A few months later…
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Lily had said her goodbyes to Urokodaki and the Kamado siblings before leaving them completely. But before she left in the shadows of the night, she turned her Urokodaki and just stared, but the look in her eyes was enough for him to understand.
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"We will miss you, Lily." Tanjiro spoke up. "Even though our time was short, it was great."
"Save those words for another time, Kamado." Lily answered before turning to Nezuko. "Remember the breath I taught you."
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After saying those words, Lily disappeared in the blink of an eye. Confused by the words she said, Nezuko turned to Urokodaki.
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"When did she teach me a breathing technique?" Nezuko asked.
"When she trained you." Urokodaki answered before walking back into the house. "Come on get some rest. Tomorrow, we start training you both for the Breath of the Water."
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As they the two Kamado siblings rushed in after their master, they never once looked back. Seeing this after jumping into the trees above, Lily rushed off to a certain boulder a bit ways away from Urokodaki's house. Seeing it, Lily smiled and began walking forward to it, but with each step, she began to notice figures within the shadows that the trees created. Turning her attention towards one, the figure rushed off before it was even seen. Seeing this, Lily rushed off after it, keeping pace on her breathing and heartbeat. As she began to breath inwards, a cough was not far behind, but Lily gulped it down and continued to push forward, until she saw herself in front of the giant boulder.
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"You shouldn't be here, demon." One of the figures spoke as he sat on the boulder.
"I should beg to differ." Lily answered as she turned her attention towards the figure. His appearance being that of a young teen, wearing a colorful jacket, with peach colored hair. He also wore a fox mask with a thick red rope holding above his face with a scar on the right side of the mask, near the mouth. "Why are the 13 of you here? To kill me?"
"Exactly. We swore that no matter what may happen to us, we would always protect Urokodaki." The boy responded.
"Is that so? Then I have nothing to fear." Lily answered as her hair had begun to change color from black to a bright red. "Then, I can leave in peace."
"Who ever said anything about leaving?" The boy answered.
"Urokodaki said so." Lily answered as her eyes went from their dark mahogany red eyes to a bright crimson red.
"Urokodaki said so? I don't believe that." The boy answered.
"Believe what you want. But I have a favor to ask." Lily continued as she closed her eyes and opened them again to reveal them going back to their original color. "If Urokodaki finishes training the Kamado siblings, can you train them?"
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Angered by what she was saying, the boy scoffed.
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"What makes you think I'll do what you say?" The boy answered with malice.
"Because you have no choice, Sabito." Upon hearing his name come out of a demon's mouth, the boy Sabito just stood still as Lily walked up to him. "I expect good thing from you. I hope to see you in the afterlife. Take your time, though."
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Turning around with such a force, he noticed Lily's figure struggling to walk away. Noticing this, Sabito spoke out.
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"You're not like other demnos are you?!" The only response he got from her was a gentle wave and a gentle smile to go with it.
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Minutes after she left, a small, nimble girl with aqua colored eyes, and a floral patterned kimono sat upon the giant boulder and smiled. She then began to giggle at the sight of Sabito.
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"What the matter, Sabito? You're looking a bit flushed." The girl responded, when Sabito turned around and began to walk away.
"I just never thought I'd see a demon struggle to survive." Sabito answered the young girl. "Let's get going Makomo."
"Yeah." Makomo answered as she jumped off the boulder and disappeared into the distance.
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2 months later…
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Sitting within the shadows of an abandoned house, Lily just sat against the wall staring into the distance. As she did, memories began to fill her mind, one after another.
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Some several hundred years ago…
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A young boy had begun to watch as several kids were playing with the snow. Wanting to be a part of that, he began to walk forwards only to collapse after a few steps and fall straight into the snow-covered ground. As his began to breath for air, the boys rolled himself onto his back and looked up toward the sky. Sighing with discontent, the boys closed his eyes only to see a shadow cast over him. Opening them, he noticed a figure standing above him. This figure was covered from head to toe. There was no skin shown whatsoever. Even the person's face was covered. As he blinked at the sight, he began to hear the person's voice through his heavy heartbeat.
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"Oh, can you hear me now?" The voice of a woman asked. "That's perfect. You're making progress." As the woman said this, she lifted the young boy off the ground and brushed off the snow that landed in his hair. "Your hair looks like spider legs. That's amazing." Trying to keep conversation, the woman just spoke only to be interrupted by another woman calling out a name.
"Rui! Rui!" The woman called out, as she ran up to the covered figure and the young boy. "Rui!" The woman stated as she ran around to the opposite side of the boy. "You know you shouldn't be out here. Your body's too weak."
"Mother." The boy named Rui said.
"I take it that this is your child?" The woman asked.
"Yes, he is." Rui's mother answered. "And who might you be?"
"I happen to be a doctor." The woman answered.
"A doctor?" Rui's mother repeated.
"Correct, I've dealt with cases such as his before." The woman answered as she moved her head to look directly at Rui's mother. "If you'd like, I can be of some assistance to your son."
"You can? Then please. I'll pay as much as I can for your services." Rui's mother said in a rush.
"Very well, we can talk about payment later. For now, let's get him back inside." The woman answered.
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Later that night…
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Removing all the thick, heavy clothing she had on, the woman began to introduce herself.
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"Forgive me for not introducing myself earlier, because I'm what you called 'old-fashioned'." The woman stated as she removed the head-piece to her heavy clothing, revealing her bright red hair that ran down all the way until fading to black at the ends. "My name is Lily. And I'm a doctor who specialize in helping all sort of infections and bodily diseases. I also happen to know how to help people with weak bodies, such as your son."
"Is that so?" A man answered, most likely Rui's father. "So, about the payment?"
"Right down to business I see." Lily answered. "Normally I would charge daily, but in this instance, since he showed me such passion to move around, I'll charge you nothing."
"Are you serious?" Rui's mother jumped in. "Are you sure?"
"I'll most likely need some place to stay, preferably away from any sunlight, since I have a skin condition that has no cure." Lily answered.
"Skin condition. What type?" Rui's father asked.
"When my skin comes into contact with sunlight, it begins to burn. But enough about me, this is about your son, is it not?" Lily changed the topic back to the boy named Rui.
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As the parents and Lily continued to converse, she began discussing the therapy Rui was to partake in. As the parents began to think about it, they had come to a conclusion fairly quickly and agreed to it. Thanking them, the father had set up a room with boards covering the windows, as to not let sunlight in, and began to ask the times of the therapy, so they can prepare for it. Giving the times and the facts, the parents eagerly waited for the next day.
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"Oh, before you leave." Lily called out to Rui's father.
"Yes, what is it doctor?" Rui's father called out only to see Lily pull out several candles.
"Place these in every corner of your house. I tend to do this out of habit, so please forgive me." Lily answered with an apologetic smile.
"It's fine. If you feel comfortable with this, then will just have to get used to it." Rui's father answered as he took the bag of candles.
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Walking into Rui's room, Lily noticed Rui looking at the moon from his futon. Walking up to him, Rui turned his head to see Lily.
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"Are we starting?" Rui asked trying to hide excitement.
"That's right." Lily answered smelling his excitement emanating from his body. As she did, she began to roll up her sleeves.
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Laying on his stomach, Rui felt Lily's hand rubbing all over his back. The skin on her hand felt soft, yet firm. As Lily continued, she moved from his back to his shoulders, then his left leg, then the right. After stopping for a moment, Rui looked back to see Lily writing something down before continuing.
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"If your wondering, all I'm doing is stretching your muscles and applying slight pressure on your joints since you've hardly move around." Lily answered without making eye contact. "Alright, I need you to flip around. I'm going to work on the front."
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Listening to his caretaker's command, Rui flipped over, but felt no weight preventing him from doing so. In fact, it felt as if he was relieved of a huge weight, which always held him back. Seeing the astonished look on his face, Lily smiled.
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"Feels relieving, doesn't it?" Lily answered before continuing with the pressured massage.
"It does." Rui said as he continued to look at the roof.
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After a few moments of silence, Lily just continued the massage. And this continued throughout the night, just the two of them, in this silent, peaceful night.
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Present Day…
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Awaking from the past memory, Lily began to blink her eyes to ensure nothing was in them. Seeing how the sun had finally set beyond the horizon, Lily got up and continued on her path. Reaching a small village, she walked into an empty soba shop and just sat herself. In a matter of moments, a man walked out from back and walked up to Lily.
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"Normally people don't come in this late, but either way what can I get you, ma'am?" The man asked.
"Just a bowl of udon with grated yam." Lily said trying to not make eye contact with the man.
"Sure thing." The man answered as he began to write it down and walked away.
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Sighing a sigh of relief, Lily closed her eyes to calm herself down. And for what seem just like a minute, the man then came back and placed the bowl in front of her.
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"Here your udon with grated yam, ma'am." He answered.
"Oh, thank you." Lily said as she heard the bowl tap the table.
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After paying the man for the food, Lily had begun to eat. With a look of dissatisfaction appearing on her face, Lily grumbled but continued to eat. After several minutes of trying to enjoy the food, a dark ominous smell and color passed in front of her. Not looking up, Lily began to act as if it never existed, at least until it spoke up.
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"I'm glad I get to see you again, my queen." The figure spoke, as it did, its voice was enough to send fear running down people's spine. But not Lily, as she continued to eat.
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Hearing the sounds of footsteps approaching, with Lily's quick thinking, she dropped her bowl causing the owner of the establishment to turn his attention toward her.
"Oh, ma'am. Are you okay?" The man asked.
"Oh, yes I'm fine. That was clumsily of me. If anything could you grab me another, I'll be sure to pay for the damage."
"Oh, it's fine. As long as you enjoyed the udon." The man answered as he began to pick up the bowl, then walked away.
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After ensuring that no one was around, Lily then spoke, still without making eye contact.
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"I'm surprised your still taking the risk of speaking to me, when just a few hundred years ago, you said we'd never see each other again." Lily spoke with such malice that it would scare a bear, who was at the brink of starvation.
"The past is the past. But my deal still stands." The man spoke with confidence.
"That ego of your is what made me a threat, in the first place. And don't think I ever came alone." Lily answered. "My Stars will outshine your Moons."
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Hearing a click of a tongue, Lily turned to where the figure was only to see it gone from sight. In that moment, the owner walked out with another bowl in hand.
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"Here you go ma'am. Another bowl." He answered as he turned his attention towards the opposite of the table. "My guess is that he left?"
"Yup, said something along the lines of 'I hate his udons'." Lily replied with a smile on her face. "I thank you once again, for the delicious food, and for the help."
"Don't mention it, Lily. After all, a star will always shine brightly for the sake others." The man stated as he turned to his right revealing a star-like emblem on his neck, before leaving to lock the door for the night.
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As he did, Lily continued to eat in peace knowing that there was always a star that showed the right path.