wattpad: izunasakaki

Release: Feb 22, 2021

Words: 2497

(TANJIRO POV)

My master just told me to show him the breath style that I use. What should I do? I don't want to hurt him. He told me that this breath style is dangerous that even I will die from it.

I also understand what demon is. Their kinds, ranks and even their weaknesses. Demon tends to avoid sunlight, wisteria and nichirin sword that was infused with poison.

He told me the prowess of my breath style. It can kill any demons, no matter how strong or thought it was. But I wonder, if this sword hit him. Will he die? Well there's only one thing to find out.

I looked at my master who is inform of me. His eyes were close. Maybe he is tired or just observing. He told me to attack with my full strength. That's what I should do. But I have this feeling that I can't do it. He didn't do anything bad on me so why would i.

I know it's for training, but I'm still...is it fear? Sympathy? What should i do?

'Tanjiro' my master shouted as he looked at me seriously. By the looks of it he is certainly getting a bit irritated. So I decided what the best thing to do.

I take a stance. I gulp and wipe my sweat. Close my eyes and focus. I began running toward him. Holding my sword really tight. 'He is still not moving!' I thought as I let go of all anxiety that I fell.

This is my chance to show my master how strong am it.

I sped up and now I'm in front of him. I held my sword really high and shouted 'Sun breathing, 1st form! Sun waltz!' my sword was set ablaze as I swung it to him. Having no intent to kill.

I close my eyes and wish that his still alive.

A few second pass by, I open my eyes. What I saw surprised me. I saw him holding my sword using his fingers. His fingers is burning, but it's not deteriorating. I thought to myself. How could this happen? I thought this breath style can burn and kill any demons as long as it makes contact on it.

But here in front of my eyes. I can see him looking with disappointment. He easily block my sword without using his katana. He just his finger to do it. How strong is he. I thought. Now I noticed it. He is different. He is not like the demon that I fighr and kill on the forest.

I can smell that he is not ordinary. Wait! I remember him saying that he is an Upper moon. So that's explain how he can easily touch my burning blade like it was a piece of paper. He didn't even have a bruises.

I let go of the sword and fall down. I looked at him and said. 'how'. I didn't notice his feet. It hit me really hard and send me flying destroying a lot of shoji door.

I touch my head and found it bleeding. I'm not healing. What should I do,i'm not going to die right?

I thought to myself as I panicked.

My master appeared in front of me and said that i am weak and is disappointed about my ability. He told me that the breath style is stronger than any breath style. And the reason why he easily block my sword with his finger is because I'm weak and shocking is he told me that I don't have any resolve.

What are you fighting for? Tanjiro. Those words echoed in my head. I stand and apologize to him.I know that I am weak. That's why I want to be stronger so that I can protect those I cared. Please teach me. I'm sorry for being incompetent.

Please teach me, Guide me. I want to honed my skills further so that I can protect my sister and everyone that is dear to me. I don't care what kind of hellish training I experienced. As long as I can learn and become strong. I will gladly take the risk.

I said to him as he just smiled and hand me a flesh and said that I need to eat it. I ask him that I don't want to eat a human flesh. He looked at me once more and told me that this isn't a human flesh. It was a boat meat.

I looked at the meat and found myself drolling. I'm hungry. I want to eat. I open my mouth and bite the flesh. It taste really bad and it smelled bad especially that it was not cooked. The food that I eat at urokodaki place is much better. But knowing that my master is a demon, I guess he doesn't have stuff for cooking. So I just eat it as my wounds get healed.

"You said that you will gladly take risk right" Kokushibo said as he stand and walk toward one of the shoji door. "Yes, master! I'm willing too" i replied as i stand and follow him.

"You better be ready because it won't be that easy" The man with six eyes said as I heard a biwa instrument. I quickly turn to the direction of the sound and found a girl with long black hair.

"Master" i asked as we suddenly got teleported away.

"Don't worry, she's not an enemy" he replied as I sight. As we got teleported away, I immediately scan my sorrounding. I found that we are in the forest. I ask him what forest is this and he even reply me but said that this is where I will be training.

I got a confused look on my face as I look at him. He is just standing there. I look around and found nothing. What should I do here? I asked my self as I sense that he is looking at me.

He said, 'Go up there. That will be your training. This training will help you to strengthen your body'. I looked at him and asked 'but it's cold'

'just do it. We are at Mount Hotaka. This is the 3rd highest mountain that I know. Climbing it will help you to improve your stamina and endurance. It would be hard work though since climbing it will make your heart rate go up really high from the moment you step on it.' he said as I start climbing.

"Fuck! This is really hard than I thought!" I said as I fall down several meters. 'Good thing that I'm a demon' I thought.

'do i really need to climb it? It's easy if I just look at it, but when I walk into it, it got harder' I thought as I inhale and exhale and dash toward the Mountain.

'master told me that this training will in crease my stamina. With that I can fight longer than anyone else. This will be a good a training, it hurt at first but I need to do it. I thought as I keep running I am at 1000 feet until I slipped again, good thing that grabbed a branch or else I will rol and roll and start it all over again.

'I need to be stronger! increasing my stamina is only a fraction on the list on how to get stronger. I have a long day at to go'

I thought as I stand up and breath heavily.

I can feel the air around me. It's too strong, like it's pulling me. A minute of running it's getting harder to breath, harder to walk.

The air is too intense. I need to be careful or else I'll get blown away and possibly die. Even though I'm a demon I'm still scared.

A few moment later I reach the peak. I pant heavily, something is preventing the oxygen to me. I guess it's because of the air around me. It's too much. I stand up and get a surprise look on my face when I saw my master meditating there.

"Ma-maste..how did you get there!' I shouted as I interrupted his meditation. He opened his eye and look at me and spoke "i Sprint"

My reaction was what the heck look on my face.

He stand up and come near me and said "now that your here, we need second training"

"What kind of training master?" I said as I do my best to avoid getting blown away by the intense wind.

"Why the air is like this". I thought as I look in the clouds. It's black. "A storm" I thought as I panicked and grabbed nerby tree and hug it. "Why the hell am I here" I thought.

Master just look at me and to the clouds, "Tanjiro, in order the become a stronger swordman. You need to strengthen not just your arms and body, but also your leg. If you can't withstand an enemy attack and you will fall, you will get killed in action" he said as he keep looking at the clouds.

"This air is really strong. A minute from now a storm will come. I want you to stand there holding your sword and swing it 500 times while avoiding to fall down or get blown away by the wind. If you did then you die" he added as I looked at him in nervousness. I'm not like him. He is just standing there like it was nothing!

"Well, I can't say no until I try, there's no going back now. I will do this" I said as tried to stand up. It's hard to walk but I can keep up with the wind. But I don't think if I can last longer.

I grab my sword and make a stance. I held my sword really high and try to swung it, but the opposite thing did happen. My leg suddenly feel dizzy and I go blown away.

Good thing that master grab my collar. "See, how can you fight a strong opponent if you can't even stand properly. This is your training. Though it's not on human standard , still it will make you stronger"

"Hai! Master! I'll do my best" I said as he let go of me and walk at the center again. I use a breath style as I strengthen my body. I felt like I'm a wall itself. I'm not getting blown away. If I can keep this up then I can finish my training and take a rest.

I held my sword really high and I realize that it's not easy as I thought. I got blown away again and my master save me... again.

"What did I do wrong? Even with my breath

Style?" I said as I looked at my master for an answer.

"Your only focusing your one part of your body. If you focus all you strength on you legs then you will leave your body and arms open. Once you raise your hand, the wind will blown it like it was a piece of paper because it didn't have enough strength." He said.

"My point is don't just focus on one part. Concentrate in every part. It's fine if you fall. You need to get use to it first. Practice make perfect. Try and try until you succeed it." He added as I started to walk to the center again and held my sword really high.

I need to focus! Concentrate Tanjiro! I stand there feeling the air. I close my eyes try to feel everything. I can feel the air hitting my whole body like it was a raging water from the sea. It's hard to breath, but I can keep up.

When I attack my master using my breath style. I use every strength in my body that time and focuses all in my arm to swung it in full strength. But he didn't even flinch. He didn't even move. But when he hit me, I got thrown away easily.

My master leg is really strong. No, not just his leg but his whole body, every part of his body is strong. If I do this, will I be like him?

"Tanjiro, your footing! Concentrate. Don't flinch!" He shouted as I replied "HAi!". I started to fix my footing, but it's hard. When I try to step using my right foot, it suddenly hit by the wind. I fall back and good thing i didn't fall.

I need to get use to this first. Once I get use to it, I will try to held my word high. It will increase the weight of my upper body and it will blown easily though. I still need to try.

Just like Master said, practice makes perfect.

I keep standing there for almost 30 minutes. Good thing I have 6 more hours before the sun goes up. I just hope that Nezuko will not go out to find me.

I stayed there for a few moment. And when I feel my body is ready. I held my sword high. I suddenly get force to step back five times because of the wind. But I'm still standing. I won't fall. I don't want to fall.

I'll keep this pace for now. I'll stay like this for 30 minutes so that I can get use to it.

A few moment later I'm now ready. I take a deep breath and I swung my sword from above to below. I keep repeating the process. I'm not falling. I felt happy.

Ninety-Eight... Ninety-nine... One hundred

Finally I finish the first one hundred. Four hundred to go. I keep it like that until my body felt to numb. Is this my limit i thought.

I need to to surpassed this! Tanjiro you can do this!

Three hundred and ninety nine...four hundred!

One hundred to go! I thought as I feel the air getting stronger by the moment. I also heard some strong lightning in the area. And the sky become more darker. Rain are pouring from it. It's the storm.

I looked at my master and he just smirk "if you get blown away, you die. So be careful" he said as he just stand there like the strom is nothing.

"Good to be strong" i thought as I sight. I took a deep breath and continue my training.

When the storm get stronger. I fall several times and get blown several time too. Good thing my master is always there to save me.

His a good guy, he doesn't want me to die. I smiled as I keep practicing. I don't know how many swings I did. But what I know is I need to surpass my limit. I need to be stronger as fast as possible.

Strengthen the body then the breath style would be the next.

To be continue..