starting to feel weird, and added to that, the tentacle rubbing over his thigh was slowly inching downwards, getting dangerously close to his groin.
"Just….stop it…!" He shouted, regaining enough of his sensibilities to yank one, then the other foot out of the tight grip of his Master's tentacles.
To him, he would rather take his chances outside and suffer a possible gunshot wound to his head than to stay with Muzan. But as he turned over and launched himself forward with the intent to run, Muzan knocked him down again.
[[BAM]]
"Ahhh…! ! !"
[[BAM]]
"…!" When he fell to his knees, the same tentacle hit him behind his head and Tanjirou fell forward.
[[SLAM]]
[[THUD]]
"What part of 'your Master's going to take your virginity' do you keep failing to comprehend?" Muzan asked in a harsh tone as Tanjirou struggled to regain his bearings from the blows he had sustained. "Stop running off. I'm trying to do some foreplay here. Stay still like an obedient bitch and let me fuck you."
"Ugh…" Tanjirou, ever the persistent one, tried to get up, but he was disoriented and his legs were so wobbly that he fell down again. With a pained groan, he rolled over onto his back and blinked up at the ceiling as his consciousness shifted in and out from a black blur.
Unghh… He was so dizzy that the room appeared to be spinning. His head was aching horribly, he had a weird tingling sensation across his body and his vision was blurred around its edges.
He had definitely sustained some kind of brain injury this time, and as he had not blacked out, he felt every bit of the intense pain that he would not have had to deal with otherwise.
Gah…
"…! !" The pain suddenly increased when his regeneration commenced, leading Tanjirou to curl into a ball, knees to chest and lying on his side.
Ah…Guh…!
The pain of regeneration for the level of damage he had was worse than the pain he had felt for the injury itself. Comparison-wise, it was probably akin to undergoing invasive surgery while conscious and without anaesthesia.
His vascular network was compromised, there was swelling in his brain as a result of internal bleeding and trauma and his regeneration was working hard to fix it all as soon as possible. It was an absolute miracle that he had not fallen unconscious, but Tanjirou would realize later on that this was most likely the result of the link he had created with his demon body. A human would blackout from a severe head injury, but a demon normally would not.
Sadly, unlike a demon who would have an increased tolerance for severe pain and be able to continue functioning in spite of it, Tanjirou was a hybrid and had not built up such an exceptional tolerance as yet. He was used to incredible levels of bone-breaking pain through his work as a Demon Slayer, could probably have his eye gorged out or his arm cut off and simply grit his teeth through it, but enduring the pain of regeneration in an indifferent manner was still a new and quite difficult feat for him. This was because regeneration was a combination of the pain of the injury plus the pain of repair.
This was a kind of pain that was on the cellular level.
"Arrrrrg…! !" The searing ache in Tanjirou's head multiplied further and his eyes rolled back.
Arggggh…!
He felt the reconnection of every vein within the damaged superficial venous network around his brain, then the repair of his cranial arteries. The internal bleeding in his head was reabsorbed and broken cells were destroyed and replaced with lightning fast accuracy.
"Ahhhhhhh…!"
"Now that I've allowed you to carry out your silly little escape plan," Muzan commented casually as though Tanjirou was not crying in pain at his feet, "…I've seen what you're capable of with this new body." He paused briefly as his gaze went over Tanjirou's bruised nudity while the boy before him twisted in pain. "It was an interesting show to see you fighting so hard. I was surprised by how fast you were able to conquer the powerful compulsions I was throwing at you. My Lower Moons could not do that and my Upper Moons did not dare try. But you…"
[[HUFF]]
[[HUFF]]
"…~" Muzan smiled at the way Tanjirou's laboured breathing sounded. As his body continued to regenerate itself from his latest head injury and he writhed and arched in pain, he looked like a broken doll that was having life filtered into it for the first time.
"You…Tanjirou," Muzan whispered. "You're bold enough to disobey despite knowing the differences in our strength. You're strong enough to make an instant connection with a body whose intricate structure and mechanisms you have no knowledge of. You commanded it to do your bidding. And you were even using your Breaths just like Kokushibō used to. Remarkable. You gave me a demo of just how fast you can adapt…"
[[COUGH]]
Tanjirou went still at last, coughing up a bit of blood, blinking and bearing a fleeting expression of relief over the fact that now that his body had fully healed itself, the pain had finally ended.
"…" Muzan stopped, biting into his bottom lip as though taking a moment to control his excitement as their gazes locked. The look in Tanjirou's eyes was fiery and foretold his intention to not give up in spite of the beating and subsequent pain he had just endured. "You… You're always going beyond my expectations," he said in a hot whisper, his sadistic delight threatening to overwhelm him. "It's so lovely and I can't wait to see how well you will utilize your skills for my purposes."
"…" Tanjirou merely glared at him.
"Hmmph." Muzan scoffed. "All that's left to be done is what's going to happen next. I'm going to teach you how a good little boy is supposed to behave~"
There was a heavy pause.
"And let me tell you, Tanjirou-kun…I'm a very thorough teacher…~"
xxx
No matter the pain
Go forward (go forward), go forward (go forward), keep going ahead (keep going ahead)
— Kamado Tanjirō no Uta (Tanjirō Kamado's Song)
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Next Chapter Title: : Re-educating a Slayer I: An Amazing Child
Next Chapter Teaser: Tanjirou has been captured, but for him, his fight is not over by a long shot. As though not wanting to accept the fact that his Master has him cornered, he continues to fight Muzan hard. And despite his pet's continued rejection, Muzan proceeds with his re-education attempt. But can he fully foil Tanjirou's escape plot and inform him of what is expected of him?
NEXT UPDATE: I will see you all in 7-10 days for the next update. I have soooo much work to do in that time (as usual). I'll be buried under a pile of writings that need to be edited and scenes that must me written. Hopefully I'll be able to get the next chapter out in time (7 days if things go according to plan and 10 days if I get held up by writing for later scenes or if the edit grows unexpectedly). Until then, take care and please check out the extras I prepared below for you.
END NOTES SECTION- Where the Author discusses (makes fun of) their characters' actions from that chapter
(NOTE...I don't try to be funny in these notes. These are actual, genuine things that go through my mind while I'm editing. Tbh I'm full of sh*t):
Hmm.
-1 '"It wasn't fake!" Muzan shouted back'
Author: The reason why Muzan reacted like this would be explained in a muchhhhhh later chapter.
b) 'while trying to not be offended by Muzan's words about him being a 'disgusting monster''
Author: Don't worry, Tanjirou, Muzan's just being a mean tsundere. He actually thinks you're cute.
c) 'Do you think you're some cute child, like Hansel and Gretel'
Author: Fun fact. Hansel and Gretel was originally written in 1812.
-2 '"Look at this~" Muzan started in a teasing tone, lifting his tentacles to spread Tanjirou's legs wide again. "Are you an exhibitionist? Escaping naked to show people your embarrassingly small and flaccid penis? ~"'
Author: Awwww don't insult Tanjirou's dick… (sorry, Tanjirou, I'm laughing)
b) 'Stop running off. I'm trying to do some foreplay here.'
Author: Let the guy do his foreplay, man. Oh well… I guess the only way for him to complete his foreplay is to tie you up…( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
c) '"Now that I've allowed you to carry out your silly little escape plan," Muzan commented casually as though Tanjirou was not crying in pain at his feet'
Author: My dude is just carrying on like it's just another normal day.
d) 'Tanjirou was a hybrid and had not built up such an exceptional tolerance as yet.'
Author: Don't worry, Tanjirou, Muzan will help you to build up your pain tolerance :) He is pretty good at teaching his demons how to handle pain.
e) 'This was because regeneration was a combination of the pain of the injury plus the pain of repair'
Author: Ah so this is just my headcanon for regeneration. Imo one feels pain when they're injured, right? So imagine if those broken tissues are quickly being jostled and moved back into place. There will definitely be pain again throughout the process of healing unless the pain receptors can be turned off or one can mentally block out the pain reaction. Regeneration is 1000% focused on replacing body structures and 0% focused on reducing pain. It does not care. It prioritizes the repair of the body. A demon would personally have to control its reaction to pain through adaptation and mental conditioning, as regeneration is not going to be like: "aww, poor baby, you're hurt. Don't worry, I'll be a little more gentle."
Also, regarding what the manga said about a demon possessing "no concept of fatigue or injury", in my headcanon /interpretation of this statement, the 'pain' is there, only that they have no 'concept' of it as there are some demons who are so advanced that they can either turn off their pain receptors, block out the feeling through mental conditioning, or raise their tolerance to a high level. Then there may be some who lack those pain receptors altogether. Like, when Muzan beheaded Gyokko, Gyokko did not react in any way, but while Muzan was torturing Akaza, Akaza appeared to be reaching the limits of his endurance as it was probably an extremely high and consistent level of pain. Additionally, the temari throwing demon, when she had that curse from saying Muzan's name rip through her body, she was definitely screaming in pain. So that's why I say that the 'no concept of pain' thing for this story, will be all about pain adaptation and how each demon learns / evolves themselves to deal with it.
-3 '"All that's left to be done is what's going to happen next. I'm going to teach you how a good little boy is supposed to behave~"'
Author: Oh no…what are you going to do to 're-educate' Tanji-kun? *looks at the title of the next chapter* Poor bby… Let's put on our seatbelts guys…Muzan's about to get nasty (nastier?)…
-4 'As Muzan's arm returned to his side, two thick, smooth tentacles sprouted from his back, coming round with the intention to wrap Tanjirou's wrists'
Author: Yes! Say hi to the 'tentacles' tag. You'll be seeing these a lot :) Btw, I wrote his tentacle design before the type of tentacles he had on his back in the manga were shown—that's why they're different. The tentacles he has here aren't like those with the battle spearheads at the end from the manga; they're long, thick and smooth ;) It's good to see that both the mangaka and I had similar intentions for there to be tentacles on his back, except that my design is all perversion. They're like hentai tentacles…but of course, as Muzan is a champ at changing his form, the Muzan in this story is also able to utilize his Canon-designed tentacles with the spearheads—when he feels like it. He just brought out this extra special version for Tanji-kun ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) So let's call this version of Muzan that's outfitted with the sex tentacles and tongues 'Hentai Combat Muzan' and the other one 'Regular Combat Muzan' (I'm crying)
b. '"And now…you're about to be fucked by the king of all monsters, my boy~"'
Author: *fangirls straight into the next century…* ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
-5 Now that Tanjirou-kun's reached the end of his rope and the dawn of his wrecking is upon him, I will put an excerpt of the song In The End by Linkin Park in memory of his soon to be destroyed virginity xD Ahh this poor, kind sunshine boy who did his best only to fail repeatedly…I love angst…such sweet pain. You just know I'm playing this song rn.
"I kept everything inside, ( this is what Tanjirou did with his grief, pain, and loss throughout his journey and even while Muzan tortured him for the 31 days. He did his best to hide how broken he was)
And even though I tried, (to escape and endure)
It all fell apart. (his escape attempt)
What it meant to me, (freedom and fighting back)
Will eventually be,
A memory of a time? (will his thoughts of who he is and what he fought for fade away once he becomes a tool?)
I tried so hard, (to escape)
And got so far. (close to making it out)
But in the end,
It doesn't even matter! (he got caught)
I had to fall,
To lose it all.
But in the end,
It doesn't even matter! (all his attempts to endure it all and fight)
In spite of the way you were mocking me, (Muzan mocked him throughout his imprisonment)
Acting like I was part of your property. (claimed him as his 'sub', and 'pet)
Remembering all the times you fought with me, (every occurrence they clashed)
I'm surprised…It got so far (despite being doomed to fail he's surprised that he endured this long)
You kept everything inside, (Muzan kept his intentions to break him a secret, also the lie Muzan told in chapter 1 about sparing his friends if he convert to a demon)
And even though I tried, (to endure and escape)
It all fell apart, (he got caught)
What it meant to me will eventually be
A memory of a time when I
I tried so hard,
And got so far.
But in the end,
It doesn't even matter!
I had to fall,
To lose it all.
But in the end,
It doesn't even matter!
I've put my trust in you, ('you' is himself. He put his trust in his own abilities to surpass these odds and escape)
Pushed as far as I can go. (went above and beyond, even gaining control of his demon abilities)
For all this,
There's only one thing you should know… ('you' in this case are the people he cares about, he wants them to know that he did his best)
I tried so hard,
And got so far.
But in the end,
It doesn't even matter…!" (he lost and most likely is about to be re-educated…)
MANGA DISCUSSION, FICLET / MINI FIC
-DISCUSSION / SPOILER MANGA CHAPTER 203
Instant reaction after reading the chapter 26/04/20: Just a note to say that I am utterly saddened that my (and maybe everyone's) predictions for Tanjirou's outcome came true. Now I'm upset. It's just as I said in my last prediction…Kanao miraculously survives and the power of friendship and love saves Tanjirou. And worse of all, to add insult to injury, they just had to degrade Muzan even in death by having him pulling on Tanjirou, begging and reasoning with him that he should not go and leave him there alone. Alone?! Then he's standing in the dark like a loser. Like…what? Muzan went from looking like this totally mysterious, badass villain when he first appeared to a pussy. And worst of all, my previous guess that Tanjirou literally became a demon in the storyline only as a reason for the Author to resurrect him is as plain as day. He was as dead as a doornail. His heart had stopped, he was missing an arm. Demonic conversion brought him back to life and restored his body parts in perfect working order. Now hooray. The main character isn't dead anymore.
Don't get me wrong, I don't hate Tanjirou (altho this fic would make it look that way). Also, I'm not hating on the manga itself or the author's decision. Imo the author could do whatever they want since it's their story. This is just my reaction to the events unfolding. I'm annoyed that I saw this ending from the moment he became a demon and it upsets me that it was so predictable and seems to be catering more to what most of the fans are demanding rather than what the author originally said that they want for their story. It saddens me when good storytelling is sacrificed for the sake of popularity, but tbh I can't blame or hate on an author for doing that because they need to keep their series popular so that it can sell a lot and get money to survive.
P.S.: And just so you know, the angrier the Canon events make me, the worse Kamado Tanjirou's Ruination would be as I use this story's sadistic parts to ease all my tension. So don't get mad at me when you're reading later chapters and wondering why I'm being so cruel to Tanji-kun, please know that it's the roughly 20 chapters of tentacle swinging, the ten (or so) chapters of Nezuko running-running-running, people magically surviving grave injuries, Tamayo's miracle drug that weakened Muzan, and the fact that they used Muzan as a plot device to heal the Main Character that was upsetting me.
But I must say that in this chapter, there are things that I loved! I loved Zenitsu and Inosuke's characters. They're always awesome! And how Nezuko reacted to Zenitsu referring to her as his wife was so cute. Baby girl was so overwhelmed aww. And I like how Yuushiro took a moment to remember Tamayo and how he even showed that he's just a tsundere when he started crying over the fact that Tanjirou survived. Also, all round, the art was great (seeing Giyuu made me sad tho. Poor guy needs a rest)!
One hour later: Ok ok wowwww I'm going to freaking contradict myself here, but I also loved 203 because it gave me lots of Muzan tightly holding on to Tanjirou from behind and whispering in his ear ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) yes…I'm a pervert. And now that "Tanjirou don't go. Don't leave me here" makes it soooooo shippy because Muzan essentially wanted Tanjirou to stay with him forever in the dark void ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). It's like they were married…all wrapped up in demon flesh like that. Muzan emerged from his arm, which means, Muzan was inside him. And might I add that Muzan was naked throughout the whole process of holding Tanjirou tightly? ;)
Ah. And the more I think about it the happier I get. I love the author for first giving me Muzan injecting his demon seed into Tanjirou (ok that came out wrong) in a position that looked like they were getting married + exchanging vows and now a naked Muzan hugging Tanjirou tightly. Also, it's funny to know that Canon Tanjirou is a little gold-digger. Sugar Daddy Muzan was looking so long for the 'one perfect demon', found that 'one perfect demon' in Tanjirou, took him, gave him everything he had left and then when Tanjirou was strong enough to stand on his own two feet he just left his Demon Daddy without looking back or saying 'thanks' ahahahaha.
Ah Tanjirou…you're something else. I give you props man. You turned a vicious, sadistic, apathetic villain who said you looked 'disgusting' with your face tumor, who mocked the existence of a god and whom you once referred to as comparable to a 'true demon' into a lonely, begging man who believed that 'god' chose you and who looked at you with your face tumor and called you 'a superior creature'. And all of this happened the instant he went into your virgin body and poured his seed in you. Wow (I'm screaming)…
Lol Tanjirou the Gold-digger x'D
*Laughing and playing the 'Gold-digger' song at 4am in the morning* ahahahahahahaha Muzan got a taste of something good then got played asdfghjkl. Look up the song…I'm crying.
"She take my money[blood], when I'm in need[dying]
Yeah, s[he's] a triflin' friend indeed
Ooh s[he's] a gold digger, way over time
That digs on me"
(SEE IMAGE I EDITED ON TWITTER. The image title on my Privatter link would be "CHAPTER 19 END NOTES MANGA DISCUSSION IMAGE(for ffnet users)")
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It's even funnier when you consider that White-haired Muzan Ghost Ver. is broke af. He really had nothing to give Tanjirou other than depression, naked hugs and a dark void. Fedora Muzan would have the money, inheritance and status to give him. Tanjirou has his priorities right. Can't blame him. I'm laughing so hard and am in a much better mood now. I love chapter 203 now lmfao but I'm still going to ruin the Tanjirou in this story (such a pity that the only way my mind was able to cope with this chapter was to see it from my own perspective).
My thoughts two days later 28/04/20: You know, I realized that this chapter is very similar to the 4th unlikely prediction I made (in this story's chapter 14 notes) for an ending where it was "Muzan x Tanjirō, but NOT the way I dream of". The gist of that was …Muzan inside Tanjirou's body. In 203, they never showed us Muzan disintegrating and the operation of Tamayo's miracle drug in restoring humanity has never been fully explained (doesn't seem like it obliterates demon cells), so unless Muzan dies from loneliness, he is without a doubt still in our boy. And this leads me to repeat what I said in my old prediction: what if, "like in those horror shows, when you think the thing is dead, it is where you least expect it"?
-FICLET / MINI FIC: NOW IT'S TIME FOR MY PERSONAL HEADCANON THAT WOULD NEVER HAPPEN IN THE MANGA! Let me tell you a story that I'm coming up with on a whim as I write and one I would have made into a doujinshi if I had the skill (maybe one day…)— Following chapter 203, Tanjirou goes on with his life and commences the ever popular ship of Tanjirou x Kanao when Kanao confesses to him.
A few weeks later, the Kamado siblings and friends are all sitting together discussing the fact that they (excepting Nezuko of course) might all die in a few years as is expected of the marked ones and while Nezuko is worried, Kanao, Inosuke and Zenitsu brushes it aside as something they fully expect and accept. Tanjirou though, is worried that unlike his friends he has an 'either or' possibility. He voices this, saying that he wanted to have the same odds as they did and how his survival beyond his twenties may be impacted by the side effect of his past demonization.
Kanao, Nezuko and his friends hope that he lives to old age but Tanjirou doesn't want any boosts from the brief curse that he was afflicted with. He doesn't want to possibly outlive his friends. So he subscribes to the idea that he just might die young like his dad did and tells them that he would try to live life to the fullest with them and Nezuko.
So it is, that after this discussion when Kanao approaches him to suggest that they get married as soon as possible and start a family as they may not have more than ten years left to live, he isn't opposed to the idea. Life goes on, their wedding day is approaching fast and they think that all is well BUT THE TRUTH IS that Muzan is hiding inside some indistinct part of Tanjirou, content to continue living + experiencing life with him. In Muzan's opinion, he has nothing better to do anyway.
Tanjirou has already changed him so much, but he now becomes addicted to watching his every move. All humans were greedy, right? They long for power, immortality and all kinds of vices but what kind of boy was Tanjirou to reject the chance of becoming a god…the king of them all, in preference of death and a mediocre life? So Muzan studies him, convinced that there must be something bad about Tanjirou. No one is all sunshine and rainbows. Thus, Muzan spends a couple months just there chilling in his dark void, naked (voids don't have clothes okay) and watching Tanjirou's life on a screen. He convinces himself that he's just waiting for Tanjirou to weaken so he can take him over ('baka! It's not that I like you or anything ^/^!').
He is there in the background with Tanjirou through everything—his first kiss, his wedding night, and the birth of his first child. That night when Tanjirou's son was born was particularly memorable for Muzan. Everything had happened in a blur as soon as Kanao had woken him up with her labour pains. Tanjirou was excited—happier than he had ever seen him—and also very nervous and scared. He had left his home in a panic and together with Zenitsu who lived nearby, had run down the street on that cold, snowy night looking for a doctor to attend to Kanao. This was the first time Muzan could recall wanting to see someone succeed at something, but when he realized that what he was feeling was a genuinely positive emotion, he convinced himself that it was just an emotion related to how Tanjirou and his loud-mouthed friend's excitement had affected him. It was no big deal.
Ever the stubborn one to outwit death, as time goes on Muzan does not fade away not only because he had formed an attachment to Tanjirou, but due his plea for Tanjirou to 'not leave [him] alone'. His desire to stay with Tanjirou had made his spirit and consciousness linger on.
Muzan does not want to go to hell all alone to meet the thousands of vengeful spirits waiting for his arrival.
There was absolutely zero fun in that venture.
And Tanjirou has no clue that Muzan was vacationing in his body. He feels no different. Except that, for quite some time (ever since the day he defeated him), he has been having weird dreams about Muzan that he was sure he wanted no one to know about. Those dreams always started with him (Tanjirou) walking into a dark void where he would see Muzan sitting behind a wall of metal bars entangled with vines of wisteria blossoms. Muzan always smelled a bit…sad and this was so intriguing to Tanjirou that he would stand there looking at him without a word. But, as soon as Muzan saw him, he would always smile and the prison bars and blossoms keeping him trapped would disappear.
Muzan would then hold him tightly in his arms like a departed lover, saying how surprised he was that he had returned, and telling him to promise not to leave him alone. The dreams were very innocent in the beginning, but eventually, Muzan had started touching him while he held him, and then a few nights later he initiated a sexual encounter.
The morning after that first sexual dream, he had woken up in a fright and apparently he must have made some noise, as Nezuko had come running, looking very worried, and insisting that he stay home from work.
Tanjirou genuinely felt ill, but he had gone to work anyway. He could not lie in bed all day thinking about the dream and the way Muzan had touched him. He needed a distraction.
Unfortunately, after that, the occurrence of those dreams increased from several times a week to every night. Every single night his dream self would be in that void with Muzan, and every single night their bodies would be entangled until dawn. The dream on the night before his wedding was especially intense. Muzan had seemed angry, and had told him that they were the ones who should have been getting married instead. The sex had also been quite rough.
And Tanjirou's most hated aspect about those dreams was not only that he remembered every detail of them, but that he always felt compelled to masturbate while thinking about Muzan when he woke up.
He was very disturbed by this but shouldered the stress on his own, eventually brushing it off as yet another side effect of being formerly demonized… Maybe his body had some kind of residual attachment to the Demon King?
But little did he know that since Muzan was occupying his body, there was a link between them via his subconscious, and the Demon King had been basically having sex with him in there since he was 15. In Muzan's mind, they were practically in a relationship.
And time goes by. Eventually, Muzan forgets about his plot to wait to take over Tanjirou when he is weakened. Then one day, he realizes that 8 years has passed since his defeat. Tanjirou is now 23, is married with a family and has an honest job. He's a loyal husband (outside his dreams), a good father and works hard while Muzan, finally confident that the era of Slayers has come to an end, is strong enough to detach from and leave Tanjirou's body.
He does so as a small speck of flesh in the dead of night. (The manga has already shown that he was getting over Tamayo's drug so there is nothing stopping him from building strength inside Tanjirou then escaping.)
When Tanjirou wakes the next morning after yet another intense sex dream where he dreamt that Muzan had told him goodbye, he sees a small indent about the size of half a dime on his forearm. Weird…right? But he thinks nothing of it as he has to say goodbye to the wifey and kids and run off to work.
Meanwhile, Muzan is hiding away in whatever hole he escaped to and grows back into the Muzan we know (like he did after Yoriichi attacked him).
Then, three years passes and throughout all that time, he can't stop thinking about returning to claim Tanjirou! He had tried to forget him, but of course he finds himself fantasizing about returning to steal him away from his family. He cannot deny the attachment he's formed to Tanjirou and it overwhelms him. He must have Tanjirou.
Ah yes…so it's now 11 years after Muzan's defeat, the Taisho period is over (let's say it's 1936/37) and the world is on the brink of World War II. Muzan, because of the time he has spent in Tanjirou's body has sun immunity from him and has spent the last three years since he left his body restoring all his financial assets. He is probably now a) a high-ranking official in the government (I just want to see Muzan in sexy military-style wear, okay) or b) the same rich businessman he was before his final encounter with the Slayers.
He commences his plot to kidnap Tanjirou.
As he had lived in him for years, he knows of every place Tanjirou liked to go to—he knows his daily routine and it's easy to kidnap him. And after he kidnaps Tanjirou, he takes him to his remote mansion. Tanjirou wakes up naked and chained to a bed (why not? His clothes got dirty and Muzan put him on the bed because it wasn't polite to put him on the floor, okay?), completely shocked that Muzan is alive and sitting next to him.
And as he struggles and demands what the heck is going on, Muzan just smiles and tells him that he's better off with him because of the coming war. He tells Tanjirou that had taken care of him for eight years and now it's his (Muzan's) turn to take care of him. Tanjirou makes the connection and is shocked that Muzan had been active inside him all those years. He then remembers his weird dreams with their sex during that time and how real the emotions and everything had felt but instead of being happy as Muzan thought he would have been, Tanjirou is absolutely devastated. He can't believe that something he had thought was all in his head was real and screams at Muzan to free him, telling him that he had no right to violate him like that for years. Muzan does not understand and tells him that he's just being difficult.
Tanjirou breaks down in tears, begging to return to his family but Muzan tells him that there is no way he'd allow him to leave him as he would get enlisted in the army and sent away to die. Also, as a marked one, he is supposed to die very soon as he's almost 26 now. Muzan tells him that he could feel that the spirit of death is already over him.
Now, imagine that on this night where he takes Tanji-kun away, the story continues similar to the chapter one of this fic (replacing the part in the prologue/ chapter with how he is kidnapped) minus the trickery. Muzan seeks to change him into a demon again (so he won't die as a marked one) as this time there is no Tamayo drug that could save Tanjirou like it did in chapter 203 of the manga. Also, no Slayers to try saving him and there is the looming atmosphere of war and destruction. This version of the story would be 'Kamado Tanjirou's Submission', and not 'Kamado Tanjirou's Ruination'. And there's an extra level of angst because Muzan is now head over heels obsessed with Tanjirou but Tanjirou longs to return to his wife + children and grieves over the fact that they're (his family is) out there by themselves.
He's depressed and losing weight but Muzan keeps him chained and does not allow him to leave. Ultimately, Tanjirou realizes that time is running out. He has to make sure his family is safe, so, always the one to use himself as a bargaining chip for the safety of others, he is convinced by Muzan to make a deal with him where Muzan would send someone ('on Tanjirou's behalf') to take his family somewhere that is confirmed to be safe and out of any of the cities that may be directly affected by the war. Muzan makes Tanjirou write them a farewell letter, outlining that he doesn't have long left to live because he is going to die from his mark and did not want to put them through that. He knows the pain of watching a loved one die as he had experienced the same when his father died, so in the letter, he writes that he wants them to remember him smiling.
After the letter is delivered and Tanjirou's family is ferried away as the war starts heating up, Muzan then converts him to a demon then claims what is his and Tanjirou willingly (and grudgingly) accepts becoming his pet / slave for the sake of keeping his family safe. Each and every day, he is forced to serve Muzan for eternity. Eventually, Tanjirou learns to like his new life. And Muzan tells him every day how much he loves him, always reminding him that even though he (Tanjirou) had turned his back on him and left him begging and all alone in that void so many years ago (chapter 203), he cannot leave him again. They were bonded and immortal. He is now his property, wearing his collar, and keeping him company forever. He, Tanjirou, would never choose his friends and death over him again, and he, Muzan, would never be alone again. The end.
Hahahaha…oh…wow…I can't believe I wrote that. Sometimes I worry about myself… Sorry for putting you through that but this little story makes me fangirl so hard even though it has a dark ending.
Anyways, so the mangaka says that there's some kind of climax (I wish it was the one I'm thinking of) coming in the next chapter. I just hope it's some shitty shot of older Tanjirou with 1000 kids and not something to ruin my filthy thoughts of Muzan getting stronger in Tanjirou and then plotting to kidnap him 11 years later because that's my jam rn.
REFERENCES / IMPORTANT FOOTNOTES:
[1] Manga chapter 153. Akaza stated that Tanjirou gained the ability to make his 'entire spirit' disappear in a second, that his presence was like that of a plant and that his (Akaza's) senses could not detect him
[2] 'Apparently, it was able to extend far from his body and behave like a tentacle' Author: Remember, this fic diverted from Canon in chapter 183, so Tanjirou had not gotten the beautiful opportunity to see this Masters extendable arms and tentacles lol.
A SPECIAL NOTE:
GUEST: Are you stalking me? I was legit preparing to click the document to make the new update when your question came in xDDD
NANINONDESUKA: YAY! I'm so happy that you loved the last chapter! Hope you loved this one too! Muzan is getting more intense! Tanjirou can't handle him! And the sex scenes are going to get more graphic from the next chapter!
Thanks for reading!
REN:Aw Thanks so much for worrying about me! Yeah, I'm doing well. I have my bad days but I try to remember to take care of my health! I hope that you liked this new chapter and all the goodies I stuffed in it! Hopefully it helped to cheer up your busy day. Oh and Muzan got even meaner in this chapter! Alsooooo he will NEVER stop playing with his food. He even plays with it while eating it too...You will see how he does that veryyyy soon. Just imagine how he tortured Tanjirou so far and you'll get an idea of how he'll be playfully torturing him during sex too ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Take care of yourself!
ACJMONKEYAJ: Ooho! ! Well our poor Tanji-kun has had his escape ruined again! but fear not...our boy has a willpower of steel! He will keep trying no matter what Muzan puts him through!
You're welcome! As for the roadblocks you hit in writing, it's good to see you power through them. To me, that's what creative endeavours are all about - maintaining the will to go on in spite of all the environmental as well as internal blocks that we have to face. I'm smiling right now just reading about all your progress!
Your story title sounds good though. Why don't you like it? Did you end up changing the plot so there was no longer a 'forgotten sibling'?
Aw and I wish I could check out your trilogy because it totally does sound interesting but dont expect much from me. You mentioned checking it out when I have off days but sadly I have no off days from writing xD I'm like one of those ppl who get sent to hell who have to do one activity over and over as punishment. Apparently, writing is my punishment. I write from the moment I open my eyes to the moment I close them, stopping only to eat, drink or draw when I feel overwhelmed. Sometimes I watch an anime episode or read a manga chapter when my brain wants to self-destruct from too much writing. I know it may sound weird, but I barely have time to do much else lol. The reason is that I am currently writing, editing and drawing for an 800K book series project I'm planning to finish this year and Ruination came along out of nowhere, got HUGE and is eating into the time I need to be spending on that. Now my to-do list is a mile long and it's gotten so busy that I can only reply to my irl friends' texts every 2-3 days. I've started waking at 3:30am on mornings to start writing and by the time I go to bed I STILL can't finish everything I want to do lol idek what's going on lol . So I don't want to disappoint you by saying 'yeah I'll check it out soon!' What I can say is that I'll add it to my to-do list and check it out when I get to it. I'm hoping that in a couple months my schedule can ease up...so sorry T_T
Lol I know the scene you're talking about! That was with the needle play when Muzan gave him the stars on his body because he told Tanjirou that he likes to act like he's the 'star' of his own show! I loved that scene XD
AH no worries! The lengthy review is fine! You spokee from your heart! And I realize that that's a thing with us writers...we tend to make everything long even when we try to keep it short! I'm always embarrassing myself like that. Even in this story when I make the long end notes I feel bad!
LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHA YES TANJIROU NEEDS TO COVER UP HIS NAKEY BODY. CAN'T BE RUNNING AROUND LIKE THAT. I WAS GETTING SECONDHAND EMBARRASSMENT IMAGINING THAT WHOLE NAKED FIGHT SCENE LOL
But I guess that after suffering under Muzan's tortures where the Demon King basically used to tie him to the bed exposed in all his naked glory just to humiliate him, Tanjirou kind of doesnt notice his nakedness much anymore x'D Oh and it's so funny to me how you mention it and in this chapter Muzan also mentions it (lol are you Muzan?). I was dying with laughter when Tanjirou got embarrassed when Muzan brought it to his attention but Tanjirou is so distraught that being naked outside is the least of his worries! Who knows...maybe he was planning to tie some palm tree leaves and vines from the forest around his body lmfao he'll look like a forest boy...maybe like Inosuke!
Thanks for reading and reviewing and sorry again for not being able to check out your writing until much later! Please have a good day and remember to take care of yourself!
DYSPHOL: Ayeee! Thank you! I love you too xD Gosh you make me blush with your kind words about this chapter! I'm happy that you like it! I will keep doing my best!
KANON 58: Ooooooooooh! A fanfic! I'm so happy for you! I'm happy that I can inspire you a bit! And that plot sounds awesome! Slayer Nezuko and Demon Tanjirou would be the best. Ahh I wish you allll the best and tons of success with it! I just know that your story will be great.
And thank you so much! I hope that you're doing well!
Same here! I love how Tanjirou's fighting so hard here when we alllllllll know what's going to happen to him. And it's only going to get worse and more worse for him!
And me too :( I miss Muzan in the Manga too. If you read my manga discussion above, I was so upset with how they degraded him to begging Tanjirou to stay but thanks to my crazy imagination, I am feeling a lot better now.
I also think that Muzan is still inside Tanjirou ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
GUEST: Lol! I love your comment so much...made me laugh! It truly is 2v1 on Tanjirou! This poor boy can't get a rest! Tanjirou's oni self is such a stinker! xDD Ahhh and Muzan having fun while torturing Tanjirou is my favorite thing! You got a lot more interactions in this chapter! I hope that you liked it! And what do you mean by initially subdued? Because if you mean when Muzan catches him, that would be next chapter! Poor Tanjirou...things are about to get MUCH worse!
Thanks everyone for reading and please take care!