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The fish man emerged, shiny scales glinting in the moonlight. "Now prostrate yourselves, before my perfect beauty." Zenitsu's frown deepened considerably. Without using his demonic abilities, Tanjiro might stand a chance against Gyokko, but while protecting them, it would become a problem. Right now, he should focus on not becoming a hassle to Tanjiro. "Inosuke! Don't try to become a burden for Tanjiro!" Gyokko leapt, crashing his fist into the ground where Inosuke should have been. Zenitsu's breath hitched, they simply couldn't avoid being a burden, as the demon was simply too fast, and he was purposely aiming for him and Inosuke, preventing Tanjiro from attacking. Fish floundered in the crater, flipping around on the bare ground. "How do you like that? My scales are as hard as diamonds! You cannot touch me! And plus, everything I touch turns into little fish, isn't it simply splendid?" Tanjiro held his sword up, it will certainly become a problem, but that he could handle. It was protecting Inosuke and Zenitsu without using his demonic powers. But like he said to Zenitsu before, he can't. Muzan would come for him, and grasp his thread even tighter than before, reeling him in right into his hands. He shuddered, he didn't want to think about that. Under his control, being a slave to his conquest. "It doesn't matter, as long as your neck is still your weak spot, I can still win." Gyokko laughed, "Your friends are a true burden for you! Why don't you just ditch them and become a demon? You'll achieve more than you will now!" Tanjiro's teeth chattered with anger, the nerve! "Tanjiro, focus on killing him," a cold but underlying a kind voice cut through the air, "Don't worry about Inosuke and me, we'll survive." Tanjiro nodded, he shouldn't be infuriated by such words, they were just traps, to make him drop his guard. He must… No, he will end Gyokko! He quickly rushed forward, "Hinokami Kagura: Waltz." Gyokko raised his fists, "Blood demon art: Killer Fish Scales." The whole battle field exploded, scales flew everywhere, decimating the trees and creating giant potholes in the ground. Zenitsu flashed around, trying to dodge the scales while Inosuke unleashed a barrage of attacks to chop the scales or change their trajectory. "There's so much of these darn things! How does Tentaro keep up?" Inosuke looked at the figure of Tanjiro jumping around, occasionally unleashing a technique. Gambare, Gonpachiro!

Tanjiro Pov:

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I bit my lips underneath the mask, this was not good. If Gyokko keeps on unleashing these techniques, the opening thread would never come. I guess I would have to push through like Inosuke always does with his Pig Assault. Wait… Pig Assault! I need to catch Gyokko off guard by rushing straightforwardly! I stopped momentarily from my dodging, hopping and jumping. "Hyo, hyo? Out of breath, little fox?" The scales exploded again, in the random manner it does. I opened my senses, the path to lesser damage taken is… There! Slight left, right, right then centre. I would get hit by two scales but it's worth the risk. The first scale took a chunk out of my arm. I winced, it was extremely painful, but I kept going. Soon, the opening thread materialised. Gyokko's eyes (or mouths) widened, yes, I caught him off guard! Air hissed through my lips, "Hinokami Kagura, Clear Blue Sky!" Right as I swung my sword, a presence filled my senses. It was pressurising, I couldn't carry out my swing. Gyokko was also frozen in one spot, also not believing this overwhelming presence. This- Was this Muzan?

3rd Person Pov:

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Crescent moons came weaving through the branches, Tanjiro jumped back, shit! It was Kokushibo, Waxing moon One! He had beaten him before, but it was barely. He had only danced until daylight, bobbing and weaving through his attacks. As a demon before he could take the damage, but he had already taken enough damage from Gyokko's attack. Plus Gyokko and the job of protecting Inosuke and Zenitsu… He has to retreat! He turned away, running. A figure stepped through the trees, carrying a flesh sword. "You- you're-" Tanjiro winced, he knows! No point hiding now! He unleashed his demon abilities, the hunger returning to his stomach. Youch, he forgot how much it hurt. "Zenitsu! Inosuke!" Tanjiro yelled, side-stepping through the trees. "That man wants you to come back." he gasped, before a sword came slicing down. "Moon breathing Fifth form: Moon Spirit Calamitous Eddy." Several slashes moved in his direction, threatening to separate his torso into several chunks. Tanjiro turned, "Hinokami Kagura: Burning Bones, Summer Sun." His counter-attack managed to block the insane flying crescents and Kokushibo's attack. "Oi! Tontaro-" Inosuke stopped in his tracks a good 10 metres away from Tanjiro and Kokushibo. This presence… He had never felt such great and overwhelming presences before. The air had too much pressure and he couldn't breathe. There were two of these presences. "Inosuke! Zenitsu! Get out of here!" Tanjiro hissed, the way things were going, he couldn't save himself and his friends at the same time! Shit, Kokushibo isn't supposed to be here! Why is he here? "We are all searching for you, Kamado Tanjiro." Kokushibo stared into the mask's pupils, staring right into his soul. "Hinokami Kagura: Raging Sun!" Kokushibo gripped the eye-filled hilt, "Moon Breathing First form: Dark Moon, Evening Palace." His singular slash negated Tanjiro's double slashes, while his flying crescent moons doubled as an extra attack which Tanjiro blocked. Even though Kokushibo's blood art was one of the more simple ones, it was extremely effective and unpredictable due to its varying size. He figured easily enough that Kokushibo was not even trying. His only chance was to stall him until sunrise, but with Gyokko around… Before Tanjiro finished that thought, he heard a shout, almost a scream.

And that's a rap! I'm sorry for not posting in so long, just school is really hard. My exam is coming soon, so i have to study real hard. And lately I've been only thinking jjk stuff cuz I just finished the manga, so I didn't have a lot of motivation to write kny. Really I was just writing a little ramble that I maybe will post once it's done. Anyways I hope ya'll have a nice day! (/≧▽≦)/