Tanjiro Kamado was eighteen years old. His adventures had ended long ago, and he had even been buried!

His life had become rather calm, as calm as a life could be with friends like his..

Tanjiro was "wandering" around the Kamado estate where they had gathered to head into the Festival to watch the eclipse.

"Tanjiro! Stop wandering! We're leaving!" Nezuko called.

Tanjiro rushed to join them.

"What's with you?" Nezuko asked. "You seem so strangely cheerful."

"I am not sure." Tanjiro said. "It feels as if all this peace is a long dream."

"Never say that, Tanjiro." Nezuko chided. "If you say that, you might wake up."

"What are your plans for the year, Nezuko?" Tanjiro asked.

"I plan to resume my duties as doctor, and of course to visit a lot. Lately I've felt so drawn to the Kamado house." Nezuko said.

"I am going to continue working with coal, and living peacefully." Tanjiro said.

"let me know when your done. I've been having dreams myself." Nezuko said. "And did you hear about Zenitsu and Inosuke?"

"What about them?" Tanjiro asked, preparing the Eclipse goggles.

"They are here. They are coming now!" Nezuko waved.

The two approached and waved at their friends. It had been a while since they had all seen each other.

"How has your wrestling gone?" Nezuko asked Inosuke.

"Undefeated." Inosuke grinned.

The two took goggles from Tanjiro as the twins played around.

"Zenitsu." Tanjiro said. "How is your study at Oxford?"

"I am a Professor now." Zenitsu grinned.

Tanjiro realized he should have expected that.

"Today's the day of the biggest total solar eclipse of the century." Zenitsu pointed out.

They all put on their goggles.

"It's getting kind of dark out." Tanjiro heard a ringing sound. "A bell tinkling?" he thought. "Such a clear, pretty sound..."

There was a woman, standing next to the fountain.

"Are you..." She looked up at him. "...looking at me?"

She had long dark hair, bright blue eyes, and was wearing a dark blue dress.

Tanjiro nodded. "I can see you."

He walked forward, his hand touched hers...and then...

A bright light shone in the sky.

"No! The awakening must NOT happen! Tanjiro!"

The woman's visage faded, and she was a young girl. She was about eighteen. Her hair was dark, rather like Nezuko's, but that same dark shade. Her eyes were that same sharp shade of blue.

Her eyes met Tanjiro' and then without warning she turned away, and grabbed the hand of a redheaded woman who appeared to be her sister, and the two disappeared in the darkness of the eclipse.

"The new moon is completely hiding the sun..." Zenitsu remarked, beside him. "The tradition is to make a wish. I think I would wish to win the Nobel Prize."

"Hm...I wish to remain undefeated!" Inosuke shouted.

"I wish that this peace would last forever." Nezuko said.

Tanjiro paused. At the moment thoughts of gold and gain passed away. His only wish was to solve the mystery of that woman...to see her again.

It began to get very...very...dark...

"Odd," Tanjiro said. His eyes widened suddenly, and he doubled over in pain.

"Tanjiro!" Nezuko called.

"I-I am fine..." Tanjiro lied. "Just a little dizzy."

"What was it..." he thought. "That pain..."

The four looked into look into the sky. A flying craft with spotted sails appears in the air. Voices call out from it.

"Come on! Come on! The circus is here!"

"The city of lights, filled with beautiful dreams!"

"The land we've longed for! We've been waiting and waiting for this time!"

"The arrival of our Eclipse Circus!"

The craft vanished.